V8v standard 160w stereo subwoofer/amplifier addition.
V8v standard 160w stereo subwoofer/amplifier addition.
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V8VBrutus

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2 posts

97 months

Thursday 6th December 2018
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This is my first post on the pistonheads forum and i hope you can help me as an enthusiastic diy'er with some expert information.

I have a 2007 V8 Vantage with the standard 160W stereo and i have just purchased a Pioneer TS-WX130EA active subwoofer to hopefully give a bit more base installed in the rear of the vehicle.

I have stripped down the centre console and removed the radio facia and was hoping to find something that I could have related to the Pioneer diagrams but it's not that straight forward. Coming out from behind the radio unit there is a white connector with what looks like it might be the 4 speaker wires?

I have searched the Pistonheads vantage forums for information but nobody seems to have carried out this specific installation and/or shared their details.

Can anybody tell me if this is possible, or if I'm wasting my time and if it is how I would wire the Pioneer subwoofer into this system?

stevenotwet

201 posts

107 months

Friday 7th December 2018
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If anybody knows the electrical system of an Aston martin that will be James ( The real Q);)biggrin
at www.astoninstallations.com
A more helpful guy you will not meet

8Tech

2,219 posts

229 months

Friday 7th December 2018
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If the sub has a high level (speaker line) INPUT, then you can just connect to one of the rear speaker wires and power/earth. You just need a switched live then to turn the amp on and off. It does not really need to switch from the radio, just the ignition.