B7 Dynaudio Retrofit

[Timlin]

Hmm, It's difficult to see the unit under my drivers seat, its just a big metal box with a bunch of cables coming out of it... I guess it could be an amp, but as I mentioned earlier someone advise me that it was the BlueTooth unit - I just don't know to be honest!

I'd suggest you speak with Martin at JKU, he's an expert on all of these things and will be able to advise you accurately.
My car technically has 10 speaker - 3 in each front door and two in each rear door.

Remember, cheap advice can be expensive! Go to an expert and follow what they advise!

Good luck with the hunt!

AT

[Cplus]

Drivers side is Bluetooth. And yes it is massive for what it is. A large part of the size is the styrofoam carrier it sits in.

[nermal]

Thanks, you're right about cheap advice! Martin @ JKU sure knows what he's talking about.

The amp should be on the passengers side. You need to remove the cover to access it.
There are a few posts in the following thread (and around the place) about being able to swap the amp out for a Dynaudio one: R36 Wagon speaker sizes

[Simon]

I have a front set of factory dyns from a B7 that I got for a good price. I'm not too worried about the rear speakers and am happy to to leave them stock as I don't sit in the back seats. It sounds like fitting the factory amp and wiring to run these could be pricey and bit of a pain. Can I fit the front dyns then run them with a good quality aftermarket amp using high level inputs from the RNS510?

[Timlin]

Hi

Well, to my surprise I DO have an amp under the cover under the passengers seat! Now I AM thinking about an amp upgrade... is it a plug & play install, or is there more to it?

Hmm... what are your thoughts on this?


AT

[nermal]

Hi

Well, to my surprise I DO have an amp under the cover under the passengers seat! Now I AM thinking about an amp upgrade... is it a plug & play install, or is there more to it?

Hmm... what are your thoughts on this?


AT

=) the connectors appear to be same, but I'm trying to dig up a wiring diagram. Here's one for the Dynaudio amp: http://www.motor-talk.de/forum/aktio...mentId=687335& .. the standard 250W amp is part number: 3C0-035-456-K (still trying to find the connector diagram for that one).

I'll let you know if I discover any more info.

[Timlin]

I found this info for you - it may help, it may not...

Volkswagen factory amplifier details and pin assignments | my-gti.com

=) the connectors appear to be same, but I'm trying to dig up a wiring diagram. Here's one for the Dynaudio amp: http://www.motor-talk.de/forum/aktio...mentId=687335& .. the standard 250W amp is part number: 3C0-035-456-K (still trying to find the connector diagram for that one).

I'll let you know if I discover any more info.

[nermal]

I found this info for you - it may help, it may not...

Volkswagen factory amplifier details and pin assignments | my-gti.com

Thanks =)

So according to that link, the standard 8-channel pinouts match the 10-channel Dynaudio system and you should be able to just plug'n'play the 10-channel DA amp, replace the speakers and recode (in theory).

I remember reading something about the (10) Dynaudio speakers being 8 Ohm vs the (8 ) "premium" speakers being 4 ohm, which may cause the amp to work harder and possibly cause issues/errors...

[Timlin]

The different impedance values will make little to do difference - as long as all 10 speakers are the same impedance. So, the next trick is finding two DynAudio amps for the right price!

I've seen them on eBay US for US$800.00ish, but then the freight is US$350.00??? Thats crazy!

JKU quoted AU$1,800.00 - each too!

[nermal]

Why do you need 2 amps?

You can get them brand new for ~$800 on ECS Tuning.

I've seen second hand ones for ~$500 on eBay. Aliexpress also have cheaper ones ~$300-400 (trustworthy?)