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I bought a car, and the stereo wiring is sketchy
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<blockquote data-quote="E39.Saucyassbo.510" data-source="post: 8815475" data-attributes="member: 680430"><p>So I bought a 2003 bmw 530i e39 sedan like 2 years ago, and I have been modifying the crap out of the car and fixing alot of things and general maintenance. I am now just going to start with the sound system. When I bought the car it came with a pioneer touch screen Bluetooth stereo installed instead of the factory stereo/navigation. But now that I looked at the wiring behind the stereo I can see that the guy didn't really know anything or care about safety because it's a straight fire hazard. The factory wiring is all cut up. All the adapters and everything are all cut up. There are loose wires, capped wired, spliced wires and all. I want to fix this mess of wiring but I'm probably going to have a shop rewire it all and do it right later. For now, i want to know if my factory amp works? Like is the aftermarket stereo and factory amp working together? Or is it bypassed already? I want to add a subwoofer and amp but not sure how to wire it in with the previous owners mess</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="E39.Saucyassbo.510, post: 8815475, member: 680430"] So I bought a 2003 bmw 530i e39 sedan like 2 years ago, and I have been modifying the crap out of the car and fixing alot of things and general maintenance. I am now just going to start with the sound system. When I bought the car it came with a pioneer touch screen Bluetooth stereo installed instead of the factory stereo/navigation. But now that I looked at the wiring behind the stereo I can see that the guy didn't really know anything or care about safety because it's a straight fire hazard. The factory wiring is all cut up. All the adapters and everything are all cut up. There are loose wires, capped wired, spliced wires and all. I want to fix this mess of wiring but I'm probably going to have a shop rewire it all and do it right later. For now, i want to know if my factory amp works? Like is the aftermarket stereo and factory amp working together? Or is it bypassed already? I want to add a subwoofer and amp but not sure how to wire it in with the previous owners mess [/QUOTE]
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