Are a monsoon amplifier and alpine deck compatible?

[bobbyh]

i'm going to take my 2001 passat in to have my monsoon stereo system replaced with an alpine deck, they told me they MIGHT be able to "turn the amplifier on" but if they cant its going to cost an extra $150 to bypass the amp. does anyone know in advance if this will work?

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[jz976 10+ year member]

should work fine theyre tryin to get you

 

[bobbyh]

so should i just take it in and hope that it works?

 

[5.3bowtie 10+ year member]

They can check if they can install it without bypassing before they do any work. Just tell them to check first and then you can decide if you want to pay extra if you have to.

Thomas

 

[GMCJimmyslt2000 10+ year member]

ur gonna need a special wire harness to intergrate the factory amp. THey cost around 50-100$, which will be less than what they are charging to bypass.

If u dont wanna do that, just rewire the speakers directly to the alpine. Not the hard, the only tricky part is taking off the door panels and running the wire thru the door and car.