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07-28-2009, 12:07 PM | #265 |
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Re routing cables in E93
Just took these photos with the top half way down. It does look a reasonably easy job, you can see the loom coming through the foam in picture 3.
Just need to remove the seatback as you say. |
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08-04-2009, 06:36 AM | #266 |
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Yesterday my new THA555 was delivered...today busy working a feasable plan to install it using, of course, all the info posted hier; still I can not seem to understand how to get the cable harnass into the trunk without removing the rear seat back - I have a E90 with a fixed rear seat back
Anyway, I took a day off so tomorrow I will give it a hard try! Wish me luck! |
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08-04-2009, 06:46 AM | #267 |
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To get the extension cable into the boot of an e90, make sure you run the cable up the passenger side of the car.
When you get to the rear seat, if you pull the base of the seat directly upward it will pop out of the retaining clip. Then there is an obvious gap to post the cable through (there is already some pre-existing BMW wiring to guide you). Just then push the seat base back down to clip it in. I have just done this mod on my 2007 e90 and wasnt looking forward to getting the cable into the boot, but it was the easiest bit. Good luck (Just noticed you are in the netherlands so the side of the car might be different. Look in the boot for the routing of the exisitng wire from the telematics etc) |
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08-04-2009, 07:38 AM | #268 |
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I have come so far but didn't notice the obvious gap...surely not on the driver's side; the cables do not seem to run to the trunk right under the seat but, instead, they seem to go up somehow... behind the side panel), I would prefer not to dismantle the whole back seat
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08-04-2009, 09:16 AM | #269 |
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You are right, the wires do look like they go up in the trunjk / boot, but behind the panel they angle downwards.
I took the side panel of the trunk / boot out. Once this is removed (via 2 or 3 clips) the hole is obvious. However to access it (from the cabin side) you need to pull the base of the rear seat up (by pulling sharply upward). I found it pretty straight forward and much easier to remove than other parts of the trim. Hope this helps. |
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08-04-2009, 09:19 AM | #270 | |
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08-04-2009, 03:14 PM | #271 |
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Why do I need to use a 40A fuse on the positive cable since there is already one inserted in the amp? If one chooses to use the power cables provided within the harness (yellow and black) then no extra fuse will be needed....weird
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08-04-2009, 04:49 PM | #272 |
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blaupunkt reliability issues?
I'm ordering a THA 275 tomorrow, mainly because there don't appear to be any other option. The Alpine kit don't seem to fit my car because there are no connectors in the wiring as described in the instructions. I think the new cars have a different wiring arrangement, from looking at pictures of other cars on here.
Anyway, I'm a bit concerned about whether the Blaupunkt amps are reliable, given one or two reports of failures and poor customer service from Blue Spot. Does anyone have any info about reliability generally of these amps? |
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08-05-2009, 02:55 AM | #273 |
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I did'nt use the 40amp fuse on my cable! Where did it say you had to?
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08-05-2009, 03:34 AM | #274 |
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I am in the installation process and I wonder if I could just use 2 cables for feeding the amp without any additional fuse as suggested on the instruction sheet...I am planning to use the yellow/black wires provided in the harness but conected on the battery/some ground in the trunk
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08-05-2009, 04:46 AM | #275 | |
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It was as simple as that with the exception of the problem I now have with the amp driving too heavier a load on the front channels. |
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08-05-2009, 04:54 AM | #276 | |
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The only way round this is to remove the Sub from the front speaker circuit and connect it to the rear channel of the Amp. The rear speakers are either disconneted or powered from the head unit. I hope this summary is correct as I am no electrical engineer! This was a PM i received from a US forum member Hi Richard The main problem here is not the filters of the THA475, is the way that you connected the OEM speakers to this aftermarket amp, specifically the front speakers. Your base system originally have the underseat subs connected in parallel to the front full range 4" drivers. There is a capacitor inline between the 6.5" underseat woofer and the 4" full range driver which accomplishes two jobs: keeps the total impedance in 4 ohms and separates the low frequencies (woofer) from the mid/high frequencies (4" full range). By adding an extra set of tweeters to the front speakers you effectively changed both the impedance and the frequency filtering. The filtering can be fixed, but the new impedance can damage your THA475 if it goes below 2 ohms, which it is in fact 1.33 ohms with the new tweeters at least. The amp will eventually overheat and fail if it is drawing too much current due to the low impedance. If you do not understand all this mumbo-jumbo of technical information at least understand this: you cannot set this THA475 and the front speakers the way you did. You will need to connect the THA475 4-channels only to the front speakers: - channels 1-2: connect them to the front 4" full range driver and the new tweeters. Set the THA475 front filter to high pass, at around 150Hz. - channels 3-4" connect them to the underseat woofers. Set the THA475 rear filter to low pass, at around 150Hz. The rear OEM speakers will be driven by your OEM HU/iDrive unit. Regards Elías |
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08-05-2009, 06:23 AM | #277 |
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Saw your detailed writeup about the amp install you did but I am not positive that you had the idrive. I have an 09 e93 with idrive that I would like to change ouf the amp on. I don't have the logic 7. Do I need the Blankpunt 1250? Does that drive my fronts, rears and the subs under the seat ?
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08-05-2009, 07:07 AM | #278 |
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"You will need to connect the THA475 4-channels only to the front speakers: - channels 1-2: connect them to the front 4" full range driver and the new tweeters." Thank you for the info. I have ordered one now so I will soon find out for myself how reliable they are. The PM is interesting because he says to connect the underseat subs to channels 3 & 4 but I don’t think you can do this without modifying the pnp loom or modifying the car wiring so connecting the amp via speaker level inputs, which rather defeats the object of using this amp. I don’t intend adding tweeters but instead I am going to replace the door speakers with 4 ohm 2-way speakers with built in tweeter. Hopefully that will be OK |
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08-05-2009, 08:35 AM | #279 | |
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Good luck with the install, this site has a wealth of info |
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08-05-2009, 10:10 AM | #280 |
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Finally, I have finished the job in no less than 8 hours!!!! I lost almost an hour with the tiny f... hazard connector in the dashboard trim , anyway, the sound is improved, no doubt; i might need to adjust the settings on the amp - I am not sure what input value should i use for the subs (they are connected directly), still the OEM subs though.
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08-05-2009, 10:19 AM | #281 | |
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Ask Gizzie for settings... he is the expert |
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08-05-2009, 06:02 PM | #282 |
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08-10-2009, 12:04 PM | #284 |
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wow! It's getting really hot...after a 45 minutes ride I couldn't hold my hand on it, I probably should change the location - it's under the "carpet" in the trunk.
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08-10-2009, 12:50 PM | #285 |
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The only reason it is possibly getting hot is because it is drawing too much from the front speakers! (I assume you have not disconnected the subs from the front speaker curcuit) Try to connect the Subs to the 5th channel! This is a Digital Amp and should not get warm!
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08-10-2009, 03:30 PM | #286 | |
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I must say I still have the OEM subs running...but this shouldn't be a problem, I will disconnect them tomorrow to see if any effect occurs |
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