2013 Ford Edge Replacing Sony Subwoofer/Stock Amp Location?

[Glenners]

Every time I google walk-throughs of other people upgrading their sony subwoofer I come to this forum but my question has still not been answered.

 

I understand you can swap out the sub for another shallow sub pretty easily. What I want to know is for those who have disassembled everything, is there also a separate amp located near the sub that could be easily swapped out? Or is it just a speaker wire coming all the way from an amp in the front?

 

I ask because I don't want to upgrade the subwoofer and have it underpowered, so I'd like to upgrade the subwoofer's amp too, and if the power leads and signal leads can just be swapped over from whatever stock amp they use that'd save a LOT of time. I do not want to go through the hassle of running new power lines from the battery, through the firewall, all the way to the trunk.

 

Besides your word of mouth answers is there somewhere I can see actual figures or diagrams of how this is setup stock and what the RMS wattage is without ripping apart my trim/panels??

 

THANK YOU!

[EdgeGold17]

I just traded in my 15 fusion TI for an Edge 17 TI. Both Sony systems.

Here's what I did on the Fusion: I installed, ever so lightly, a 200 watt stereo Kenwood amp

in the trunk, mono tied for a full 200 watt output. I fed the audio signal into an 8 ohm Pioneer

12 inch sub in an enclosure I purpose bought together. I measured the 12 volt's input to the

amp with an in line digital multimeter. She was amazingly only drawing about 5 amps at a

very satisfactory setting. Inputs on this amp are twin, i.e.; high or low level. So i simply

tapped the rear package shelf twin subs with their high level outs to the amp in's.

I built a simply switch box with a red LED when 'on', and utilized the front lower dash

12 volt power point to plug in for power. The PP had a 20 amp fuse and stays on one hour

after the car is shut off. (Yes, once in a while i did forget to turn it off.)

When the weather breaks warmer, i plan to do the same on my new Edge.

I will simply tap the rear sub for the HL signal to the input of the amp.

Whether stereo or not, one channel was enough to satisfy the 'LOWER END"!

Wish me luck...