RE: Stock Bose Stereo

["Richard Graham (Volt Computer)" <a-ricgra@microsoft.com>]

I have a 98 glx and put a blaupunk cd player in the dash, it has the same
hookups as the bose that comes with the car. In fact, the stereo installer
gave me a discount because it was so easy.

RDG

		-----Original Message-----
		From:	Tim Irwin [mailto:timi@Interlinq.com]
		Sent:	Monday, September 21, 1998 3:02 PM
		To:	'jettaglx@igtc.com'
		Subject:	RE: Stock Bose Stereo

		The other option that they come with is a "Premium" system
(next step down
		in the VW line) with a 6 disk changer. This seems to only
drive 2-4 of the
		front speakers (top dash definitely don't work, I'm not sure
if both the
		bottom dash and door speakers work) and the main rear deck
speakers. It may
		be that the tweeters on the rear deck are running, but its
hard to tell. The
		tweeter pods in the rear doors don't do anything (do they
with the Bose?).
		Apparently VW was having trouble with some of the Bose amps,
and used the
		Premium/CD changer as a like-cost replacement.

		I was hoping to get the Bose system, and thought the car I
was buying had it
		until I showed up and saw the CD-changer. The salesman
offered to look into
		getting the Bose system, and I also had him check into
pulling both the head
		unit and CD to get a stereo credit. I went ahead and bought
the car anyway
		(I figured Porcelain Blue to be pretty rare), and we'll see
how they do on
		this after the sale.

		Failing the pre-sale promises, I may have a "Premium" head
unit and
		Panasonic 6-disk changer (rect. plug) for sale in a bit.

		A few questions someone might know the answers to:

		 - If the Bose system wiring is in the car (possibly not due
to the
		"Premium" system), could this be useable for an aftermarket
system?
		 - Are there any problems fitting in an aftermarket head
unit other than the
		pin 15?/diagnostic plug problem?

		Thanks,
		Tim Irwin
		'98 Porcelain Blue Met./black leather
		bun warmers (boy those will be nice after skiing)
		Bone stock
		~150 miles (850 left until the fun begins)

		> -----Original Message-----
		> From:	Chuck Simpson [SMTP:csimpson@zeltech.com]
		> Sent:	Monday, September 21, 1998 6:26 AM
		> To:	jettaglx@igtc.com
		> Subject:	Re: Stock Bose Stereo
		> 
		> Hey Billy,
		> 
		> The Bose stereo option came with 10 speakers (4 - front
dash, 2 - front
		> door, 4 - rear deck) and a 100-watt Bose amplifier mounted
underneath
		> the rear deck in the trunk.  The head-unit says Bose on
the damn
		> faceplate,
		> 
		> but it actually is a Panasonic (I'm not sure if Clarion
had Bose on them
		> too).
		> The unfortunate thing about the stock head-unit is the
quality of sound.
		> I think someone had mentioned the head-unit doesn't
support the full
		> frequency range in which humans can hear.  Lots of folks
that have
		> replaced
		> 
		> the head-unit alone say the difference is tremendous.  I
don't want to
		> fork
		> 
		> out $300+ on the silly 6-disk CD changer if the sound will
still suck.
		> I know some out there got the CD changer WAY CHEAPER...
but I've
		> only seen them for around $289 and higher...
		> 
		> The stock system in my '98 actually sounds better than any
other stock
		> system I've heard, except for a friends Lexus SC400 with
some 400watt
		> Nakamichi system.  I'm sure there are plenty others out
there.
		> I still am not satisfied with my stock though.
		> 
		> About the keyhole thing, since they started providing all
VW's with
		> keyless entry, they stopped having the passenger side door
keyhole.
		> Someone on the list actually was tempted to remove the
driver-side
		> keyhole as well... and have a completely keyless car, but
I think that
		> would be a problem if the battery dies on the keychain.
You can open
		> all doors with the driver-side keyhole anyways.
		> 
		> c-ya,
		> 
		> -Chuck Simpson...
		> '98 White Jetta GLX-VR6 (11/97 build)
		>    which may explain why my '98 came with BOSE...
		> 
		> 
		> Billy T. wrote:
		> 
		> > What is a Bose Stero?;)  Next thing, you guys are gonna
tell me that
		> > your Jettas came a keyhole on the passenger side door.
		> >
		> > Billy T.
		> > 1998 GTI VR6
		> > For some reason, we don't get the Bose option.  And even
stranger than
		> > that, no keyhole on the passenger side door.  I guess
that is VWs way of
		> > keeping the weight down on the GTI;)  Who needs all
those frills
		> > anyways.
		> 
		>