Newbie with an audio question

[wildathart]

Hi all
I am now the proud owner of a 2007 2.0i roadster and i love it,please forgive me if this has been answered elsewhere but it has given me a headache trawling through all the different answers people have on the internet. So here goes, my car has the business cd head unit with dsp, 6 cd changer aux input under the dash and i assume the amp is the small box next to the battery? speaker wise i have 2 in each door and 2 behind each seat, mine has speakers where some has cubby holes? i think thats it, now my question i have a parrott android head unit i want to fit in the car, i have fitted it but no sound and that is what i have been looking for away to fix, i have read i can bypass the amp and wire direct to the speakers? i can fit an aftermarket amp? i may have to replace all the speakers? i know it is a great sonding system as is, but i would like to know if it is possible to fit my parrot without a lot of hastle, any simple answers would be very much appreciated
Thankyou

 

[marchantsuk]

Welcome along and whilst I can't really help you on this occasion, there will be someone along shortly with just the right answer.

But as is now (almost law) :worthless:
Show us what you have

 

[bcworkz]

Welcome to the forum! We're going to want to see pics of your car.

The little box is probably a battery emergency disconnect device. Facelift cars, 2006 and later, should have their amps, if equipped, mounted on the forward boot bulkhead under the carpet. The amp uses digital signals (DSP), so replacement is rather complicated. This is probably also why you are not getting sound. I'm not familiar with the parrot device you have, but most outfits that build these sort of things offer some sort of DSP adapter unit that you probably need.

If you do figure out how to drive an aftermarket amp, you could use most of the existing speakers. The subs have weird electrical requirements, so you would have to replace those. Most people don't want to put in 10 channels of amp, so abandoning some speakers and combining the tweeter with something else is in order. You will benefit from replacing the existing speakers though. Unfortunately, they are of unusual size, so options are limited, and some minor fabrication may be needed for installation.

Considering all that, a lot of us have decided the existing system is good enough, especially since the listening environment is much less than ideal with the top down. Can't hear any nuances over the wind noise.