Hey guys' I'm starting off with just a sub in my 00-SE. I have the crappy Bose that I will replace eventually. I there any other locatation to get a low level or high level feed for my sub and amp other that pulling the head unit out and getting it from the back of the Bose. Should there be somewhere I can tap into (i.e. the Bose Sub) in the rear deck? Would I be able to get a signal from this location? I'll take either High of low level!!

Thanks in advance!!

 

Get someone with a ESM to give you the wire colors... but you can tap the line-level signal going into the BOSE amps. As long as you tap the INPUT to the amp, you'll get a non-crossed-over signal.

If you tap the BOSE sub itself... you'll have already passed through the crossover, which limits the frequencies available for your sub. I'd still recommend tapping behind the HU, as the signals there are at line level and are not yet crossed-over. This way YOU control where the crossover point is for your subs, not BOSE.

 

Thanks, for the info. One more question. How good is the line level signal going into the Bose amp? Would I be able to go directly to the sub amp with THAT low level signal? or would I need some type of signal processor. I know that all low level signals aren't created equal.

thanks again!!

 

You'll still need a speaker level to RCA level convertor. There's not really a line level to line level convertor, so the speaker level to RCA convertor will do the trick. Just don't turn up the gains alot on the convertor or you'll get distortion. The reason you'll need one is that the BOSE line level signal isn't the same voltage as a regular line level signal. You can get something like a PAC SNI-35 (or something similar from your local Best Buy/Circuit City). Then tap the signal going into the BOSE amp. Hook up your RCAs to that convertor, and adjust the signal according the instructions with the convertor. You'll see how easy it is once you have the convertor and the wiring diagram.

 

THANKS A TON!!!!!