Hey all,
Wires for the factory subwoofer in the 325W system are indeed in the same harness and in twisted pairs, but for whatever reason are colored differently. They are as follows:
Sub 1 + : Red
Sub 1 - : Yellow
Sub 2 + : Red
Sub 2 - : Grey
The factory sub is dual voice coil, so polarity matters, but not left and right (i.e. the sub is getting a mono signal from the amp). I threw in a picture of it because of how oddly it's mounted in the vehicle. It looks to be a 4th order bandpass, using a metal pod as an enclosure on the inside of the fender. Never seen anything like it.
For reference, we put in a Cerwin Vega VPAS12ST in the spare tire well and I was completely blown away at how impressive this sub sounds, even with all the paneling placed over top. I highly recommend it for this vehicle.
Hi, do you mean the wires are under the place I marked red on the photo?3) Wire harness mentioned above runs through the spare tire department. So no need to remove panels or mess with fender liners. In fact, I didn’t pull one single panel.
Ok, nobody answered, so I will. Yes the wires under the place marked red on my photo.Hi, do you mean the wires are under the place I marked red on the photo?
Ok, will make a answer by myself once moreWho can advice where is better to connect the remote?
Hi Damirich, I'm installing a Cerwin Vega spare tire sub with it's own enclosed amp. I have the 380W system as well. 2 questions, how did you "disconnect the jag subwoofer," and what speaker level wires did you connect to your sub amp in the spare rear storage compartment? Thanks for your help!Ok, will make a answer by myself once more
The subwoofer connection is done and I'm satisfied with what and how I've done. All wires are layed as at the factory, everything is neatly and securely connected.
The remote cable is connected to mini fuse tap, plugged into second (10 amp) fuse labeled stereo amp, it has strange shutdown algorithm after about 15 minutes.
So if anyone have questions about connecting and upgrading 380W system you are welcome, will be glad to help you.
Hi!Hi Damirich, I'm installing a Cerwin Vega spare tire sub with it's own enclosed amp. I have the 380W system as well. 2 questions, how did you "disconnect the jag subwoofer," and what speaker level wires did you connect to your sub amp in the spare rear storage compartment? Thanks for your help!
Thanks for the reply. From Brandon's post above (#9) it appears there are 4 wires to the OEM subwoofer. Do I need to cut all 4 to disconnect the sub? Does it matter which pair you use for the aftermarket sub? Thanks again.Hi!
I just cut the wires, and made the connectors on them, so when I will need to connect them back, I will just connect them into this connectors.
And I have changed connection of the remote cable, because it works strange "into second (10 amp) fuse labeled stereo amp".
The remote now connected to the fuse of the lighter socket fuse.
You can see the wires on my photo, I used all 4 of them, subwoofer amplifier has 2 channel high-level input.Thanks for the reply. From Brandon's post above (#9) it appears there are 4 wires to the OEM subwoofer. Do I need to cut all 4 to disconnect the sub? Does it matter which pair you use for the aftermarket sub? Thanks again.
Ah, perfect! Did you ever consider keeping the factory sub in the system for extra punch?You can see the wires on my photo, I used all 4 of them, subwoofer amplifier has 2 channel high-level input.
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No, I don't want to mix factory sub with questionable quality and normal sub, moreover there is enough power of the new one.Ah, perfect! Did you ever consider keeping the factory sub in the system for extra punch?
Appreciate your assistance. Will let you know how my installation goes!No, I don't want to mix factory sub with questionable quality and normal sub, moreover there is enough power of the new one.