BMW E46 - replacing the stock amplifier

Sideshow · 12-05-2008

I am working on a friend's BMW E46 and we were originally planning on using a lin output converter to get signal into the amp, when we found out that all the speakers, including the 3-way door components, are seperately crossed-over inside the amp, and from what we can tell, the amp received a digital signal from the deck tht cannot be tapped into. Does anybody have any experience with BMW's that can help us get through this?

Mless5 · 12-05-2008

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stalintc · 12-05-2008

Are you replacing the amp or just adding an additional one? In addition to the crossovers, each channel of the factory amp has it's own eq maximized for the factory drivers... Use of any number of the new "LOC on steroids" such as jl Clean sweep, fosgate 360 etc would be preferred when keeping the factory head unit/amp and adding an amp.

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Sideshow DIYMA freshman Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Springfield, OR Posts: 92 iTrader: (0)	BMW E46 - replacing the stock amplifier I am working on a friend's BMW E46 and we were originally planning on using a lin output converter to get signal into the amp, when we found out that all the speakers, including the 3-way door components, are seperately crossed-over inside the amp, and from what we can tell, the amp received a digital signal from the deck tht cannot be tapped into. Does anybody have any experience with BMW's that can help us get through this?

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Mless5 DIYMA Loyalist Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: MA Posts: 3,652 iTrader: (27)	Re: BMW E46 - replacing the stock amplifier bimmerforums.com and e46fanatics.com
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stalintc DIYMA freshman Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Michigan Posts: 196 iTrader: (1)	Re: BMW E46 - replacing the stock amplifier Are you replacing the amp or just adding an additional one? In addition to the crossovers, each channel of the factory amp has it's own eq maximized for the factory drivers... Use of any number of the new "LOC on steroids" such as jl Clean sweep, fosgate 360 etc would be preferred when keeping the factory head unit/amp and adding an amp.
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