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I get this question a lot - Installing aftermarket decks in this car can be a real problem.There are a fairly large number of entertainment options for this car, and the OEM wiring harness used depends on which one you have. In cases where a Bose system is installed, there is no direct connection from the radio to the speakers - just preamp lines to the Bose amplifier at the back of the car, and aftermarket installations require bypassing that amp (which can be a nightmare). To figure out what you have to do, you need the wiring diagrams for your deck and the system you are replacing - try Alldatadiy.com.
The Bose system is complex - it has an amplifier separate from the Bose compatible radio. This amplifier takes low level audio signals from the radio, not full driver outputs from a replacement radio, and by trying to use the replacement radio you may have blown the amplifier. If that is the case, you may not be able to go back to the original radio.
The only option you may have with the replacement will be to find the Bose amplifier and bypass the connections to feed the replacement radio outputs directly to the speakers. This may not be as simple as it sounds, as distribution to the various speakers comes from the amplifier, not the radio, and the wiring from the amplifier to the radio may not have all the wires you need. Before going on, you had better get a wiring diagram for the Bose system (service manual or Alldatadiy.com).
Bose is premium gear at premium prices so it isn't wise to take chances - you should contact Bose to obtain a connection diagram and then you could find it isn't suitable to use the existing Audi wiring and you should wire afresh from scratch. Obtaining an Audi diagram will help or perhaps a connection diagram for the original sound system.
check to see if you have bose audio, it will say bose on the door panel speaker grills - if you do the most common failure is the amplifer located in the center console.
Power wire is usually yellow or red. A cheap test light from the parts store will tell you. The remote wire is almost alway solid blue. A volt meter will tell you for sure. Remember,the remote wire is very low voltage.
ur doin too much...you only use two amps to run a common subwoofer...if you want two subs either hook them both up to the amp you have, or get a bigger amp...hopefully this helps
Unfortunately, it's not as simple as a crossover. Bose gets its name from making complete systems - meaning - Bose speakers work right because the amplifier is custom built for those speakers, and the deck is custom built for the amplifier- all Bose from beginning to end. The only way to bypass any part of a Bose system is to bypass the whole system, including amp, deck, subs, speakers, eq's, and start over from scratch, unless you are an electrical engineer and can meter components and evaluate them. Bose often has 1 or 1/2 ohm speakers which will not work with after market systems. If you go to a Bose store, the only system that sounds good is the lifestyle system because it is Bose from beginning to end, just as an example. They are either cheaters or geniuses
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