[jasonktse]

Anyone with a Year 2000 ML-320 with the Bose system that had installed a sub or knows how to?; like JL's or other Subs that require the RCA converter things? I went to many different shops and they are giving me all kinds of answers from, telling me that its fiber optic, and like they can't do it, and all......*sigh*

Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thank you in advance!!

 

[ml3addict]

same shit happened with me. all these places told me either they cant do it cuz its fiberoptic or it was gonna cost rediculous amounts of money cuz its like 6 hours of work to try and connect it....then i went to best buy. watched them do a car that was already in there, and then they did my car, and i havent had a single complaint or problem with it. install was a total of 200 i think- maybe a little less i dont remember

 

[ml3addict]

6th ave does a great job too

 

[Benz_Boi]

Yup! Your BOSE system has fiber optic cables so you CANT tap into the back of your NAV unit. This is what you do....

Go buy a signal converter from circuit city. It should only be less than 20 bucks. Tap into your BOSE sub's signal. The Factory Bose Sub is located under the drivers seat. Tap into that sub using the converter. Splice the positive and negative wires on the converter to the according wires on the sub.....

THEN...

Your converter will have a ground wire. I honestly dont know why it has a ground because you DO NOT have to ground the Converter. It's useless and will do nothing....

FINALLY....

Plug RCA wires into your converter, and run them all the way to the back where your amp is, and plug the RCA wires into your AMP!!! YOU are now DONE!!! Well.... kinda..... Do you have your Power wire and remote wire and ground wires all ran to the Amp yet???

BY THE WAY......

Your converter will have very 2 small holes on the bottom which control the volume or it's intensity. I usually just take a small flat head screwdriver and twist both of them to MAX.... Then you can adjust levels accordingly on your Amp later if it is too loud.


ONE LAST THING....

I went to 3 Best Buys, and they refused to touch my Truck. Circuit City refused to touch it as well. They were even too scared to pull the door panels off and change the door speakers! They said the doors airbags may burst out!!! This site will tell you everything you need to know about how to change your stereo. Just keep serching, or PM me sometime if you get stuck and I will help you out. I can install almost anything.....

 

[jasonktse]

Signal Converter? from circuit city? hmmmm i went to circuit city and the guys didn't say anything about that....do u have a more specific name that you can provide me so that i can go ask...and also , where is the Bose's sub signal? is it under my seat, or is it in front of the car around the brake and gas pedal area? From what you say, i assume you are disabling the Sub under the seat and converting that signal from the BOSE system (in which i think its already EQ'ed to be Bass sound) to the RCA, than to the the AMP, than to the SUB.

 

[ttaleric]

Speaker wire -> RCA converter