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Old Apr 14, 2011 | 03:52 PM
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recently bought a 94 coupe that has an aftermarket radio in it. i'm not much on audio equip in a car. to me, the look is more important than the sound. that said i'd like to get the correct, stock radio back into it. i am figuring that it had the bose unit in it with CD player. (bose gold).
seems i read that the late C4 should also have a separate amp in the car. in my case, there is no amp in the compartment behind the pass seat.

question is..... do i need to also buy an amp., if i want to go back to stock? many thanks for your input.

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Old Apr 15, 2011 | 07:27 PM
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The stock system uses an amp at each speaker. The unit in the storage compartment is the radio tuner, also known as the CDM.
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would i need the tuner, if i opted for a stock, non bose unit, with cassette only?
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Old Apr 18, 2011 | 12:48 PM
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I think that the CDM was part of the non-bose systems too - I am not 100% sure though. You'll probably get more info in the C4 general section.
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First try reading th C4 FAQ's at the top of the section.

To the OP, unless the car is a low mile NCRS show car, I would rethink going back to the orginal radio. If you look around, I am sure you can find a stock looking radio w/o all of the work to reinstall the factory radio.

Also, take a look at the C4's in the what to you run section.

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