Aftermarket stereo question...
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Aftermarket stereo question...
I want to ask this in the 4th gen. forum since it gets many people reading it, but if it gets moved, so be it.
I went to circuit city to buy an aftermarket headunit for my 1996 Maxima SE with Bose since, like most owners, I'm experiencing some problems with the original equipment. I was told because of the setup of the factory Bose stereo (something to do with having pre-amps or something for each speaker) that I would run the risk of burning out my setup if I tried to replace it. Has anyone heard of this before?
For those with aftermarket headunits, have/are you experiencing any problems?
Thanks guys.
Lou
By the way, I was looking to replace with nothing over $200 dollars incl. all the wiring adapters, etc. if that makes a difference in your opinion.
I went to circuit city to buy an aftermarket headunit for my 1996 Maxima SE with Bose since, like most owners, I'm experiencing some problems with the original equipment. I was told because of the setup of the factory Bose stereo (something to do with having pre-amps or something for each speaker) that I would run the risk of burning out my setup if I tried to replace it. Has anyone heard of this before?
For those with aftermarket headunits, have/are you experiencing any problems?
Thanks guys.
Lou
By the way, I was looking to replace with nothing over $200 dollars incl. all the wiring adapters, etc. if that makes a difference in your opinion.
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Originally Posted by BigLou93SE
I want to ask this in the 4th gen. forum since it gets many people reading it, but if it gets moved, so be it.
I went to circuit city to buy an aftermarket headunit for my 1996 Maxima SE with Bose since, like most owners, I'm experiencing some problems with the original equipment. I was told because of the setup of the factory Bose stereo (something to do with having pre-amps or something for each speaker) that I would run the risk of burning out my setup if I tried to replace it. Has anyone heard of this before?
For those with aftermarket headunits, have/are you experiencing any problems?
Thanks guys.
Lou
By the way, I was looking to replace with nothing over $200 dollars incl. all the wiring adapters, etc. if that makes a difference in your opinion.
I went to circuit city to buy an aftermarket headunit for my 1996 Maxima SE with Bose since, like most owners, I'm experiencing some problems with the original equipment. I was told because of the setup of the factory Bose stereo (something to do with having pre-amps or something for each speaker) that I would run the risk of burning out my setup if I tried to replace it. Has anyone heard of this before?
For those with aftermarket headunits, have/are you experiencing any problems?
Thanks guys.
Lou
By the way, I was looking to replace with nothing over $200 dollars incl. all the wiring adapters, etc. if that makes a difference in your opinion.
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terran- I just got done looking through the 4th gen. faq's and couldn't find the part on the stereo. Is there another place I should be looking? Also, is there a possibility that the info was lost when the org went down? Anyway, circuit city offers many adapters (wiring, etc.) that don't specifically say that they change over from Bose, but are just "Nissan" adapters. Is this the same thing as Zach is talking about?
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i'm acutally selling a pac-oem2 unit that allows you to use the aftermarket headunit. http://forums.maxima.org/showthread.php?t=339907
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Originally Posted by killcrap
i'm acutally selling a pac-oem2 unit that allows you to use the aftermarket headunit. http://forums.maxima.org/showthread.php?t=339907
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i just put in a aftermarket headunit this weekend cuz my bose cd player crapped out, i went to a local car stereo shop they told me how to bypass the amps it took me about 5 mins to do it. all i did was tied the two black wires on the pluge together and grounded them. it works great, the sound is a whole lot better than it was before with the bose, now i know that im running a risk of burning the speakers but oh well , if they go ill get new ones (aftermarket) the risk to doing this is that the aftermarket radio puts out 4 ohm impediance and the speakers are only 1 ohm ( correct me if im wrong) but i was blasting the radio all night last night and nothing happened yet.
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big lou, i was the one telling you look at the faq's not terran
it is in the how to's but here ill give you a direct link
http://forums.maxima.org/showpost.ph...7&postcount=27
there ya go!
it is in the how to's but here ill give you a direct link
http://forums.maxima.org/showpost.ph...7&postcount=27
there ya go!
