Headunit for active Q

[Jehangir]

Which Headunit would work the best with my active 92Q. I know I may have to get a subwoofer adapter from the 300z

By the way. "hello to my old friends" long time no talk

[Rex]

Are you looking to keep the Bose are not?

Wes maintained the Bose system, and simply added a sub and amp. If the existing Bose hasn't gone bad/doesn't need a rebuild, it's really hard to justify the cost of completely re-doing the system.

Give us a few more details, and well give you some suggestions.

[CrimsonQ]

Are you having probs with the bose speakers too?

I replaced my entire system(wiring and all) with aftermarket, as its cheaper and imo sounds much nicer.

Edit, rex beat me

[redmanfx]

Are you having probs with the bose speakers too?

I replaced my entire system(wiring and all) with aftermarket, as its cheaper and imo sounds much nicer.

I have to do the same thing with my Q as far as replacing the entire wiring set up and some speakers. How long did you spend with the wiring? Any tough spots I should know about?

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[CrimsonQ]

Be honest with you , I didnt do it myself. I never mess with wires because i tend to harm myself.

I took it to a local audio shop that had exp with q45 and bose systems. They said it was best to rewire because of the 1 ohm wiring in the stock form.

Wetyher they lied to me or not lol, i had it done. Better safe than sorry

[redmanfx]

Thanks anyway Crimson. It just seems that no matter how much I do on my Q I have to continually do more and more. I'm not looking forward to rewiring the Q, but I have to get it done since the speakers keep going out on me amoung other things.

Headunits are fun to try to find something that fits your taste. You'll have to let us know what head unit you decide to go with......

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[Rex]

Thanks anyway Crimson. It just seems that no matter how much I do on my Q I have to continually do more and more. I'm not looking forward to rewiring the Q, but I have to get it done since the speakers keep going out on me amoung other things.

Headunits are fun to try to find something that fits your taste. You'll have to let us know what head unit you decide to go with......

red

Unless you're going to put a highpower system in the car, you can maintain the original "thin" wiring and just jumper around the amp at each speaker.

The effort to run speaker wire (of any size) into the doors alone would be only worth if you're seriously upgrading the system, IMHO.

[nuQ]

i'm in the process of doing the same thing, and you do need to rewire for the speakers. i have two bose speakers that are fried (one decides to sound like an air raid siren, which is always fun) and i'm gonna replace the whole sha-bang. looking at an alpine head unit right now!

[CrimsonQ]

Not trying to flood nico with my car pics today, but heres myAlpine unit with a lower tray. Alpine CDE-9845 (basic alpine, mp3 wma text, no flashy rice crap)

and the reason i rewired, IMO if you are going to mess with electronics(which i absolutely hate to do) you should do it "right" if you are adding a high watt hu (45w x 4 or higher) or an amp or such you should get new wires, in any car. Stock wiring is good for stock power.

Hope that helps you in decisions for the setup. Do it right!!

[redmanfx]

Yeah Rex, I'm looking down the road with the major upgrade, but I do have to do something now so I figure I'll just rewire now since I have the time and upgrade later. Have to go the Florida tomorrow with only the rear speakers working.. Yuck. 13 hours of only 1/2 the head banging.

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[Rex]

By all means if you have the time and wherewithall to run new wires in the door, go for it, what I was saying is for most using a basic HU and speakers the factory wiring is sufficient. You don't have to run new wires, but you do have to bypass the "piggy-back" amps. IMHO, a 45x4 HU isn't highpowered, but upgrading wires is better than leaving "as is".

As for the rears it should be "simple" to run new wires for those, but I'd really recommend installing a 5 channel amp (or 4 channel & dedicated sub-amp). Then mount the amp in the rear, making wiring the rear speakers even easier .

I remember when I was younger and was willing to spend hours doing tons of work for the smallest gains ... speaking of car stereos.

If you're going to run new speaker wires into the doors, do your self a favor and get the right tools. Either a fish tape or some good lubes and use the existing wires as a "leader" to pull the new wires from the door into the car/cabin.

[DrewQ45]

I have to do the same thing with my Q as far as replacing the entire wiring set up and some speakers. How long did you spend with the wiring? Any tough spots I should know about?

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I've done the same. All wiring replaced. The whole job is tedious and time consuming but has it's rewards. Don't run power and speaker wires together...run them on opposite sides of the car.

...Drew....

[CrimsonQ]

By all means if you have the time and wherewithall to run new wires in the door, go for it, what I was saying is for most using a basic HU and speakers the factory wiring is sufficient. You don't have to run new wires, but you do have to bypass the "piggy-back" amps. IMHO, a 45x4 HU isn't highpowered, but upgrading wires is better than leaving "as is".

As for the rears it should be "simple" to run new wires for those, but I'd really recommend installing a 5 channel amp (or 4 channel & dedicated sub-amp). Then mount the amp in the rear, making wiring the rear speakers even easier .

I remember when I was younger and was willing to spend hours doing tons of work for the smallest gains ... speaking of car stereos.

If you're going to run new speaker wires into the doors, do your self a favor and get the right tools. Either a fish tape or some good lubes and use the existing wires as a "leader" to pull the new wires from the door into the car/cabin.

i trust your knowledge, as Im far from experienced other than this car and my last. Of course, Ive never done the work myself so I dont know the true work involved:)

[texasoil]

The Bose system in many Q45's uses speaker located power amplifiers. Each amp is fed 12v power and a seperate 'signal' feed that is very low amps. That signal wire is not suitable for carrying the curent necessary to 'drive' a conventional non-amplified speaker. You MUST run high current capable wiring if you are replacing the Bose speakers and amps system.

[Rex]

The Bose system in many Q45's uses speaker located power amplifiers. Each amp is fed 12v power and a seperate 'signal' feed that is very low amps. That signal wire is not suitable for carrying the curent necessary to 'drive' a conventional non-amplified speaker. You MUST run high current capable wiring if you are replacing the Bose speakers and amps system.

Just curious what gauge the existing wire is, and what wire you think would be required for a "basic" amplified HU?

Admittedly, I couldn't tell you what gauge the wire is, but was figuring is was at least 16.