Replacing Bose speakers any opinions?

[RollinRemz05 10+ year member]

I have the Bose speakers in my car right now and I wana replace em with some better stuff. How would I do this since the harness and amp is only for bose? Just rip everything out and run new speaker wire? And any suggestions on good speakers would be awesome. Its for a 94 Maxima GXE Thanks.

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[alteraudiousa 10+ year member]

if you intend on ripping everything out you need to get a new radio since the Bose one won't have outputs unless through the amp. You probably can use the amp but its better to either bypass it if using a new radio or getting an amp to power the speakers. You should have components up front and speakers on the doors and I think a sub on the deck IIRC. I would use components up front, maybe from coax run off the HU in the rear, and take out the sub on the deck and get a conventional setup in the trunk.

 

[slikrider20 10+ year member]

Do you have an after market HU? my camaro had bose in it before, i just ripped out everything and ran new speaker wire, not difficult, if you still have the factory head unit, you'd be better of replacing that first then getting an amp to power coax's or components..

 

[KaeZoo 10+ year member]

In the Maxima, the Bose amplifers are attached to the speakers. You should find four wires at each amplifier/speaker; two are for power and ground, and two are the signal wires that run up behind the factory radio. If you can identify the signal wires, you can use them for your speaker wires. They'll match the correct speaker locations in the factory deck plug.