How to connect the Hideaway (HS8) subwoofer to your factory or
aftermarket radio.
The Hideaway is designed to give you lower bass response that your system may be lacking. The
Hideaway’s small size and super low profile, make it very easy to find a location that it will fit. In many
applications you will be able to mount it under one of the front seats. It will also work very well
mounted behind the seat of a regular cab pickup.
Connecting to factory or OEM head unit: This will also be the procedure for connecting an
aftermarket head unit when using speaker level for input signal to Hideaway:
1. Determine mounting location by test fitting the Hideaway in desired locations. If you plan to
mount under a front seat, you will want to set subwoofer in the desired location and adjust seat
to full limits to see if it will interfere with seat travel.
2. Disconnect negative side of vehicle’s battery.
3. Mount subwoofer in desired location with included mounting tabs or tie down straps for secure
placement.
4. Connect harness to subwoofer and begin to connect wires. Be sure all wires are routed safely
away from anything that could pinch or cut wires.
a. The Red power wire is connected to positive post of vehicle battery. Make sure the
included fuse holder is located as close to battery as possible. Do not insert fuse at this
time.
b. The black wire will be grounded to the vehicle’s chassis or body. Make sure to sand off
paint to bare metal for good contact. Using a bolt is the best connection for proper
operation.
c. The input wires, white/white and black stripe and gray/gray with black stripes connect
to the factory speaker wiring. You may want to search the internet or contact your local
dealer for proper wire colors and possible connecting locations such as in kick panel or
behind pillar panel specific to your vehicle. You can connect to either the front or the
rear speaker outputs of the radio. You will want to make sure the speaker wires you are
connecting to do not have a high pass crossover that restricts bass response to the
speaker they are connected to. If they do have a high pass crossover, you will need to
select a different speaker source for connection. You will also need to know which stock
wires are positive and which wires are the negative wires. The solid white and gray
wires will connect to the positive stock speaker wiring. The white with black stripe and
gray with black stripe will connect to the stock speaker’s negative wiring. The white
and white with black are the left speaker input. The gray and gray with black are the
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