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Old Jul 22, 2018 | 03:55 PM
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I changed the tweeters and it helped, but i want put in a subwoofer. Easy to get breaking power from the back, but it seems I have tear apart half the car to find at least a loudspeaker signal. That will do very well. i took away the rear seat, lots of cables there...impossible to say which on carries the audio signal. Any suggestions? I do not want to take the signal from the front side of the car.
 
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Old Jul 22, 2018 | 04:56 PM
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Asked and answered already I think. I don't believe thee is one in the rear.

https://www.jaguarforums.com/forum/x...al-sub-192833/
 
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Old Jul 23, 2018 | 07:56 AM
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You could tap into the rear speaker(s) with high to low level converter(s). I talked to a radioshop about it and they said it would not be a problem to take the signal from them, they don't add load on the built in amp.
 

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Old Jul 23, 2018 | 08:18 AM
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Originally Posted by Macc
I changed the tweeters and it helped, but i want put in a subwoofer. Easy to get breaking power from the back, but it seems I have tear apart half the car to find at least a loudspeaker signal. That will do very well. i took away the rear seat, lots of cables there...impossible to say which on carries the audio signal. Any suggestions? I do not want to take the signal from the front side of the car.
What does the free wiring diagrams say?
 
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Old Jul 23, 2018 | 08:33 AM
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I added 2 Kenwood KSC-SW11 (on behind the driver's seat and another behind the passenger seat), spliced off of the rear speakers - sounds so much better. I also changed out the front speakers to Focals and they sound so much clearer and crisp, as well as the sub in the footwell (fills out the sound a little more). Changing the rear speakers made no difference at all and I went back to stock.
 
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Old Jul 25, 2018 | 03:35 PM
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Originally Posted by envincibal
I added 2 Kenwood KSC-SW11 (on behind the driver's seat and another behind the passenger seat), spliced off of the rear speakers - sounds so much better. I also changed out the front speakers to Focals and they sound so much clearer and crisp, as well as the sub in the footwell (fills out the sound a little more). Changing the rear speakers made no difference at all and I went back to stock.
Where did you find the signal from? It seems I have to take quite much stuff away just to see the rear speakers!
 
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Old Jul 26, 2018 | 06:18 AM
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Where did you find the signal from? It seems I have to take quite much stuff away just to see the rear speakers!
I used the rear speakers. Yes, you have to remove quite a few pieces, and IIRC, the trim at the tread plate (snaps up and I believe its also a 25 torx screw), then the panel that the rear speaker sits in. A bit of a pain, but not terrible, and the results of getting the signal for the subs is well worth it. As for power to the subs, there is a switch power source in the trunk (there are a few threads on it, and at the moment I don't recall which treads particularly).
 
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Old Jul 27, 2018 | 05:04 PM
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Switch power is behind a plastic "door" near back lights on the left side. Ugh. Perhaps I will take the cd-player/radio/Nav-thing away, it may be easier...I saw the instructions for it.
 
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