I was able to mix match parts on 3 separate bad Bose units and make a good working radio. I figured I had better share my results. One unit had a working radio and tape deck, one had a working CD player, but bad radio and the third had a good face unit. So, I had a day off and was determined to get some music in my car. The console was easier to get into than I thought.
First, remove the little cover between the arm rest compartment and the cup holders. It pulls right out, no screws. There are 2 screws under that that release the cup holder and the compartment. Then the vinal peice around the shifter snaps right out as well. There are 2 screws that hold the fake wood dash cover in place the top is held in by clips streight in towards the front of the car. Before pulling this out, you need to start the car and shift the car down to get the shifter out of the way. Before you pull the bottom of the pannel out take a pocket knife and pry the top clips out. There you go, the radio unit is exposed.
The radio is held in by 4 easy screws and has the 4 things plugged in the back including the power. after removing all the visable screws on the unit the face and the top and bottom housing plates can be pried apart, exposing the innards. The CD player was an easy removal 4 screws and the pin connector. If your CD player is bad you can easily replace it without buying a whole new unit. This was a real easy job. The CD player is grounded by the top plate. It wont work with it removed. The opposite to reinstall! The bottom chip board can be replaced as well, but there are no screws. Solder points have to be unsoldered to remove it, but it can be done. You will need a solder iron and needle nose to untwist the clasps.
Bose radio replacement and repair.
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Re: Bose radio replacement and repair. (jspout)
Hmmm... didnt know that about the CD player. Where can you buy the unit separately? My friends CD player died in his and he really doesnt care since he has radio, but it sounds like it could be an easy fix.
Just wanted to say also that a lot of sound places will try to scare you that your speakers wont work with an aftermarket headunit. From personal experience, don't buy it. They are just trying to milk money from you. I have a Pioneer headunit that works awesome and has many cool new features like USB port and iPod cable. With aftermarket headunits you can get much better sound quality than with the stock unit I would have to say. A lot more tunability.
Im running the stock door speakers and tweeters up front with some Kicker 6x9 in the rear deck (would have kept stock but collision shop left back window off and fried the speakers) and 2 Kenwood 10" subs in the trunk.
Just wanted to say also that a lot of sound places will try to scare you that your speakers wont work with an aftermarket headunit. From personal experience, don't buy it. They are just trying to milk money from you. I have a Pioneer headunit that works awesome and has many cool new features like USB port and iPod cable. With aftermarket headunits you can get much better sound quality than with the stock unit I would have to say. A lot more tunability.
Im running the stock door speakers and tweeters up front with some Kicker 6x9 in the rear deck (would have kept stock but collision shop left back window off and fried the speakers) and 2 Kenwood 10" subs in the trunk.
Re: Bose radio replacement and repair. (swimshark)
I don't really know where to get a new CD player from, but there are plenty of these for sale on ebay. If you look for an older person selling one it would probably have less use on it. The CD player I put in was never used. I will eventually put in an aftermarket so I could connect to my ipod, but it was a cheap fix for now. I guess you just need the adapter to bring the output down to 1 OHM.