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the Bose speakers are .75ohm .... you can wire around the amps... I would use a 1 or 2 ohm stable amp to power the system............ you do not have to worry about burning out the speakers.... the part that can fail running reduced loads is the power supply inside your headunit... they are designed for a 4ohm load.... so when you run a .75ohm the power supply is trying to make 5 or 6 times the power it is designed for... that said it will work.....how long depends on your headunit.... rewiring the system and using a 1ohm stable amp will give you excellent sound and years of trouble free service
#18
how did u guys with the aftermarket headunit make the power antenna work with the radio cuz every time i turn on the radio the antenna goes up and stays there even if i play cd's, the only time it goes down is when i remove the cd from the headunit, but as soon as i put the cd back in it goes up again.?
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Im planning to replace my Bose headunit with an Alpine CDA-9833 headunit. There seems to be 2 adapters I can use. Crutchfield list the adapter as the
Scosche OEM Amplifier Adapter
http://www.crutchfield.com/S-mCkPSJ0...lifier+Adapter
There is also the PAC OEM-2, which many people use.
http://www.crutchfield.com/S-mCkPSJ0...earch=pac+oem2
Which one should I go with? Is there any major differences between the two? The Scosche is about $20 more than the PAC. If anyone has either of these, I would like to hear what you think about it. Thanks!
Scosche OEM Amplifier Adapter
http://www.crutchfield.com/S-mCkPSJ0...lifier+Adapter
There is also the PAC OEM-2, which many people use.
http://www.crutchfield.com/S-mCkPSJ0...earch=pac+oem2
Which one should I go with? Is there any major differences between the two? The Scosche is about $20 more than the PAC. If anyone has either of these, I would like to hear what you think about it. Thanks!
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Originally Posted by JeEvE
Im planning to replace my Bose headunit with an Alpine CDA-9833 headunit. There seems to be 2 adapters I can use. Crutchfield list the adapter as the
Scosche OEM Amplifier Adapter
http://www.crutchfield.com/S-mCkPSJ0...lifier+Adapter
There is also the PAC OEM-2, which many people use.
http://www.crutchfield.com/S-mCkPSJ0...earch=pac+oem2
Which one should I go with? Is there any major differences between the two? The Scosche is about $20 more than the PAC. If anyone has either of these, I would like to hear what you think about it. Thanks!
Scosche OEM Amplifier Adapter
http://www.crutchfield.com/S-mCkPSJ0...lifier+Adapter
There is also the PAC OEM-2, which many people use.
http://www.crutchfield.com/S-mCkPSJ0...earch=pac+oem2
Which one should I go with? Is there any major differences between the two? The Scosche is about $20 more than the PAC. If anyone has either of these, I would like to hear what you think about it. Thanks!
Anyone know which one is better between the Scosche and the PAC adapters?
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No, the speakers do Not have to be replaced if changing the HU.
Yes, a direct connect *can* work for a limited time.
Yes an 'adaptor *can* be used.
No, and adaptor is Not needed to make it work and continue working.
Simple task...get the harness your brand choice, but Metra is 7550..takes all of the speaker leads and connect them to Male RCA ends. Then plug the RCA ends into the preouts of your HU. Done. and quite simple. If this doesnt apply to your HU, then an adaptor may be needed.
All the Bose HU does is send a signal, that is the same as working with preouts of a HU.
--Don
Yes, a direct connect *can* work for a limited time.
Yes an 'adaptor *can* be used.
No, and adaptor is Not needed to make it work and continue working.
Simple task...get the harness your brand choice, but Metra is 7550..takes all of the speaker leads and connect them to Male RCA ends. Then plug the RCA ends into the preouts of your HU. Done. and quite simple. If this doesnt apply to your HU, then an adaptor may be needed.
All the Bose HU does is send a signal, that is the same as working with preouts of a HU.
--Don
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Thanks Don for clearing that up. Im going with an Alpine CDA-9833 which has 3 sets so it has a total of 6 outputs. Im a little confused about how to wire it up, do I need 8 outputs for all the speakers?
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Originally Posted by JeEvE
Thanks Don for clearing that up. Im going with an Alpine CDA-9833 which has 3 sets so it has a total of 6 outputs. Im a little confused about how to wire it up, do I need 8 outputs for all the speakers?
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