Stereo, Subwoofer install

[mrbmwx5]

Originally Posted by bonerp

my x5 doesnt have an amp as its non dsp with no sub. I also want to fit a sub. Whats the easiet route to wire into speakers?

Maybe it's the UK thing... But here in US our X's came with amp.

[Jordo]

Originally Posted by bonerp

my x5 doesnt have an amp as its non dsp with no sub. I also want to fit a sub. Whats the easiet route to wire into speakers?

Well we in the US would tell you to tap into the wires at the amp plug. But if you have no amp....

[Sunny_wales]

Boonerp

i have a found a wiring diagram for the x, ill see if i can find the wires and if they work as soon as ive done it

[Sunny_wales]

I have Fitted my Sub to a NON amp/DSP X5



To get a high level input you need to remove your B-Pillar
behind there at the bottem you will see all the wiring, you will see seperate wires wrapped in the black material.
remove a section of the black material from the smaller of the two bunches of wires and you should find 2 wires (in my case blue with violet strip and blue with grey strip, becasue i used the rear right speaker)

now you have you high level input for your amp, you need a remote on wire

Look in your boot/trunk and on the left where the amp is supposed to be you will see 3 connectors 1 will have a plug in in and the other 2 are left empty ( you may have more kit installed as factory option than me, but mine were empty)
the middle plug has a wire VIOLET with WHITE stripe -this is your remote on

the remote on wire only works on the ignition wire, and not when you just turn on the stereo when the igniton is off

i have a full set of cable identifcation if anyone needs it (only an id for speaker cables)

any questions post here and will do best to answer

[Sunny_wales]

heres a pic of my b pillar and the wire i had to reveal to get the high level input

[bonerp]

if you took the high level from the right side only, doesnt this mean you'd only have mono - ie you could miss part of the sound?

Congrats for sussing this though

[Jordo]

Originally Posted by bonerp

if you took the high level from the right side only, doesnt this mean you'd only have mono - ie you could miss part of the sound?

Congrats for sussing this though

......Sussing? What's that mean?

[bonerp]

Originally Posted by Jordo

......Sussing? What's that mean?

'sussing' means 'working' it out.

Apologies for our US readers

[Sunny_wales]

it will only be mono, im not really that bothered, its only doing bass and i CBA to take the passenger b pillar apart and run the extra wires

[jaynana]

factory amp is actualy in the boot, you can take the high-lvel input from there, you don't need to remove b pillar upholstery.