If you don't have a power antenna, there should be an open terminal on the BATT end (end with brown wire connected) of the door lock circuit breaker. If you do have a power antenna, there will be a small gauge red wire with a white plastic covered spade connector on this terminal. Go ahead & move this wire to the AUX end of the breaker since it only draws a small amount of current when the antenna moves & it won't really matter which side of the breaker it's on. Then you can use a spade terminal to connect your power wire to the free terminal. Door Lock Circuit Breaker Amp power wire here Small gauge red wire for Brown wire -------- power antenna ------------------|BATT|------------------------- | | Move small red | | wire her | AUX |--------------- ---------Large gauge redwire for lock solenoid power I also replaced my front speakers. Fun fun if you like laying upside down for an hour straight. I did not remove my binnacle. I think you do have to pull the flexible tube supplying air to the door vents though. John Yeoman --- In dmcnews@xxxx, "Hank Eskin" <henry@xxxx> wrote: > > Hello All, > > I just got my Alpine CDA-7894 head unit to install, and due to the > "V-drive" internal amp, it requires a direct connection to the battery, or > some suitable high-current draw positive power source. Besides connecting > directly to the battery, can anyone suggest an equivalent connection point > in the electrical panel/fuse area? And don't worry, the lead already has an > in-line 20A fuse. > > Also, do I need to remove the binnacle to get to/replace the front/left > speaker? > > Thanks, > > -Hank Eskin #1619