Victory

Pic of sub amp & outputs is in my other thread. Click the link in post #2 above...and no, 600w is not too much.

bens1088

Naa. I said 600 is plenty. You will be fine with 600. Just don't sit there and blast music with the engine off.

There is no remote line to tap off of. I used the rear cig. lighter and tapped off of that line which doesn't power up unless the engine is on.

Victory

You can use the remote for the stock sub amp as a tap off point.

bens1088

From what I understood the problem was that it was not a regular remote line and it was a fiber optic line or that if it wasn't a fiber optic line then it was that the amp will stay on for however many minutes after you turn the car off.

Victory

All the electronics in our cars stay on after the engine has been turned off (for I think it's 3 minutes.) before they go into sleep mode, so you're right this would be no different. In my case, I didn' t consider it a big deal or, more accurately, a big enough deal to go and jerry-rig something. Again, to me, the hassle of running wire in these cars (at least where wire is not already run) is not something I really wanted to tackle.

bens1088

Its up to personal preference. It is SUPER easy to run the remote line wire to the cig lighter because you already have all the panels taken off. Just tap off the power and run it straight to the amp remote in. When I wait in my car with the engine off, I'd rather not be draining my battery which is already is somewhat sensitive on these cars.

bimmerluuvr

Can you (or anybody else) recommend a quality audio installer on Long Island, or NYC? I run a search but so far, no luck.

bens1088

It is fairly easy to do yourself if you know a little about electronics/wiring. You only need to tap 3 wires.
I can only recommend in Northern California. Sorry