Audio upgrade questions (2024 CX-5 w/Bose)

2 days ago, I bought a 2024 Mazda CX-5 Turbo Premium. I have installed an aftermarket car audio system in every vehicle that I have owned the past 25 years.

I have not found any resource yet on how to tap into the audio signal before the Bose amplifier. I would want a clean signal to connect to a DSP and amplifier. It would be great if a company made a t-harness for this purpose.

Does anyone have a wiring diagram or a "how-to" to tap into the factory audio signal prior to the Bose amplifier?

Thanks ahead of time and I look forward to sharing my experience as I modify my CX-5.
 
*Below is the diagram for a 19 CX-5 with Bose. The 24 CX-5 connectors and wires are different colors. Unable to confirm if they are the same wiring, but I can tell they’re the same connectors at Bose Amp.

Check out this thread for the diagram.
*Need to confirm if 19 and 24 CX-5 have any other changes, including wiring colors and locations.

 
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Check out this thread for the diagram.


I appreciate your replies to this thread, thank you.

As many people have said, I’m surprised that no aftermarket company makes and plug-n-play kit for Mazda-Bose to add aftermarket amplifiers! If I figure this out I’ll sell them 🫣
 
The real answer here is for iDataLink to get off of their butts and make an interface for their Maestro AR. But alas, nope.

A quality OEM integration DSP like the JL Audio Fix line can give you a clean signal though. It will take all of the channels coming out of the amp, sum them, remove any phase shifting, remove any equalization, remove any crossovers, then give you a clean signal you can then work with. May want to look into one of those.
 
The 2024 Mazda CX-5 with Bose has different color connectors and different colored wires in different locations from my 2019 CX-5 with Bose. Here are some current pictures of the above from my 2024 CX-5 at the amp.

If anyone knows which connector is for the audio or has a correct pin out of the 24 Bose system, please let me know!
 

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The 2024 Mazda CX-5 with Bose has different color connectors and different colored wires in different locations from my 2019 CX-5 with Bose. Here are some current pictures of the above from my 2024 CX-5 at the amp.

If anyone knows which connector is for the audio or has a correct pin out of the 24 Bose system, please let me know!
IDK if you made any progress, I am looking into fixing my aftermarket sub installation.
What I found out from surfing is the blue connector is a Mazda Opctic to amplifier, so you can only tap post-amp/EQ.

The people who installed my subwoofer, tapped into the rears. I am searching to see if the rear doors have the same roll off as the bose subwoofer.

Decaf - White Clouds, the 33hz note doesn't hit at all.
 

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