Fender Audio System Questions
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Mr. Furious
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It does use a separate amp, and it's located under the driver's seat. Can't help you with the wiring diagram, though.
ABS
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For what it's worth...
Credit to The12Volt.com forum: http://www.the12volt.com/installbay/forum_posts.asp?tid=132259
Radio 12V red/yellow + radio, 16 pin plug, pins 15 and 16
Radio Ground brown - radio, 16 pin plug, pin 12
Radio Ignition (Infotainment CAN)
Radio Illumination (Infotainment CAN)
Factory Amp Turn-on (Infotainment CAN)
Power Antenna N/A
Left Front Speaker (+/-) brown/green - brown/blue or green - brown +,- radio, 8 pin plug, pins 3 and 7
If equipped, the amplifier is under the driver seat. On vehicles with amplifier, the speaker wires are brown/green - brown/blue (woofer); blue/black - white/black (midrange); white - white/black (tweeter) at the amplifier, 38 pin plug, pins 18 and 6; 13 and 14; 8 and 20.
Right Front Speaker (+/-) brown/red - brown/black or blue - brown +,- radio, 8 pin plug, pins 2 and 6
If equipped, the amplifier is under the driver seat. On vehicles with amplifier, the speaker wires are brown/red - brown/black (woofer); red/gray - brown/gray (midrange); gray - gray/black (tweeter) at the amplifier, 38 pin plug, pins 15 and 3; 12 and 11; 19 and 7.
Left Rear Speaker (+/-) red/white - brown/white or white - brown +,- radio, 8 pin plug, pins 4 and 8
If equipped, the amplifier is under the driver seat. On vehicles with amplifier, the speaker wires are red/white - brown/white at the amplifier, 38 pin plug, pins 9 and 21.
Right Rear Speaker (+/-) red/purple - brown/purple or yellow - brown +,- radio, 8 pin plug, pins 1 and 5
If equipped, the amplifier is under the driver seat. On vehicles with amplifier, the speaker wires are red/purple - brown/purple at the amplifier, 38 pin plug, pins 22 and 10.
Center Channel (+/-) N/A
Subwoofer (+/-) white/red - brown/red (1); gray/red - gray/brn (2) +,- amplifier, 38 pin plug, pins 16 and 4; 5 and 17
If equipped, the amplifier is under the driver seat.
Aux. Audio Input Left (+/-) yellow - green +,- radio, 12 pin plug, pins 1 and 2
Aux. Audio Input Right (+/-) gray - green +,- radio, 12 pin plug, pins 7 and 2
Cheers,
Aaron
Credit to The12Volt.com forum: http://www.the12volt.com/installbay/forum_posts.asp?tid=132259
Radio 12V red/yellow + radio, 16 pin plug, pins 15 and 16
Radio Ground brown - radio, 16 pin plug, pin 12
Radio Ignition (Infotainment CAN)
Radio Illumination (Infotainment CAN)
Factory Amp Turn-on (Infotainment CAN)
Power Antenna N/A
Left Front Speaker (+/-) brown/green - brown/blue or green - brown +,- radio, 8 pin plug, pins 3 and 7
If equipped, the amplifier is under the driver seat. On vehicles with amplifier, the speaker wires are brown/green - brown/blue (woofer); blue/black - white/black (midrange); white - white/black (tweeter) at the amplifier, 38 pin plug, pins 18 and 6; 13 and 14; 8 and 20.
Right Front Speaker (+/-) brown/red - brown/black or blue - brown +,- radio, 8 pin plug, pins 2 and 6
If equipped, the amplifier is under the driver seat. On vehicles with amplifier, the speaker wires are brown/red - brown/black (woofer); red/gray - brown/gray (midrange); gray - gray/black (tweeter) at the amplifier, 38 pin plug, pins 15 and 3; 12 and 11; 19 and 7.
Left Rear Speaker (+/-) red/white - brown/white or white - brown +,- radio, 8 pin plug, pins 4 and 8
If equipped, the amplifier is under the driver seat. On vehicles with amplifier, the speaker wires are red/white - brown/white at the amplifier, 38 pin plug, pins 9 and 21.
Right Rear Speaker (+/-) red/purple - brown/purple or yellow - brown +,- radio, 8 pin plug, pins 1 and 5
If equipped, the amplifier is under the driver seat. On vehicles with amplifier, the speaker wires are red/purple - brown/purple at the amplifier, 38 pin plug, pins 22 and 10.
Center Channel (+/-) N/A
Subwoofer (+/-) white/red - brown/red (1); gray/red - gray/brn (2) +,- amplifier, 38 pin plug, pins 16 and 4; 5 and 17
If equipped, the amplifier is under the driver seat.
Aux. Audio Input Left (+/-) yellow - green +,- radio, 12 pin plug, pins 1 and 2
Aux. Audio Input Right (+/-) gray - green +,- radio, 12 pin plug, pins 7 and 2
Cheers,
Aaron
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DEAD-BROKE
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can a sub woofer be added. ?
compu_85
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There's already a dual voice coil sub in the trunk.
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DEAD-BROKE
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WHERE they hide it.
ABS
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Its suspended from the rear deck lid, but only in the Fender System equipped trim levels.
DEAD-BROKE
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well yup its there but makes no noise, checked the wiring and its plug in, check and it does power going to it, guess i need to find a speaker and see if a test speaker will make noise.....bummed.
KeithyboyTDI
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Anyone installed an aftermarket infotainment system in a Passat? I have Candian registered 2014 Passat TDI with a useless Fender system installed. I recently bought an aftermarket Android head unit to replace it with. It should be plug and play but I have no audio through the speakers, so I'm trying to find an OUM pin out to see where it's all going wrong... Fender is ****e!! Anyone now where I might find a wiring manual?