Bose Gold amplifier
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Bose Gold amplifier
Hi guys....somebody know what is the output power of the originals bose gold amplifiers?
I have one front and one rear that are not working and i don't find the issue. I Already replace all capacitors. 1990 zr1
Thanks in advance
I have one front and one rear that are not working and i don't find the issue. I Already replace all capacitors. 1990 zr1
Thanks in advance
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I had a similar situation, I replaced the amps and had no change on one speaker and just a slight coming from other.
So I popped the speakers and tested with a crappie speaker I had in garage and it worked, turns out the magnets were rusted to the cones and the speakers where junk and needed replacement
So I popped the speakers and tested with a crappie speaker I had in garage and it worked, turns out the magnets were rusted to the cones and the speakers where junk and needed replacement
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I had a similar situation, I replaced the amps and had no change on one speaker and just a slight coming from other.
So I popped the speakers and tested with a crappie speaker I had in garage and it worked, turns out the magnets were rusted to the cones and the speakers where junk and needed replacement
So I popped the speakers and tested with a crappie speaker I had in garage and it worked, turns out the magnets were rusted to the cones and the speakers where junk and needed replacement
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I pulled the Bose Gold stereo out of my C4 and installed a new modern radio and four new speakers. I have all the parts and like yours, mine had bad speaker amplifiers. I removed it and boxed it up with all the related parts and put it on a shelf in the garage.
There are companies who might be able to make the Bose system work again for you but in my case I use the C4 for daily adventures and wanted a newer radio in the C4. The radio I installed has the ability to connect via Bluetooth and allows hands free telephone calls.
I did not run any new wires. I took the schematic and made a harness that used the wires that supplied the Bose Unit before. Each speaker has four wires going to it, 2 for 12 Vdc power and 2 for the music signal. Once you get the colors of the wires correct it was a fairly easy job. I replaced the speakers with quality units and now the car sounds great with 40 watts going to each speaker. Seems kind of pointless to put a good stereo in an "inverted fishbowl"....
I would ask someone at Crutchfield's which is a big stereo company here in Virginia. They would be able to tell you if the single channel amplifiers will work or not. The only single channel amplifiers that I am familiar with are for the bass signal to make it rumble. I have used two channel amplifiers to boost a stereo signal.
There are companies who might be able to make the Bose system work again for you but in my case I use the C4 for daily adventures and wanted a newer radio in the C4. The radio I installed has the ability to connect via Bluetooth and allows hands free telephone calls.
I did not run any new wires. I took the schematic and made a harness that used the wires that supplied the Bose Unit before. Each speaker has four wires going to it, 2 for 12 Vdc power and 2 for the music signal. Once you get the colors of the wires correct it was a fairly easy job. I replaced the speakers with quality units and now the car sounds great with 40 watts going to each speaker. Seems kind of pointless to put a good stereo in an "inverted fishbowl"....
I would ask someone at Crutchfield's which is a big stereo company here in Virginia. They would be able to tell you if the single channel amplifiers will work or not. The only single channel amplifiers that I am familiar with are for the bass signal to make it rumble. I have used two channel amplifiers to boost a stereo signal.
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I pulled the Bose Gold stereo out of my C4 and installed a new modern radio and four new speakers. I have all the parts and like yours, mine had bad speaker amplifiers. I removed it and boxed it up with all the related parts and put it on a shelf in the garage.
There are companies who might be able to make the Bose system work again for you but in my case I use the C4 for daily adventures and wanted a newer radio in the C4. The radio I installed has the ability to connect via Bluetooth and allows hands free telephone calls.
I did not run any new wires. I took the schematic and made a harness that used the wires that supplied the Bose Unit before. Each speaker has four wires going to it, 2 for 12 Vdc power and 2 for the music signal. Once you get the colors of the wires correct it was a fairly easy job. I replaced the speakers with quality units and now the car sounds great with 40 watts going to each speaker. Seems kind of pointless to put a good stereo in an "inverted fishbowl"....
I would ask someone at Crutchfield's which is a big stereo company here in Virginia. They would be able to tell you if the single channel amplifiers will work or not. The only single channel amplifiers that I am familiar with are for the bass signal to make it rumble. I have used two channel amplifiers to boost a stereo signal.
There are companies who might be able to make the Bose system work again for you but in my case I use the C4 for daily adventures and wanted a newer radio in the C4. The radio I installed has the ability to connect via Bluetooth and allows hands free telephone calls.
I did not run any new wires. I took the schematic and made a harness that used the wires that supplied the Bose Unit before. Each speaker has four wires going to it, 2 for 12 Vdc power and 2 for the music signal. Once you get the colors of the wires correct it was a fairly easy job. I replaced the speakers with quality units and now the car sounds great with 40 watts going to each speaker. Seems kind of pointless to put a good stereo in an "inverted fishbowl"....
I would ask someone at Crutchfield's which is a big stereo company here in Virginia. They would be able to tell you if the single channel amplifiers will work or not. The only single channel amplifiers that I am familiar with are for the bass signal to make it rumble. I have used two channel amplifiers to boost a stereo signal.
I want keep original style and headunit...i dont understand...you put 4 new speakers connected to the +and- original signal from cdm?
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https://www.corvetteforum.com/forums...post1581564115
I'd also consider posting in the 'Audio/Electronics' section. In the general/performance C4 section you'll see results similar to what has been posted.
An 'advanced search' using 'Nissan' and 'Mike100' should get you maybe close to 22 + threads that might be interesting reads.
Start you search from here:
https://www.corvetteforum.com/forums...-1984-1996-19/
If this link 'sticks' it would get you there. I doubt it will 'stick'
https://www.corvetteforum.com/forums...rchid=86799001
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