Kicker SRAMCQ09 User Manual

Subwoofer Power Harness
Wire Ties x 6

SRAMCQ09

Designed for 2009 & newer Dodge® Ram vehicles

Subwoofer

Subwoofer

Harness

Subwoofer

Amplifier

©2016 Stillwater Designs
SRAMCQ09-A4-20160316

Adapter Harness

Bolt (only for solid re ar bench seat)
Fuse
Wire Taps

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Power H arness Routing

Fig 1

Insert

first

Then depress

Fig 3

Fig 2

1. Disconnect negative battery cable

2. Make sure the supplie d fus e is not installed in the fuse holder of the subwoofer power
harness and connect the harness to the stud pictured in Fig. 1. Torque stud nut to 14Nm
(124in-lbs)

3. Route the power harness toward the driver’s side factory firewall grommet and secure with
the supplied wire ties.

4. Make a small incision in the grommet and pass the power harness into the cabin. Fig. 2

5. Install the black two pin power connector on the subwoofer power harness by first inserting
the terminal fully into the connector and then depressing the blue retainer. Fig. 3

Note: Make sure the blue retainer in the
center of the connector is not depressed – it
should be flush with the front of the
connector. If the retainer is depressed, the
terminal will not fully seat in the connector
body. Make sure the terminal is installed into
position 1 on the connector body. There
should be a block-out plug installed in
position 2 in order to prevent the terminal
from being installed into the wrong position
on the connector.

6. ground wire for both the subwoofer an d amplifier harness. Fig. 11 Torque to 5Nm

terminal

blue retainer

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Subwoofer Harness Routi ng

Fig 4

Fig 6

Fig 5

7. Remove the driver’s side kick panel as well as the
front and rear sill plate along the bottom of the
door opening by snapping loose.

8. Connect the subwoofer harness ground ring to the
factory ground point below the steering column.
Fig. 4

9. Connect the subwoofer two-pin black power connector to the power harness two-pin
connector.

Subwoofer Input Connection with Non-Premium Audio (base audio)

10. Find the gray/yellow striped wire and the gray/purple striped wire in the connector to the left
of the brake pedal. For 2009-2012 see Fig. 5, For 2013-present, see Fig. 6

Subwoofer Input Connection with Kicker Amplifier.

11. Connect the white two-pin input connector of the subwoofer harness to the white two-pin
connector of the Kicker amplifier harness.

Subwoofer Input Connection with Premium Audio (includes Kicker 12 channel upgrade on 2009-2012)

12. Locate the factory amplifier just below and left of the steering column. Find the gray/brown
striped wire and the green/brown striped wire in the 16-pin amplifier conn ec tor and install the
supplied wire taps with pliers.

13. Connect the green wire of the adapter harness to the wire tap on the gray/brown wire.
Connect the brown wire of the adapter harness to the green/brown wire.

14. Connect the adapter harness two-pin connector to the subwoofer input two-pin connector.

15. Route the subwoofer harness along the driver’s side door opening. Route the ten-pin
connector under the driver’s seat and out of the existing hole. Fig. 7

16. Remove the two 8mm bolts holding the bracket for the seat wiring. Mount the amplifier/
bracket assembly as shown in Fig.8

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Fig 8

Fig 7

Fig 10

Fig 9

Fig 11

Fig 12

17. Connect the ten pin connector of the harness to the amplifier. Slide the red locking tab over
to prevent the connectors from acci de nt all y becoming disconnected.

18. Route the subwoofer four -pin connector toward the rear seat.

19. If the vehicle is equipped with a fold-out cargo tray under the rear seat, the driver’s side
portion will need to be removed to allow the subwoofer to install.

2009-2012 Cargo Tray Removal

20. Remove the four 18mm bolts securing the driver’s side rear seat and remove the seat from
the truck. Fig. 9

21. Remove the plastic cover on the side of the seat. (not necessary on some models) Fig. 10

22. Remove the 13mm and 10mm bolt on both sides of the bottom of the rear seat and remove
the cargo tray. Fig. 11

23. Remove the front latch. (this will not be reinstalled) (not prese nt on one-piece bench seat)

24. Reinstall seat and loosely install the two rear bolts. Fig. 12

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2013-present Cargo Tray Removal.

Fig 13

Fig 14

Fig 15

Fig 16

Fig 17

25. Remove the two smaller nuts in the rear. Fig. 13

26. Fold the tray up and remove the two seat bolts and then remove the tray. Fig. 14

27. For vehicles equipped with one piece rear bench seats remove the 18mm bolt securing the
driver’s (left) side of the seat to the floor.

28. For one piece rear bench seat you will also need to find threaded nut insert in the floor pan
concealed by the carpet flap. Fig. 15

29. Set the enclosure in place and reinstall and tighten all seat bol ts and Torque to 30 ft/lbs (a
bolt is supplied for one piece bench seats) Fig. 16

30. Route the subwoofer harness behind the plastic trim panel on the end of the rear seat and
under the driver’s side rear outermost seat bracket. Fig.17

31. Connect the four pin plug of the subwoofer harness to the subwoofer enclosure.

32. If the vehicle is equipped with a factory subwoofer it must be disconnected for the system to
operate properly.

33. Reinstall all previously removed parts in reverse
order.

34. Install the supplied fuse in the fuse holder under
the hood.

35. Reconnect the negative battery cable. Torque to
5Nm.

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Troubleshooting the Kicker Integrated Systems

Symptom

Possible Cause

Solution

amp harness

correct placement

Low battery voltage

Recharge the battery

not connected

Power wire connector not
harness

Connect power wire to
loose connection

properly

voltmeter to insure it is a good

to

stand-alone subwoofer kit)

music

songs

Check for loose connections.

Blown radio fuse

Refer to owner's manual for
radio fuse location and value

Low battery voltage

Recharge the battery

If you experience a problem once the subwoofer or amplifier are installed use this guide to locate the trouble.

The radio is working, but the Subwoofer is not working:

• Check the battery voltage to make sure it is not discharged below 11 volts.

• Check the negative battery cable to see if it has been securely tightened back on the battery.

• Check the inline fuse located near the battery to make sure it is plugged in completely, and not blown.

• Check the inline +12 volt power connector near the firewall to make sure it is plugged in securely.

• Check the inline connectors near the subwoofer enclosure to make sure they are plugged securely.

• Check the ground wire connection to make sure it is tightly secured to the proper ground in the vehicle.

• Check the audio input signal connection to make sure it is secure and connected to the proper wiring.

• Test with different music in case there is no low frequency audio in the initial sound check.

No Subwoofer Output

Radio Not Coming On

Fuse not installed in inline fuse
holder on subwoofer and / or

Negative battery cable

connected to body

Ground wire not grounded

Balance or fader controls not set
neutral position

No low frequency information in

Subwoofer harness not properly
/ Completely connected to sub­woofer.

Install fuse into fuse holder.
Refer to instructions for

Reconnect negative battery
cable

body harness. Check for

Check ground wire with

Set balance and fader control to
center settings. (only effects

Test with several different

Securely fasten both of the
connectors on the subwoofer
harness to the subwoofer.

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If you continue to experience problems after troubleshooting, please contact KICKER Technical Support at (800) 256­0808 ext. 6009, or [e-mail]

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