Rico 350ZGT Posted November 11, 2009 Share Posted November 11, 2009 Hey Guys, I have been searching and searching on here for info on changing the Bose head unit in my 06 zed roadster. Its driving me insane with its constant skipping! I want to change this for a nice double din pioneer or Alpine unit though i have heard a number of people having the following issues when doing this, 1. sound to the factory NAV stops working? 2. Bose amp and sub stop working My main concern is the sound from the factory NAV not working, can someone confirm 100% if this will continue to work once the Bose head unit is replaced with an aftermarket one? Also will the Bose amp and sub continue to work? I will at some point upgrade all the speakers, though to do this will i have to start running new cables or will the existing cables work, and to do this will i have to replace the Bose Amp? Rich Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yokomo Posted November 11, 2009 Share Posted November 11, 2009 Hi Can'f comment on the nav as i dont have it but in answer to the rest. the bose amp, sub speakers all work fine , infact if they dindt there wouldnt be much point in the adaptor leads to make the new Hu work would there ! the volume will probably be a little down unless your HU has high volt pre outs or like my jvc can have the volume corrected. as for the last part once your at the point of new amps and speakers , yes run all new wires and ignore all the bose stuff from that point on , just like any other car . fresh leads to the amp and new speaker wire . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maccaman Posted November 11, 2009 Share Posted November 11, 2009 All you need should be here viewtopic.php?f=27&t=16403&hilit=Upgrading+your+bose Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rico 350ZGT Posted November 11, 2009 Author Share Posted November 11, 2009 Hey guys thanks for the info, Thanks Maccaman, for listing that post, promise i did try the search and i did come across that post but it does not give me all the answers i need, i now know i need the following: 1. Double din facia adapter for 06 onwards 2. ICT 29-674 (so i can connect to the Bose system and retain the steering controls) 3. ICT 29-007 (to link the controls to the Pioneer head unit im looking at getting) 4. An in-line booster for the pre-outs (to solve the volume issues) However, Im still a little confussed, and none the wiser with regard to the NAV sound? someone must have replaced the crappy Bose head unit with an aftermarket unit in a car with factory Nav? I just dont wanna spend a fortune on a new head unit, and loose the Nav sound. Does anyone know if the factory NAV will continue to give spoken instructions once the Bose head unit is replaced? Also what if i replace the Bose amp, with an aftermarket amp, and run phono's from the head unit to the amp, would there be useable connections from the Bose amp for the existing speakers? or would i have to run new speaker wires also? I understand i would have to run new power / earth / remote / phono cables. its just running new speaker cables, surely if im not replacing the speakers and just matching the amp to the power / impedance of the existing Bose speakers then the existing cables would be fine? and if the factory NAV does work with a new head unit then it must be connected to the existing speaker wiring somewhere? any ideas...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maccaman Posted November 11, 2009 Share Posted November 11, 2009 You could try a pm to Rob_Quads, I believe he is one of the ICE gurus (and the author of the post). Otherwise I'm sure somebody with the knowledge will be along shortly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MacW Posted November 11, 2009 Share Posted November 11, 2009 If you're getting a Pioneer don't buy the ICT 29-007, get the ICT 29-020. It works with all Pioneer systems whereas the 007 won't work with the more recent range. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rico 350ZGT Posted November 12, 2009 Author Share Posted November 12, 2009 If you're getting a Pioneer don't buy the ICT 29-007, get the ICT 29-020. It works with all Pioneer systems whereas the 007 won't work with the more recent range. thanks, all add that to my list of leads to get then. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rico 350ZGT Posted November 12, 2009 Author Share Posted November 12, 2009 You could try a pm to Rob_Quads, I believe he is one of the ICE gurus (and the author of the post). Otherwise I'm sure somebody with the knowledge will be along shortly. bit off topic, but where did you get your wheels from? I want the 20" Finichi Firenze sports matt black with polished lip. would you recommend them? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob_Quads Posted November 19, 2009 Share Posted November 19, 2009 As far as I am aware unless you do some real hackery you will not retain the Nav sound. You'll have to wait for someone who has Nav to answer this one I am afraid Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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