basic radio help....Please!!!!
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Drifting
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From: ft myers FL/Munising MI
basic radio help....Please!!!!
radio didn't work on the 85 vet so I ordered 4 bose speaker and a new radio....getting around to swap the speakers, only two wires to each but a white wire is screwed into the bottom of the magnet right in the center...the new speakers have a little intendation but nothing to thread into....assuming that white wire needs hook up right???? haven't put the radio in yet ....thanks....Paul 
to answer my own question, got a quick response from eckler's....drill and tap your own holes....
to answer my own question, got a quick response from eckler's....drill and tap your own holes....
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Safety Car
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After reading your post, I only have a million questions!
How knowledgeable are you about electrical stuff?
Is your new radio a direct replacement for your Bose radio, or a refurbished original Bose?
Are the Bose speakers you bought supposed to directly replace the Bose speakers in your car, or are you rewiring the new Bose speakers to bypass the existing Bose amplifiers in the car?
Does your new receiver have internal amplifiers that are compatible with your new speakers, without using the Bose amplifiers?
Do you have the proper connectors to mate the new receiver to the wiring in your car?
Are you planning to install new wiring between your new receiver and your new speakers?
Does your new receiver have provisions for the automatic operation of your antenna (usually a pink wire)?
How you answer these questions will help us give you some good answers to your primary question.
How knowledgeable are you about electrical stuff?
Is your new radio a direct replacement for your Bose radio, or a refurbished original Bose?
Are the Bose speakers you bought supposed to directly replace the Bose speakers in your car, or are you rewiring the new Bose speakers to bypass the existing Bose amplifiers in the car?
Does your new receiver have internal amplifiers that are compatible with your new speakers, without using the Bose amplifiers?
Do you have the proper connectors to mate the new receiver to the wiring in your car?
Are you planning to install new wiring between your new receiver and your new speakers?
Does your new receiver have provisions for the automatic operation of your antenna (usually a pink wire)?
How you answer these questions will help us give you some good answers to your primary question.
Le Mans Master
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From: Clifton Park, NY ............Clearwater, FL ... 85 Original Owner
radio didn't work on the 85 vet so I ordered 4 bose speaker and a new radio....getting around to swap the speakers, only two wires to each but a white wire is screwed into the bottom of the magnet right in the center...the new speakers have a little intendation but nothing to thread into....assuming that white wire needs hook up right???? haven't put the radio in yet ....thanks....Paul
to answer my own question, got a quick response from eckler's....drill and tap your own holes....
to answer my own question, got a quick response from eckler's....drill and tap your own holes....
It could have been a fuse or speaker amp behind center console
I've swapped out bose speakers and just left the wire off without problem
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Drifting
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From: ft myers FL/Munising MI
the new radio is refurbished but looks brand new, inside and out.....I work as an electrician now, but not really up on radios. The radio worked intermittantly when I got the car, speakers cutting in/out with volume...
just decided to replace it all....the new speakers are boze, they are supposed to be direct replacements they look exactly like the old ....using the same harness ....going to install it today....the guy who sent the radio to me says the plugs in back will hook right up just like the old....it does look exactly like the old....i'll find out this afternoon. It's the last thing I haven't restored on the car....haven't needed a radio, been listening to those two little "cherry bombs" I put on the x pipe when I redid the exhaust.....
it does have the pink wire and connector in the back
just decided to replace it all....the new speakers are boze, they are supposed to be direct replacements they look exactly like the old ....using the same harness ....going to install it today....the guy who sent the radio to me says the plugs in back will hook right up just like the old....it does look exactly like the old....i'll find out this afternoon. It's the last thing I haven't restored on the car....haven't needed a radio, been listening to those two little "cherry bombs" I put on the x pipe when I redid the exhaust.....
it does have the pink wire and connector in the back
Last edited by playsdixie; Mar 24, 2018 at 08:18 AM.
Le Mans Master
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From: Clifton Park, NY ............Clearwater, FL ... 85 Original Owner
the new radio is refurbished but looks brand new, inside and out.....I work as an electrician now, but not really up on radios. The radio worked intermittantly when I got the car, speakers cutting in/out with volume...
just decided to replace it all....the new speakers are boze, they are supposed to be direct replacements they look exactly like the old ....using the same harness ....going to install it today....the guy who sent the radio to me says the plugs in back will hook right up just like the old....it does look exactly like the old....i'll find out this afternoon. It's the last thing I haven't restored on the car....haven't needed a radio, been listening to those two little "cherry bombs" I put on the x pipe when I redid the exhaust.....
it does have the pink wire and connector in the back
just decided to replace it all....the new speakers are boze, they are supposed to be direct replacements they look exactly like the old ....using the same harness ....going to install it today....the guy who sent the radio to me says the plugs in back will hook right up just like the old....it does look exactly like the old....i'll find out this afternoon. It's the last thing I haven't restored on the car....haven't needed a radio, been listening to those two little "cherry bombs" I put on the x pipe when I redid the exhaust.....
it does have the pink wire and connector in the back
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Drifting
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From: ft myers FL/Munising MI
Thread Starter
Drifting
Joined: Jun 2013
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From: ft myers FL/Munising MI
put the new radio...plugs matched right up...but...turn it on...I get a time for about 5 seconds...fades away.....then nothing....radio fuse is ok....anyplace else to look for power interuption???? Is there another fuse besides the one in the fuse panel??
OK...finally got it working...clips in the main fuse box are getting loose....with the new speakers, it really cranks......had to drill two wires on the bottom for the back speakers, didn't have to do it on the front ones....other than than that, wall to wall bose....(not doing this again ...ever!!!)
OK...finally got it working...clips in the main fuse box are getting loose....with the new speakers, it really cranks......had to drill two wires on the bottom for the back speakers, didn't have to do it on the front ones....other than than that, wall to wall bose....(not doing this again ...ever!!!)
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