I have a 93 Touring which has the Bose option, however the previous owner put an aftermarket Sony head unit in there. I would like to get it back to stock... do I just need to find the OEM Bose head unit and put it in there? Or are there other components that were probably removed when they put the Sony in there that I will need to track down?

Does anyone have a good Bose head unit they are willing to part with???

Jeff

 

It depends on how cleanly the install is done. The stock Bose system has amps on each speaker that need low-level inputs from the head unit. Some people find a special Bose harness that does the work and keeps the amps, some bypass the whole thing.

Big problem is the Bose systems have electrical problems with age, the amps crackle and pop and cut out. It wasn't a terribly well made system. Also, when you're done, you'll have an ancient tape deck and CD player that may or may not work.

Can it be done? Sure. But you're opening a can of worms and it may not be worth it in the long run.

Dale

 

do you still have the stock bose speakers? you should really check that otherwise its another thing that you must make provisions for.

Expanding a little bit on what dale said: the bose stereo supplies a 1ohm passive signal, opposed to 75 ohm 25w (powered) signal. That is the reason why each bose speaker has its own amp. So if you get a bose stereo and no bose speakers you are going to have to amplify the signal, yes you can do that but you wont get the bose sound quality. Mismatched impedances & no bose wave tube would be the cause.

 

My car came with the bose system as well. Not very impressive and the bose head unit did not read burned cds. So basically I was listening to the radio. If your looking for a stock look there are newer headunits that you can use that will give you the stock feel and have better performance. There is a thread on here somewhere that talks about a stock looking replacement.

 

^^ My first FD came with a perfectly working bose. It was awesome... I absolutely loved the sound. Funny that many people hate it because they seem to think that it is a booming system and that it lacks sound quality. IMO that statement is false because it did have great sound quality it was just wasn't designed for loudness. Think of the bose as quality over quantity as it was designed for orchestra rather than rap (not really but just to put it into poerspective). However, IMO the car has to be stock in order to fully appreciate it. Remember a stock FD is a saint, as it very quite. So quiet that you can actually hear yourself think but as soon as one slaps a catback on forget it.

 

Is the sony head unit double din? I am looking to upgrade my system so I can play mp3's without having to use a tape deck. PM me pics.

 

you will also have to purchase the connector pigtail between the radio and the harness. i just recently purchased a factory radio to do the swap as well and i am lacking the connector to do it.