My daughter has a 2007 Mini Cooper Convertible and has been suffering from lack-of-low-bass from the stock HiFi HK system. We picked her up a BTA6100 6" powered bazooka tube for Xmas just to add a little bit more low end to her tunes. I have a lot of experience in the 80's/90's in doing car audio work, but nothing recently and I never used a stock head unit to provide a signal. High/Low converters are completely taboo in my book.

I read the thread: https://www.northamericanmotoring.co...em-how-to.html and realize that this is not what I am looking for (uses speaker-level inputs to the amplifier). And, of course, power will come directly from the battery, as it should for any amplifier.

From the way I understand it, there is signal only coming from the head unit to the amp --- this is good. I found this (http://www.newministuff.com/new/shop...uctshow&id=469 ) to tap into the signal and I can then run RCA's back to the back and send a clean signal to the bazooka amp.

Some questions:

• If I grab the signal at the head unit, will my bass control affect the signal that I am sending to the sub? (I think I read somewhere that this could be a problem.)
• Generally, is this the best way to get this amplifed sub integrated?
• Is there another (more popular and better reputation) tap into singal on the factory system?
• Is there a wiring diagram for the connector on the amplifier?

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

 

bumping this, because i'm interested as well. I just don't like how aftermarket head units look. They are all gaudy/tacky and out of place compared to the stock unit