Xpressboat87

Hey everyone new to the maxima family and must say I love the cars. I have a 14 maxima Sv with the bose stereo in it everything minus the navigation. I want to put my two tens and amp in it was curious if there is a way to tap into the Bose system or what parts I need to get to do it. Thanks for all the help everyone

2011maximapa

Welcome. I am interested in this as well I was thinking 2 JL 10's and would also like to know the safest and easiest way to tap into the factory bose system. What parts are needed besides amp power and remote turn on?
Also is the alternator and battery strong enough or would a capacitor be suggested?
Also, anyone who has subs in the trunk have you noticed much vibration from the car on the outside when subs are slamming? Is it necessary to dynomat the trunk?

1996blackmax

iTrader: (2)

You can tap directly to the subwoofers in the rear deck. That's what I did at first. My amplifier had speaker level inputs, and I tapped the remote turn on signal going into the amp from the HU. I went ahead and added sound deadening to the trunk lid, and that helped quite a bit.

With my current system, I tapped the audio signals coming from the HU into the factory amp.


Even though I did it, I would recommend not going through the rubber grommet on the driver's side. There's a chance of damaging the OEM wires going through there.

Couple links that may help....

https://maxima.org/forums/7th-genera...tallation.html

https://maxima.org/forums/7th-genera...p-replace.html

2011maximapa

Thanks a lot!

1996blackmax

iTrader: (2)

Your welcome!

Forgot to mention that you will be fine with the factory charging system. I am running over a kilowatt of power in my car.

Xpressboat87

So the only piece I need to get is the part to tap into the wires to give me an RCA output right. Can you post pics of where yours is and stuff please

2011maximapa

Good to know. Appreciate your help kind sir.
I've heard others complain about the factory battery and even tho my ride is garage kept, I have had concerns in the winter a couple times starting it. Quite honestly was crapping my pants for a few seconds while it cranked very weakly when leaving work and it sat outside in 10 degrees for 12 hours.
Sounds like if I replace the battery with a better one with more CCA I should be fine.

1996blackmax

iTrader: (2)

I can try to take a picture later. When I had my Boston GTA amp with speaker level inputs, I tapped the signal at the rear speakers. That was easier than at the amp connection as there isn't a lot of room there.





The stock battery isn't well suited for the car. Even so, I ran mine for a while with no issues, but I live in an area that has a warmer climate. Pretty sure I would have run into issues living in a colder area. Replacing the battery with one that has more cranking amps is the way to go.

BlackMaximus04

I'd say definitely replace your factory battery especially if you're going to be doing a lot of electrical mods (I.E. radio, subs, etc) You'll see a huge drain in your battery especially in the cold like you said. I purchased a red top optima battery which is basically made for electrical mods. I've had it for about 3.5 years & have yet to replace it or needed a jump etc. They're pretty expensive but worth every penny IMO.