I have a 97 audi a6 avant and i am wondering if the stock stereo have RCA outs on the back or if i need to buy a new head unit? its the bose system

 

no RCA outlets - if you change the head I think you have to wire the speakers differently too!

 

Is there a way to wire an amp to the head unit without using RCA's?

 

My son had my old A6 - 1997 CSQ - and wanted the big sound stereo and had to pull eveything out as the speakers are grounded differently. The head unit was replaced along with all the speakers and a boom box in the trunk. Talk to your local expert installer and they will probably roll there eyes! It is alot of work.

 

I have been doing a lot of research on this the last couple days. I ordered the tools for the radio so I can take it out and I ordered a line output converter so I will we able to have RCA out on the back of it. However the line output converter is supposed to hook up to the back speaker wires and i do not believe they run to the head unit directly. Do you know? If not I will continue my research or wait till the tools get here and look on the back of it.

anywho..... thanks for the help!

I was also reading about the bose system. Its weird... the speakers run on 1 ohm or .5 ohm... something crazy. So i dont want to get a new head unit unless I replace everything like you said. A new head unit would be 2 ohm or 4 ohm and would make the stock speakers sound worse than they do now.

 

May I suggest you look over on Audiworld.com in the C4 forum - I am sure you will get more answers there! If you go to the search area you may find even more answers!