adding amp and sub?

[audihtp]

I still have the symphony and I like it a lot, but I can use bit more bass...
so thinking is it hard to add amp and sub on these unit?

[Kievskiy]

i am in the same boat.....i think there was a write up for b5 chassis on aw but i can't find it...i know alot of b6 guys pu amps and subs on stock radios....LMK if you find any info on that.

[audihtp]

I should searched the google first.
found few links..
http://audiforums.com/m_318162/tm.htm
http://www.audiforums.com/m_426549/mpage_1/key_/tm.htm

[Kievskiy]

yeah, the first one i was talking about, :) on AF not AW, nice find!

[in2thenightaudi]

I added an amp and sub to my 04 a6 which had the factory non-bose amp and sub in the trunk. i ran my power cable from the battery and then got speaker level inputs and the remote turn on lead from the wiring harness in the trunk. I can post what color wires were what later tonight when i get home if that would help anyone out. all i remember is that the white wire is the remote turn on.

[desairs]

in2thenightaudi, PLEASE take pictures of the wires you tapped in the trunk. this will help me alot.

[Kievskiy]

yes,in2thenightaudi, please do, i have amp and sub waiting to go in:)

[Digga]

Mine was already pre-ran when I bought it

I have been thinking about throwing in the amp and sub that have been sitting in my garage..... now that I dont have so much work shiz in my trunk.
It must be summer that gets me in that mood for some bass!

[desairs]

yeah man i love the bass lol. i really love the feeling when you are stopped at a light and the person next to you has to roll the window up :) ahhh good times.

[Stampy]

yeah man i love the bass lol. i really love the feeling when you are stopped at a light and the person next to you has to roll the window up :) ahhh good times.

are you referring to the feeling of asshole?

[desairs]

yeah thats the one lol

[Sizotty]

haha. in2thenightaudi i did the same shit. im running a 2,400 watt 15" in my trunk. ill take pictures as well.


subs are goooooodddd!!!

[projectdarka4]

yea i tapped into the factory amp/sub for my lineout converter... i have 2 12's in a ported with 1000w amp... love it but i want LOUDER

[desairs]

so anyone wanna add pictures? or even a in-depth description?

[MYDWAGON]

This may help. http://www.redshift-consulting.com/audiaudio/plan.html

[bigmerle]

If someone is interested I have two 15" Polk Momo subs for sale.....

[in2thenightaudi]

My set up was the non-bose radio and speakers. To hook up an amplifier and sub I tapped into the speaker level inputs of the wiring harness for the sub in the trunk, and ran those into a line level converter, then ran the RCA's from that into my amp. You will need to look for 4 wires; 2 gray/blue and 2 gray/red. The gray/red are the left channel and the gray/blue are the right. To get a signal from these wires, i used t-taps. In order to know which is the (+) and (-) i just took a normal bookshelf speaker out of my house and hooked up the speaker wires to that. whichever ones had the best bass response when hooked up, you knew that was the correct (+) and (-). I ran a power cable (4 gauge) from the battery into my trunk, located a good ground spot, and then used another t-tap to get a remote turn on lead from the amp. This is the white wire. after all was said and done, I've got a well rounded system now in my a6. Sorry for no pics, may be able to borrow a friends digital camera to post some pics later. Let me know if you need any other help/direction.

[Switchblind360]

I added a 2 channel amp bridged to a single 12" sub in box today. My vehicle: 2000 A6 with bose. I thought about writing a detailed "How To" guide, but really, it was so easy. I am not going to bother. Don't be afraid to try this. It took me 3 hours, and I am not THAT mechanically inclined.

Here's a couple pics and notes of the important stuff:

Nothing special here. I cut through the grommet that the A/C hoses go through. The glove compartment assembly comes off with five 8mm bolts. The right side kick panel comes off with two philips screws. Route the wire through there. The bottom trim just pops off. Some of the clips stayed in the holes, so be sure to pull these out and put them back where they belong before reattaching the trim. The lower backseat just unsnapped with an upward motion. I ran the cable right under the seat and up into the trunk.



I grounded the amp off the bolt that sticks down in the center of the rear deck in the trunk. Be sure to scrape the paint off to get a good connection.

The bose amp has 2 harnesses. I tapped the remote (or switched power), from the main harness. Its the white wire with the arrow pointing to it. I used a Speaker Level to Line Level converter which had an optional audio ground wire. I tapped the larger brown ground wire for this.



For speaker level inputs I tapped the wires that run from the bose amp to the bose subs. I did this because it has a separate harness on the front side of the bose amp with only four wires. They are as follows:

Blue/Green = Right Pos +
Blue/Yellow = Right Neg -
Black = Left Pos +
White = Left Neg -

I ran two feet of wire off these and hooked those into the Line level converter. I liked this idea for several reasons. 1. I am not messing with the main harness. 2. the sub outputs off the bose have a built in crossover. 3. By going with a coverter, I am not messing around with the tiny wires associated with RCA cables off of the line inputs at the bose amp.



