I am looking to replace the factory head unit in my car with something that plays CDs, I want to keep the bose speakers if possible. is there a kit or anything for making a regualar head unit work with the bose? and any suggestions on a model, i would also like one that plays MP3 cds as well...thanks :seeya

 

I was recently on http://www.thirdgen.org/ posting about the new Pioneer P47DH that I just installed into my IROC and came across some posts about a Bose interface being available.

MAD sells this Pioneer CD/AM/FM receiver for about twice the street price but offers a "Bose compatable" version; I assume they supply the interface.

It realy amounts to either getting a receiver with pre-amp outputs or an interface to convert the speaker outputs to pre-amp levels.

Try our audio section.

 

I have the Pioneer DEH-P77DH unit which has I think 2 sets of preamps. I ditched the bose too though so I didn't research the interfaces.

 

That unit has:
Hi-Volt RCA Preouts (x3 pair) (Front/Rear + Subwoofer or Non-Fading) (Non-clipping 4.8V max)

Check it out at: http://www.pioneerelectronics.com/Pi...1398,1,00.html


[Modified by 65Z01, 3:05 PM 11/13/2002]

 

Your car is a din 1.5 They make these radios, the models stated above are some of them, but they cost more for the same amount of features in a comparable single din unit from the same company. They also are difficult to install in other cars and resell because of their wierd size. I'd get a single din unit equivalent with a $10 dash kit to install it. Its fully reversable, cheaper, and works fine. The Pioneer 47 version above doesn't have the necessary RCA outputs to make it a serious stereo. Steer clear of that one. The 77 does have the outputs but you could get a single din Pioneer 4400 for $100 less and have the same features. http://www.pricegrabber.com has good prices and someone is selling a Pioneer 6400 for $200 including shipping and a dash kit. http://forums.corvetteforum.com/zerothread?id=428815
As for keeping the bose speakers and amps, why? They were paper foam junk the day they were made. GM charged dealers $5 for replacement speakers when they blew. They also have a very fragile and tempermental amp located at each speaker that you will continually be replacing or fixing. Instead, get a speaker designed within the past decade that will last and sound good. Something like a Boston Acoustic RX 57 for front and RX97 for rear should work. You can go up or down from there price/quality etc. Those are $120 and $160 a pair respectively at http://www.tms-electronics.com and they work well with and without an external amp. If you "need" to keep the crappy bose speakers, you can get an adapter for around $80 from most car stereo shops to allow the system to work with your deck. It will convert the decks power to 1/2ohm low level input and then use the power from the bose amps to power the speakers. It often accompanies this with some really pleasant engine whine. I'd rip the whole thing out and get a system from a real company, not Blose. We used to make fun of them in the 80s when I was an installer mocking all the ignorant vette owners who boasted of their systems "capabilities". I didn't have the heart to tell them that if they installed a good aftermarket setup they could have had better sound for $1000 less, and that was 15 years ago. :yesnod:


[Modified by 92TripleBlack, 5:46 PM 11/13/2002]

 

Wow..thanks for all of the great info, looks like I am just gonna save a little longer and get a better set of speakers as well :cheers: