3whit

How do you tell if your car is equipped with the Bose system or the Standard System ????Thanks

mhoglund

If you have the Bose system you would also have the Nav. The front speaker covers will also have a small Bose emblem on them. If you don't have it be thankful because its a terrible system. The sound is horrible. Just my opinion...

3whit

Thanks that makes it easy...

dads toy

base sounds good, bose does not. or do like above and look for Bose emblem.

3whit

Thanks I got the Base,Thinking of adding Nav, Have read a lot about it just want to be sure to get compatible components

wazslow

You can have Bose without Nav. A 3Lt car has the Bose system, Nav is a separate option all together.

C7-Beast

You do not need NAV to have BOSE. I believe all 3LT and 4LT cars have Bose. If you have HUD you have a Bose system. The base system is not much different sounding than the Bose. In my opinion neither system sounds great but then again very few factory systems that I have heard sound good. To each his/her own. I also thought you had to have a Bose system to get NAV. I think the wiring harness is different in the non Bose systems.

3whit

The compatibility issue is what I am tying to be sure of before purchasing a Nav unit.

C7-Beast

Yes, I believe from the below information it will not be as straight forward as it would if you already had tha Bose system. It can be done but you would have to decide whether it is worth it or not.

Personally, I have used the factory NAV and I think it leaves a lot to be desired. For 730.00 I picked up a brand new Kenwood 6140 a while ago and replaced my factory non Bose system. The Kenwood functionalty blows the factory NAV away as does it's sound quality. You lose HUD integration but it sounds like you don't have HUD anyway.

Check the link in the below FAQ that discusses adding NAV.

http://forums.corvetteforum.com/audi...audio-faq.html

099blancoss

off target but I'm surprised the Bose system is so bad?
I have an Eclipse (HU) but was suprised to hear you guys dont like the Bose.

oldmansan

It's pronounced "Blose". I have Eclipse (Fujitsu Ten) in my other car with Fosgate amps. Great stuff. I wouldn't touch anything with Bose on it.

San

099blancoss

Blose

I had a set of bookshelf speakers from them in the 80's, still have them actually and they sounded pretty darn good for a long time. Rated at 60watts and I put 100 into them all the time but I've never had a car audio system from them and the 80-'s was a long time ago :o

oak3x

Bose is the most over rated manufacturer in audio equipment. Their only decent product is the Wave Radio.
Before purchasing my GS, I listened to both the Bose and Base Stereo. The Bose did nothing for me, thus I opted for the Base

dads toy

Bose 901's used to be great speakers.

Phatdog

The factory upgraded Bose system in my wife's Ford Edge is probably the best sounding factory stereo I have heard. The Bose system in my 08 coupe is the worst. It may be that the smaller amount of cubic feet of space in the vette kills the acoustics. Or maybe the Bose is just crappy.

Poppa Bud

3LT = Bose.

OK system, but could be better. Beats teh AM/FM in the C3

Dogleg09

I agree, my 04 Vette had Bose and sounded like crap, my 09 has the base and sounds much better and this is at any volume. Now for the home, I have some cube speakers I bought over 10 yrs ago and still sound great and along with the Bose 601 floor speakers you can rattle some windows.

NYC6

Bose is better than base, anyone who thinks otherwise is just fooling themselves. That said, I had Bose in my Coupe and replaced the whole thing.

MarkRx

until you try some magnepans or martin logans

i went from a 1LT 08 (stock) to a 2LZ 07 (bose) and couldnt tell much difference. I always disconnect the center channel for better stereo seperation. the rear speakers are junk, used as rear fill in mono. The nav head unit IMO is the worst sounding of all three.

sstew

Have Bose in my 2005 Escalade with 7 speakers and sub, love it. Drove couple 09 Vetts with Bose and couple without and I bouoght one without. Just sounds like it has more volume and better sound. Worked in Audio off and on for 30 years and I think Bose is the most over priced and rated in the world! What they charge for a plastic kitched radio is just plain stupid!!!

Stosh