[piggelin]

so i got the bp tha555

and i had the european business stereo, you know 6 speakers total.

i used the pnp harness, installed new mids and tweets, and sws-8's

and im not pleased, sound is great. but i want more bass, i was thinking of another 12" or something in the trunk maybe?

in that case, what amp should i buy?

how should i connect it? i only wanna cut in the pnp harness, not in the original harness from the car.

do i need anything more? i dont want my lights to dim more than they do now.

so, what amp, what bass and how should i do this?

[fdriller9]

Well if you don't want slot of power get a Jlw3 or something and a 300w amp to run it. Doesn't the Bp tha555 have preamp outputs? Just get your signal from there and run new power, ground and remote turn on lead if your not using signal sensing. As for the dimming problem I noticed my lights dim more when I had my amp grounded to the grounding terminal by the wheel well...ground directly to the battery and there is slot less dimming. Can't really fix that unless you get a high output altenator or a higher capacity battery. Caps don't really help in most situations.

[piggelin]

hmm, so i need a remote too know with the next amp. dammit.

what amp do u think i should get? and what bass? another bp?

i use the same ground as the battery.

[piggelin]

hmm, i cant find that sub for a decent price. i cant even find it europe. i dont wanna pay too much taxes.

[piggelin]

THA 1250 is this a good amp?

[santos1213]

Hey man, how would you compare your set up with the stock one? Also i'd like to know what PnP harness you used, or if it came with your amp? thanks man and good luck! Im in the USA and Im lookin to do the same thing you did.

[fdriller9]

Just got an alpine MRP-M500 and a Type-R 1242D. I'll be putting this in after I come back from vacation. But this may be too much. I'm not familiar with THA 1250. Yes you need a remote. Don't you already have one with the THA555. I don't know much about that one either.

[piggelin]

no i think its in the pnp harness or its just digital. im not sure how it works.

im thinking of a dls amp and a dls 12" sub in the trunk. bad idea? or should i get one more blaupunkt amp ^^

[piggelin]

so i searched for the amp and the woofer you sent, wow. they seem to be great together. but i think i would need a power cap with that :P lets see if i can find someone to help me install them and find the stuff in europe

this sub seems to be big. isnt there anyway to fit it it and have some trunk space left what about putting the sub into the side where the battery is, or the other side?

[fdriller9]

Where did you get the harness from? Does it have Line output converter (LOC)? DLS looks soild. You can get a custom fiberglass enclosure made by a local shop. I'm getting the zenclosures box. I'm not really concerned with the trunk space. Also in the post 2 spaces above, you mentioned a digital rem? I don't know what that is. But there are only 3 ways to getting a REM lead (that I know of): using a relay, a LOC with a remote trigger, or using the OEM (for all systems) rem lead from pin#13 in the back of the oem HU. Pin#13 is pin#10 at the amp harness, I believe in some applications. I do know that L7 doesn't have pin#10 in the amp harness though.

[piggelin]

hmm, i found the amp in sweden, but im not sure i found the right sub.

http://translate.google.com/translat...&sl=auto&tl=sv

okay, fuck trunk space, u can move the woofer if u need to so.

[fdriller9]

I didn't see it on there. I mean don't feel compelled to buy the alpine stuff because I got it. Get what's available in your country. It will make things allot easier, especially if you ever need to get your stuff serviced. Get some opinions from locals and see what they say about good brands. Any amp and sub will work as long as it is installed properly. If you still want to go with the alpine stuff, check out ebay. Or if you want to order from the US www.sonicelectronix.com is a good place. I imagine shipping will be high though. I do recommend getting the sub new though. You don't know what the previous owner has done it...set gain to high, etc. Used amps are ok. Less likely to have a problem. Both my amps are used...JL 500/1 and MRP-M500 and they perform great. They are even under rated.

[piggelin]

Originally Posted by santos1213

Hey man, how would you compare your set up with the stock one? Also i'd like to know what PnP harness you used, or if it came with your amp? thanks man and good luck! Im in the USA and Im lookin to do the same thing you did.

dude i didnt see ur msg.

well, in europe, our stock SUCKS, it really SUCKS. no amp, nothing.

in usa, u get the hifi system stock, we have to pay extra for it.

so i changed all my speakers and added a amp, which made it improve. alot.

im not 100 about the hifi system, so if anyone knows this better, just step in!

well now i want more bass, so i was thinking one more mono amp and a heavy bass.

[piggelin]

Originally Posted by *********

I didn't see it on there. I mean don't feel compelled to buy the alpine stuff because I got it. Get what's available in your country. It will make things allot easier, especially if you ever need to get your stuff serviced. Get some opinions from locals and see what they say about good brands. Any amp and sub will work as long as it is installed properly. If you still want to go with the alpine stuff, check out ebay. Or if you want to order from the US www.sonicelectronix.com is a good place. I imagine shipping will be high though. I do recommend getting the sub new though. You don't know what the previous owner has done it...set gain to high, etc. Used amps are ok. Less likely to have a problem. Both my amps are used...JL 500/1 and MRP-M500 and they perform great. They are even under rated.

thanks man, yeah but i want a good set. alpine is avaible. so maybe ill go for it?

ill have to think about it. i need to get new tyres for my rims and stuff first

but im installing one more amp and a 12" woofer somewhere in the car ^^

[piggelin]

would appriciate if anyone could give me more tips on amps and 12" woofers.

[Technic]

Originally Posted by piggelin

do i need anything more? i dont want my lights to dim more than they do now.

Is your THA555 power/ground connected directly to your battery or power/ground is coming from the PnP harness?

[piggelin]

its directly from the battery

[Technic]

Originally Posted by piggelin

its directly from the battery

I would advice first to find out what's wrong with your connection/wiring/amp, as the THA555 is less than half as powerfull as my amps (PDX-5 and PDX 4.150) and no lights dim in my car at all, even when the car is off.

Another amp will make your situation worse.

[piggelin]

okay technic. what where exactly did you ground? i have my on the same place as the battery grounds.

i just want to connect another amp and add a sub now,something that is avaible here in europe.

[Technic]

Originally Posted by piggelin

okay technic. what where exactly did you ground? i have my on the same place as the battery grounds.

i just want to connect another amp and add a sub now,something that is avaible here in europe.

I used the ground point at the top of the left rear fender.

[fdriller9]

Originally Posted by Technic

I used the ground point at the top of the left rear fender.

This is what I first did...you're talking about the grounding block, correct? I had dimming problems in my license plate lights and interior lights. I moved my ground directly to the battery terminal and I have alot less dimming. It's barely noticable now. Before, when it was grounded to the grounding post, my lights dimmed everytime bass hit...I only had a JL 500/1 powering SWS-8s at the time. I just blew them though. Going back to stock and a trunk sub for awhile.

[piggelin]

u use 500w on sws-8? arent they like alot less ? :P

maybe thats why u blew your subs out? well i will look for a new ground as soon as i get all my other things working