i'm freaking confused. i got a 96 max gle (premium bose system) i've changed the HU to a JVC Arsenl 9..so on. my factory speakers have died on me and i've been asking questions what to do. on the .org they tell me i have to rewire the car and install a new amp and what not. i call cruthfield and they just told me that i would have to replace all the speaker but i could keep the factory wiring and not have to worry about the amp. they said once i pull the speakers out the amp was connectd with them or something to that affect (i might of misunderstood). she said it would take a splice into factory connector and mount the speaker. that was it. what do you guys say. i really am frustrated between the sound system and my starting issues. please help me. tommorows my only day off this week. i gotta get this done. the speakers i know i can get done quick but i don't wanna throw to much cash at it.

 

comn guys. i need to know what to do tonight, i can't sleep w/o thinking about this. i'm too excited over a freakin car.

 

It's in the stickies dude..
read 'em, get to know 'em

 

Im not to sure bro but there is a audio forum that might help you out better. Good luck.

 

I have a 97 with the bose system. I was always told that we have to do something special in order to wire any non-bose equipment into the system. I added a sub and it blew because it was wired wrong, not set right for a bose system. Bose speakers each have their own amp, that is why it is so different. I would think your speakers are blown, but I am not an expert.

 

i just finished reading the whole audio faqs in the audio section. most of the post talk about adding an amp or subs to the factory HU or adding and after market HU to the factory system. what i want to do is wire new speakers using the factory wiring system. i already have my HU installed with the factory speakers. now my speakers don't work and need to get aftermarket speakers. i don't wanna rewire my system cuz is time consuming and expensive since i sold my 500 dollar amp a few months ago.

 

Just save yourself a huge headache and run new speaker wires to aftermarket speakers. The bose amp requires a speaker resistance unlike any other. Ditch it!

 

i am confused as hmmm...okay 1st my rear speakers i know are blown. my left front still works but my right front only works when i balance sound soley right and its very low. it doesn't rattle or sound distorted. its just way lower than the left speaker. what i wanted to know was is there a way to run my JVC head unit and 2 front new speakers. i would ditch the bose speakers and ams, but would retain the connector. basically can i take out the bose speakers (that are connected with an amp) and just solder on a new speaker in its place without buyin an amp. the only time i changed speakers i had component infinitys and had to use an aftermarket Amp on my toyota, but i used tweeters and mids with a crossover. can just buy two speakers and connect them to the old factory wiring leading to teh headunit???? man i hope this makes since to anyone.

 

As long as it's just wires running from the HU to the speaker, it should be all good. Splice away. You should definitely bypass the amp and splice those wires together. Seriously, it could be easier to run new wires to the speakers, and it would probably be a cleaner install. Plus, you could run a heavier guage wire for better power handling capability later.

 

wetballoon, first can i see a pic of your car. im interested in car with the same color as mine.

thanks a million times over. this is my baby and now i can sleep. i plan on buyin better speakers, an amp and doing a better wiring setup later. i figure sometime next year i can afford to do it, but imstrapped cuz of school.

i wanna just splice my speaker into the factory connection using the wires connected from my HU harness. i figured it would be like doing it to a non-bose right??? thanks tho...i like when i get a quick response cuz i really usually try to search throught the stickies before i ask a question. thats why i paid to be a donor!

 

bump.... Anyone w/ input.

 

My paint is trash right now and , quite honestly, I'm embarrased by it. My life has gotten really busy over the last couple of years and the car got neglected and just became transportation. I do intend to fix it but my kids are really expensive.

 

so can i just take the connectors off the amp/speaker connections and connect it to new speakers???

 

From what I now about the factory Bose system, it runs on a different resistance than normal stereo equip. Therefore, I believe, the factory wiring will not work, since it was design to handle a 1 ohm resistance signal as opposed to a 4 ohm resistance from a standard car stereo. You are simply trying to run a 4 ohm (powered) signal through a wire only made to handle a 1 ohm (non-amplified) signal. I'm guessing you would probably burn the wire out in a short period of time if you continue using it with an aftermarket hu. You need to slow down and do it right, get to new speakers and run the wire that comes with them through your car, shouldn't take more than 30 min.

