I'm looking to get a Pioneer DEHP47DH CD/receiver for my 89 Vette. I want a plug and play unit. Crutchfield claims that with that unit and the Bose adapter, there is not splicing of wires required. I can buy the adapter for $50.00 from crutchfield and the Pioneer for $200 on Ebay. Is it worth the extra $50.00 that Crutchfield charges for the same stereo? What I mean is do they have special plugs with the stereo to make it plug and play. I'm not looking for a killer system just something that plays CD's and is better than the factory Bose unit.
You might want to search Ebay for a mid 90's camaro bose stereo with Cd.. I think those will fit and plug in with out the adapter. You may need a 89 Gm to late model GM wiring adapter though since the connectors changed
I saw the PD4 adapter you bought and I don't want to spend that much money. The adapter your talking about, best buy has one you think? Will it go from the Pioneer direct to my factory plugs?
I saw the PD4 adapter you bought and I don't want to spend that much money. The adapter your talking about, best buy has one you think? Will it go from the Pioneer direct to my factory plugs?
I'm confused I guess.
Jason
the one I am talking about is if you were to buy a Delco Bose CD player from a mid 90's camaro to connect into your car
As for the one going from a pioneer to the Bose system.. I would think Besy Buy or the likes would have one.. If not I think the One at Crutchfield would work.
The "47" is a 1.5 din player. You will still have a plasitic ring around it if you are installing it into a double din opening on a C4. They also only have one RCA out making amping the system difficult. I would get a "77" or just get a din radio like the 7400 and a kit to make the second din location a pocket.
The adapter allows you to make the radio work with the existing system. They cost about $50-75$ and modify the currents. You need one if you want to hook up the cheap, unreliable, poor sounding amps designed in the early 80s and the cheap dry rotted paper speakers that come with the bose system. Or you could skip the adapter and spend a little more getting better speakers and using the deck's built in amplifier instead.
P.S. Dude, you're car looks great and from your sig it probably kicks tail. It would be a shame to do a bad sterio upgrade when for $200 more it would sound tons better. Just my $0.02 and change.
I saw a picture with a C4 with the P47 here http://forums.corvetteforum.com/zerothread?id=296907
It looks like it fits real good. I agree that the Bose speakers and amps suck. Usually my engine provides me with all the music I need! For now, I'm interested in just using the adapter and maybe at a later time upgrading to better speakers. I had 96 Grand Sport for a while and I thought that stereo was kick arse! So I'm not that hard to please.
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Re: Bose adapter from Crutchfield (92TripleBlack)
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The "47" is a 1.5 din player. You will still have a plasitic ring around it if you are installing it into a double din opening on a C4. They also only have one RCA out making amping the system difficult. I would get a "77" or just get a din radio like the 7400 and a kit to make the second din location a pocket.
The adapter allows you to make the radio work with the existing system. They cost about $50-75$ and modify the currents. You need one if you want to hook up the cheap, unreliable, poor sounding amps designed in the early 80s and the cheap dry rotted paper speakers that come with the bose system. Or you could skip the adapter and spend a little more getting better speakers and using the deck's built in amplifier instead.
Again, I agree with 92TripleBlack, By putting that HU in your car you will need a 1.5 din adapter, Metra makes a great one, you will also need a harness, both can be gotten at any car audio shop and only set you back $25 to $35. As for wanting to play an aftermarket HU with the old Blose speakers you will have to get an OEM converter, that will cost upwards of $80 to $100. You will need two of them for stereo separation. This is what 92TripleBlack was referring to, Blose speakers run at ½-ohm and trying to run that low of impedance off a 4-ohm HU will fry your nice, shiny, new HU rendering it an expensive paperweight. It isn’t worth the trouble or the cost. So you might want to remove those Blose speakers and replace them with nice aftermarket ones. You can amp them and have a very nice sounding stereo system for years to come. Set aside all of your Blose equipment so you can put it back in your car at a later date in case you sell it or whatever. You have a very nice looking Vette and obviously have not skimped on anything with it. The stereo shouldn’t be either. Now that you know the facts maybe you will want to wait till to have the money saved if money is an issue and do the job right the first time.
I saw a picture with a C4 with the P47 here http://forums.corvetteforum.com/zerothread?id=296907
It looks like it fits real good. I agree that the Bose speakers and amps suck. Usually my engine provides me with all the music I need! For now, I'm interested in just using the adapter and maybe at a later time upgrading to better speakers. I had 96 Grand Sport for a while and I thought that stereo was kick arse! So I'm not that hard to please.
I'm just trying to find the right adapter.
Yes Jason, the 47 will fill the opening since the 89 is a 1.5 DIN radio.. the 90-96 are 2 DIN which is what 92 Tripleblack is refering to
Doh. Missed it by one year on the console change. I thought that happened in '89. My bad. Actually, come to think of it, it did happen in '89 as you could buy the '90 vette fall '89, while I was installing. Now I'm dating myself. :rolleyes:
Doh. Missed it by one year on the console change. I thought that happened in '89. My bad. Actually, come to think of it, it did happen in '89 as you could buy the '90 vette fall '89, while I was installing. Now I'm dating myself. :rolleyes:
[Modified by 92TripleBlack, 2:43 PM 5/10/2002]
LMAO.. or if you are like me.. you can have an 89 with a 1991 Dash :D
The question remains - can the Pioneer 47 provide "decent" sound playing CD's through the '89 Bose speakers? And, if so, what is the right adapter to account for the impedence mismatch? I'm asking because I just got an 89 and would also like to be able to play CDs too, but I don't need super" quality. My 56-year old ears (after too much time on aircraft carriers) can't really discern audio qualityat audophile levels. To me, the 47 looks like a good buy if I can determine that the wiring will plug in and I can get a "package" adapter for the Bose speakers.
If you are playing classic rock, jazz, etc., yes as long as everything is intact. Pretty dicey considering the speakers were paper. If you are playing anything with bass, like pink floyd and not just rap, modern rock, etc, then replace the speakers.
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