Car audio help.... Audi 200

["Daniel Hussey" <dan_hussey@email.msn.com>]

Well, I finally have most of the dash taken apart on my '89 Audi 200TQ.  So,
I am starting to install an Alpine CD player (7909L) and an amplifier, which
is needed for this unit.

My biggest questions are:

Can I cut the power and ground wire off the original wiring harness and use
them to power/ground the new CD player???  My other concern is that it
appears that my Alpine has two seperate power supplys (one for CD and
another for the tuner).  So, I don't know where I can pull power for this
second power supply.  Any ideas?  Can I tap it off cig lighter power or any
other 12V source???

Another question I have is does anyone know what size speaker can fit into
the door panels of a 200TQ (non-bose).  Looks pretty thin but think at least
a 5.25" speaker could fit in there, although I think depth is more the issue
than dimensions.  Anyone measured space back there yet??

My final question is what amperage fuse should I use for the in-line fuse on
the power wire going from the battery to the amp in the trunk?  I already
have a decent glass fuse holder for car audio type use, but want to know
what amp fuse I should put in there.  30A?

Also, should I ground the amp to the neg terminal of the batt (done this
before) or is it better to scrape off some paint on the chassis nearby and
ground it there?

I'm going to remove the amps on the rear speakers and just run speaker wire
to them directly.  I unfortunately don't have a crossover so I can't use
them as seperates.  Is there one in there that I can use?  BTW, for those of
you with early 200's and want to install a CD player and want to use the
amps on the rear speakers, I know how to do this.  Email me and I'll tell
you how to do it.

Later,
Dan