R32 Factory Amp Bypass Diy

[falcon]

Here is a quick DIY to bypass your factory amp in the rear of the car.

First things first, you will need the following to do this.

wire cutters

saudering iron (not needed but reccomended for a clean install.

electrical tape or heat shrink tube

1) Disconnect the white clip in the back of the factory amp. The amp is located underneath the rear shelf in the trunk. It's a bit tight to get in there but get used to it because you will be there for a while. My amp looked like this (1A) but I've heard they come in various sizes. Use your common sense here and you will be able to find the right one.

1A

2) Next, we will be cutting the wires one by one on the back of the clip and attaching them togethor (DONT DO THIS YET!!). Now to attach them, you can sauder or twist them or use butt connectors... whichever you feel like doing. But make sure the connection is solid and won't come apart.

Refer to this picture for the following steps!!

Now make sure your clip is facing the same way mine is. Look carefully at the notches in the picture and the direction of the holes. THIS IS VERY IMPORTAINT! Also I would suggest doing this 2 wires at a time, so you dont loose track of which wires are which.

3)First two wires to cut are the numbers 1 and 3. Cut them, and sauder the ends togethor. Don't forget to put the heat shrink on before you sauder.

4)The next two wires are numbers 6 and 8. Again, cut them off at the back and attach them togethor in your chosen method.

5)Next two wires are 2 and 4. Cut them, attach them togethor.

6)The last two wires are 7 and 5. Attach these two togethor.

You should have a few wires left over but we are only concerned about 1-8. Don't worry about the numbers 9-12. Just cap them off so they can't touch anything.

If you followed these instructions correctly, your amp is now bypassed. Have fun listening to music through good speakers. :-D

[naturaldomicile]

I know this is extremely old, but this helped me out so much!!! Instead of cutting I depinned the harness. But either way works!!

[RoovnHood]

I can't see the pictures

[niZmO_Man]

4 hours ago, RoovnHood said:

I can't see the pictures

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