AUDI A8 - Fitting an aftermarket Sub/Amp

[KillerHERTZ]

My brother has just bought a 2003 Audi A8, inside it has a very nice BOSE system controlled via the pop up LCD screen & the I-Drive style button.

As we are both into Drum & Bass, the system is virtually useless as the tiny amps, although sound great have little bass.

Off to our local Discount Auto garage place who fit the system to his CLK, and the guy tells us we are looking at around £1400 to intergrate the 1000w Amp & Bassbin.

Trouble is, the cars audio computer knows exactly what is happening to each speaker, and each speaker has its own amp.

He reckons the only soliution is to buy a modual that bypasses the system & on top of that each of the 10+ speakers will need to be re-wired. Plus the sound proofing in the boot will deafen out most of the sound anyway...

Anyone any idea's? its it possible to - for example, disconnect the parcel shelf speakers and connect up the amp to them or somthing along those lines?

Cheers
KHz

 

[GrahamC230K]

No offence, but I would start posting on an Audi forum if you haven't already, in addition to here.

Clearly this is fairly specialist and specific but I doubt you are the first person to attempt this. Acutally, an A8 onwer that is into drum and bass, maybe you are!

www.audiworld.com is US biased and the forum format sucks but the info can be v.good.

Not sure if the UK forums will be much use for this one.

Audi-sport.net is very so so

RS246.com is S and RS specific, but you may be able to get some assistance from our very own craigyb. I think he actually makes a business out of his Audi modification/retro fit experience now (if he didn't before).