gary02tdi said:
Think i worded the first post wrongly.
What i'm looking to know is.
Can i add a sub-woofer to the system.
Hi Gary.. You can add a sub woofer system to any car, but you need a low pass amplifier, speaker and enclosure. The RCD 215 ( I have it out of the car and on my table as I speak ) does not have any output for a subwoofer.. it just has FRONT L/R and REAR L/R speaker outputs ( 8 connectors ) on its rear. To add a sub woofer you'll need one that taps into the LEFT / RIGHT speaker feeds ( either front or back ) and amplifies that bass section of the feed. These are pretty standard and can be found on ebay.
Now... Can you do it DIY ??? That depends on how competent you are.. and brave. Getting the RCD 215 out is NOT for the faint hearted !!! I have a base 'Take up' with no extras at all. I wanted to add my own flavours and the low cost at £7995 means I can choose some goodies
as I go. I've removed the RCD 215 as I only have the front speakers installed and connected and need to add in the wires for the rear speakers. Each VW up! order has it's own wiring harness added when the car is assembled.. and if you do not buy the 'Sound pack' at £100 then the harness only has FRONT speakers wired. A real bummer as I expected to find the wires to the rear speakers in place as standard.. but alas they are not. This is a cost saver for VW as they do not add extra wires to customer cars that do pay for them !! -- Makes retro fitting a sound pack, or upgrading really costly.
That said taking the car apart does not phase me the least. I'm adding in 6" rear bass speakers that also have mid and tweeter units attached. So will have 8 speakers as opposed to the VW sound packs 6
. It should sound pretty good then - Time will tell.
An easier way to connect your subwoofer then would be to intercept the front speaker L/R wires near the door hinges/side kick panels and just T into them there, and avoid taking out the RCD 215 unit itself.
See towards the end of the forum link below for more details on my rear speaker additions...
http://www.upownersclub.co.uk/forum/take-up-day2-extended-135-mile-drive_topic388_page2.html
I'll put up photos etc. after I've completed the work
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LarsDG88 said:
Are there any RCA exits on the RCD215 ?
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but others should be able to add in the rear wire connectors without unplugging the radio or doing this.
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