Installing subs to bose factoy radio , ITS POSSIBLE!!!!

[TRiNi-StaRR]

Hey whats up guys,

im a newbie ( like 2 months now ) and i got a little story.... maybe it can be a sticky?

( i take no responsability if this does not work for you or any damage occurs from errors, it worked on my '97 QX4 bose factory system)

anyways, i see alot of you installed aftermarket headunits in order to install amps and subs,

well this weekend i decided to do the same, i know speaker level out to a high low audio adaptor plays crappy sound, so i installed my Kenwood eXcelon head unit.

Now for a day or 2 i tried to fall in love with my new dash, but the aftermarket head unit really stuck out like a sore thumb, and i lost the factory look.

so i decided to think back about the wireing i did and realized this :

The Bose factory radio had already all the proper wireing to install amps and subs without any high speaker to low RCA adaptors!! Plus it has an amp remote turn on wire too!!

on the bose wireing harness you have 2 sockets, 1 small and 1 bigits the small one we wanna concentrate on.

on the small one there are 5 wires you need to look for:

1. Green/red

2. purple

3. blue

4. pink

5. green

now here is the tricky part, well not really....

DO NOT CUT ANY OF THE WIRES! JUST TAP/SPLICE INTO THEM!

the green/red you run to your amp's remote turn on

purple, blue, pink, green are all rear low level 4.5 volt out just no RCA/PHONO jack on them, soooo....

just get 2 female RCA connectors and tap into those wires

Purple is ground, blue is signal rightgreen is ground, and pink is signal left

now just plug those new RCA/PHONO jacks to your amp and viola!

sound just as good as an aftermarket head unit!

yes i did do a search,I dont know if this is new info, but if i knew this before i installed my aftermarket head unit it would have saved me alot of time!


Modified by TRiNi-StaRR at 10:38 PM 10/28/2007

[fueler]

Nice write-up - i'm sure it'll come in handy to Bose listeners in the future. I did the same thing a few years ago but I just spliced into the wiring at the Bose amp, which is in the rear drivers side quarter panel compartment. I, too, considered the line-out converter to make some custom RCA's but I soon realized that splicing into the speaker and remote wire is actually an easier task. Personally, I think that setup is nowhere near ideal. The Bose didn't even get loud enough for me. If i'm on the freeway with my windows open, the bose at full volume was barely even audible. Also, you lack real subwoofer controls (although you can still easily turn it off or down with the fade / balance switch) When I replaced my head unit, I replaced all the speakers at the same time, and bypassed the Bose amp. It gets over twice as loud as the original Bose now, and it's crystal clear all the way to the top.

But the one thing I miss about the Bose is the theft factor - once a thief sees a stock Bose headunit, they just skip it and go to the next car, guaranteed.

[TRiNi-StaRR]

True it doesnt get loud, well, if you like the factory look and sound, and just want more oomph! this is the best way to go, i dropped in an MTX 10' sub and amp in a ported box 500watts, and i find it decent clean, but not loud as my show car accord running multiple amps, subs and speakers.

[fueler]

definitely more oomph, haha. http://www.4x4parts.com/ubbthr...64528 Congrats on the install... wheres the pics of your accord? what stereo setup?

[TRiNi-StaRR]

hmm, the setup on my accord LOL

Clarion VRX 935 motorized DVD LCD displayAlpine v12 sub amp 800 wattsSony ES xm7557 440 watts2 x 12''Infinity Kappa's in a custom ported boxinfinity reference 6x9 rear, 6.5 comp frontPlaystation 2

I'll post pics later im at work now, and all i got are the old skool pics, i made addions this summer ( removed spoiler, installed black housing projectors, etc....)

[Finny]

I did not go with an aftermarket HU in order to add an amp/subs... I did it because the Bose system is Garbage, especially the HU.

It's nice to keep a stock look especially for security but you might as well take a crap in the dash and put a Bose sticker on it.