[NY Andrew]

I want to add an amp and subwoofer to my Bose system. I want to keep everything in tact and the only thing I'm unsure about is the initial wires.

Was thinking about using the stock amp to power the subwoofer but figured maybe I should just buy an aftermarket amp and again, wasn't sure how to do the initial wiring. Going backwards: wire to subwoofer speakers from amp, ground and add power wire from amp to battery, wire from LOC to amp, but then this first step is where I'm lost. I've found information regarding everything else, but I don't know how to get the wires from the stock subwoofer properly hooked up.

Do I cut the two subwoofer wires and then splice the split wire onto a third wire that will be going into my LOC or do I just put the wire running to the LOC and the wire from the car together and don't worry about plugging the harness back in?

This part just doesn't make sense to me. This is my first time adding my own audio system to a car. Was going to wait for custom subs and harnesses to come out which are in the making, but I'm getting impatient and wouldn't mind learning how to do it on my own and could actually take everything with me to another car one day (another Camaro) and not have to worry about waiting and ordering custom made harnesses etc. Also thought about doing all the speakers as well, but not sure how to rip them out and get the new ones in yet and then hook it all up; assuming once I figure out the tub wires it would be similar.

Would appreciate any tool/accessory suggestions or your install suggestions of equipment as I have not purchased a single thing yet. Want to make sure everything's compatible and I know how to hook it up Thank you!!