ADDING SOME BASS TO MY GIRLFRIENDS BMW X3 - FLICARGUY DIY VLOGS
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- Опубліковано 5 вер 2024
- I INSTALLED A KICKER 12" COMP R SUBWOOFER WITH AN AUDIO CONTROL ACM 300.1 COMPACT AMP INTO MY GIRL'S 2018 BMW X3. I GO OVER THE BASICS OF THE INSTALL AND THINGS TO CONSIDER WHEN ADDING A SUBWOOFER TO YOUR CARS SYSTEM.
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Hey buddy I appreciate you making this video. I picked up an X3 and needed some more bass and this is the only video that helped me out fully. I got the same amp. Makes things lots easier. It pushes 300w rms with a dvc sub wired for 2 ohms. I wired up my amp tonight; my sub will arrive tomorrow. Super appreciative of you commenting later the wires you tapped and that they were the thick ones.
Thank you!!
No problem, I’m glad to be of help, and thank you for taking the time to comment!
@@FliCarGuy Hooked the sub up yesterday and everything works perfectly. Thanks again!
@@lockheedload glad to hear, enjoy!
It’s been over 2 years and the amp has never shut off. As the subwoofer got broken in it played better. The Subwoofer does get smelly if you try to turn up the bass too much because of distortion and lack of power, but it plays reasonably loud with the bass set to a intermediate level in the head unit without issues.
Thank you damn I've been looking for an affordable solution you really helped me out! Subbed!
Hell yeah man thanks. Great tip on that amp with sound sense. Should work on my x3 too I hope
Yah it should!
Damn bro just wanna thank you a lot for this video, looked everywhere forums, youtube and honestly nobody really explains how to do it, i finally decided to go ahead and do this to my 2014 Bmw X5, help me alot!
No problem, I’m glad it helped. I’ve gotten so lazy there are so many more videos I can do!
So did you end up finding the right subwoofer wires? I forgot to go double check for you
@@FliCarGuy yeah i tapped into the thicker wires, i figured thicker wires are for the sub, and it sounds great!
@@kline1cs fantastic. Enjoy!
I have an 09 x3 sport. What color are the wires that you tapped into for the signal? And are they to the stock woofers under the front seats?
Thank you for the weight lifting reference because it was legit sounding like algebra up until that point lol! Great video!
LoL, no problem, I caught myself about to go on a technical tangent.
You should tap into the subs under the seat as they play bass and the mid range with give you almost no bass because it just does not play low. Best to first put your ear to the speaker to hear if it's bass playing or not if you don't have a RTA. That's why you don't have lows because mid-range was tapped into.
The amp was tapped into the subwoofer wires, the Kicker sub is playing fine with all of the lows.
@@FliCarGuy okay because in your video you said that it doesn't have that low bass...
@@0togtr811 Yah, I just meant the way the box is tuned, some of the real lower notes don't play that well compared to cars I've had with big 15's in there and much bigger boxes and more power.
Ive used to kicker inline convertor and it burned from the left channel now that i bought an Lc2i audiocontrol there was smoke from the left channel again… any ideas why it keeps happening?
My first thought would be that’s not the correct wire. If you see smoke it’s likely that something has a dead short, meaning one of this wires has voltage that’s getting grounded out somewhere. Troubleshooting something like this would really require and understanding of dc current, voltage and resistance and how to use a multimeter to measure different things. More than likely though you have an incorrect wire and/or it’s being grounded out to metal or ground somewhere.
Always good to know the facts, great explanation. Thanks D!
You're Welcome!
I have a 2016 X3 with the Harmon Kardon stereo where would I fine the colors of the wires for my subwoofer? Is there a website I can get a diagram for this?
What color wires did you tap into in the wires for the factory amp?
i love small amps. very cool upgrade!
Yah I’m pretty impressed, it hasn’t shut off, not once!
Steve meade dyno tested both of the acm's and they made way over rated power and he ran 2 21 inch sundown subs that are 2000 wats rms and it drove them.
Yah I saw it, that was part of the reason that gave me confidence to try it out. It’s not getting nearly as much input voltage as in his test, but it’s been decent.
14:46 Do you have a wiring diagram you can share?
No I don’t have a wiring diagram, I believe I had searched on the bimmer forums to find the info. If I come across it again I’ll let you know.
