BYD Custom Stereo - Part 2 - Connecting Amp And Speakers

Connecting the Audison AF M8.14 bit amplifier to the Alpine head unit, bypassing the factory sound completely.
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[@czLochy]

Ahahah, I love everything about this, amazing job mate, really like this mod, cool as all fuck!

[@alessandrocannarile]

Hi man. Nice videos. Love what you are doing for the community. Few questions:

[@felipepersona]

Congratulations on the project! One question, do you know how many liters the original subwoofer box holds?

[@cromulentparty]

The stock speakers are Dynaudio?

[@gijskummeling]

Thanks for all the work and showing us! Maybe I missed something, but how do you drive 12 speakers (that were originally present) with an 8-channel output; and drive 2 subs with the M1D which is 1 channel? Was wondering which furthermore amplifier you would recommend if one is more fan of class ab sound?

[@No_soup_for_you]

Go da Propellerheads! Decksandrumsandrockandroll’s a great album.

[@BluntUnicorns]

I quite like the fact that BYD added a concentric twist to the audio cables in the factory loom. Nice touch.

[@Wayne-Grincais]

Love your work Paul, Im at that stage where I am thinking, do I jump into an EV yet or not. your video's have almost talked me into the BYD. Thanks for sharing your work and knowledge with us.

[@Cybernetic_Systems]

The 90’s called, they want your subs back! 😂

[@AnarchyEnsues]

Ludicrous feed CZcams channel who reviews ev cars in Australia, he asked byd, and they said you will be able to disable all the "driver aids" and it will save your settings in a coming update, allegedly it was all for ancap, but I think it was just bad programming, as iv got a new cars that are both 5 stars and they remember your driving aid setting.

[@crispin.]

Haha ace videos and quality workmanship! Greetings from London. Love the fact you've got a 24 bit/96 kHz quality DSP and you could stream 24-bit lossless ha ... that's gunna sound better than most peoples front rooms lol

[@jamesc7400]

I have not done anything like that for many years. As things keep changing, just wondering if an installation like this affects the warranty of the car at all.

[@deserialized]

Stupid question - but for a average user - what if the speakers are just fine but the problem is the amplifier. So if you just upgrade the amplifier and increase the related fuse. What do you think about that if I do not want to touch the existing wring too much? I am mostly worried about the output volume rather than the quality of the system.

[@erbutsludge]

Crimp vs solder. Crimps take up a lot of space and doesn’t look neat but could be staggered to take up less space. Solder can look better and compact but can be brittle if subjected to movement/vibration. I worked on systems with removable panels, we were constantly repairing the soldered joints. Soldered joints need to be completely demobilised in some way otherwise you might need to repair later.

[@AZ-hj8ym]

Will you add solor panel on your car. That would be much more fun to watch!

[@iNireus]

Nice one.

[@OutOfSync382]

If you put some load in the 5v output on the PC power supply, the power in the 12v output will increase.

[@iNireus]

Will you be super glueing the TosLink as with road vibration the TosLink connectors are bound to fall out? They do in my home if knocked though they are ancient

[@KieranShort]

Ahh it makes sense now what you're doing with the stock speaker wiring and also feeding in some of the factory audio as an option into the head unit - to mix in the incessant blips if you need to (for whatever reason). I love that you installed the head unit underneath the passenger seat, that's a real dead space in most cars. Is there more room there for other gear?

[@KieranMahoney]

Nice job! I’d find a way to bypass the screen with a pi, you could have full control then