 

i see what you mean. i guess i can wait to save up money. i just hate that as soon as i put a down payement on an xbox 360...everyhting around me goes to the trash. at least my house is still standing. if any .org member lives in these hurricane hit areas...my prayers are with u. i lived with andrew...katrina was worse. sorry. thanks way2fast. i'ma just hold of on it for now. i got one working speaker.

 

The bose speakers don't work with your new system because they are designed for low impedence, and the new deck won't match that setting. You don't have to rewire the car, but it will work better if you do. The wiring is designed to work with that setup. The bose speakers each have an amp on them to boost the signal. The best thing to do when changing the deck is to change all of the speakers and do a new rewire. You can try the old wiring first to see what you think, but I am sure you will like the sound better if you rewire.

 

actually the bose speakers do work with an aftermarket HU and harness. i had this setup for almost a year now with two different HU -pioneer and JVC. people complain about the distortion or cracklin sound. i never had this. i just recently took off my shock-glass sensor alarm mod becuase the shock sensor i bought was too sensitive at its lowest level nad wouldn't stop going off. when i did that i think i might off fukked up my PCM (my alarm still works tho) and my right speaker died (very low output level.) What i wanted to do was buy two cheap speakers at just connect them (w/out the factory amps) using the car's wiring. what am actually asking is can i connect the new speakers to the postive/negetive wires that connect ot the amp. or would i have to run speaker wire from the HU stereo harness to the speaker??? hence rewiring my system. right now i don't care about sound quality, cuase they're cheap speakers. i think $50/pair. i just don't wanna ruin the car electrical system or my HU. i plan on buying either boston acoustics/infinitys/orpolk speakers in the future. u just don't have the 300 for the high quality i want. i paid 499 for my HU and 199 for my MP3 changer. as long as it won't ruin the system all do it for now. i can always put the cheap speaker in my girls car. thanks for input tho.

 

If you're changing the HU and leaving the Bose speakers in, you will need the adapter that Crutchfield sells and also are available on Ebay. They will work JUST fine. I have an aftermarket Clarion HU in my car with the adapter and the Bose speakers. The thing to remember when hooking it up is that EACH Bose speaker has an amp. You MUST remember to connect the remote amp turn on wire to the amps or you will get NO SOUND.
It sounds as if you will just need to run the new speakers to the amp and the adaptor will run the others.

 

JUST REWIRE ALL THE SPEAKERS. it's not hard and honestly, you'd be done now if you did that instead of asking dumb questions on here

 

speaker wire is cheap and rewiring it will be much less painful to do.

 

okay...first...the reason i ask "dumb" questions is cause i don't know **** at this point. the things i know are the things i've done. i'v never rewired a max before, but i'm sure 99% of .org members have. and instead of taking a car apart and getting caught with my pants down...i'd rather ask every question i got to have answered. even if i ask the same question twice; i've come to acknowledge the disagreement amongst maxima drivers. some do it one way other do another. so i choose to ask as many question as possbile so the job gets done right the first time its called efficiency oh and i wouldn't be done by now because its pouring outside! LOL but thanks for opinion bro.

 

if you knew anything about sound systems in cars you would know that it's easy to rewire speakers. plus, why ask dumbass questions when you can go read about it in the AUDIO SECTION. you get the captain tar tar award of the day for that question

 

When you disconnect the stock bose ones theres gonna be 4 wires for each in the back, and 6 in the front. Just call crutchfield and they'll tell you which wires to run to your speakers and which not to use at all.


I just did this the last 2 days

 

wait if your using the stock bose speakers, i got one of those connectors, it was used for less than 4 months, and works great, id let it go for like 25$

 

uh oh... i think someones riding someone's oscar mayer wiener. lol. why post if you don't wanna help me??? i could go to the nissan dealer thats a block away and have the guy tell me what to do exactly man, yet A) i wouldn't leanr and a damn thing really. B) most maxima owners have found new and different ways of doing things. but i appreciate your award a$$ clown.

 

what connector are you talking about. i already have the stereo harness. i don't know..i think ima wait for a few month and save up money just incase something else goes bad on my max.