Yaw.... Hello

Just replaced my 2002 bose Headunit with Kenwood DPX308U
and the sound quality is not good as my bose used to sound.. for starter it,s not loud which is not big deal for me but the Bass is terrible whens u crank it up the sound gets distorted and u can barley hear anything//


which brings to my question is it possible i did not wire it properly

i used Metra 70-7551 harrhess

this is the wires i used

blue/white = amp on
orange= illumination=
2 black= ground
blue = antenna
4 Rca 1 for each speaker

did i mess some wiring i don't recall seeing sub woofer wire

it took me 4 hour to install

here are some pictures




do u guys think i will get better quallity with this harrness

PAC ROEMNIS2

 

On the 6th gen that there are two different harness's. One that supplies the bose amp with a pre-amp signal and on that supplies a speaker level signal. I have read that the speaker level performs much better with the bose system then the pre-amp. The head unit you selected is only putting out 2v on the pre-amp outputs. The factory unit put out at least double that and the bose amp does not have a gain adjustment as aftermarket amps do.

I would just cut the RCA ends off and splice them into the speaker level outputs on the receiver. But let some one else chime in with first hand experience with the 5th gen before you do that or order another harness.

 

the 5th Gen have two different adapters as well, on the sticky topic it recommended the harness i have+ crutch field shipped it with the head unit
thank you for your input it might be just i was looking for... one u say slice just the rca u mean keep the existing harrness i already connected and just connect the RCA to the new one or rewire everything

 

what you need to do is get the other harness slicing int the rcas isnt the right way being that the wires inside the rcas are 24 guage if you get the othe harness METRA make it its a 70-7550 it has speaker wires on it that are about 18-16 guage will be better for the performance of the radio

 

Looks like it's only running 2V pre-amp outs... You need a HU with at least 4V for the 70-7551 to work properly.

Read through this and you'll see what others are using:
http://forums.maxima.org/audio-elect...thread-21.html

 

thanks it turns out i need Line Out Converter, thanks to that thread

 

No convertor. Either get a 70-7550 or just snip of the male ends of the RCAs from the 7551 and connect accordingly to the speaker wires on the HU.

 

i am gonna snip the RCA's and plug them to the head unit i am gonna order the PAC harness incase of this didn't work

did u had a similar issue . thanks BTW

 

your going to do it the ghetto way go out and spend the $15 for the metra 70-7550 dont cut the rca's trust me the wires are to thin and can effect the sound qualiry you dont need to order the pac harness either have used it before and always had better luck with the 7550

take the advice im a vet installer 15 years doing this

 

i don't know how to thank you i purchased the 7550 and it sounds fabulous it,s loud to the point that if i leave it on for a while i might be damaging the speaker..
i am experience some static when nothing is playing but that,s no issue , i thank you again you are awesome,:e ek::eek

 

thanks to all who helped me through this u got saved lot,s of headache and money *_*

 

Ops "replayed to the wrong thread"

 

your welcome you said it sounds good but a little static where did you ground the radio

 

this photo is from another max i found online basically they are grounded on those two bolts.. 1 for head unit the other for trip control. i am not expert on grounding but this is the only location the cables did reach hopefully i done it the right way

 

Look in and straight down. There is a 10mm to each side that works fine. You only need one ground point.

 

Pearl96Max sounds like he knows what he's doing

 

Nah, I just kinda wing it !

 

i think that,s exactly where i grounded it.. you mean i can ground both cables to same location. one head unit, one trip computer ground.. i really don't feel like taking out the head unit and re grounding now it works little static but acceptable

 

u damn right i researched for weeks cause i refused to pay 150$$ to car toys for installation... yeah Bose was complicated for them.. i am proud of what i have accomplished

 

Lt. Tealc,

Where did you get the 2-din faceplate? I can only find 1-din faceplates for a 2002 Maxima. Crutchfields and others say they don't exist but you have clearly found one.

Thanks.

 

sorry for not getting to u quicker.. crutchfield dont sell thoes but it exit there are multiple once this fited perfectley my head unit Good luck
http://www.metraonline.com/part/95-7416G

pls note this is only if you have the bose setup there are other non bose