Remote Wire....

[Mahal]

Hi

Jus got myself a Sub and Amp for the car.... So far its going to plan battery in the boot and im leaving the stock head unit in and using a hi/low converter from the rear speakers... But I dont know were to put the remote wire?? I dont really wonna dig through the whole car for one wire...

Does anyone know if their is anywere in the car i can tap it from that comes on when the ignition is started or the sterio comes on?? thats located near the back? Someone said something about a wire behind the rear seat on the drivers side???

I currently just have the basic 6 speaker set up, no factory amp or anything oh and i have the bmw cd changer.

Cheers

[MistaSmiff]

I don't think it's as hard as you think.

The fusebox is in the glove box and i'm pretty sure you can tap into the air conditioning fuse which is switched and run the wire down the passenger side tucking it under the trim all the way to the back. :)

Was that you then parked near St John Wall school the other week?

[Mahal]

Hmmm

Sounds like a job not for me, il rpobley wire it in to the indicatoor wire or something stupid like that ..

Were is St Johns School?? Is it the one On Oxhill Rd?

Edit.

Just checked it on google yep it was me you saw, one of my mates lives on that rd... Were about you from??

[MistaSmiff]

LOL..

St John Wall school is just off OXHILL ROAD. Down oxhill road, turn left when you get to the Uplands Pub and along that road whatever it's called, the school is on the right.

Who owns the blue softstop with cream leathers?

[Afif]

just a thought but couldnt you tap into the cd changer remote wire?? Id assume there is one which turns it on when the headunit powers up [hmm.

[MistaSmiff]

just a thought but couldnt you tap into the cd changer remote wire?? Id assume there is one which turns it on when the headunit powers up [hmm.The CD changer is powered up regardless of whether the ignition is on/off.

[Mahal]

LOL

After a few hours searching i found this..

http://forum.e46fanatics.com/showthread.php?t=277460

all i need to find now is a step by step guide to remove the Ski hatch as my seats dont fold and i havnt got a center arm rest..

[Afif]

why do you need to remove the ski hatch?

[Mahal]

Well everyone has said to remove the ski pass metal or watever it is.. to let the bass through when i put my w12gti in.. otherwise apprently i wont get all the sound i should b getting..

[Two_Stripes]

I looked through both the wiring plugs for the autochanger and couldn't find a switched live anywhere, and all the constant lives were about 4-5 volts.

[Icecold]

hey guys,

the best place is at the headunit. pull it out and tap a feed from the factory turn on wire which i'm pretty sure is white( meter it first!!) and run it to the back should take you bout ten mins to do. any probs then email me on icecolaudio@email.com

cheers

[Mahal]

Hi

Just in the process of doing this... Is the power defnetly the white one?

Cheers

[Mahal]

Jus finished...

Iv taped the remote wire into the white wire in the loom for the sterio..

Jus waiting for the hi/low converter then i should b done!

[Shuriken]

Cool, hope it all turns out alright. :)

Shuriken.