Help! Sub Wire Colors, Where to look...
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Help! Sub Wire Colors, Where to look...
I have been searching this forum for literally 2 hours and could not find the answer to this question. I am trying to add a sub to my 03 C320 Sedan with the Bose sound system. I need to know what color the wires are going to the Bose Subwoofer to tap into them. I have removed every panel in the trunk trying to find where the wires are running to it but I still don't see them. Please help soon as my car isn't even drivable right now.
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The sub should be under the rear shelf. Go into your trunk and look up. There should be a subwoofer there. Assuming you're adding an amp too, you'll need to have a high/speaker level input on the amp, or get a hi/low input converter and just tap the signal wires going into the sub. Not sure if you can use the factory amp to power the new woofer, since I don't know what is the impedance on the Bose sub.
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Too bad you didn't request this wire color stuff 3 month ago. I deleted my 03 C320 files once I got my E.
Too bad you didn't request this wire color stuff 3 month ago. I deleted my 03 C320 files once I got my E.
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I believe the wires are brown and brown with a pink stripe. They are bigger than the rest of the wires that go to the amp.
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whoops....I have an 05 with the H/K sound system, might be differant
. sorry
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whoops....I have an 05 with the H/K sound system, might be differant
. sorry
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I played with it some more last night. I tried to pry the plastic grill cover off. It almost broke so I gave up on that. If someone is absolutely sure that it just pops off, I will try it again. All the wires are hidden in the rear shelf. I'm usually really good with this stuff but this is just a pain.
