Technic harness and RCA's

gtthree · 04-30-2015, 04:30 AM

I hoping someone can help me out.

I bought a new but second hand Technic harness for the base stereo with i-drive for a E90 with the view of fitting it to a F10 with pro nav but base hifi.
Base being the 6 speaker system comprising 2 subs, 2 front and 2 rear speakers – generally found in Europe, Canada and Asia.

The harness is as per the link below

http://www.e90post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=749543

The harness is slightly different as it is pre wired for an MS8 with 16 pin molex’s on each of the cable runs from the quadlock to the boot(trunk).

My views of using an MS8 now have now changed and I will either use a 5 or 6 channel amp instead. The amp will have RCA inputs and I plan to code the head unit to hifi.

However I’d like some advice to the best approach.

Option 1
Should I seek out a 16 pin female house and have it pinned up to allow it to mate to the 16 pin already on the technic cable runs?

And attach a custom made RCA harness similar to the below.

http://www.e90post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=295062

Or

Option 2
Am I better to cut off the molex and attach RCA’s direct to the cables?

Any advice is welcome, as my knowledge of car hifi and any potential flaws in the above two options is limited.

I note that Technic can sell a quadlock to amp cable which has a twisted RCA cable run.

Thanks

BoondogUK · 04-30-2015, 04:43 AM

You can also get the Gladen 2ch/4ch quadlock harness from suppliers in the UK which will get you the RCA termination that you require. This is what I have in my car...

gtthree · 09-11-2015, 08:22 AM

For anyone else who may need similar assistance I found a solution

RCA Male AV Screw Terminal Connector

amazon UK link below - also avaliable on ebay/amazon.com

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Male-Screw-T.../dp/B00QC2W1WK

I hope some people find this useful.

04-30-2015, 04:30 AM	#1
gtthree Private First Class 44 Rep 196 Posts Drives: F10 530d Join Date: Jan 2015 Location: UK iTrader: (0)	Technic harness and RCA's I hoping someone can help me out. I bought a new but second hand Technic harness for the base stereo with i-drive for a E90 with the view of fitting it to a F10 with pro nav but base hifi. Base being the 6 speaker system comprising 2 subs, 2 front and 2 rear speakers – generally found in Europe, Canada and Asia. The harness is as per the link below http://www.e90post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=749543 The harness is slightly different as it is pre wired for an MS8 with 16 pin molex’s on each of the cable runs from the quadlock to the boot(trunk). My views of using an MS8 now have now changed and I will either use a 5 or 6 channel amp instead. The amp will have RCA inputs and I plan to code the head unit to hifi. However I’d like some advice to the best approach. Option 1 Should I seek out a 16 pin female house and have it pinned up to allow it to mate to the 16 pin already on the technic cable runs? And attach a custom made RCA harness similar to the below. http://www.e90post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=295062 Or Option 2 Am I better to cut off the molex and attach RCA’s direct to the cables? Any advice is welcome, as my knowledge of car hifi and any potential flaws in the above two options is limited. I note that Technic can sell a quadlock to amp cable which has a twisted RCA cable run. Thanks
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04-30-2015, 04:43 AM	#2
BoondogUK Captain 28 Rep 901 Posts Drives: Monaco Blue e90 Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Gloucestershire iTrader: (0)	You can also get the Gladen 2ch/4ch quadlock harness from suppliers in the UK which will get you the RCA termination that you require. This is what I have in my car... __________________ Pre LCI Monaco Blue e90, iDrive, 18" 220M reps, M3 Front Bumper, LCI headlights, Darklines, Eibach Pro Kit [Build Thread] ICE: DLS R4s, Gladen HG-201BMW-3, Alpine PDX 4.100
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09-11-2015, 08:22 AM	#3
gtthree Private First Class 44 Rep 196 Posts Drives: F10 530d Join Date: Jan 2015 Location: UK iTrader: (0)	For anyone else who may need similar assistance I found a solution RCA Male AV Screw Terminal Connector amazon UK link below - also avaliable on ebay/amazon.com http://www.amazon.co.uk/Male-Screw-T.../dp/B00QC2W1WK I hope some people find this useful. Last edited by gtthree; 09-12-2015 at 08:44 AM..
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