I have a 2005 350z roadster with the POS Bose package. I've read a lot of posts on here about blowing speakers if you mix Bose and other brands...

I'm a technological retard. So here are my questions.

1. Can I replace everything Bose in the car with a different brand without having to have cut-outs in the car?

2. What, on average, is this whole process going to cost me? I want a decent brand of speakers and really have no clue what everything (amp, speakers, tweeters) would cost. Can anyone give me a rough estimate?

Thanks so much.

 

You can spend $100 to $10,000. Here is a simple solution:

Find a members set-up that you like.
Duplicate it.

 

https://my350z.com/forum/audio-and-v...vd-w-pics.html

get this, its the most affordable double din thats worth it, i got it for 298 shipped and paypal'd brand new in the box and it looks almost oem at least the guy that did mine made it look like it factory

 

I'll assume you're going to pay someone to do the installation? A complex installation can run a couple hundred dollars in labor alone.

Figure $750 to $1500 for fair to good equipment - two front speakers, a lower end head end, and an amplifier. You can spend $1500 to $2500 and get a really good performing system. $2500 and above you reach a point of diminishing returns where lots more money is needed to chance slightly better performance.

 

Thank yall so much for the help! Yes, I will pay someone to install. One more question--if I were to do this in steps (i.e. just the sub first, then get the others later) would the aftermarket subwoofer work with the existing Bose system? My main gripe is the subwoofer.

 

^^ It’s difficult to replace a Bose system in separate stages. I think your installer will confirm this. It certainly would co$t more since you add the expense of adapters.

One step you can stage is installing a new H/U. You install the aftermarket H/U and use a PAC adapter. Some people report good results doing this. You still have the low quality speakers (and the lousy SubW).

My advice is to save enough $$ to do the swap all at once. If cash is tight now:

• Do just the H/U and install an adapter.

Or if you have a little more cash…

• Do the H/U, an external amp, and the front component speakers, and wait on the SubW. You can eliminate the rear speakers, or just do them as the last thing.

--Spike

 

That is a problem with multi-component OEM systems. Wiring harness is unique. Connections are unique. OEM systems are not designed for easy plug-and-play upgrade.

 

^^ Well said! That is an excellent description of the issue/problem (and stated in just a couple of lines).

OEM systems are meant to be proprietary.

--Spike