WTB: C5 Bose speaker (passenger side)
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WTB: C5 Bose speaker (passenger side)
For a 1997 C5, I need the front passenger mid-range speaker. Mine is blown. Don't need the full tweeter/door assembly, just the speaker. Surely someone has pulled their Blose system out and can PM me a cheap price! 
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That would be fine. I just want to make sure that the mid-range speaker works. So I guess a drivers side would be fine as well since I could swap over the speaker to my assembly.
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If all you need is the 3.5" speaker you can get a cheap 2-way set at any local audio shop for about $20-30. They will probably even sound better than the OEM paper speakers. WalMart would have what you need if you're in a real pinch.
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I thought the Bose speakers had a totally different Ohm rating than normal store-bought speakers? I thought the Bose were like 1 or 2 ohms, and store speakers are usually like 4 ohms? And i thought that if you hooked up the store speakers to the Bose amp that you could fry the amp doing this?? Can anyone confirm? If I can use regular 3.5" speakers from best buy, I would totally just go that route.
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From everything I've heard the sound of the stock system will only be improved by swapping in 3.5" coaxial aftermarket speakers. If you don't want to mess with changing connectors, Circuit City sells a speaker wire harness adapter: pn/DW-4568SH - plug and play. I'm about to swap my stock speakers for Boston Acoustics S35s. Mind you I changed my HU using a Soundgate adapter - this improved the sound enormously over the Bose.
Just did my 3.5 install - disregard info about the speaker wire harness adapter; didn't need it. The Bose twiddlers have standard narrow/wide connectors. I read other posts in the audio forum that spoke of the speaker connectors - maybe that only applies to C6 speakers?
Just did my 3.5 install - disregard info about the speaker wire harness adapter; didn't need it. The Bose twiddlers have standard narrow/wide connectors. I read other posts in the audio forum that spoke of the speaker connectors - maybe that only applies to C6 speakers?
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I thought the Bose speakers had a totally different Ohm rating than normal store-bought speakers? I thought the Bose were like 1 or 2 ohms, and store speakers are usually like 4 ohms? And i thought that if you hooked up the store speakers to the Bose amp that you could fry the amp doing this?? Can anyone confirm? If I can use regular 3.5" speakers from best buy, I would totally just go that route.
Just FYI, the rear speakers use a special plug, so they would need an adapter if you don't want to splice into the OEM cable.
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Just did my 3.5 install - disregard info about the speaker wire harness adapter; didn't need it. The Bose twiddlers have standard narrow/wide connectors. I read other posts in the audio forum that spoke of the speaker connectors - maybe that only applies to C6 speakers?
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http://forums.corvetteforum.com/show....php?t=2103728
See post #4 about the door speakers being available separately.
See post #4 about the door speakers being available separately.