I just bought a center console with the bose subwoofer and was wondering if it would be possible to incorporate it into my non-Bose equipped regular cab? Any help would be appreciated, thanks.

nothin' huh?

From what I've heard, it is a major pita! I was going to go that route, but decided to go with an Alpine head unit, and small Bazooka Bass Tube. It worked out real well, because with a reg. cab, there's not much room to mount stuff behind the seats. I think the Bose stuff only works with other Bose stuff, some how.

That sucks. There is no way around it, huh? Thanks for the info.

IMO its not worth it.. Going to need Bose headunit.. Bose Amp, Bose Door Speakers.. The sub probably has an impedence of 16ohms or something crazy.. Bose is notorious for stuff like that..

it would be alot easier to go aftermarket...

yeah, it sounds like it.

I haven't got to look at it yet, but is there anything that would work in its place. Something I could just swap it with that would work with my stock stereo. I dont know much about stereo stuff, so any help would be appreciated.

i have a bose thing in my 05 crew cab the its just normal but one question do they actually have a subwoofer from factory if it does it must be pretty crappy beacuse i was expecting good sound from the bose speakers and there just normal.

Upgrading to factory Bose would be like upgrading a factory 5.3 exhaust to a 6.0 exhaust.

I does not make alot of sense.

Get a decent "stealth" type box with a real sub and amp combo.

Dont waste you time and money with Bose.

Check out jl audio they have some stealth boxes if thats what ur looking for or you could just go with a small behind the seat box. Depends on what kind of sound you are looking for. Either way ditch the factory head unit pioneer is going to give you the best controls over the sound of your system.

NO, dont do it! The BOSE system plain BLOW! I had it in my truck and hated everyday with it. If you want sound you need to go aftermarket. JL makes a stealth box to go in that location, but youll need an amp to power it. And then it just snowballs from there..... am i still trying to figure out what the heck to do with my system. BTW, if you have a crew cab, those JL stealth boxes remove your rear AC! SUCKS!

NO, dont do it! The BOSE system plain BLOW! I had it in my truck and hated everyday with it. If you want sound you need to go aftermarket. JL makes a stealth box to go in that location, but youll need an amp to power it. And then it just snowballs from there..... am i still trying to figure out what the heck to do with my system. BTW, if you have a crew cab, those JL stealth boxes remove your rear AC! SUCKS!
I've decided that is the route I am going to go. I will just get the stealthbox with a 10 and an amp to power it.

NO, dont do it! The BOSE system plain BLOW! I had it in my truck and hated everyday with it. If you want sound you need to go aftermarket. JL makes a stealth box to go in that location, but youll need an amp to power it. And then it just snowballs from there..... am i still trying to figure out what the heck to do with my system. BTW, if you have a crew cab, those JL stealth boxes remove your rear AC! SUCKS!


Hmmm, I really like my bose system.....I even looked for the truck that had it.....

Guess I am just old :bang:

I agree with you. I think the bose in my dad's truck sounds ten times better than the standard stereo in my truck. If they had offered it in reg. cab trucks I definately would have got it.

The BOSE system is better than stock. I have just been spoiled with quality audio in my previous cars. my best friend has a home recording studio and is a audio buff. He taught me everything I know. Personally, I found the bose to be too midtoned. Bose crosses everything off to keep it in the middle. ACK! You only notice it if you have something to compare it too.

The bad thing for those who want to upgrade their system is that BOSE is extremely difficult to upgrade. Most end up ripping the entire system out because of the difficulties....................

Late

I have a Yukon console in my rcsb with the bose sub in it I have it running on a alpine amp that is where the bose amp goes inside the console and it sounds great for a good upfront bass. I ran it for months while i was waiting on my other subs now i just use it for midbase.

I have a Yukon console in my rcsb with the bose sub in it I have it running on a alpine amp that is where the bose amp goes inside the console and it sounds great for a good upfront bass. I ran it for months while i was waiting on my other subs now i just use it for midbase.
Really? That is exactly what I wanted to do. Can you give me some details on how you hooked it up and what all I would need. Like I side, I am a rookie when it comes to stereos so any details would be much appreciated :cheers:

my long haul 2500 hd's bose system kicks ass it is so much louder and cleaner than my other truck.(04 gmc standard cab)