Re: Bose Stero Upgrade

["John Kilpatrick" <kilpatri@evangelion.mti.sgi.com>]

On Jan 18,  5:05pm, Bryan Billings wrote:
> Subject: Bose Stero Upgrade
> Ok, you guys talked me in to a new head unit for the GLX.
> I was at a big stero store and this guy told me you have to get some
> kind of hard to get conversion wiring kit for the head unit to put
> another in it's place or you cant use the factory Bose speakers and amp.
> For you guys that have changed your head unit does this hold any water?
> If not what was the wiring like and how do you prevent that 35 watts in
> the deck from messing with the Bose amp?

My stereo installer (IASCA finals judge and all that) simply hooked up the +
terminals, and left the - terminal untouched.  In other words, whatever you do,
don't ground the wires.  Or ou will blow the amps.  But as long as the are only
getting the signal from the + terminal, they'll be fine.

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