dre707

I have all my car audio from my previous car and want to install it in my 2006 Acura rl can I do it? If so how would I do it it's a 4 channel kicker ix500.4 that I would like to have installed also I'd like to replace all 4 door 6.5 sppeakers to some Infinit,Polk,or alpine I have everything I need for the install just wanted to know if you can do it since it already has the stock Bose amp I beleieve any info greatly appreciated and thanks

dre707

Anyone???

pcloadletter

yes, it has been done.

dre707

Do you happen to know how and what I need?

tsx111

look up pac add-hon 20. may be what you need.

oo7spy

In general, an after market system with an amp is achieved by catching the signal somewhere between the HU and speakers, supplying that to the new amp, and driving your new speakers from the amp.

The RL head unit goes to a factory Bose amp. This is a low power line that is only used to transfer the audio signals. The amp takes this low power signal and amplifies it to a high power signal that can drive the speakers. Here is the wiring diagram for the amp. (The amp is on the passenger quarter panel of the trunk.)



From the signals here, I have high confidence Bose uses a differential bus to transfer the audio data from the head unit to the amp, Bose Bus +/- (A10 & A11). The amp decodes the data and converts it to analog signals that go to the speakers. Because of this, you cannot do anything with the wires from the HU to the Bose amp.

You will need to capture the signal on the speaker side of the amp. (This is what the PAC AOEM-HON20 is doing, but PAC-Audio doesn't have a system for the 2G RL that I can see on their site.) Take the signals from the Bose amp that are going to the speakers you want to replace, connect them to your amp, and run your amp signals to your speakers. You can capture the Bose amp signals either by a line-out converter or by plugging the wires going to the speakers directly into the amp if it has signal level inputs. I would suggest the signal level inputs because that will keep the surround sound capabilities unmodified. EDIT: Your amp does have them. They are called speaker-level inputs as described at the very bottom of the page here: http://www.crutchfield.com/S-c2hBfl6...r-IX500-4.html Be sure to take note of this. I also suggest unplugging all of the other speakers at the speaker so that they can be plugged back in if you every revert to stock. However, I would leave the sub-woofer plugged in (unless you have another option for a sub-woofer). I say this because otherwise you will have two sets of speakers driven by two different amps, and the levels probably won't match. By doing this, you will have a stand alone system that can use any speakers that will match your amp.

By going this route, you will only need to cut the wires for the 4 speakers you are replacing. Everything else can be disconnected at the speaker.

If you really wanted to go all out, you could put a DSP between the Bose amp and your amp to clean up the quality and adjust levels, but it is not necessary to achieve what you are asking for.

dre707

Do you need to purchase one of those sound processors in order to connect my 4 channel kicker amp or is that not required?.