Front Bose Speaker replacement?
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Front Bose Speaker replacement?
Thanks in advance. Has anyone swapped the bose front speaker in the door? Is it as easy as removing the cover and out with the old, in with the new? The PO said he unhooked the speaker because it was "cracking". I'm assuming it is just the traditional blown speaker, but I don't want to swap it out if there may be an underlying issue with the "surround" I've seen in some youtube clips. Any advice is appreciated!
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Thanks in advance. Has anyone swapped the bose front speaker in the door? Is it as easy as removing the cover and out with the old, in with the new? The PO said he unhooked the speaker because it was "cracking". I'm assuming it is just the traditional blown speaker, but I don't want to swap it out if there may be an underlying issue with the "surround" I've seen in some youtube clips. Any advice is appreciated!
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Thanks for the reply. I have looked around online more and didn't realize that the "system" was so specific and complicated. Thankfully Eckler's has a replacement Bose speaker that should be plug and play with the existing amp/surround housed inside the door. Hopefully that's the answer!
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Thanks for the reply. I have looked around online more and didn't realize that the "system" was so specific and complicated. Thankfully Eckler's has a replacement Bose speaker that should be plug and play with the existing amp/surround housed inside the door. Hopefully that's the answer!
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Got a pic? Just curious what it looked like in the earlier years. Mine was a 91 and it was a kick panel or whatever you called it at door sill. You had to remove the sill to do it. I changed the Bose bracket to a NON-BOSE option and picked whatever Crutchfield said would fit a 91 Corvette NON-BOSE. At the time, IIRC, my bicep, rotator cuff and elbow tendon (or was it ligament) was FUBAR so I got it apart and had them do the wire running. Left 3 feet of wire hanging out and I drove home. Installed speakers in the brackets, mounted brackets in and wired up. Rinse and repeat for all 4.
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Got a pic? Just curious what it looked like in the earlier years. Mine was a 91 and it was a kick panel or whatever you called it at door sill. You had to remove the sill to do it. I changed the Bose bracket to a NON-BOSE option and picked whatever Crutchfield said would fit a 91 Corvette NON-BOSE. At the time, IIRC, my bicep, rotator cuff and elbow tendon (or was it ligament) was FUBAR so I got it apart and had them do the wire running. Left 3 feet of wire hanging out and I drove home. Installed speakers in the brackets, mounted brackets in and wired up. Rinse and repeat for all 4.
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I ever have to take them apart again I will get some pics.
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I made a wooden template to mount a 6 1/2" speaker in the stock location. I did have to trim the opening about 3/4" on the top and bottom to clear.
To clear the tweeter and keep the stock grille, I made a spacer out of wood.
Everything clears the dash, but just barely.