C4 help
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Drifting
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C4 help
I know there's an audio forum, but I thought this would be easier to address quickly here, and my buddy and I are audio idiots.
His car went through a mini flood and the radio is shorting and draining the battery. It's been disconnected, but he wants a radio.
Ideally he'd like to put a new head unit in the car and be done. His car is a '94 with the bose system. I think there's a harness to do this with the exisiting speakers, but from what I read responses are very mixed on whether this works or not. What is his best move? Replace the whole system?
Thanks
His car went through a mini flood and the radio is shorting and draining the battery. It's been disconnected, but he wants a radio.
Ideally he'd like to put a new head unit in the car and be done. His car is a '94 with the bose system. I think there's a harness to do this with the exisiting speakers, but from what I read responses are very mixed on whether this works or not. What is his best move? Replace the whole system?
Thanks
Safety Car
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I know there's an audio forum, but I thought this would be easier to address quickly here, and my buddy and I are audio idiots.
His car went through a mini flood and the radio is shorting and draining the battery. It's been disconnected, but he wants a radio.
Ideally he'd like to put a new head unit in the car and be done. His car is a '94 with the bose system. I think there's a harness to do this with the exisiting speakers, but from what I read responses are very mixed on whether this works or not. What is his best move? Replace the whole system?
Thanks
His car went through a mini flood and the radio is shorting and draining the battery. It's been disconnected, but he wants a radio.
Ideally he'd like to put a new head unit in the car and be done. His car is a '94 with the bose system. I think there's a harness to do this with the exisiting speakers, but from what I read responses are very mixed on whether this works or not. What is his best move? Replace the whole system?
Thanks
Your first move should be to the Audio section and read the C4 FAQ sticky at the top of the section, and then ask your questions there.
Good Luck,
Randy
Drifting
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From: Maine
I would test it with a new head unit before you completely install it in the dash. If it sounds ok and there is no electrical drain then you can leave the rest but it is probably a good time to upgrade the speakers too.
