Possible to retrofit amp?

[GTIEagles]

Hi, I have been reading up on the different audio setups that were avaliable for the MK5 and the general consensus appears to be:

Early MK5 GTI - 10 speakers (6 front, 4 rear)
Later MK5 GTI - 8 speakers (4 front, 4 rear)

But I have also read about the VW soundpack which I assume is 10 upgraded speakers all round and an amp?

I have also seen a speaker upgrade kit for the front or rear.

My car is an early MK5 GTI so I have the ten speaker setup. Does anyone know if it's possible to retrofit the soundpack amp to this setup? I guess if I did I would/should upgrade the speakers too?

The 10 speaker setup in mine is pants to be honest!

[SI-R32]

Not an easy option as all the speakers were fed individually from the amp under the seat, which means 3 pairs of cables through each front door, where as you have 1 pair of cables into your doors then a cross over for 10 speakers or a capacitor in series with the tweeter for the 8 speakers.

lots of extra wiring for no reason, your better off just buying a normal amp and wiring that in, far less to do.

[GTIEagles]

Thanks mate, I was hoping it might be a plug and play job but it barely seems worth the effort if it requires what you describe. I have heard that upgrading to the current vw headunits would provide a better sound so I might go down that route instead.

[Andy]

You  would be better putting a amp in separate and splitter cables onto the oem header unit or change it

[Hedge]

I know of a guy that retrofitted the amp and speakers to an Octavia. The in-progress pics were not a pretty sight as he basically gutted the interior to fit the looms.