bose amp bypass
bose amp bypass ok so my sail panel speakers started making funny sounds so i figured they where blow so i bougth new ones and still the same thing so i think it's the amp the factory sub box in the hacth has two amps i think one for the sub and one for the sails the speaker in one of my doors has stopped working awile back so i hooked one of the new speakers to it and nothingpeakers in the doors each have an amp i figured that one is bad to so i've got one door speaker and the one in the hatch thats it is there anyway to bypass the factory amp i allready have an aftermarket hu
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Originally Posted by michael95
ok so my sail panel speakers started making funny sounds so i figured they where blow so i bougth new ones and still the same thing so i think it's the amp the factory sub box in the hacth has two amps i think one for the sub and one for the sails the speaker in one of my doors has stopped working awile back so i hooked one of the new speakers to it and nothingpeakers in the doors each have an amp i figured that one is bad to so i've got one door speaker and the one in the hatch thats it is there anyway to bypass the factory amp i allready have an aftermarket hu
Anyway, as you've already seen, there is no single amp in a Bose system - each speaker has its own amp. So there is no simple way to bypass without rewiring.
I assume you put in a Bose adapter when installing the aftermarket head unit because otherwise that's what is causing your speaker problems. The Bose system uses high voltage, low-level output from the head unit to high impedance speakers with individual amps that use floating grounds. Without the proper Bose adapter your aftermarket head unit will quickly destroy the rest of the system.
If you want to convert to a completely non-Bose setup you will have to replace all of the speakers and rewire them to your head unit (or to an amp you add to the system).
