Anyone know where to source the Helix terminal block?

I don't think this one's been asked before. I installed the Helix spare tire sub/amp the other day but my wife was upset that it requires the trunk floor to be in the upper position. We do transport a lot of stuff on trips, etc, and she likes keeping the floor in the lowered position. I assured her that if we ever needed the extra floor space we could just remove the sub in seconds.

But then it occurred to me that once you unplug the sub, your speaker connection is lost and you can't use your stock stereo setup.

All it would take to get the stock stereo to work without the sub/amp would be to make a pass-through adapter. Essentially the male counterpart to the female terminal block with eight sets of jumper pins between the speaker inputs/outputs from the amp. Do any of you electronics gurus know how to source that male pin block?

https://www.audiotec-fischer.de/en/match/adaptors-harnesses/bc-1


Not sure where to buy it.

Joel said:

https://www.audiotec-fischer.de/en/match/adaptors-harnesses/bc-1


Not sure where to buy it.

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Ha!!! They stole my idea exactly.

Anyway, I found the connector, it's a standard Molex ATX 20-pin connector, available for cheap, and I'll make my own pin connections.

its actually a VW part,000051727B if you buy the "A" model , the box that sits in the trunk, it comes with the plug so you can remove box and replug to original system

KFiddy said:

its actually a VW part,000051727B if you buy the "A" model , the box that sits in the trunk, it comes with the plug so you can remove box and replug to original system

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$28??!! The one I'm going to make identical to that one will end up costing me more in shipping than the parts, probably about $7 all in.

Make two and sell me one...

Found this thread with a pinout, it's not a true pinout as it doesn't tell exactly what each pin does it just tells what pins to bridge.

https://forums.vwvortex.com/showthread.php?9107681-DIY-Helix-Dongle&p=110960497

bdelaney4000 said:

Found this thread with a pinout, it's not a true pinout as it doesn't tell exactly what each pin does it just tells what pins to bridge.

https://forums.vwvortex.com/showthread.php?9107681-DIY-Helix-Dongle&p=110960497

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Thank you, that's a great DIY link.

my helix sub sits on top of the spare wheel and the floor sits in its location perfectly

sturgeon boy said:

my helix sub sits on top of the spare wheel and the floor sits in its location perfectly

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My Helix sits on top of the spare as well, and the floor fits above it with room to spare. The issue is that if we go on a camping trip and need the extra floor space that lowering the floor provides, we can't unless we remove the Helix.