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Newbie. Pre-out questions (and answers)
Hello, all. Just bought my '03 ZX5 and love it after a month. I have the factory Blau MP3 HU and think it's great. I want to keep the HU, replace the factory speakers, and add an amp and aftermarket sub (JL Audio Stealthbox).
I had several questions, so I searched through the FAQs and previous threads and got some good info, especially DidHeFocus?'s wiring diagrams.
After downloading some manuals on Blau's website, I have a little more info and a couple more questions.
The aftermarket Blaupunkt radios come with a six-pin connector (the yellow one) with 4 preamp outs and a amplifier-on lead.
Click here for a PDF manual for one of Blau's HU's with the same connectors. Look at pages 80 through 83.
The connector looks like this.
I have sent an email to the company that exclusively handles Blaupunkt's spare parts distribution in the US, to ask for a part number and price and availability, which I will post here as soon as I get a reply.
Blaupunkt lists the pinout of the yellow connector as follows:
Pin 1-Line Out LR
Pin 2-Line Out RR
Pin 3-Ground
Pin 4-Line Out LF
Pin 5-Line Out RF
Pin 6-+12V Amplifier
Looking at the back of the stock HU, the pins are as follows:
1 4
- -
3 6
- -
2 5
- -
It also lists pin 3 of the bottom connector as a Sub Out. Pin 3 is the second pin from the left on the top row of pins on the bottom connector (viewed again from the back of the HU).
I removed my HU, and found that the yellow connector is prewired (all six connectors) and goes somewhere. I lost track of it in the harness over the heater blower behind the glovebox.
My new question is this: does anyone know where that harness from the yellow connector ends up? Where is the amp for the audiophile system?
Any more help would be appreciated. Thanks, all. [
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Hello, all. Just bought my '03 ZX5 and love it after a month. I have the factory Blau MP3 HU and think it's great. I want to keep the HU, replace the factory speakers, and add an amp and aftermarket sub (JL Audio Stealthbox).
I had several questions, so I searched through the FAQs and previous threads and got some good info, especially DidHeFocus?'s wiring diagrams.
After downloading some manuals on Blau's website, I have a little more info and a couple more questions.
The aftermarket Blaupunkt radios come with a six-pin connector (the yellow one) with 4 preamp outs and a amplifier-on lead.
Click here for a PDF manual for one of Blau's HU's with the same connectors. Look at pages 80 through 83.
The connector looks like this.
I have sent an email to the company that exclusively handles Blaupunkt's spare parts distribution in the US, to ask for a part number and price and availability, which I will post here as soon as I get a reply.
Blaupunkt lists the pinout of the yellow connector as follows:
Pin 1-Line Out LR
Pin 2-Line Out RR
Pin 3-Ground
Pin 4-Line Out LF
Pin 5-Line Out RF
Pin 6-+12V Amplifier
Looking at the back of the stock HU, the pins are as follows:
1 4
- -
3 6
- -
2 5
- -
It also lists pin 3 of the bottom connector as a Sub Out. Pin 3 is the second pin from the left on the top row of pins on the bottom connector (viewed again from the back of the HU).
I removed my HU, and found that the yellow connector is prewired (all six connectors) and goes somewhere. I lost track of it in the harness over the heater blower behind the glovebox.
My new question is this: does anyone know where that harness from the yellow connector ends up? Where is the amp for the audiophile system?
Any more help would be appreciated. Thanks, all. [