i bought an 03 350z and it has an aftermarket sub and amp. there are wires running all over the place in the car. i like things stock.

is there an easy way that i can hook up the factory amp?

where is it (they located)?

thank you.

 

You may not have a factory amp.

If your car is equipped with an OEM Clarion setup, you don't have an external factory amp. If your car has the OEM Bose setup, you have an external Bose amp that you never want to use.

If you have an aftermarket external amp, that's probably what you want to use since it's probably designed for your aftermarket SubW.

--Spike

 

i do have the bose system with navigation. is the factory amp not all that great? why dont i want to use it?

thanks.

 

Read this thread for more information:

https://my350z.com/forum/audio-and-v...placement.html

If you have the OEM Bose system, and you are happy with this, don’t change anything. By this I mean you should not, for example, replace the stock Bose SubW amp with a different amp and leave the Bose SubW speaker in place.

The OEM Bose setup is a tightly integrated system that is proprietary. It’s difficult to replace any part of this setup with aftermarket components and get a reliable result. If you replace any part of the OEM Bose system in the Z, you should replace all of it.

The exception (and this is arguable) is replacing the H/U. But, doing this requires a PAC adapter and the new setup might leave you with annoying speaker “pops,” and you still have the low quality Bose amp and Bose speakers.

I hope this is helpful,

--Spike

 

thanks spike100. that was just what i was looking to hear. i will leave it as is. thanks again.