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Bose Radio With Amp/Sub Added, Was working, Now Stopped. Help?
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<blockquote data-quote="ObTechAudio" data-source="post: 8309510" data-attributes="member: 660912"><p>I've done multiple installs off of Bose amps with LOCs. Many of them were on Mazdaspeed 3s. I never tapped into the sub output. I always went with a speaker for the LOC. I did one install three years ago and heard it just the other day. Still working great and sounds just like it did on day <a href="http:////forums/usertag.php?do=list&amp;action=hash&amp;hash=1" target="_blank">#1</a> . That's my first observation; tap into a speaker opposed to a sub (that advice could be completely wrong, but it's worked for my dozen+ Bose installs). Next, the problem you're describing doesn't really sound like a LOC issue, but rather an amp issue. The first thing I'd say is check connections especially grounds, but you say above that you've already done that. I find it odd that a straight iPod plugin doesn't produce any noise.</p><p></p><p>To troubleshoot, I'd unplug any form of an RCA, just the RCA, nothing else. I'd start the car and if I heard a pop, then clearly it's not an RCA issue, but an electrical. It sounds like something amp related. If you have a walmart in your area, just do the walmart special and see if it's your amp. What's the walmart special you ask? You buy something, use it, and return it for a full refund. I'd go buy a cheap amp there (usually it's like a Jensen) hook it up, and test is. If that pops, then it's something car related. Perhaps Bose related? If it plays and doesn't pop, then it's clearly a flaky amp connection somewhere on your motherboard.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ObTechAudio, post: 8309510, member: 660912"] I've done multiple installs off of Bose amps with LOCs. Many of them were on Mazdaspeed 3s. I never tapped into the sub output. I always went with a speaker for the LOC. I did one install three years ago and heard it just the other day. Still working great and sounds just like it did on day [URL="http:////forums/usertag.php?do=list&action=hash&hash=1"]#1[/URL] . That's my first observation; tap into a speaker opposed to a sub (that advice could be completely wrong, but it's worked for my dozen+ Bose installs). Next, the problem you're describing doesn't really sound like a LOC issue, but rather an amp issue. The first thing I'd say is check connections especially grounds, but you say above that you've already done that. I find it odd that a straight iPod plugin doesn't produce any noise. To troubleshoot, I'd unplug any form of an RCA, just the RCA, nothing else. I'd start the car and if I heard a pop, then clearly it's not an RCA issue, but an electrical. It sounds like something amp related. If you have a walmart in your area, just do the walmart special and see if it's your amp. What's the walmart special you ask? You buy something, use it, and return it for a full refund. I'd go buy a cheap amp there (usually it's like a Jensen) hook it up, and test is. If that pops, then it's something car related. Perhaps Bose related? If it plays and doesn't pop, then it's clearly a flaky amp connection somewhere on your motherboard. [/QUOTE]
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