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<blockquote data-quote="Andrewbe" data-source="post: 7456318" data-attributes="member: 635933">Hello!I am going to be installing 2 10&quot; kicker Comp subs in an Audi A4 B8. I know those subs might not be the highest quality thing out there, but I got an excellent deal on them. The A4 comes with a factory sub, and the speaker wires that go to the sub can be easily accessible from the trunk. In fact, they are clipped into the sub via a 2 pin connector. The battery for the car is also in the trunk.So what I am wanting to do is take the signal that&#039;s running through the sub speaker wires already, and route it into an Alpine MRP-M500 and have that powering my 2 subs. My only question is if this is a good way to do things. I understand that I&#039;ll be running an amplified signal into an amp, but I do have a bass EQ control in the car which controls the volume to the sub (I believe). So by rerouting the speaker wires to go into the alpine sub to power my 2 kickers should work. The only issue is this is my first time ever installing a sound system in a car. I&#039;ve worked with Home Theater systems in the past, but I am not very familiar with car audio.I do plan to wire the subs in parallel to keep them at 4 ohms. I&#039;m just wondering if I can get a good signal from the subwoofers speaker wires into the input on the amp.Thanks for any and all help, and sorry if this is a wall of text.-Andrew</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Andrewbe, post: 7456318, member: 635933"] Hello! I am going to be installing 2 10" kicker Comp subs in an Audi A4 B8. I know those subs might not be the highest quality thing out there, but I got an excellent deal on them. The A4 comes with a factory sub, and the speaker wires that go to the sub can be easily accessible from the trunk. In fact, they are clipped into the sub via a 2 pin connector. The battery for the car is also in the trunk. So what I am wanting to do is take the signal that's running through the sub speaker wires already, and route it into an Alpine MRP-M500 and have that powering my 2 subs. My only question is if this is a good way to do things. I understand that I'll be running an amplified signal into an amp, but I do have a bass EQ control in the car which controls the volume to the sub (I believe). So by rerouting the speaker wires to go into the alpine sub to power my 2 kickers should work. The only issue is this is my first time ever installing a sound system in a car. I've worked with Home Theater systems in the past, but I am not very familiar with car audio. I do plan to wire the subs in parallel to keep them at 4 ohms. I'm just wondering if I can get a good signal from the subwoofers speaker wires into the input on the amp. Thanks for any and all help, and sorry if this is a wall of text. -Andrew [/QUOTE]

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