Wee Quick Question

GAZ-MAN · July 26, 2005

hi there ive got the standard sound system in my car which sounds rather good id say! is there somethin i can buy to put an bass box and amplifier in the boot but keep my standard stereo n speakers like an adaptor from the speaker outputs wi rca outputs on it or something??

scorcher · July 26, 2005

I had an Infinity Basslink...

...in the boot of my BMW 528 - was dead easy to fit, as it can use line or speaker level input and boosted the OEM headunit & speakers a treat

You can get them from £190ish

GAZ-MAN · July 26, 2005

was gonna stick 2 of these in the boot

but its only rca out puts on them no hi level out put wi the plug on it that you'd join on to your speaker wires! so was jus wonderin if there was any other way around it

gsportcars · July 26, 2005

You could always strip one end of the RCA's and connect them to the outputs on the standard factory amp (behind glove box, left hand side). Then simply plug the other end into the aftermarket amp and hey presto!!!

It's a fiddly job but it is a cheap solution if you don't want to start getting too technical etc.

PhoneDrome · July 26, 2005

You could always strip one end of the RCA's and connect them to the outputs on the standard factory amp (behind glove box, left hand side). Then simply plug the other end into the aftermarket amp and hey presto!!!
It's a fiddly job but it is a cheap solution if you don't want to start getting too technical etc.

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Could you explain this again please? Slowly..

What I understand: Plug an aftermarket amp into the OEM amp and connect it to the rear speakers?

GAZ-MAN · July 27, 2005

no m8 put the rca's into the bass box then strip the other end of the rca's and connect them into the output of the standard factory amp (if im correct) u think that would work?

gsportcars · July 27, 2005

Yeah man it will work!

The only reason there is a standard factory amp is because of the way the standard head unit works. The standard head unit doesn't actually give out any sound as such, it just sends the sound to the factory amp which in turn powers the speakers.

It works in the same way that an aftermarket head unit would except it would have a built in amp!

GAZ-MAN you are correct. There is no reason it shouldn't work as all the after market amp is doing is amplifying the sound in order to run a bigger amount of watts to the sub. :P