ok two questions....im installing a sub/amp i bought from a friend in the back of bumbles...my questions are these:
i am using a 2 channel line output converter from peripheral

i am wondering what wires this needs to tap into in the back for this to work
2 gray/1black/2white wires
and the other....is there a wire that is attached to a 12v switch because i dont have the cig lighter in the back of mine

help please

 

Just run it to the HU it's cleaner that way, what sub and amp did you get?

 

well i have the wiring harness from the disc changer in the back and most of the main wires...its a JL audio W3 10" and Alpine V12....im trying to keep it so i dont have to dismantle half the car to get at the wires

 

your white and gray wires are the speaker input wires. The black one on each side looks to be for a ground to keep the alternator noise out of the signal. RCA's plug into the other two.

 

ive seen all these installs of subs but they all use the HK system and they are on newer MINI's and use the lighter accessory plug....problem is i have neither...

 

is it possible to tap into the cd changer wires?

 

I'm not positive about the cd changer harness for remote power. You could check with a volt meter and see.

Have you pulled the panel back to see if the harness for the lighter is there? sometimes it will be there.

What year and model Cooper do you have?

 

aug 03....ive reached up in the panel and didnt feel any extra harnesses

 

BLACK - Optional audio ground (ties RCA(-) conductors together. also provides audio reference ground necessary for some installations)
GRAY - Right Positive
GRAY/BLACK - Right Negative
WHITE - Left Positive
WHITE/BLACK - LEFT Negative

 

thanks much...what im trying to figure out is if the cd changer harness can be tapped for this or if im gonna have to dismantle my interior to install it

 

If your getting a nice new sub and a nice amp I would really recomend just getting a new deck with the RCA's already on it. Cleaner install, more features and it will sound better.

Did you get this setup from the other WCM member we know?

 

YOU SHOULDNT BE ABLE TO TIE THOSE INTO THE CD CHANGER WIREING, YOU ARE GOING TO HAVE TO RUN IT FROM EITHER THE FRONT SPEAKERS OR REAR SPEAKERS TO GET THE SOUND.

ALL IT DOES IT CONVERT THE NORMAL SPEAKER WIRE INTO RCA

EITHER WAY YOU WILL HAVE TO REMOVE YOUR INTERIOR FOR A CLEAN INSTALL, I INSTALLED AN AMP WELL 2 AMPS AND HAD TO REMOVE THE INTERIOR TO HIDE THE WIREING I COULDNT GET IT TO FIT IN ANY CRACK OR CREVIS OTHERWISE

AND AS A FYI RUN ALL YOUR WIRE DOWN THE LEFT SIDE OTHERWISE YOU WILL GET ALOT OF NOISE FROM THE ALTENATOR