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  1. #1
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    Replace amp the easy way

    This guy at Fanatics, highly respected individual who has done a boatload of custom projects over the years, has a hand-made injection molded wiring harness that allows you to bypass the factory amp and wire in your own without fussing around.

    http://forum.e46fanatics.com/showthread.php?t=793352

    When I did my project years ago, this connector wasn't (and still isn't) available to purchase from BMW, Tyco or Seimens. I bought a used amp and cannibalized it to do mine. Technic's solution is cleaner and about the same money, minus all the hard work I had to do!
    Jeff

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    While I agree that this is very neat, practical, plug-n-play and all, when or if I change ampflifier, I will probably just solder my way through it.
    What is it 20-30 wires max?
    325i, 2005, 5MT, Silvergrey, leatherette, Sport package; CDV delete, KONI STR-T & KYB Excel-G, Weisslichts, Stewart H2O pump

    328i, 2010, 6MT, Spacegrey, dakota leather, M-sport packages; has a 330 intake but no tune - yet
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    F me sideways! Where was this when I did my speaker overhaul 2 years ago argh!!!!!!!!!!


    I really have no idea what I am doing

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    I know, right? I disassembled an amp and had to figure out all of the connections to fabricate my own connector.

    Oli, some of us don't want to hack the wiring harness apart. I went to great lengths to avoid doing that so some day when the car is sold, I can go back to the stock sound system easily.
    Jeff

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    I dig what you are saying and, like you, when I sell my car I always think that I will replace back to original system (When I used to put equalizers and amplifiers and home made boxes in my cars in the 80's). But every time, I sold them "as is" with the sound mods I had placed in.

    Perhaps this is because these types of mods are the only ones I am comfortable with. I am not much of a DiYer when it comes to mechanical things. But a I can fix a wobbly nob on the head unit.
    325i, 2005, 5MT, Silvergrey, leatherette, Sport package; CDV delete, KONI STR-T & KYB Excel-G, Weisslichts, Stewart H2O pump

    328i, 2010, 6MT, Spacegrey, dakota leather, M-sport packages; has a 330 intake but no tune - yet
    http://s900.photobucket.com/user/othibau/media/Junesig.jpg.html][IMG]http://i900.photobucket.com/albums/ac208/othibau/Junesig.jpg

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