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Car Forum / Chevrolet / Chevrolet Corvette / February 2005Change stock radio to Bose
I have a 1995 with the stock cassette radio and stock speakers, before I go and rip it out and go with an aftermarket CD player I was wondering what all would be involved with changing everything over to a stock Bose system instead. I'm guessing I'd need the Bose in dash CD head, the Bose speakers, but what else would be involved, and would everything just plug in to the stock harnesses? I'd really like to keep everything in the interior looking stock. Jim "the radio's getting old" Zorin I'm not sure about putting a Bose CD player in, but if you go after-market, there is one thing you need to look out for. If you take the Bose system out, you will get a SYS warning occasionally on you display. Your owners manual will tell you it is an electrical fault. It is caused by the computer that adjusts your LCD display for varying light conditions also adjusts the brightness on your radio display. There is a GM tech bulletin that tells how to trick this circuit. It was put out in 93. Thanks by the way to everyone that helped me with this problem in my car last year. Rob 78 & 96 Coupes, Red of course >I have a 1995 with the stock cassette radio and stock speakers, before I go >and rip it out and go with an aftermarket CD player I was wondering what [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > > Jim "the radio's getting old" Zorin Thanks for the heads up, I never noticed that before but the standard cassette player dims with the interior lights also. So nobody has ever tried to replace the stock cassette player with the Bose CD player?? Does anyone have any idea where I might find out if or how they're interchangeable? James "sure missing my CD's" Zorin > I'm not sure about putting a Bose CD player in, but if you go > after-market, there is one thing you need to look out for. If you take [quoted text clipped - 18 lines] >> >> Jim "the radio's getting old" Zorin It's generally the other way around, people trying to get rid of the Bose after they have a speaker amp failure or just don't prefer the Bose. I don't know if a non-Bose equipped car has the harnesses for all the amps, in dash head, and behind the seat receiver unit. >Thanks for the heads up, I never noticed that before but the standard >cassette player dims with the interior lights also. [quoted text clipped - 36 lines] > >  SignatureRic Seyler Yeah, from what I've been reading it seems everyone wants to get rid of the Bose systems, Cd player won't play CDR's, MP3's and is just outdated crap. Ok, so I go with an after market system, I was reading the tech bulletin and it looks complicated, having to wire in resistors or capacitors or something, I'm electrically retarded. If I take it to some place to have a CD player installed is this a common thing the installer kid is gonna know how to remedy? Or is it really simple enough that I can do it myself? >Yeah, from what I've been reading it seems everyone wants to get rid of the Bose systems, Cd player won't play CDR's, MP3's and is just outdated crap. Ok, so I go with an after market system, I was reading the tech bulletin and it looks complicated, having to wire in resistors or capacitors or something, I'm electrically retarded. If I take it to some place to have a CD player installed is this a common thing the installer kid is gonna know how to remedy? Or is it really simple enough that I can do it myself? Is having a CD player the ultimate goal here? If so, do as I did in my 94 and throw a Sony RF changer in the back, plug it in, and be down the road. It is an easy install, but there is really no good place to put the unit. I ended up just mounting it to the back deck. IIRC, everything you need to wire to is under the door behind the right seat. (switched power and antenna). -- SkyhawkXP Carpe Diem You know I think that's what I'm going to end up doing. Maybe end up sticking it in there with the jack storage compartment with enough wire to pull it outta the way if I ever need the jack. Dou you get alot of interference using RF? >>Yeah, from what I've been reading it seems everyone wants to get rid of >>the Bose systems, Cd player won't play CDR's, MP3's and is just outdated [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > SkyhawkXP > Carpe Diem >You know I think that's what I'm going to end up doing. Maybe end up >sticking it in there with the jack storage compartment with enough wire to >pull it outta the way if I ever need the jack. Dou you get alot of >interference using RF? I did not notice any at all. It is tough to find a decent one that will fit in the storage compartment, and still be accessible to load/unload. This is what I had (link to crutchfield) http://tinyurl.com/63vfm -- SkyhawkXP Carpe Diem I will make you a smokin' deal. My 2004 ZO6 is going into the shop tomorrow to remove the Bose unit and put in a Pioneer w/ XM radio. It has the AM/FM CD unit w/ changer inputs. Looks nice. Lots of buttons. But it doesn't have built in XM radio like I want. I was going to keep the speakers, but the radio shop wants to change them out. The speakers are two small units in the back and a larger woofer and separate tweeters in the front. Six total. Let me know if you're interested. SignatureEd primepropertyspamatpacbelldotnet remove the spam, at and dot >I have a 1995 with the stock cassette radio and stock speakers, before I go >and rip it out and go with an aftermarket CD player I was wondering what [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > > Jim "the radio's getting old" Zorin >I will make you a smokin' deal. My 2004 ZO6 is going into the shop tomorrow >to remove the Bose unit and put in a Pioneer w/ XM radio. > >It has the AM/FM CD unit w/ changer inputs. L Is anything the same for his 96? I know the head is different in my 2000 v. my 1994. -- SkyhawkXP Carpe Diem |
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