Thats about it. The Line Level converter has RCA jacks so I just ran RCA from the converter to the amp. Test it all before you bolt everything down. I (obviously) haven't decided where to run the wires or mounted my amp yet so still a little work left. It sounds incredible except that by doing this, it really makes the lack of overall power of the rest of the stock system VERY OBVIOUS. Dammit, now I am starting to think about going to the aftermarket with the rest as well.

[projectdarka4]

switchblind i think i may need to take a picture of my setup so you can see... CLEAN UP THOSE WIRES MAN!!!!

[Stampy]

My god! Thats not how you left it right?

[bigmerle]

"I (obviously) haven't decided where to run the wires or mounted my amp yet so still a little work left."

I think its pretty obvious that he plans to hide the wires and mount the amp.

[Switchblind360]

"I (obviously) haven't decided where to run the wires or mounted my amp yet so still a little work left."

I think its pretty obvious that he plans to hid the wires and mount the amp.

This amp is old. I just wanted to get everything in and make sure it works. I will be replacing the amp very soon with a POLK C500.1 Monoblock. I am really impressed with them. Good clean sound, solid, and affordable. I posted just to show that the project is not difficult for those who are thinking of doing it.

My overall goal is to get the sound while taking up as little space as I can. I still want to be able to fit 3 and all their gear on the winter snowbard trips.

PROJECTDARKA4 - Take some pics. I know you are very meticulous. I want to see your set-up. Also, are you running stock for everything else?

[projectdarka4]

yea i am stock for everything else audio wise... i however am only one man and dont need a trunk haha... i got my wheels and exhaust done today so i forgot to get pics. i have 2 12's in a ported box with a 1000w amp and 2 farad cap... tomorrow pics for SURE

[desairs]

thats the same boat as me. but i have 1 12 is a ported box with a 800watt rms amp

[projectdarka4]

a little late but heres the pics of my setup.. i pulled out a couple wires to show you how i have them laid out

[Switchblind360]

a little late but heres the pics of my setup.. i pulled out a couple wires to show you how i have them laid out

Nice...but I don't see how you're gonna fit any bodies in THAT trunk

[projectdarka4]

one fits pretty well haha.. but im only 18... i have no use for the trunk really anymore because i graduate soon and im done with sports etcc

[Kievskiy]

nice, Switchblind360, thanx for the pictures, i 'll do it this weekend :)

[desairs]

hey man u still need help? i can take pics tom. i have a non bose and i added a sub and amp

[Kievskiy]

swichblind360, i did exactly like yours, but it lil too much AND its no really controlled by equalizer, so i was wondering do you know the wires on the main brown harness? i want to tap before the amp and see if it will make a difference but i dont know which wires are the speaker wires. does anyone have brown harness schema?

[Switchblind360]

swichblind360, i did exactly like yours, but it lil too much AND its no really controlled by equalizer, so i was wondering do you know the wires on the main brown harness? i want to tap before the amp and see if it will make a difference but i dont know which wires are the speaker wires. does anyone have brown harness schema?

I got this from 5speed6 on audiworld. I haven't tested it, but I see no reason that he'd be wrong.

25 pin connector at the amp.

Pins 1 ~ 13 at the bottom of the connector, left to right.

Pins 14 ~ 25 at the top, left to right.


Pin 6 - Line in from radio, ground.
Pin 7 - Line in from radio, right rear.
Pin 8 - Line in from radio, left rear.
Pin 9 - Line in from radio, right front.
Pin 10 -Line in from radio, left front.
Pin 24 -Switched power.

[Kievskiy]

thanx, any color codes?
ps: on the amp not onthe connector/harness, right?

[Switchblind360]

I didnt check this on mine, but from the diagram I have:


Pin 6 - Line in from radio, ground. BROWN
Pin 7 - Line in from radio, right rear. WHITE
Pin 8 - Line in from radio, left rear. GREEN
Pin 9 - Line in from radio, right front. YELLOW
Pin 10 -Line in from radio, left front. GRAY

You can always double check with multimeter and your balance and fader controls on the headunit.

[Kievskiy]

Thanx, you really helped me :) as always , heh

[topj]

anyone gonna post pics? i wanna see before i do

[Switchblind360]

anyone gonna post pics? i wanna see before i do

Don't be scared. The pics down this thread are plenty. Its really THAT easy if you've ever messed around with any audio at all.

Topj - what year is your ride?

[Stampy]

swichblind360, i did exactly like yours, but it lil too much AND its no really controlled by equalizer, so i was wondering do you know the wires on the main brown harness? i want to tap before the amp and see if it will make a difference but i dont know which wires are the speaker wires. does anyone have brown harness schema?

http://www.redshift-consulting.com/a.../connector.jpg

[apatchin]

if you guys need a little more help/pics check this DIY...

http://www.a4mods.com/index.php?page...es/stereo.html

[sempaipaul]

Hey guys... let see some pics... of your configurations.

I'm trying to get some ideas on sub mounting (custom ecnolosures, everything)

lets see em!!

-Paul

[Kievskiy]

i don't think you will find much done with a6s....look on forums.vwvortex.com, the guy's name is 5speed6 he was doing custom audio set-up 0n a6 :)