HOW TO: Add aux to stock bose...
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uh... dan?
what about that 99 unit?! lol
also, dumb question...
my aux switch has 3 prongs. one ground and one power. gnd to gnd and pwr to pwr. duh, but the third is called "load" and the switch is supposed to light up (i thought it would be cool) the switch doesnt light up however and i tried every combination with the other ones... least ui thought i did
any thoughts/help?
what about that 99 unit?! lol
also, dumb question...
my aux switch has 3 prongs. one ground and one power. gnd to gnd and pwr to pwr. duh, but the third is called "load" and the switch is supposed to light up (i thought it would be cool) the switch doesnt light up however and i tried every combination with the other ones... least ui thought i did
any thoughts/help?
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Got this to work on Sunday. Many thanks to Dan for figuring this out and posting it. I did notice one thing. I have a cd changer and if I have my ipod connected and turned on and I press the cd changer button, I get sound from both sources without turning on the aux button. So, for those who don't feel like opening up the stereo, it may be possible to run the wires from the cd changer port/plug instead.
Originally Posted by roruiz
Got this to work on Sunday. Many thanks to Dan for figuring this out and posting it. I did notice one thing. I have a cd changer and if I have my ipod connected and turned on and I press the cd changer button, I get sound from both sources without turning on the aux button. So, for those who don't feel like opening up the stereo, it may be possible to run the wires from the cd changer port/plug instead.
You cannot enter aux mode from the CD changer plug. If there is no cd changer present, the radio will not enter CD-Changer mode. I tried this already, and you can't force the radio into cd-changer mode without a changer present.
Originally Posted by alphaerror
uh... dan?
what about that 99 unit?! lol
also, dumb question...
my aux switch has 3 prongs. one ground and one power. gnd to gnd and pwr to pwr. duh, but the third is called "load" and the switch is supposed to light up (i thought it would be cool) the switch doesnt light up however and i tried every combination with the other ones... least ui thought i did
any thoughts/help?
what about that 99 unit?! lol
also, dumb question...
my aux switch has 3 prongs. one ground and one power. gnd to gnd and pwr to pwr. duh, but the third is called "load" and the switch is supposed to light up (i thought it would be cool) the switch doesnt light up however and i tried every combination with the other ones... least ui thought i did
any thoughts/help?
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Originally Posted by Dan
Is this just a switch you bought at radio shack? A switch is a simple device, it just connects the 2 wires. If it is a lighted switch, it will probably need a 12V source for the light. Be careful, though if you wire it incorrectly, you will short that 12V source to ground and blow a fuse.
so simple its hard for a retard...
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It worked for me too ... kinda.. however, I just left the (-) signals floating since I wantd to see if it worked quickly - and it did, but really quiet. Since my IPOD doesn't have differential outputs, if I ground the negative pairs, will that be ok? Has anyone made a single-ended -> differential converter for this yet?
Did this today. OMFG i love you man, i flipped the switch and it went quiet and i was like o **** this guy owns all. Ipod ownage! 13 dollars on materials at radio shack! I love you i love you! wootzor THIS WORKS DO IT!
Looks like I will have something to do this Christmas
Seriously, I would have never ever figured out something like this..
I think im going to make a custom docking mechinism for my Nano using a headphone output.
Seriously, I would have never ever figured out something like this..
I think im going to make a custom docking mechinism for my Nano using a headphone output.
Anyone doing this to connect an Ipod, I STRONGLY urge you to connect the AUX to the line out pins via the dock connector. I did it this way and you don't have to turn the volume all the way up just to hear it.
Originally Posted by ghz
my intentions were to hook up an ipod if i ever complete this successfully...could you elaborate on what you mean?
This is the cable I bought, which charges and has a line out input. Also with this, you don't get that annoying hiss when you pause the Ipod.
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I built the circuit designed by "Cornblatt" which was posted by Dan on 6-20-2005.
What a pain to build! The components in the list are for SMT and not the old solder, through wire components. But persevered and built on a RadioShack component board and inserted in an empty Staples pencil box behind the radio. Ipod sits in the slide out tray under the radio nicely hiden. The small switch is also inside. Used the Incase car/ ipod charger with a single cable from the bottom which has a line out on the cigarette lighter end. I wired an additional cigarette lighter off the existing one and hid it in the dash, so no cables showing. Works like a dream. Turn on the radio and hit the switch and the radio goes to AUX, switch on the ipod and enjoy. The volume is about the same loudness as the radio and no alternator whine. Hit the CD or radio button and it switches back. Highly recommend but make sure you have a lot of extra time to spend working this out.
What a pain to build! The components in the list are for SMT and not the old solder, through wire components. But persevered and built on a RadioShack component board and inserted in an empty Staples pencil box behind the radio. Ipod sits in the slide out tray under the radio nicely hiden. The small switch is also inside. Used the Incase car/ ipod charger with a single cable from the bottom which has a line out on the cigarette lighter end. I wired an additional cigarette lighter off the existing one and hid it in the dash, so no cables showing. Works like a dream. Turn on the radio and hit the switch and the radio goes to AUX, switch on the ipod and enjoy. The volume is about the same loudness as the radio and no alternator whine. Hit the CD or radio button and it switches back. Highly recommend but make sure you have a lot of extra time to spend working this out.
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Is there somewhere else I can download the schematics for the '98 Bose units? The link on the previous pages seem to be dead. Will definitely do this one during winter break. In the meantime, I'll have to use my hard-wired FM modulator. 
