how much does it cost for the little bose wiring harness and where can i get one at? I have a 93 se with bose but i'm upgradin. i bought a sub,amp, and HU already but i am not upgrading the door speakers just yet. am i forgetting anything? thanks in advance

 

it cost between $40 to $60. You can get it at any Car Audio
shop. Also online at Crutchfield..

You might wanna check out my webpage for more info:
http://www.frysinsider.com/maxima

 

if i were to buy all 4 speakers instead, i know its 6X9 in the back but what size is in the doors. i dont want to have to build any thing or modify anything...just swap em. thanks again

 

The front doors on a 3rd Gen with Bose are 4.5 inch. But check out my page again and look at the bolt pattern. You are most likely going to have to at least drill some holes because I don't think there are any aftermarket speakers that fit the bolt pattern of the Bose bracket.

 

like i said i already bought 2 subs, an amp, a headunit, and i'm gonna buy the bose harness today. is that all i need to hook everything up? Also, i was just wondering about how much it will cost for wiring everything. i guess just like the wiring for the subs and the amp and then the headunit. would it be cheaper to buy it from the place i'm gonna get the stuff installed at or online at like ebay. thanks again

 

here are your options. run all your speakers off amps and not even use the factory harness other than for the antennae like i did or go get the adapter from circuit city, i know they have them. i think the harness kinda limits things because they use crappy wiring IMHO.

 

can i talk to you on aim? i dont quite understand what your saying

 

I got my wiring harness from Pep Boys for $10. At Best Buy, I think it was like $15.

I think that dnas420 is talking about getting an external amp(s) and using them to amplify the signal to your speakers. You get more power and much cleaner, crisper sound. The other option is to let the HU amp the signal. If you go the second route, then all you need is the Bose harness adaptor.

 

why is the bose wiring harness on crutchfield.com 50 bucks and then at pep boys/best buy, its only 15. i think i just want to get the harness. is the sound really bad if i do that way?

 

so could i just buy a pair of speakers like the ones below off ebay for my front doors and just take out the bose speaker and amp and then swap these suckers in?

http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI...tem=1307986878


thanks again

 

So let's say that you keep the Bose setup and all you want to do is replace the 6x9's in the rear with some 2-ways. Will this work in the car or am I not allowed to just swap out speakers because of the pre amps? I want to upgrade my system, but starting with the speakers. Thanks!

 

As far as I know, you cannot just simply swap out the speakers and keep the rest of the Bose system. The reason is because the stock Bose speakers run a 1 ohm while almost every aftermarket speaker is around 4 ohm or more. But if you can find some 1 ohm aftermarket speakers, then it should work I guess.

This has been my experience.

 

Well the Bose HU does not have an internal amp. So you would have to power the new speakers with the preamps (might work). The rear Bose are 4 ohm from what I've heard, but do a little more research and you should find the answer. The fronts are definitely 1 ohm. I don't think that you can start with the speakers when you move away from Bose. The first step would be the HU, then speakers.

 

Yeah, it should be no problem.

As far as the harness on Crutchfield goes, I'm not sure of the difference, but I do know that the one from Pep Boys works just fine. Perhaps the former makes up for the 1 ohm front speakers. But from what I've seen on my setup, the fronts work just fine with the $10 adapter.