Alright,

couldnt figure out a good title for this thread but here's a full explanation.

When i got my touring fd there was no bose wave tube, even tho its a bose car. There are aftermarket speakers in the door.

I just installed a head unit in the car (it came with no radio)

I have it wired properly, i believe, to the bose system. I used the Scosche wiring harness, and I properly wired the Radio relay so the amps kick on etc.

Now I get music out of the speakers, remember i only have the two door speakers, but i can crank the volume all the way to 40 (the maximum) and only then is it a decent level, but still hard to hear, and absolutely no bass or anything, the cone of the door speakers doesnt even seem to move slightly with bass.

I tried adjusting the gains on the scosche harness, and even turned all the way up it doesnt help. I checked all the settings on the radio and everything is turned up properly.

Is this a sign of a bad amp? Does the wave tube normally provide most of the sound so I'm simply experiencing what is normal without the tube?

Should I just put new speakers in all around and wire them directly to the head unit rather then through the stock wiring?

I don't feel like buying aftermarket amps, I just want to be able to hear the music.

Any help at all?

kevin.

 

I would personally rip out all the bose stuff and wire all the speaker to the deck (cd player) itself it would save a lot of trouble and headache. But yeah it does sound like you might have a bad amp.

 

yea i think im just gonna do that then, trash all the bose **** and start from scratch, a lot less headaches.

anyone have pics of where to put new rear speakers to replace the bose wave?

kevin.