What to know about Bose

BigNate

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Dallaz

No High's
No Low's
Must be Bose

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Maldat

BOSE

well depends on what model Nissan its in as they not all the same

E51 Elgrand if you get one with BOSE its a Lemon, as non bose can have bluetooth and SD card as these plug into the CD shuttle port on back of the head unit
Bose unit does not have a cd port (thus BOSE is a downgrade)

Z33 with Bose and factory sat nav . .MINT sound. very good base and super loud .. .

Z34 with BOSE and factory sat nav .. Love all the inputs and bluetooth and touch screen O and the music box is great .. But volume is piss poor . sub woofer has no volume control on head unit . can not turn up the sub . seams like it doesnt have one , but does ..

spare wheel is not a wheel but a sub ,

Does that bottle of white gunk expire ?.

Maldat

Nissan Bose is just speakers and a sub/amp

Depending on model Nissan it can be a down grade ,

IE E51 its a down grade as head unit has no cd shuttle port so carnet have Bluetooth or aux or sd card input

Z33 Bose is not too bad , , very loud sounds , good base .. since it loads 6cd's it also has no inputs or shuttle port thus no Bluetooth or aux or sd card input

Z34 Bose with music box . .all works mint . .

(I have all three above)

To use dvd player in JDM car you have to reformat your DVDs , ,I have sorted this took a couple of years ,

To get you DVd player to play while you drive .. is a hack kit you can buy of amazon japan.. I got one for my E51, Z34 came from japan with it fitted


my Z33 screen not working , just like its inside lights

funky zee

I have to agree the Z's Bose system low and high end seem to begin to roll off at '22-23' on the radio indicator rather than flatten out.

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irondoc

As with most of you I found the Bose intolerable.
I don't have the time e or desire to do the work. Myself so I went to California Custom Sounds in Dayton, OH. . I left the factory nav and head unit in place. Everything else was stripped out. I wanted my spare tire so we used a Cerwin Vega shallow mount sub, created a fiberglass enclosure and a new rear deck that raises the platform of the trunk by 1.5". That is enough space to allow the sub to be a flush install. Also made enough room to put the main amp, sub amp and eq in the rear deck and completely concealed. Components include
Audio control LC8i
Linear power LP 2250
Blues Audio 6.5
RF punch P300
Cerwin Vega Stealth 12

Everything works as new, no hassles, looks like nothing happened except a discrete sub in the middle of the deck.
I expect I will replace the head unit down the road, but for now I am very pleased.
I will post pics in a bit

pfdaxe

A few weeks ago I installed a 10" JL sub with Fosgate mono amp and Audiocontrol LC2i LOC and used the Bose amp sub output wires...

Now...I'm installing a set of Polk Audio 6.5 componants and Fosgate 2ch. amp up front. Does anyone know where to tap (which wires) to connect a seperate LOC for front componant speakers since the front outputs from the Bose amp have seperate tweeter outputs??

Can I just connect the door speaker and tweeter outputs from the output of the Bose amp together and connect to LOC or will this cause issues? Or, is there a way to connect to wires before the Bose amp?

I'm sure someone has done this before. Eric at Audiocontrol was thinking I will need a second LOC for the fronts instead of using the one I already have for the sub.

Assistance greatly appreciated
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bigaudiofanat

No that will not work.

You need a LOC with the capability of summing your high and low signal wires into a full low output for your new amp. Audio Control makes a few good ones.
IMO if you grab the low level input to the bose amp and run it to the LOC that will give you the ability to run your sub amp and your new speaker amp.

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pfdaxe

Thanks. I was kind of thinking that since the input side of the Bose amp has front & rear speaker inputs and the output side has the front & rear speakers plus the tweets and sub. This tells me that crossovers are in the Bose amp. I was hoping I wouldn't have to purchase another LOC so if I connect the front L & R inputs from the Bose amp to the LOC like stated, I should be good. I forgot the LC2i doesn't sum.
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Aznsensazn

I didn't feel like reading all the posts, but if I decide to install a new headunit, 2 10 inch subs, and another amp, then what do I need to change? All I need is the Metra dash kit with the adapter? I'm planning on getting a headunit with preouts for the subs/amp ... So should I be good?

Also i have the Bose and no nav.

critic

So just to confirm, I have the touring package with the bose system WITHOUT nav. Im wanting to just swap in a new double din headunit. In order to that that I would just need this dash kit....
Metra Part # 99-7607B | Nissan 370Z Dash kit | Metra Online
and this adapter?
Receiver Wire Harness For select 2007-up Nissan and Subaru vehicles at Crutchfield.com

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cheshirecat

You'll also need an antenna adapter. If you want to keep your steering wheel controls you're going to need an adapter for that also.

critic

right on, thanks a lot.

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BradLefko

This site is packed with great information and expertise. Thanks to those of you who take time to contribute. I am starting to think about audio before I even go into the dealership. There are some great deals on the base Z model and I am wondering if it might be a good idea to buy the base model, avoid the bose issues, and go straight for a solid aftermarket system with nav and significantly upgraded audio. Is this a smart plan or am I going to have a lot of trouble. I would like to keep my steering wheel controls. Or, since I have no installation experience, would this be a job that a professional could do well. Any suggestions for someone in the dc area?

Also, if I go this route I would start with a base model rather than the touring. Are there any touring features I shouldn't want to live without?

Thanks in advance for the help.

bigaudiofanat

Your welcome for the info. It would be a great idea to just go with the base model and get a good aftermarket system down the road. You might miss out on leather seats but other than that I think your just saving money.

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