What colors were the wires that you tapped into? I have a 2022 to do and I can't find no info on it
Positive black/red, Negative black/brown. Other one is positive blue/red, negative blue/brown
Is the screen on the dashboard stock?
Yes, 2018 and newer have the wider touchscreen
I just added bass in my x3..My question is how to safely add a 2nd battery to help with the power the bass amp takes..I'm old scholl and want to know the correct way to add my 2nd car audio battery safely.
Would love your insight..I have a Deaf Bonce 2900.10 running 2 american bass dvc 12's in a qbomb box...Got signal where you said with a high/low adapter.
These cars have so many electronics in it that I’d be weary of adding a battery that the factory alternator would have to charge. That’s part of the reason I chose such a small amplifier, because I didn’t want any voltage problems in there and didn’t want to add too much load to the system.
That being said, IF I decided to go for it and just decided to see what would happen, I’d probably use a battery isolater and connect the big amp directly to the second battery. Then I’d use a trickle charger at night to charge it up so that the factory alternator wouldn’t have to do all of the work.
Typically in this setting you can wire batteries together in parallel, Positive to positive and Negative to negative. When you do that the alternator is charging both batteries at once and both batteries are powering everything in the car. The BMW may be sensitive to this though, so that’s why if I was going to attempt it I’d isolate them from each other. I would check a couple BMW forums to see if anyone has done it and if they ran into any issues. Bimmerpost is a good one.
What color for the wires you take from the main plug
Positive black/red, Negative black/brown. Other one is positive blue/red, negative blue/brown
Can you list the supplies (and name brand) you used in your video… amp, subwoofer (size), cable types (length), etc. I am a 50+ women and I want to do this to my daughters X3 for Christmas. Thanks so much!
The Amplifier is an Audiocontrol ACM- 1.300 The subwoofer is a Kicker 12” CompR loaded enclosure. You don’t have to use that specifically, it’s actually a little too big for the amp although it works well. You could use any quality subwoofer enclosure that’s rated between 300-400 watts RMS at 2ohms (a bit technical but it will be in the description for most things sold online or you can ask for it if you go to a local retailer). I’m sorry I didn’t really take not of the length of wire etc as I just had some extra laying around from past projects. If you buy an amplifier wiring kit with 8 gauge power wire a fuse, and some speaker wire, it will have more than enough to do the job.
@@FliCarGuy I am so happy to see that you responded to me. Thank you thank you so much for the info. Your video is so helpful and I appreciate you posting it as well as your reply. Have a fantastic holiday!
@@FliCarGuy thanks so much for this!
@@DaniiMarie333no problem!
Next step car fire
Restricted power = 🔥
Lol. This is the best comment I’ve seen so far, thanks for your contribution.
@@FliCarGuy lol sorry just trolling 😎
@@dumpsterfire6351 lol. It’s all good. But you’re not entirely wrong either. If this was a big power setup without things properly fused etc, you could definitely heat up the subwoofer coils enough to start a fire!
@@FliCarGuy resistance
It’s a thing 😎
@@dumpsterfire6351 big time!
Great info! My wife has the same car. Can you tell me what color the positive and negative speaker wires you tapped into are?
I will have to look, I don’t remember off the top of my head, I will get back to you, I’m not sure why I didn’t mention it in the video lol.
@@FliCarGuy Thanks! And by the way, did that Audio Control amp work out ultimately? I know you mentioned that it was getting hot. I'm getting one to run 2 8" Rockford Fosgates and can't go to a bigger amp because my commuter car is a hybrid and it's not safe I hear, to use a higher powered amp.
@@ocmotivator it gets hot sometimes but it’s never shut off once. How much watts are the 8” subs rated at?
Positive black/red, Negative black/brown. Other one is positive blue/red, negative blue/brown
FliCarGuy thanks! You’re my hero! I’ll give you a shout out on my channel when I do the install! 👍👍
May I suggest you should try to get a second camera man so he can focus on filming you and you can show off you actually doing the connections and the work just a suggestion something I'd like to see
Thank you for the suggestion. I do have a tripod I could set the camera up on as well!
Nice video bro. Almost think i could do that lol!
I'm sure you could!
Are you a Somalian?
No I’m not.