Hi all, I'm in the planning stages of upgrading my sound system to something half way respectable, and need some help with the wiring. I searched and searched and searched but couldn't find anything beyond the pinouts. I'd really like a wiring diagram that includes the colors of the stock wiring.
In my search I came across a huge amount of information regarding keeping or getting rid of the dsp. I'd like to retain the oem head unit and the steering wheel controls.
I had previously added a subwoofer by tapping into the wires that are going into the amp, and want to know if it is possible to get the signal from the front and rear speakers. I read somewhere that the head unit outputs both an analog and digital signal, and that the analog is 2 channel only.
I was in the process of replacing the basic line out converter for the subwoofer with an Audiocontrol LC2i:
Amazon sent me this:
Which should look like this:
After sending the LC2i back to Amazon, I got pumped up to not only upgrade the sound quality of my sub, but also clean up the front and rear speakers. At first I was looking at the Audiocontrol LC7i, which is an expanded LC2i, that would allow me to install a 4 channel amp to feed awesome to the front and rear speakers:
But then I thought about getting the LCQ-1, which is the LC7i with EQ:
I went ahead and ordered the LCQ-1, and have a JL 300/4v2 to power the front and rear speakers, and plan to run new speaker wire to them. I previously installed JL Audio speakers in the car (ZR 6.5 components in the front, XR 5.25 coaxials in the rear.)
After mulling it around in my head and reading through a bunch of threads, here are my hopefully logical questions for you sound system gurus out there:
1. Does the oem headunit indeed only output 2 channel, and would this cause problems trying to make that a front and rear signal? I also read that the cd changer (now a dice source for my ipod), radio, and nav use either analog or digital.
2. Can I tap into the wires going into the amp for the fronts and rears like I did for the sub, and if so, which wires are what, and what color are they? (I have seen the pinouts like here: http://www.m5board.com/vbulletin/m5-e39-e60-tips-tricks/9928-dsp-wiring-pinout.html But the colors only cover the rear subwoofer signal.)
3. Is this even a good idea, or should I just improve the line out to my sub? I'd really like to add an amp to the front and rear speakers, but I was reading that the stock amp needs to stay to keep certain functions, etc.
In my search I came across a huge amount of information regarding keeping or getting rid of the dsp. I'd like to retain the oem head unit and the steering wheel controls.
I had previously added a subwoofer by tapping into the wires that are going into the amp, and want to know if it is possible to get the signal from the front and rear speakers. I read somewhere that the head unit outputs both an analog and digital signal, and that the analog is 2 channel only.
I was in the process of replacing the basic line out converter for the subwoofer with an Audiocontrol LC2i:
Amazon sent me this:
Which should look like this:
After sending the LC2i back to Amazon, I got pumped up to not only upgrade the sound quality of my sub, but also clean up the front and rear speakers. At first I was looking at the Audiocontrol LC7i, which is an expanded LC2i, that would allow me to install a 4 channel amp to feed awesome to the front and rear speakers:
But then I thought about getting the LCQ-1, which is the LC7i with EQ:
I went ahead and ordered the LCQ-1, and have a JL 300/4v2 to power the front and rear speakers, and plan to run new speaker wire to them. I previously installed JL Audio speakers in the car (ZR 6.5 components in the front, XR 5.25 coaxials in the rear.)
After mulling it around in my head and reading through a bunch of threads, here are my hopefully logical questions for you sound system gurus out there:
1. Does the oem headunit indeed only output 2 channel, and would this cause problems trying to make that a front and rear signal? I also read that the cd changer (now a dice source for my ipod), radio, and nav use either analog or digital.
2. Can I tap into the wires going into the amp for the fronts and rears like I did for the sub, and if so, which wires are what, and what color are they? (I have seen the pinouts like here: http://www.m5board.com/vbulletin/m5-e39-e60-tips-tricks/9928-dsp-wiring-pinout.html But the colors only cover the rear subwoofer signal.)
3. Is this even a good idea, or should I just improve the line out to my sub? I'd really like to add an amp to the front and rear speakers, but I was reading that the stock amp needs to stay to keep certain functions, etc.