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Old 08-14-2006, 02:02 PM
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Does anybody know if there is RCA connections on the back of my 03 Beetle turbo S factory tape HU for me to plug in a amplifier?
I dont want to have to buy a aftermarket HU just so I can hook up a amp , if I dont have to.
The factory unit is a monsoon system.
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i don't belive there is on the monsoon i believe they have a special connection, but i know there wasn't on the non-monsoon system.
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Old 08-14-2006, 03:31 PM
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There is a blaupunkt adapter that will allow front and rear rca outputs on hte back of the radio. From what testing proved, these outputs are not active on the monsoon radios, so you cant go that route.

It seems like what most people do is add a line converter to the speaker level output from the monsoon amp in the trunk. I dont know what wires you need to splice into, but there's this thread that had a monsoon wiring pdf attached to it that will tell you. If your amp has speaker level inputs, then you dont even need the adapter.
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