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I tied in behind the signal processor in the trunk ... i had to guess which harness to tie into, but i figured it was the one with "just" the speaker wires and a purple/white wire...the one with the blue and the yellow 20 ga. wires i figured was the input from the ANC and such. however, now i get this feedback from the system, and when i open the door, i get this sound that sounds like a DJ scratching a record (think rap type scratching - not bouncing a needle across the record)..and this tic and hiss that doesn't go away, but is eventually shadowed by the music...the question now is, do i need to drop the 250+ on a jbl clean sweep or some other signal summing device to negate that extra noise? I tied my amp remote wire in up front to the "power antenna" wire, after the one that i thought was the "factory amp turn on" wire (purple/red i think)...I would much rather tie it in at the audio processor. is that possible? @Anthony, if you have some more complex schematics at your disposal that you could share, that would be awesome. also, if you are looking to sell the clean sweep, etc. I might be interested in that as well. Thanks!!

I've got the same setup in my car... I figured (probably incorrectly) where to put the remote wire ...you dont actually need to get behind the touch screen...the speaker inputs and power/antenna/etc, are actually plugged into the CD unit. I would definitely recommend going to the auto parts store and getting a trim removal kit...they are plastic levers in various configurations to remove all of the plastic trim from your console, doors, etc., and they will not damage your interior! You have to remove the black trim 'ring' around the transmission selector first, then the silver piece closest to the cup holder, then the trim around the radio...then remove the two 7mm bolts that hold on the front of the touch panel/temp control, they are the only two you can access at this point. Once you get those out, remove the face starting at the bottom, and work your way around...the tabs are harder to remove by the vents, but they will come...dont pull too hard because there are two wire harnesses that you have to remove after you get the front face off. once you have this off the CD unit is accessible, and this is where the 'magic' happens. And if you want to tap into your speakers, look on the right side of the trunk behind the upholstered panel..there should be a small silver unit...i do not know if this is a signal processor or just some small amplifier...with the battery being in the trunk on the left and access to all of the speackers on the right...installing an amp is MUCH easier than originally thought... hope this helps!