A few C-5 Bose questions

badblackc5 · 07-06-2006, 09:51 PM

Can you change the head unit and still keep the bose system? Does the grill on the C-5 doors come off or do you need to remove the whole door panal. If you swap out the speakers where can you get some plates to mount in the C-5 doors to mount the speakers. Will 6x9's fit in there. Can you fit some 8inch subs and components in there.

Thanks

scott_fx · 07-06-2006, 10:25 PM

yup you can just change out the h/u but you'll need a bose interface. you still are going to have the weekest part of the system in your car htough, so sound quality won't be improved that much.

you'll need to take the whole door anel off, but the grill's do come out.

contact vrum vrum for speaker plates or make your own

6x9's will fit, but why? you'll get higher quality speakers if you go with components.

you can fit 8" subs in there but you'll have to modify the door a bit. some of us have 7" and 4" in the doors and a tweet in the door pull or a-pillar.

before you go any further, what are your goals for the system? sounds like you may be getting a bit lost here. if you want to change the head unit, and the speakers...are you planning on keeping the bose amps? that would probably sound worse then the stock bose system.

badblackc5 · 07-06-2006, 11:02 PM

I want to put a new head unit in so I can get Sirius Sat. Radio. I don't like the ad on sat. radio units. I also wanted to add a sub in the rear. If the Bose has to be eliminated than I will replace everthing if I have to. Just trying to get an idea waht will fit so I know what direction to head in.

scott_fx · 07-06-2006, 11:56 PM

you can put a sub and change out the head unit pretty easily. you'll still need the bose interface to hook up the head unit to the door speakers. then hook up the sub's amp to the head unit like you normally would. you may find that with a sub you could be happy with just tossing out the bose system all together and getting some decent coaxials and run them off the head unit. (if you don't want to get another amp to power some components)

i'm sure dpg will chime in and give you his thoughts on this setup.

jawzforlife · 07-20-2006, 11:40 AM

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Originally Posted by scott_fx

yup you can just change out the h/u but you'll need a bose interface. you still are going to have the weekest part of the system in your car htough, so sound quality won't be improved that much.

Do you have a direct link to this item (bose interface), I want to install a aftermarket Cd player and keep all the bose speakers (including the "subs")

DPG · 07-20-2006, 02:00 PM

heres me chiming in. Ive had several setups within a very short time. first off, i had just an ipod hooked up to the stock bose. Sounded good, but needed more bass, the stocks where very sub par.

Then I added the sub. I bought a 4 ch amp just because i knew i was going to upgrade eventually. Glad i did because the upgrade came sooner than i thought. Anyway, I went with 2-10" subs in the rear. I was pretty happy with this setup, until i noticed what i was missing when i ended up with components. Basically the subs were able to drown out the poor quality of the stock system.

Next I screwed up my headunit, so i went ahead and ordered an eclipse something.

i cant for the life of me remember right now. i'll get back to you on that one. Now to avoid having to have to get a ridiculously expensive adapter just to make the crappy bose speakers work. I borrowed a set of coaxial speakers from greg. These were a much improved sound over the bose. Much clearer, but you can tell something was missing. The mid bass was what was missing.

After this i went ahead and ordered a set of 6.5" 2way components. After about a month of tweeking. it took this long for me because i havent had an aftermarket HU in many many years and was basically back to square one with tuning. I finally found what was missing. Ive got the range pretty well covered. I will eventually move to 3ways, but this wont be for a few years. Other projects to take care of. I also got rid of the rear speakers.

When the rears were in, it seemed like there was too much going on behind me. Didnt like it at all. I got used to not having rear speakers very quickly. All I had to do was run another set of rcas to the amp and i was good to go. ran new wire for the speakers in the doors. I couldnt be happier. You may think that the bose sounds good enough, then you upgrade and you can start to hear what youve been missing. I hear so much more detail now. I still have to play around with the gains a bit, but im set for many years to come with this simple setup.

scott_fx · 07-20-2006, 02:04 PM

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Originally Posted by jawzforlife

Do you have a direct link to this item (bose interface), I want to install a aftermarket Cd player and keep all the bose speakers (including the "subs")

i do not, but soundgate and pac-audio both make bose interface modules. A quick search on here or froogle (or www.pac-audio.com) will give you some links

DPG is giving you great advice though.

jawzforlife · 07-20-2006, 02:25 PM

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Originally Posted by scott_fx

i do not, but soundgate and pac-audio both make bose interface modules. A quick search on here or froogle (or www.pac-audio.com) will give you some links

DPG is giving you great advice though.

I found the soundgate interface...thanks for the info