Ok, need some help with aftermarket subs/amp
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Ok, need some help with aftermarket subs/amp
Ok guys, I already read that sticky and searched a little and I am just not grabbing the concept. First of all I am still confused on which system I have. Pictures are below (Sorry for quality, taken with phone and sent to my email haha) It has the 6 cd changer
There is nothing by my spare tire
Now, what I am wondering is what do I need / need to do so I can hook up my 2 12 inch subs and amp. Will I need any other parts and also can I just take out that part in the back so the bass can feed through better?
Thanks!
There is nothing by my spare tire
Now, what I am wondering is what do I need / need to do so I can hook up my 2 12 inch subs and amp. Will I need any other parts and also can I just take out that part in the back so the bass can feed through better?
Thanks!
Well it seems that you have the BOSE system, what you can do it pick up an amp that has differential inputs (just hook up speaker wires straight from the HU)(like the JL slash series (500/1 for example)) or you can do a Line Out Converter and convert the 18 guage wires to RCAs (i hope this makes sense to you)
If you look hard enough in there you can find the factory service manual (FSM) which will tell you which wires are the ones you have to tap BEFORE the amp (in the trunk under the rear deck)
Good luck man
If you look hard enough in there you can find the factory service manual (FSM) which will tell you which wires are the ones you have to tap BEFORE the amp (in the trunk under the rear deck)
Good luck man
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My amp >>> http://www.edesignaudio.com/edv2/pro...products_id=44
So with that amp I will need to buy a line out converter and I should be set, nothing else needed??
So with that amp I will need to buy a line out converter and I should be set, nothing else needed??
yea pretty much, and the power wires and whatnot...
I hate to tell you to search since im always bashing everyone that says it, but if you look back a few months theres a couple of threads relating to this, check out my history (i dont even know if u can) and see my posts from a few months back..
good hunting
I hate to tell you to search since im always bashing everyone that says it, but if you look back a few months theres a couple of threads relating to this, check out my history (i dont even know if u can) and see my posts from a few months back..
good hunting
you need 1 rca inline converter, 1 set of rca's, 1 4 guage power kit...just tap the signal from your sub to the inline converter, run the rca connections from the inline converter to the amp then to the sub with some 8 guage power wire.
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Originally Posted by g35rcr
you need 1 rca inline converter, 1 set of rca's, 1 4 guage power kit...just tap the signal from your sub to the inline converter, run the rca connections from the inline converter to the amp then to the sub with some 8 guage power wire.
something like this?
http://www.circuitcity.com/ssm/Metra...oductDetail.do
or this
http://www.tweeter.com/product/index...ductId=2475593
Thanks guys !!!
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Look at the link to the circuit city product, it says "Power: 80 watts maximum input per channel" How am I going to work that out when my amp does 1400 RMS?????????? Do I need to find a different product?
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Originally Posted by bassholic
80 rms INPUT. At max where you are tapping the wires from the headunit you wil be at 40w and that is being generous
You have a sedan and the Bose amp isn't located to the left of the spare as it is in the coupe. The Bose amp in the sedan is located under the rear window in the trunk.
you don't need a line converter if your amp accepts balanced inputs. And you certainly don't want to tap into the wires going to the sub since the signal will have already passed through the Bose amp, which adds its own equalizing and distortion.
There are wiring digrams to show where to tap into the ausio signal wires prior to them entering the Bose amp. They aren't going to have enough power to run a speaker before going into the amp, so if you connect those wires to the speaker level input of your amp, the volume may be really low, even with the gains all the way up. Instead, cut an RCA cable and connect it to the audio signal wires prior to them going into the Bose amp.
you don't need a line converter if your amp accepts balanced inputs. And you certainly don't want to tap into the wires going to the sub since the signal will have already passed through the Bose amp, which adds its own equalizing and distortion.
There are wiring digrams to show where to tap into the ausio signal wires prior to them entering the Bose amp. They aren't going to have enough power to run a speaker before going into the amp, so if you connect those wires to the speaker level input of your amp, the volume may be really low, even with the gains all the way up. Instead, cut an RCA cable and connect it to the audio signal wires prior to them going into the Bose amp.
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Originally Posted by Gilley
You have a sedan and the Bose amp isn't located to the left of the spare as it is in the coupe. The Bose amp in the sedan is located under the rear window in the trunk.
you don't need a line converter if your amp accepts balanced inputs. And you certainly don't want to tap into the wires going to the sub since the signal will have already passed through the Bose amp, which adds its own equalizing and distortion.
There are wiring digrams to show where to tap into the ausio signal wires prior to them entering the Bose amp. They aren't going to have enough power to run a speaker before going into the amp, so if you connect those wires to the speaker level input of your amp, the volume may be really low, even with the gains all the way up. Instead, cut an RCA cable and connect it to the audio signal wires prior to them going into the Bose amp.
you don't need a line converter if your amp accepts balanced inputs. And you certainly don't want to tap into the wires going to the sub since the signal will have already passed through the Bose amp, which adds its own equalizing and distortion.
There are wiring digrams to show where to tap into the ausio signal wires prior to them entering the Bose amp. They aren't going to have enough power to run a speaker before going into the amp, so if you connect those wires to the speaker level input of your amp, the volume may be really low, even with the gains all the way up. Instead, cut an RCA cable and connect it to the audio signal wires prior to them going into the Bose amp.
http://www.edesignaudio.com/edv2/pro...products_id=44
The web site doesn't say. Call ED and ask them. My JL slash amp and Xtant amp accept balanced inputs, so I just connected the audio signal wires to an RCA cable that I cut and plugged it into the amp.
Some people say you need a line output converter, but depending on your amp, you can get good results without one, which adds more cost. A LOC, properly installed, won't hurt though.
Some people say you need a line output converter, but depending on your amp, you can get good results without one, which adds more cost. A LOC, properly installed, won't hurt though.
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Originally Posted by TwixG35
2 12" subs? little much dont you think? i can barely fit just my 1 12" sub
I will call them right now!!
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Damn, it does not accept balanced inputs