I have a touring model. Where is the factory amp mounted? Does this amp only drive the sub? or does it drive all 5 speakers?

 

Factory amp is located in trunk, drivers side, rear corner, under the styrofoam blocks. It powers the door speakers (including tweeters which are in parallel with door speakers) and rear speakers.

The sub amp is mounted next to the sub, behind drivers seat. You'll have to remove panels to get to it.

 

grutter, since the factory sub utilizes a different amp than the rest of the speakers, i am to assume that it also uses different wiring coming out of the receiver. Can you tell me, if you know, what color the wires are that come out of the back of the factory Bose HU. I am going to install a Pioneer CD player this weekend and I plan to keep the factory sub for right now. I will finish replacing all of my door and rear speakers at this time as well. I have ran new wiring to each of the doors and rear speakers to bypass the factory amps. So i guess my question is, which factory wires do I still need to connect to my Metra harness for the new HU that go to the sub??

 

thanx grutter. I'm planning a serious audio install soon. Dam i really should get the service manual.....

 

Sub input comes from the bose amp in trunk,not from the HU.

 

grutter, i know that. what i meant is the wires that get the signal from the HU to the amp.