The_buster Posted August 29, 2013 Author Report Share Posted August 29, 2013 actually they are both blue.. one for antennae and one for the built in amps. he graduated high school, never finished college. but in his defense this car has the bose system which only puts 1ohm of power to the speakers then the amps bump it to 4ohms. We didn't know about the front amps, I thought it was just the visible rear ones on the speakers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trouble Maker Posted August 29, 2013 Report Share Posted August 29, 2013 actually they are both blue.. one for antennae and one for the built in amps. he graduated high school, never finished college. but in his defense this car has the bose system which only puts 1ohm of power to the speakers then the amps bump it to 4ohms. My mind, it's so full of fuck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Not Brian Posted August 29, 2013 Report Share Posted August 29, 2013 this car has the bose system which only puts 1ohm of power to the speakers then the amps bump it to 4ohms. http://i1.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/original/000/112/480/OpoQQ.jpg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_buster Posted August 30, 2013 Author Report Share Posted August 30, 2013 "Q5. MY BOSE amp died on the back of one of my speakers, can i use the power from my headunit? A5. NO, NO,NO. Bose runs their speakers at 1ohm. Aftermarket headunits run their channels at 4ohms unless otherwise stated. 99% of the time it will be 4ohms. Q6. Can i replace a BOSE speaker with a different brand speaker and connect it to the BOSE amp? A6. NO, NO, NO. Once again, the speaker runs on 1ohm, most, 99% of aftermarket speakers run on 4ohms. You will ruin the amp or your speaker, whichever comes first." taken from the link in post #21. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Second Gen Posted August 30, 2013 Report Share Posted August 30, 2013 Agreed with the rest of the peeps from the forum. The setup has a Bose amp stuffed away somewhere and rerunning new speaker wires from the deck is probably necessary. Also the impedence will eventually fry the new radio if they are not replaced. I had to do this in the RX7 (Bose system too) and it works pretty good running deck level to a new set of 5 1/4 Alpines. The Nissan (OK Datsun) forum might provide insight into running line level into the Bose amp(s) so you can keep the amp/speakers. I did not have that luck when I did the RX7 (Plus I had the Bose snake / tube that needed to be removed). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_buster Posted August 30, 2013 Author Report Share Posted August 30, 2013 so the new stereo trying to pump 4ohm into the 1 ohm speaker puts a strain on it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mitch Posted August 30, 2013 Report Share Posted August 30, 2013 an Ohm is a measure of resistance. this may shed some light on the relationship between the amplifiers output and resistance of the speakers. http://www.outrageousaudio.com/page_files/wiring_subs.pdf In a simplistic explanation "Amplifiers provide the electrical pressure in a circuit; ohms measure the resistance, or load, against that pressure; and watts measure how much power is released as work. So, using one of those math formulas, an amplifier that provides 100 watts of power through a 4-ohm speaker, will produce 200 watts through a 2-ohm speaker, because it's easier to push that reduced load." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Not Brian Posted August 30, 2013 Report Share Posted August 30, 2013 Ohms is a measure of resistance (or impedance), it doesn't get "pushed" to speakers. Speakers have Ohm ratings based on how much they physically resist the electrical current (Watts) carried to them. I really don't know much more except you would ideally want all the speakers in a system with matching Ohm ratings, and the lower the better (and more expensive). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Not Brian Posted August 30, 2013 Report Share Posted August 30, 2013 god dammit mitch Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimTaylor751647545500 Posted August 30, 2013 Report Share Posted August 30, 2013 Did you post in that thread on the .org, buster? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_buster Posted August 31, 2013 Author Report Share Posted August 31, 2013 I created a thread before the link was posted here because I couldn't find anything related to my issue. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patterson Posted August 31, 2013 Report Share Posted August 31, 2013 Are you turning the car on? Is there has in the Tank? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_buster Posted September 1, 2013 Author Report Share Posted September 1, 2013 yes there is gas.. and ur a little late to the party. the stereo is installed and working. although my battery was drained the other day, not sure why. its hooked to a toggle since the wiring is messed up somewhere. I have the main power for the radio hooked to the toggle so it shuts it off and the memory wire hooked to the constant battery. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrhobbz Posted September 2, 2013 Report Share Posted September 2, 2013 Are you sure they're 1ohm? I don't think I have ever seen a full range or mids that come in a 1ohm voice coil Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patterson Posted September 2, 2013 Report Share Posted September 2, 2013 Ohm my god. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geeesammy Posted September 2, 2013 Report Share Posted September 2, 2013 Buster, if it is wired in right then you should have no issue with the battery draining. Did you buy one of the little harness's AutoZone sells? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_buster Posted September 3, 2013 Author Report Share Posted September 3, 2013 it already had that in from his old stereo. he left it plugged in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrhobbz Posted September 3, 2013 Report Share Posted September 3, 2013 What year/make/model of car? Maybe you should just pay the idiots at best buy to do it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_buster Posted September 4, 2013 Author Report Share Posted September 4, 2013 1996 nssan maxima se. already asked the one in heath. they wanted close to 500 after all parts they wanted to replace. they wanted to replace the amps as well though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
acklac7 Posted September 4, 2013 Report Share Posted September 4, 2013 The Bose amps should have a "remote" wire to turn them on/off. I suspect whom ever wired them up rigged them to get power whenever power is available to the headunit (rather then whenever power is directed to the head unit (ACC/Key-on) ), thus draining the battery. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_buster Posted September 4, 2013 Author Report Share Posted September 4, 2013 awesome....... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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