aftermarket sub/amp, wired, not working?

[tbal69]

behind the connector there are 3 wires... i assume one is ground (black) and on is left channel (white) and one is right channel (grey) attached 5/6 to them no luck, attached 11/12 to them.. no luck..gonna try them both now... if not wtf? i tried reversing the wires too.. no luck... i think im just going to have to use the loc?

[alpac]

Originally Posted by tbal69

behind the connector there are 3 wires... i assume one is ground (black) and on is left channel (white) and one is right channel (grey) attached 5/6 to them no luck, attached 11/12 to them.. no luck..gonna try them both now... if not wtf? i tried reversing the wires too.. no luck... i think im just going to have to use the loc?

The first thing I would check would be to verify that 5/11 and 11/12 provide a sound signal. Connect a speaker to 5/6 and then 10/11 to check it out. If it works then are you sure your subamp turns on? If your subwoofer is connected to it you should hear a 'woomf' when the subamp turns on.

[tbal69]

Get this! hooked up 4x6 to those pins.. 5/6 and 11/12 nada nuthin, no sound, just a beeeeep, i tried all the wires.. nuthing! tried the white connector behind it.. nothing! WTF? Could CDN models be different?

[tbal69]

hey alpac... you said 5/11 10/11 is that a mistake? did u mean 5/6 11/12

[tbal69]

K, i tried almost all the wires and combinations.. nuthing! However good news! I took apart left side door. found the 2 wires that goto that speaker(brown n yellow) then i tapped into those in the back! Works! But now... heres the problem.. when i turn on the car sub makes a pop sound.. and also when i turn off the car... what is causing this? Am I still better off using the LOC? Right now im connecting to the amps high levels and its grounded... like you said. What do you think? thanks

I read this in the manual "

WARNING:

When using the speaker (high-level) inputs, the Black wire must
be grounded at the Radio. Failure to do this will result in noise and improper
operation."

Any way around this, i dont want to route one bloody wire to the deck!...

(some reason my drivers side window stopped doing auto down, also trunk lights wont turn off! andddddd when i lock all doors. the lights stopped flashing...) wtf...

[alpac]

Originally Posted by tbal69

Get this! hooked up 4x6 to those pins.. 5/6 and 11/12 nada nuthin, no sound, just a beeeeep, i tried all the wires.. nuthing! tried the white connector behind it.. nothing! WTF? Could CDN models be different?

I believe Canadian's models are the same as US. Which connector were you taping into? Any pic of the connector? Just to make sure we are talking about the same one. Did you look at the article on the front page "How to add a subwoofer amp to the X5 factory audio" ?
Anyway, rear door woofer is a good source for the sub too. So when you tape into the rear door speaker wire does your sub work or not? If your sub makes a pop sound when you turn on the car that means it is powered on, that is normal.

[tbal69]

Hey, yes the sub works and everything, pounds very nice , but sub makes a popping sound, and comes out (excursion) (the rubber lifts up), seems like its gonna blow, then when i turn the radio off, it comes out (excursion) then goes slowly back in making a boom boom swooosh sound. Just doesnt seem right, and or safe for the sub... my car doesnt do this... ... i think it has something to do with the remote wire...

[tbal69]

any ideas alpac?

[tbal69]

where u gooooooo lol

[tbal69]

alpac???