Im puting in an aftermarket stereo with USB and Mp3 , I did all 4 door speakers, now for the hard part.................I assume there is a power amp by the stearing column with all the speaker wires, and need to bypass it to run to my new Kenwood head unit.....this is why there is a black round DIN connector all in one wire on the back of the stock head unit i assume...which I need to get rid of.

But I looked under the dash and took out the cover by the stearing column and did not see this factory amp that should be there somewhere......
I have a serious clostrophobia problem and could not continue to look for this stock amp to get rid of.......

So is there an easier way to find or a MORE SPECIFIC EXACT LOCATION that Volvo MOUNTED this amp at the Factory, does anyone here have Experience to tell me where Exactly and what it looks like....? And can I get the wires for speakers out of it and attach my jumper wires to them easily for my New Head Unit ?

Please help me..............

This car is like factory new and has never been touched ( hurt )
the stock radio works fine but is way behind the times........my new head unit has CD player and USB imput on the front as well as a MP3 imput on front, so needless to say I need to be very careful and do a nice clean job at wiring up new unit....

 

Sorry to say but you will have to look a little harder under there. Thats where it usually is.

 

A few years back I put in a new stereo in our 940...which I bought from www.crutchfield.com (these guys are the best at customer service and helping you get it exactly right for whatever car you have)...
The Amp (in the 940) is roughly 2'x3'x5', black and silver, full of cooling fins.
...like this...



and yeah, like Tech said...under the steering column somewhere...if I remember right it was either more or less right next to the steering column or closer to the outside of the car...
good luck!
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I think it is in the middle next to the steering column. It is a little black box maybe 5 or so incheslong, with a thick, round, black, snake-looking wire attached to it.

 

THANKS..................Yes 2in to the right of column...............very visible.

 

I wish someone would of told me to just take off the Knee Gard Part of the Dash...............silly me was trying to look under there without removing that part of the dash!...............Then I was thinking the Bosh Part that is Right by the stearing column was the amp, holy poop this was not supposed to be so hard!.............All I needed to do was remove the Knee Gard part of the dash!..........................................!!

 

Sorry I thought you had it off already.

 

thanks everyone...............man this new setup kicks some but!

 

Sweet. Any pics of it.