I've already did some research and I've found out that my 95 Maxima has rear Bose speakers that have built in amps. Supposedly they only have 1-2 ohms of resistance somewhere compared to 4-5 of regular speakers.

A few days ago I installed new front speakers. About a day later, my speaker started making some popping noises I think (my friend was in the car and said he heard it) then just cut out. I looked at the fuses, found some labeled AUDIO and BOSE. Both weren't blown. I took a look under the trunk and see that there is a special connector that plug into the amps. What if I wanted to replace these speakers? Would I have to pull the stock head unit and rewire the speakers? Seems like such a hassle.

Did my amps just die on me or what? I have no idea what caused this. I'd like some feedback. I also tried the fader and still nothing.

 

You'd have to pull new speaker wire from the headunit. YUP! It's not really all that bad. Takes a few hours. But, if you run a amp it would be from the amp to the door. Both are equal in time consumption. Ditch the BLOSE! MO

 

You replaced your Bose speakers with aftermarket?

 

If you're not satisfied with the bose setup I would suggest ripping it all out and starting brand new from hu amps to speakers. It's not worth it the hassle trying to rework the bose setup.

 

Yeah I replaced front stock speakers (not sure on brand, they were void of any words on them) with some Rockfords.

My question is, why would that cause both rear speakers to quit at the same time? And can I replace rear bose speakers with aftermarket and rewire using the stock head unit?

 

Because the Bose amp runs at 2ohm and all aftermarket speakers run at 4ohm. You blew either your amp or your speakers with this mismatch. You CANNOT replace your speakers without replacing the amp, and vice versa. If you do one, you have to do the other, and rewire the car with new speaker wire.

At this point what I think you should do is replace all 4 Bose speakers with aftermarket, get an aftermarket head unit, and run new speaker wire from the head unit to each new speaker. Probably more cost effective than buying an aftermarket amp and running the signal from the Bose HU.

 

Man this is so stupid how the Maxima's bose setup is so crappy. So I pretty much have no chance at using the stock head unit now. I giess I'll buy a new stereo on my next day off along with speakers. I'll also have to stop at Best Buy or something and get a stereo install kit.

 

Well you didn't do it right in the first place so of course now you have to spend more than expected to make it right.