Want to keep Nav and ditch the Bose....Help

Boosted Josh

My car has the touring package with navigation/Bose and I'm trying to figure out what options I have. I want to the factory headunit and ditch the blows..I mean Bose.

I absolutely must keep all the factory features i.e. bluetooth, Nav functions, steering wheel controls, ipod connection, etc.

I've got some nice audio stuff from a previous car that I'd like to use if possible.

JL audio 450/4
JL audio 500/1
JL audio 10W7
MB Quart QSD 216's

So what I'm wanting to do is keep the factory headunit/Nav and make the most of the audio equipment I've got sitting in my closet.

From what I've read on the forum it looks like I need a JL cleansweep or something simular, is that right? Will that allow me to keep all the factory functions and ditch the Bose speakers and amps? Is using a cleansweep the best way to accomplish what I'm trying to do?


Secondly I don't want to loose my cargo space to a huge box which is what that 10W7 will need so I was thinking (I don't even know if you can do this) about using the 450/4 to power the MB Quart QSD's as my front stage and then bridging the rear channel to power a smaller sub.

Can the 450/4 even do that and if it can what kind of sub would be a good match.

Lastly with the QSD's as my front stage would I need a rear fill? I didn't have one in the last car that I had this system in and was happy but if the 370 is one of those cars that needs a rear stage to sound right then that would kill the plan to use just the 450/4 to power the whole system.


Lots of questions I know but I want to make sure I know what I'm doing before jumping into this.

in advance