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Old Aug 3, 2014 | 07:22 PM
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Speakers wiring

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How is the wiring on a w211 audio 20, i ask because i'll get a JBL ms-8 as sound processing unit, and want to know how are wired the center and front speakers and tweeters.

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Old Aug 3, 2014 | 07:29 PM
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at the audio gateway in the trunk, sorry but the ms8 is not the way to go. and yes, I know the engineer that built it also
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Old Aug 3, 2014 | 09:07 PM
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What's the way to go? Help me on this
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Old Aug 3, 2014 | 09:36 PM
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What is your goal, keep factory, replace factory? replace speakers?
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Old Aug 3, 2014 | 09:49 PM
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Replace factory. But keep stock head unit. I plan on putting comps in front probably going active, rear will be coax run from hU, don't really care about rear fill but like to have it for rear passenger, center channel as par of a 3 way system if it's possible and 2 10" sub in the trunk.
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Old Aug 3, 2014 | 10:11 PM
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this an 06? the headunit or COMAND is junk. usually the speakers and amp are fine in that vehicle but the headunit sucks, look into the opti1 on here and also comand replacement, it will sound way better. also aswc1 steering wheel control module.
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Old Aug 3, 2014 | 10:16 PM
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Ask pinebaron, but I think the front are full range and crossed over passively on the tweeter. center can be as simple as just summing it left positive and right negative...I have all the info on my other PC which I dont have access to it currently and it is not hooked to my onedrive
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What I don't like about aftermarket hu is they look awful, and I'll like to keep stock look.
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Old Aug 3, 2014 | 11:30 PM
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tomatoe tomato... alpine 9" custom install, it would look factory
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Old Aug 4, 2014 | 09:43 AM
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That's way to much money for a head unit.

By the way my car don't have sub from factory, does this matter in the wiring subject?
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should be simple
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Old Aug 5, 2014 | 08:52 AM
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Originally Posted by jbondox
should be simple
Could you elaborate??

Also reading from mercupgrades it seen like my car have the AGW integrated in the HU, this make me think, how hard will it be for wiring from the dash to ms8 and back to the dash.
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This is what I was able to find.
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Old Aug 5, 2014 | 01:53 PM
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Thanks a lot.
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Old Aug 11, 2014 | 12:38 AM
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all 211's prior to 2009 have the audiogateway in the trunk, the front display is just aux/cd and they are connected via a most optical cable. plus it is less than half the power of the factory amp. get rid of it.
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