I'm looking to add a 300 watt 2 channel amp and a 12 inch MTX subwoofer to my stock BOSE system. I had a few questions:

1. What would I need to do this? Like adaptors, wires, etc

2. How would I wire it to the stock system? Wire in amp to other amp or whatever

3. Would this be difficult to do? I'm quite the novice when it comes to wiring and such

Help is appreciated. Thanks!

 

search buddy. its been done plenty of times. theres a PAC-OEM adapter that bypasses the BOSE system and you can add in a sub/amp for the system.

 

would that be this?



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if so would this involve going behind the radio? or just in the trunk? as i said, i'm not very knowledgeable in this area

 

My SE-R comes wit Bose and a mini amp stock, yet it still sucks...

 

Yep, you will have to pull the radio to install this. It is a plug and play setup and it will give you a set of RCA sub out puts to run to you sub amp. The one that is shown above is for adding a 4 channel amp to power your mids and highs. You will want to get the one that gives you a sub out channel. You will get better sound quality with this over buying a line out converter. The line out converter will be cheaper and you will not have to pull the radio out. You will just splice into the factory speaker wire after the Bose amp.

 

So using this would involve running wires to the rear of the car? Also would the sound be that much better over the line out converter? I'm just a mild music listener, but want a better subwoofer and would prefer not to have to run wires or pull the radio if possible

 

you have to run wires regardless, you have to power the amp with a IMO a 4 gauge power wire, and the remote wire. like Ami Creations stated, you can just splice into your rear speaker wires to get a signal, but it wont be as crystal. but it shouldnt take you more than an hour to pull the radio, and run the wires

 

The PAC add on is a line out converter but it will have a higher signal voltage output (Which is good for your amp) than a $25 line out converter that you can pick up at any store. If you pull the radio the harness is a plug and play deal, plus you can catch your acc+ for the amp remote turn on. It is not that hard to do. If you go to installdoctor.com you can look at step by step pictures on how to remover your radio.

 

Splice everything from behind the Headunit and then run the wires/cables all the way back. easier than finding multiple splicing points along the way. u may have to remove the harness from the factory system as it is easier to splice and makes for more room for the PAC adapter.