You guys are not really looking at the final form factor with some of these products. While I like that Clarion EQ, the volume knob is located between the subwoofer knob to its left and the Aux in button to its right. Is that a good way to adjust a commonly used thing? not really. Also Fkong777 is using an aftermarket amp and speakers, the sub out on the EQ has a non-defeatable crossover, you can't use it with the Bose system. You shouldn't use two crossovers in line.
You also shouldn't have to work through a bunch of connectors and wires everytime you get in the car.
My experience with Bluetooth also tells me to stay away from it if possible, as it is not 100% solid. Certainly not like a hardwire. Even if it fails 1 out of 50tries, that is too many IMO. Some devices work better together than others, but it's just not a real tight protocol and if I can I avoid it for something critical, I prefer to.
The FM transmitter is cheap, but it also sounds terrible. If you are going to modify this system, lets improve it not make it sound worse than it already is.
Moses, you can't use that amp, the speakers are already amplified. You can run an amp into another amp's inputs. You also can't buy that amp and run it into the Bose speakers directly, they will sound terrible as the amps are not just amps, they are fully EQ'ed. You also definitely cannot splice those wires together, that is not bridging. That will burn out the amp.
OK, so more questions. If I configure the way TURBO2GO instructed will I still have AM/FM radio from my stock head? Will I have to turn on my stock head and put it in the CD mode when I am using my iphone or ipod or am I to understand that the 12V input from the new harness bypasses all functions, inputs and power from the head?
It bypasses the head unit alltogether.
Basically guys, the outline I had in my earlier post is the way to do it if you want to just have an aux input going directly to the amps. You'll need those few adapters, that will feed a mono signal to the center and to the subwoofer, and it will feed the left and right channels. It will also wake up the system when you play audio from your ipod, and shut it off when there is no signal present for a while. If you want it MORE solid and reliable, just wake up the bose amps when the car is on. Wire the blue SOS cable to the red ignition on instead of that adapter.
The USA spec is an "input" solution but at a $140 you are paying for shitty control of an ipod through the radio, not worth it IMO.
Let me search around a bit more, the Clarion EQ is a nice solution if you set its volume up high and then use the phone's internal volume. Thing is, where do you put it. I am traveling, can someone tell me the depth in the center console? The EQ is 4" deep plus wires. I suppose it can also go in the glovebox. You shouldn't use it's subwoofer outs, but the REAR outs and combine then into a mono signal with that edcor piece I posted earlier. I have to run now but let me think on this and post some more stuff tonight.
IF ANYONE IS CONFUSED, please ask questions no matter how dumb they seem, I want this thread to be helpful to everyone.