RE: Stock Bose Stereo

["FlyinVR6" <FlyinVR6@li.net>]

why is it insignificant?
-FlyinVR6
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-----Original Message-----
From: owner-jettaglx@igtc.com [mailto:owner-jettaglx@igtc.com]On Behalf
Of John Hamill
Sent: Tuesday, September 22, 1998 7:52 PM
To: jettaglx@igtc.com
Subject: Re: Stock Bose Stereo


Wow, I must have a freak car. My 94 GLX is an early German made model (so I
suppose there are ~1500 others with the same setup from 94). The rear
tweeters
are faded with the rear 6 1/2" main door speakers. Interestingly, my car has
cutouts in the steel of the rear deck for 6" rounds (can be seen when
looking in
from the trunk), so I could install additional rears easily. The rear door
tweeters are quite clear and loud. I'm 6'5" so I have the seat back a ways
and
hear them easily. Rear passengers always comment on how good the sound is. I
didn't have to "get them working", they came that way. I don't know how many
other GLX's have rear door tweeters working because the whole topic is
rather
insignificant.

FlyinVR6 wrote:

> Hello,
> I'm not just speaking for my own car, if you're familiar with GLX's at all
> you would know that my comments apply to probably about 99% of Jetta GLX
> owners. How many other GLX owners do u know of that have rear door
tweeters
> working? I know a ton of GLX owners too from the car clubs that I belong
to
> and from the events and shows I have attended, and not a single GLX owner
> that I have met has had those tweeters working....you're the first. BTW,
how
> do they sound? Are they subtle or can u pick them out from the rest of the
> speakers during a regular playback? Are they part of the front or rear
> speakers when you're controlling the fader?
> Later,
> -FlyinVR6
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> AIM : SwiftVR6
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>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-jettaglx@igtc.com [mailto:owner-jettaglx@igtc.com]On Behalf
> Of John Hamill
> Sent: Tuesday, September 22, 1998 4:40 PM
> To: jettaglx@igtc.com
> Subject: Re: Stock Bose Stereo
>
> The rear door tweeters have worked perfectly from day 1 in my 94 GLX.
Speak
> for
> your own car.
>
> FlyinVR6 wrote:
>
> > Hey,
> > The rear door tweeters are the best fake-out in car stereo history. They
> > have never worked on any year GLX. I honestly don't even know if they
> would
> > benefit the imaging of the sound in your car if they did work anyway.
> > Take care,
> > -FlyinVR6
> > ICQ : 8994103
> > AIM : SwiftVR6
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> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: owner-jettaglx@igtc.com [mailto:owner-jettaglx@igtc.com]On Behalf
> > Of Tim Irwin
> > Sent: Tuesday, September 22, 1998 8:45 AM
> > To: 'jettaglx@igtc.com'
> > Subject: RE: Stock Bose Stereo
> >
> > Ok, it appears that I've continued my tradition of making grossly
> incorrect
> > statements in my first submission to an automotive mailing list (see
first
> > included message). With the "Premium" stereo in my '98 Jetta (build
2/98),
> I
> > have the following:
> >
> > Top of dash - working (I can only find 1 pair of dash speakers)
> > Front doors - working
> > Rear door tweeters - no sound
> > Rear deck main - working
> > Rear deck tweeters - exist and are wired, unknown if any sound is coming
> > out.
> >
> > Still, the quality and radio reception is not what I was hoping for, so
> > we'll see what I can get out of the dealer on it.
> >
> > Tim Irwin
> > '98 Porcelain Blue - the first car I've had which attracted
> > attention/inspection in a parking lot
> >
> > BTW, It helps if you are responding to a message to include the part of
> the
> > message you are responding to, otherwise people may have no idea what
> you're
> > talking about.
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Tim Irwin [SMTP: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.
> > >
> > >
> > > > -----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,
> > > >
> > >
> >
>