Bose Radio Question
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Drifting
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From: Upstate NY
Bose Radio Question
I have an 84 and the PO changed the original radio for an aftermarket with a CD player. He had the radio installed by the place that he purchased the radio -but it was probably over 10 years ago.
I have the original Bose radio and want to put it back in the car.
The car still has the original Bose Speakers -so should I be able to just swap the radios or will there have been wiring modifications that would have been required for an aftermarket radio?
What other problems could I have changing it back?
I have the original Bose radio and want to put it back in the car.
The car still has the original Bose Speakers -so should I be able to just swap the radios or will there have been wiring modifications that would have been required for an aftermarket radio?
What other problems could I have changing it back?
Melting Slicks
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From: Longmont Co
I think there was a converter harness that was used. Hopefully you can just remove that; if they ran different wiring or removed other radio components you could run into al kinds of problems. Someone else will know more about it. The good news is it is pretty easy to get to the radio.
Burning Brakes
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From: Broken Arrow Oklahoma
I would try to find out why he changed it out. Most of us replaced our Bose systems because they failed and it is expensive to repair.Also check and verify the speakers, they may have bypassed the amps.
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Drifting
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I think that the amplifiers are still hooked up, but is there an easy way to tell?
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Burning Brakes
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We'll keep our fingers crossed that he used a harness to convert to the new radio. Splicing is bad and if they just cut the wires, then you have more problems.
Don't worry too much though. You can get the connectors for a junk yard.
Don't worry too much though. You can get the connectors for a junk yard.
Burning Brakes
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From: Broken Arrow Oklahoma
what some folks do is use the small low ohm wires cut from the amp and solder directly to the speaker connection. Not really a good idea. You might be able to reconnect to the amp then to the speaker.
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Drifting
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From: Upstate NY
The Good; This was done at a good shop because it used a wiring harness adapter and I just unplugged everything and put the Bose back in and it seemed to work fine including the antena etc. The radio lights even dimmed with the headlight ****.
The Bad: There were two lone wires that were comming out of the back of the Bose, separate from everything else and I just left them that way. It was late so I didn't fool around too much, but it seemed like the clock and radio presets were lost when I turned off the ignition and then back on and I think the dash lights were very dim with the headlights off.
Questions; Is it possible that one of the two wires that comes out of the Bose is a constant power source for the clock/ & radio presets and the other is for the automatic brightness for the gauges?
I think I saw a two wire connector in the dash wiring harness that had nothing plugged into it -so that may be where these two wires tie in?