well i found a new max, and new problems, the car still has the original bose sound system, but, when you turn it on it makes popping noises, it doesn't sound like the speakers are blown but i'm not sure what it could be. the other problem would be, well not sure if its a problem or if its suppose to be this way. When in first gear, you can kinda feel it shutter, maybe i wasn't giving it enough gas or something, i'll pay more attention to it to see if it was just me imagining things though

 

As far the Bose goes, you my friend have blown amps. Probably your best bet, short of replacing your whole sound system, is finding replacement amps from a parts car or someones old Bose they don't use anymore. They are easy to replace and you can find them for cheap.

 

aight, thats kinda what i was thinking it was, can you replace the headunit without messing up the system?? I know my parents car if you replace any of the system you ahve to replace it all or it won't work

 

You can replace the HU, but unless you reroute the wires to new speakers, they will still make that poping sound.

 

you got rims, and i didnt even know... you need to let me see that fire *** whip sometime, and if you want me to redo your corner lights sometime ill do it right

 

not sure how true this is, if the popping problem is within the head unit and you replace it (some of the later 3rd gens have CD bose, try to find one of those) then your problem will be solved, if its in the amp replace those and itll be solved...shouldn't be any need to run new speaker wire

 

You don't have to reroute all the speaker wires if you change the hu, just bypass the amps and wire in the new speakers. I did the amp fixing thing and the bose adapter thing and was much happier when I junked all the bose.

 

Yup just put them on. You can now buy my car for $3700. You better buy before I get something else and jack the price even more

 

haha riiiiiiiight, im actually lookin at one up in WI, know anyone in need of a car? mines for sale for real this time

 

Sorry for the confusion, thats what I meant.

 

so basically ditch the bose system??



oh here's another problem with it, it has ABS but its unhooked because the owner said it "chattered".....how can i fix this "chatter"????

 

Run an ABS self-diagnosis in FAQ. Maybe a sensor is out

 

could i rewire the speakers to bypass the amps?? would that work?? so i don't have to replace them right now

 

if your still keeping the bose head unit, its possible you could bypass the amps, but i dont think youd get any sound because i dont think the bose unit has an internal amplifier..
I suggest getting a nice cd player and getting some crappy $40 4" speakers in the front until you can afford aftermarket speakers all the way around

 

well my parents are getting me the kenwood excelon x979 cd player for christmas, if i bought a cheap amp, would that be enough to power the speakers till i can buy some?

 

the OE bose speakers run at like 1 ohm, most amps are designed for 2-4 ohms.