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How much power does the factory amp produce, 1993 945 Turbo? 900 1993

How much power does the factory amp produce, 1993 945 Turbo?








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    How much power does the factory amp produce, 1993 945 Turbo? 900 1993

    there were several options. Probably 4 x 20, maybe 4 x 40 depending on what was ordered or upgraded. Depending on which head unit you had, you might not have had an external amp at all, or you might have had two channels off the head unit running the dash speakers and an additional four from the amp. If you had a CR-915, there would be 6 channels from the head unit and no hookup at all for another amp.
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      How much power does the factory amp produce, 1993 945 Turbo? 900 1993

      I bought a new head unit 17 watts RMS per channel. Do I use the factory amp or just toss it and run all six speakers off the new head unit??

      Chris
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        How much power does the factory amp produce, 1993 945 Turbo? 900 1993

        Congrats, what did you pick up?

        What I did was bypass the amp and use the four door speakers. Your harness will have two parts, one for the plug behind the radio, and the other for the plug that feeds into the amp (and have fun unplugging it from the amp, that was the most tedious job of the whole project). Once you unplug it from the amp, you would hook up that plug to the 2nd part of the harness. I had to put extenders onto those wires, about 18" or so each, so that they would reach the back of the stereo.

        If your new head unit supports six speakers, the two dash speakers wires go into the back of the radio directly, I believe, and not through the amp.

        As for how much power it has, I have no idea. Just hook it up and see, it should sound fine. If you need more power you might be able to pick up an adapter to use the amp already in the car, else you could use an aftermarket amp (though you might then need new speakers). I know that head units now use a different testing method now to depict their power, so I'm not sure how powerful yours is compared to what I have.

        And here's the wiring diagram for your car (which is the same was what I have, a '93 945T), thanks to gwelfmike.

        Behind the radio you have a round plug that goes to the amp, and a wide and thin plug (RADIO). Into the amp is a plug (besides the round plug), the wires referenced below are from that plug.

        AMP
        GND Blk
        LF+ Blue/Yellow
        RF+ Grey/White
        +batt Pink/Blk
        LF- White
        RF- Grey
        LR+ Yellow/Brown
        RR+ Green/ Brown
        +batt Pink/Blk
        LR- Yellow/Grey
        RR- Green
        Gnd Blk

        RADIO
        LF+ Dash speaker Brown/White
        RF+ Dash speaker Grey/Red
        LF- Dash speaker Brown
        RF- Dash speaker Grey
        Dimmer-Yellow White
        Rho + white
        Rho- Blue
        Batt+ Green/Red (constant power)
        Ground Black
        Power Antenna - Orange (if your new deck controls a power antenna, use this wire)
        Power Antenna Green Grey








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        How much power does the factory amp produce, 1993 945 Turbo? 900 1993

        Chances are that the Volvo amp is 20 real RMS watts per channel. I doubt that the HU is that much. Despite the ratings, everbody lies about their output. If the new HU has pre-outs, I would use that and connect to the amp. That way, your connections will be good for when you upgrade to a better amp, which you will cuz it makes a HUGE difference in sound quality, even at low levels.







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