Originally Posted by kchida
Is there somewhere else I can download the schematics for the '98 Bose units? The link on the previous pages seem to be dead. Will definitely do this one during winter break. In the meantime, I'll have to use my hard-wired FM modulator.
I would like to see some schematics for the '97-98 Bose HU as well... previous links are long since dead.
Originally Posted by Nismo3112
All Ipod's with the dock connector have line out pins.. You can either make your own 30 pin connector, and connect your AUX wires to these pins, or you can buy this:
This is the cable I bought, which charges and has a line out input. Also with this, you don't get that annoying hiss when you pause the Ipod.
This is the cable I bought, which charges and has a line out input. Also with this, you don't get that annoying hiss when you pause the Ipod.
It's factory refurb, but only $18 with free shipping as opposed to the normal $40 after shipping. I just ordered one--right now I'm using a "hardwired" FM transmitter for my ipod.
Anyone able to scrounge up that schematic for the '97-98 HU yet? I would loove to have it....
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99 w/ Bose
Hello all,
This is my first post here after lurking for a long time.
I want to hook up my new iPod to my 99 Bose head unit, but I am a little confused by this thread. Is there any reason I can't just buy an RCA-to-auxiliary adapter for this HU and run the iPod through that, like in the previous thread about this topic? I don't see myself modifying the HU unless absolutely necessary.
I found a couple auxiliary adapters that crutchfield says are compatible with the Bose HU, but the pictures look like they have different connectors from each other. I have not taken my head unit out yet - does anyone have a link to a picture of what the auxiliary connector looks like? Or can anyone recommend an adapter that is cheaper than the $90 soundgate one?
Any information or advice will be greatly appreciated.
Thanks,
Ray
This is my first post here after lurking for a long time.
I want to hook up my new iPod to my 99 Bose head unit, but I am a little confused by this thread. Is there any reason I can't just buy an RCA-to-auxiliary adapter for this HU and run the iPod through that, like in the previous thread about this topic? I don't see myself modifying the HU unless absolutely necessary.
I found a couple auxiliary adapters that crutchfield says are compatible with the Bose HU, but the pictures look like they have different connectors from each other. I have not taken my head unit out yet - does anyone have a link to a picture of what the auxiliary connector looks like? Or can anyone recommend an adapter that is cheaper than the $90 soundgate one?
Any information or advice will be greatly appreciated.
Thanks,
Ray
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Me too
Yeah I'm actually looking into the same thing at the moment and a lot of the sites always fail to mention anything about bose and just say that it is for a stock stereo with a cd changer. I would go soldering everything but using an auxillary adapter through the cd changer seems like a much safer route to me. Any insight anyone?
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Originally Posted by mcardlek
Yeah I'm actually looking into the same thing at the moment and a lot of the sites always fail to mention anything about bose and just say that it is for a stock stereo with a cd changer. I would go soldering everything but using an auxillary adapter through the cd changer seems like a much safer route to me. Any insight anyone?
what i am trying to figure out is if the $35 one on crutchfield does the same job as the $100 one. $35 is worth it for the labor it would save...$100 probably isn't. but now when i do the search crutchfield is telling me it has no adapters compatible with my stereo, so i am about to give up and use the cassette adapter for $11.
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Originally Posted by bd8134
I built the circuit designed by "Cornblatt" which was posted by Dan on 6-20-2005.
What a pain to build! The components in the list are for SMT and not the old solder, through wire components. But persevered and built on a RadioShack component board and inserted in an empty Staples pencil box behind the radio. Ipod sits in the slide out tray under the radio nicely hiden. The small switch is also inside. Used the Incase car/ ipod charger with a single cable from the bottom which has a line out on the cigarette lighter end. I wired an additional cigarette lighter off the existing one and hid it in the dash, so no cables showing. Works like a dream. Turn on the radio and hit the switch and the radio goes to AUX, switch on the ipod and enjoy. The volume is about the same loudness as the radio and no alternator whine. Hit the CD or radio button and it switches back. Highly recommend but make sure you have a lot of extra time to spend working this out.
What a pain to build! The components in the list are for SMT and not the old solder, through wire components. But persevered and built on a RadioShack component board and inserted in an empty Staples pencil box behind the radio. Ipod sits in the slide out tray under the radio nicely hiden. The small switch is also inside. Used the Incase car/ ipod charger with a single cable from the bottom which has a line out on the cigarette lighter end. I wired an additional cigarette lighter off the existing one and hid it in the dash, so no cables showing. Works like a dream. Turn on the radio and hit the switch and the radio goes to AUX, switch on the ipod and enjoy. The volume is about the same loudness as the radio and no alternator whine. Hit the CD or radio button and it switches back. Highly recommend but make sure you have a lot of extra time to spend working this out.
Originally Posted by vcazn
By any chance do you still have a copy of the circuit diagram. I'm interested in building one.
http://home.comcast.net/~euroxo/Bill_Of_Materials.rtf
http://img476.imageshack.us/img476/3558/pict00224qq.jpg
http://img476.imageshack.us/img476/7847/pict00254bu.jpg
Hope this helps. Credit to Dan I believe
Originally Posted by Dan
If you want to go and spend $90 to add an aux, more power to you. I found a way that works and is nearly free. It's up to you.
The speaker inputs you soldered to are from the cd changer input right?
It hard to tell with out pulling my stereo out to compair to your pictures.
Also do I have to put a switch on the ground, what it a hard wire the aux-on & ground. Isn't the cd changer always on?