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Old 11-19-2010, 09:40 AM
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hello,

i have a 2004 e60 525i with a logic 7 sound system. I have a kenwood amp from a previous sound system that I am wanting to install in my 525. what I am wanting to do is keep the small amplifier that's in there now and also add the kenwood one as well. can anyone help me with a DIY or any kind of things that I need? ex: RCA adapter, etc.? Thanks a lot.
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You should just trade it in for a Ford Fiesta and save yourself the hassle
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just got back from the dealership thanks man
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Originally Posted by db5042
hello,

i have a 2004 e60 525i with a logic 7 sound system. I have a kenwood amp from a previous sound system that I am wanting to install in my 525. what I am wanting to do is keep the small amplifier that's in there now and also add the kenwood one as well. can anyone help me with a DIY or any kind of things that I need? ex: RCA adapter, etc.? Thanks a lot.
Why do you want to use your kenwood amp?
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because the logic 7 has one small amp that powers all the door speakers and the subs. i want to hook the kenwood one up to just the subs and have the one thats in there now just to the door speakers etc.
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So you want to add the Kenwood to run a seperate sub? Whatever the case, attached is a document I compiled when installing mine. Good Luck.
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thanks for that n yeah im wanting to hook the kenwood amp to just the subs that are in there now.
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you can also buy a harness that's plug and play that gives you the inputs and turn on lead for your kenwood without having to splice the car's wiring.

plug and play harness
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thanks a lot for that link youre the man
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my audio install has been the biggest headache of my life in this car. the mb quarts i replaced the oems with burnt up the voicecoils in 2 weeks. i dunno why they sounded great in the beginning my amp is 75x4rms the speakers were 40-90rated the mtx axe replacements i ordered from sonic were faulty and i didnt realize this till after i hacked off the "ears" so they would fit the stock locations. so those couldnt be returned.which left me with 2 componenet sets that dont work.!! so now i basically have a pair of 10s in the back with no highs. i have the underseats subs ran to a alpine pdx-5 the underseat subs are wired in mono at 300 watts for the pair. they are earthquakes under there. they cant really be heard with the 10s in there but i have the low pass filter set high up to 130hz. i dunno if they even play that but i know my 10s are cut at 80hz and i didnt want a huge gap from 80hz to 200hz missing. unforuntaly 4 inch speakers suck for any midbass. these cars shoulda came with 6.5s my subs are powered by 2 alpine m6's
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