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I am about to pull the trigger on a new car, looking at the 2020 Mazda3 select. I am pretty sure these do not have the Bose setup. Has anyone put an amp into the 2019 or 2020 without the Bose system?
I am guessing these cars are still too new for their to be some type of diagram or aftermarket harness for tapping in?The Bose is known to have a line level input from the HU, so unless theres an amplified version in the non Bose, i would say the Bose is "easier" in that you can tap off the wires or solder in RCA's and no LOC needed. Youll retain 100% function of the CMU and TAU including steering wheel controls.
Mazda doesnt seem to be one to make major changes from year to year. Toyota still uses the main harness from 30 years ago, so im willing to bet that if you look under the pass seat youll find SOMETHING to look at.I am guessing these cars are still too new for their to be some type of diagram or aftermarket harness for tapping in?
I wondered the same thing, that is why I pasted that link. I was baffled why you would want to tap into the outputs of the Bose amp.If you know for a fact that the input to a factory amp is a clean 20-20 line level signal why the hell would you ever tap the output of it with all the signal processing done to color it? Read the link in my sig...
I do not think we will be that lucky yet. Also looking at the rear sub, I am wondering if that is a regular 8" hole. What the hell is up with the three small speakers in the rear deck? I am not sure if I am going to bother with that third small speaker when redoing it. I have a huge old model PPI that is in excellent physical condition. The problem is where to mount that thing. I think that amp is probably a good 2 foot long and 10 inches wide which limits my options.I haven't cut into mine yet, was hoping the same thing, cause I'll just run 16ga wire to the back and solder RCA's on. Plug n play would be nice. I guess I could head up to Best Buy and see if Metra has something that fits...
You obviously have a sedan, right? I'm not sure what 8" speaker you're referring to but I'll drop this in here just for the hatchback folks. Maybe an earlier model year when they had the spare tire unit?I do not think we will be that lucky yet. Also looking at the rear sub, I am wondering if that is a regular 8" hole. What the hell is up with the three small speakers in the rear deck? I am not sure if I am going to bother with that third small speaker when redoing it. I have a huge old model PPI that is in excellent physical condition. The problem is where to mount that thing. I think that amp is probably a good 2 foot long and 10 inches wide which limits my options.
Hmm, interesting. Are you sure that is one of the front door speakers?