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Old Feb 28, 2004 | 05:42 PM
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i need some help here people cus im looking to intall an alpine cd player along side my sony md headunit, anyone ever done this or have any experience with sound stuff? cheers mark.
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Old Feb 28, 2004 | 05:59 PM
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can u have two headunits in one car?
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Old Feb 28, 2004 | 06:01 PM
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No. The car senses the two units and enters "limp home" mode, limiting you to 15mph and 1st gear only until one or other of the headunits is removed.

But seriously, just take a feed off each wire to the head unit, as long as they're in parallel, 12V is maintained...
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Old Feb 28, 2004 | 06:30 PM
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parrallel? whats that when its at home ?
u may have guessed by now i know nothing bout car electrics lol
cheers mark.
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Parallel, basically both wired into the same power feed
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