Recent content by turtlebreath

After a quick drive, it came to life! It turns out the battery must have been low due to corona mode. What a difference in the sound stage with that teeny amp. Going to write up a complete moron's guide to amping your front set and making a harness at some point.

After installing a power pack amp (Pioneer gm-d1004), I get no sound from the front set (the rear set is still amped by stock boot amp). Does the Concert III require resistors between the amp to work? I wish I tested it before dismantling my entire center console :grimacing: Any input is...

Dank je wel! Forgot to mention it was non-bose. When this quarantine is over I'm going to be bankrupt with 12 different unfinished projects at this rate :)

My Pioneer GM-D1004 (2x90W RMS peak) mini-amp is supposed to be able to run off the same power cable as the head unit, but I'm thinking it will be too much stress on the wiring if is already powering the boot amplifier I've been unable to find out whether they are on the same circuit. Does...

Looks very clean. Is it plastidip? Did you take the bumper off? Can't wait to get rid of my chrome as well. Undecided on the rings.

I've looked at them and they are unfortunately not road legal and will get my plates put in safe storage at the local police station (although loads of people drive with main beams and fog lights at night here, because they think it looks "cool".)

With the days getting progressively longer (ultimately 24 hours) and the need for my xenon lights goes down, I'd like to replace the DLR bulbs with something that doesn't look like parking candle lights from a horse carriage. I've done a lot of searching and I can't seem to find anything that is...

I am adding a plug & play Class D mini-amp (Pioneer GM-D1004) which has a max draw of 2x90RMS and is supposed to be able to run off the head unit's power wire (Concert III). From my understanding the head unit shares the same power circuit with the amp in the boot? With my very basic knowledge...

I'm by no means an expert but I'll give it a shot :) Are the rca cables properly shielded and do you have a good ground for the amplifier? Are any of the cables in contact with the chassis? Is it a factory audi amp that you're powering the rear speakers with? I've always just used plain...

The tweeters run off the same cable as the front speakers and have a capacitor that serves as a high-pass crossover from what I've gathered. I just spoke to a helpful installer at the car audio shop and he said that the stock tweeters would hold up fine with the amp, but that my ears would thank...

Yes, the head unit produces like 5W RMS and the rear amplifier does 20W. With the add-on amplifier I will get 2x90W rms and can bring the focal components to life. I've also sound deadened the entire car, so this is the next logical step. I'm a drummer and addicted to the sound of thunderous...

Thanks a lot for this! I am satisfied with the sound of the rear speakers, but I also want good sound from the front and the non-amplified front set can't produce the punch and dynamics I'm looking for. I listen to a lot of music with fast and technical kick drum parts and you need some power to...

Thanks for your reply. It's a 2008 with a concert III. The soundstage now is dominated by the amped rear speakers and I want to get a more balanced sound with more mid bass.

I want to power my front speakers that I've swapped out for focal components with a mini-amp like the Pioneer GM-D1004 which can run on 12v from the console. Where should I take the ignition live and the always on power from? I've done a lot of searching, but haven't found much. I've left the...

These types of lights will NOT fit anywhere on your 8P sportback without cutting larger diameter holes. They are too tall. I realized this after removing my door cards and having to dremel the slots to fit the suckers in. Do not be fooled by them being advertised as plug and play and...