no sound from my 95 maxima

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andrew8261@yahoo.com - 06 Aug 2006 03:12 GMT

I have a 1995 nissan maxima, which had a bose system. The base system
crapped out on me though about a month ago. i read that the head units
had been troublesome to other people, so i went and bout a new alpine
stereo. I still have the old speakers hooked up because i really don't
feel like rewiring the system.

now i know that you can't put a bose head unit into a non bose car
because there is no amplifier in t the head unit, but does it work the
other way around too. if i have a radio with a built in amplifier will
it mess with the individual speaker amplifiers, and cause no sound?

if not someone please tell me why i have no sound coming from my
radio...

Silent car rides are the worst

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nauman - 06 Aug 2006 08:25 GMT

I am in market for a new cd player (mp3 compatible) for my 95 maxima.
If you figure out a solution to your problem, do let me know.
Also where can i find detailed instructions on how to replace the old
bose radio/cassette player with a new radio/cd player.

--
Nauman

> I have a 1995 nissan maxima, which had a bose system. The base system
> crapped out on me though about a month ago. i read that the head units
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> Silent car rides are the worst

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Bill G - 07 Aug 2006 05:31 GMT

>I have a 1995 nissan maxima, which had a bose system. The base system
> crapped out on me though about a month ago. i read that the head units
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> other way around too. if i have a radio with a built in amplifier will
> it mess with the individual speaker amplifiers, and cause no sound?

A friend of mine swapped out his head unit without knowing anything about
the Bose system. Afterwards, he wasn't able to turn his volume up past the
first click on the dial. Anything higher and you'd be pretty much blown out
of the car with sound.

> if not someone please tell me why i have no sound coming from my
> radio...

I'd guess it's in the wiring. Unless you had it cranked the first time you
turned it on and blew out the speakers themselves.

> Silent car rides are the worst

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Wayne K. - 09 Aug 2006 01:35 GMT

>I have a 1995 nissan maxima, which had a bose system. The base system
> crapped out on me though about a month ago. i read that the head units
[quoted text clipped - 11 lines]
>
> Silent car rides are the worst

Hi,
There is an adapter you can buy at best buy / circuit city, tweeter, etc
that will adapt the line out RCAs on the back of your new radio to the
inputs of the Bose system. I had to do it around 5 months ago. I believe the
adapter was close to 50.00.

Here's a link to an eBay auction that has a kit and wiring harness packaged
together for a newer max. Maybe you can drop the seller a line and see if he
has the adapter cheaper than CC has it. (And NO... I am not the seller, nor
do I know him / her, etc.)

Just my .02 cents. :-)

-Wayne k

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