01 X w/ Premium Sound - How to install radio?

[Blitanicle99]

2001 Excursion with Premium sound (Amp'd speakers) and factory TV.

Bought a wiring harness from Walmart, lists for this truck. However not premium sound.

1 of the 2 connectors in the dash, the walmart harness will fit, the other it will not.

I cannot find a straight answer anywhere on the internet on how to wire the alpine headunit I've got to make work.

-One forum said the factory amp only runs the rear speakers (3 sets, so I assume very very rear)
-Another forum said the amp runs all speakers
-install doctor talked about a conversion harness or manually rewiring the amp to work...

I just want the headunit to play the speakers... That's fine for now... Maybe down the road I'll amp the speakers but alpine headunit x 6 Kicker speakers + the 2 12s I've got sitting waiting for it will be PLENTY loud.

Do I really need a harness? Do I need to just wire it and see what happens? Do I need to re-route some wires from factory amp?

Very frustrating...

[Blitanicle99]

No one?


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[Blitanicle99]

So just bit the bullet and installed the new alpine.

Only front speakers work. Guess its time to amp the rear and throw some subs in.

Blah.