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Old 02-18-2018, 06:44 AM   #3
10/10ths
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Bose is all or nothing.

The dash speakers are two-way separates. A mid and a tweeter. The door speakers are mid-bass woofers. The shelf unit is the subwoofer firing outta the horn and two tweeter/mid combo single cone drivers for a little rear fill with the top down

The problem with the Bose unit is the need for the fiber optic input and wierd amp needed to drive them all properly and give you the fade and balance control.

Best bet is full aftermarket.

I have the full factory Bose in my 2004. I replaced the dash bass driver with an aftermarket speaker that a fellow inmate posted about here that was 2ohm. That simple mod gave me MUCH better clarity and MUCH higher volume. I’m happy now with the full Bose, but with your starting point, I would NOT try to replicate the factory system. I would just go completely aftermarket.

You will have much better sound quality and much less aggravation going that route.

Good luck.
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