E46 Sub/Amp Install

Alright, so I have installed subs and amps for quite a long time. But I have never dealt with a LOC (line out converter). I have a 2002 325i, non HK system. I have a line out converter, (Raptor LOCA25 to be exact). The damn thing did not come with any instruction manual at all. Thus far, I tapped into my left 6X9, and wired the LOC. It came with 5 wires to use, a brown which I assume in a ground, a white and white with stripe, and a black and black with stripe. I am assuming the ones with stripes are the negatives. My amp turns on no problem, RCAs are connected, grounds are good. But I am not getting any sound. What am I doing wrong? I faded the sound to the rear speakers as well and no subs.

Originally Posted by haris23

Alright, so I have installed subs and amps for quite a long time. But I have never dealt with a LOC (line out converter). I have a 2002 325i, non HK system. I have a line out converter, (Raptor LOCA25 to be exact). The damn thing did not come with any instruction manual at all. Thus far, I tapped into my left 6X9, and wired the LOC. It came with 5 wires to use, a brown which I assume in a ground, a white and white with stripe, and a black and black with stripe. I am assuming the ones with stripes are the negatives. My amp turns on no problem, RCAs are connected, grounds are good. But I am not getting any sound. What am I doing wrong? I faded the sound to the rear speakers as well and no subs.

It is better to tap into both left and right channels.
Here is what I found.
http://www.caraudio.com/forums/wirin...ng-myself.html

Originally Posted by dslboomer

It is better to tap into both left and right channels.
Here is what I found.
http://www.caraudio.com/forums/wirin...ng-myself.html

Do you think that is the issue?

Maybe the polarity is off if you split both channels on the amp off of one sub line? Also, I have a 325i, non HK, non cold-weather package. I'm not sure how to tap into the rear deck speakers. It looks to be completely sealed off from the underside in the trunk and the seats don't fold down either, so taking the rear deck speakers out seems like a big hassle for a small project that I'm working on. How do you get to those speakers without removing the back seats?

I believe the brown is the remote, same one that goes to the amp

Originally Posted by haris23

Alright, so I have installed subs and amps for quite a long time. But I have never dealt with a LOC (line out converter). I have a 2002 325i, non HK system. I have a line out converter, (Raptor LOCA25 to be exact). The damn thing did not come with any instruction manual at all. Thus far, I tapped into my left 6X9, and wired the LOC. It came with 5 wires to use, a brown which I assume in a ground, a white and white with stripe, and a black and black with stripe. I am assuming the ones with stripes are the negatives. My amp turns on no problem, RCAs are connected, grounds are good. But I am not getting any sound. What am I doing wrong? I faded the sound to the rear speakers as well and no subs.

What kind of amp do you have? Check your amp to see if it has a hi-level (speaker level input). If you do, then you don't even need the LOC in the first place. Hi-level input has superior quality.