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benzmatic · 06-13-2004, 05:10 PM

I JUST INSTALL PIONEER 4 WAY AND MB QUARTZ IN THE DOOR SPEAKERS. HOWEVER, IT DOESNT SOUND LOUD AT ALL. I GOT SUBS AND EVERYTHING. I WAS JUST WANDERING IF ITS BECAUSE I DINT DISCONNECT THE FACTORY AMP? I INSTALLED ALPINE CDA 9813 AS THE HEAD UNIT. I DONT KNOW WHERE MY SPEAKERS ARE GETTING THEIR POWER, FROM THE FACTORY AMP OR THE DECK? WHERE IS THIS AMP? I NEED TO DISCONNECT IT RIGHT? PLEASE HELP

Supercharged SEC · 06-13-2004, 05:35 PM

The factory Bose system uses 2 ohm speakers. What ohm did you use?

The amp is the the left rear of the trunk behind the carpeting.

benzmatic · 06-13-2004, 06:04 PM

WHATS THIS AMP LOOK LIKE? IM NOT SURE IF IM SEEING IT!

Supercharged SEC · 06-13-2004, 07:35 PM

You can't miss it. Pull back the carpeting in the trunk of your E. Look at the left corner and just to the side of the trunk. Going by memory, the amp is rectangular and around 1" to 2" think, 5" wide and around 6" long and has a bunch of wires running in and out.

benzmatic · 06-13-2004, 09:27 PM

WELL ALL I SEE ARE WIRES HOOKED UP TO THIS PIN LIKE THING, SOMETHING THATS LIKE A PRINTER CABLE. MAYBE THIS IS THE PIECE THAT DEALERS CONNECT THEIR MOD CHIP TO SEE WHATS WRONG WIT THE CAR. BUT I DONT THINK I HAVE AN AMP! WHAT SHOULD I DO? MY SOUND SYSTEM SUCKS SUCKS. WHAT SPEAKERS DO YOU RECOMMEND? I NEED VOICE MORE THAN ANYTHING, I HAVE MB QUARTS IN THE BACK AND PIONEER 4 WAY IN THE FRONT DOORS. I HAVE THE FACTORY 6" WOOFERS BUT NOT CONNECTED SINCE I HAVE ECLIPSE 2 12' SUBS IN THE BACK. I JUS NEED MORE VOICE. HOW SHOULD I DO IT?

E-Klasse · 06-15-2004, 10:09 AM

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benzmatic - 6/13/2004 8:27 PM

WELL ALL I SEE ARE WIRES HOOKED UP TO THIS PIN LIKE THING, SOMETHING THATS LIKE A PRINTER CABLE.

That is the phone module. Look up near the trunk hinge.

benzmatic · 06-15-2004, 08:26 PM

HEY E KLASSE
HOW BIG IS THIS THING? IS IT POSSIBLE NOT TO HAVE IT? I MEAN I DONT EVEN KNOW IF MY E CLASS HAVE A FACTORY BOSE. I THINK IT DOES THOUGH BECAUSE OF THE STOCK 6' WOOFERS AND ALL THE DOOR SPEAKERS AND SO FORTH. HOW CAN I TELL, AND WHERE EXACTLY SHOULD I LOOK? THANKS ALOT

Storm · 06-16-2004, 05:01 AM

If I'm not mistaken (help me out E-Klasse) if you have Bose you should have speakers in the dash board and 4 speakers on the rear shelf (2 woofers and 2 speakers)as well as all the usual door speakers. Also it should say Bose on the rear shelf speaker covers.

If all of this stuff is present then you know you have a Bose setup.

Best is to check in the boot (from the bottom) and see if all 4 speaker holes are taken up or not. Also you can just stick your ear to the dash and see if there is any music coming from the holes in the dashboard (block off the side mirror mounted tweeter with a cloth or something).

Good Luck[8D]

E-Klasse · 06-16-2004, 08:24 AM

It is up close to the inside of the C-Pillar. You can call the dealership and have them run your VIN number to see what options it had on it.

Vetteboy3 · 06-25-2004, 01:21 AM

First off 4 way speakers sound like crap, but that's alright, second neither the deck or the factory amp have enough power to push those speakers, you need to get another amp to power them espically the MB Quarts. I would suggest 100watts rms @ 12volts into 4ohms for them. Look into older precision power amps not the new ones those are crap. Maybe rockfordfosgate would sound well enough.