Navigation & Audio Audio upgrades, bluetooth, and navigation discussions surrounding the Clubman (R55), Cooper and Cooper S (R56), and Cabrio (R57) MINIs.

Navigation & Audio Installing Powered Subwoofer

Thread Tools
 
Search this Thread
 
  #1  
Old 12-30-2011, 01:17 PM
htc57's Avatar
htc57
htc57 is offline
Neutral
Thread Starter
Join Date: Dec 2011
Posts: 1
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
Installing Powered Subwoofer

I apologize if this has been covered elsewhere - please direct me if it has. I drive a Mini 2011 Cooper S.

I just purchased a Bazooka Basstube for the trunk. It is a powered unit. My main question is, am I going to need to do very complicated acrobatics to remove the head unit, etc. in order to properly get audio to this baby? Or since it is powered, can I simply hook up to the audio signal from one of the rear speakers? Or is there another way to do this?


My second is how do I power it? In the past (an old Volvo stationwagon) I ran a power wire all the way up through a small drivers side hole and actually powered off the car battery. I have seen a few things here about using the cigarette liter.


Thanks a ton

Howard
 
  #2  
Old 01-02-2012, 03:06 PM
quality_sound's Avatar
quality_sound
quality_sound is offline
5th Gear
Join Date: Dec 2010
Location: Cannon AFB, Clovis, New Mexico
Posts: 987
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
You can connect it to the front speaker wires in the driver's kick panel. There's tons of write-ups on here about it. TomFarin's write-up is very well laid out and should make your life a lot easier. Do NOT use the rear speakers. They're high-passed so you'll get no bass from your Bazooka.
 

Last edited by quality_sound; 01-02-2012 at 04:02 PM.
  #3  
Old 01-04-2012, 11:45 AM
schatzy62's Avatar
schatzy62
schatzy62 is offline
OVERDRIVE
iTrader: (1)
Join Date: May 2008
Location: Gardner MA
Posts: 5,483
Likes: 0
Received 10 Likes on 10 Posts
Originally Posted by quality_sound
You can connect it to the front speaker wires in the driver's kick panel. There's tons of write-ups on here about it. TomFarin's write-up is very well laid out and should make your life a lot easier.
you can search on X9331 as that is the connector you will be dealing with.

Originally Posted by quality_sound
Do NOT use the rear speakers. They're high-passed so you'll get no bass from your Bazooka.
This only the case if you have the Base System, if you have the HiFi or HK system this does not apply.
 
Related Topics
Thread
Thread Starter
Forum
Replies
Last Post
adrchn
R56 :: Hatch Talk (2007+)
7
08-13-2019 02:11 AM
squawSkiBum
MINI Parts for Sale
15
10-02-2015 09:21 AM
SunnySideUp
R60 :: Countryman Talk (2010-2015)
11
08-26-2015 06:42 AM
Super Coop
Navigation & Audio
0
08-17-2015 05:09 PM



Quick Reply: Navigation & Audio Installing Powered Subwoofer



All times are GMT -7. The time now is 01:39 PM.