I finished it.
I converted my green car to use the newer BOSE amp.
I had bought a complete 1999 Intrigue BOSE setup. I got everything but the radio itself.
When I installed BOSE into my 1995 Cutlass Supreme, I used all the speakers, wiring, and amp from a 1994 Lumina Z34. The radio head unit I used was from a 1999 Oldsmobile Aurora.
It worked good, but I noticed that it sometimes got some feedback, and I also got a slight electrical smell coming from the trunk if I used it for more than 20 minutes at a time. I realized that the newer radio was putting out more power than the amp could really handle, so I decided to swap in the newer amp, and use the newer rear speakers as well.
I had to cut a hole in the top of the speaker deck (the metal, not the cover). The newer amp is dropped in from the top, wheras the older one has a bracket.
After the hole was cut, I started doing the wiring. Most of the wires were able to be swapped and repinned from the older amp wiring to the newer amp connector. I only had 10 wires that had to be soldered, and 4 of those wires I am not using at this time. They are for rear tweeters that I didn't not install. The rear tweeters were punched out (the paper had deteriorated), and I didn't have room for them.
It all went pretty smooth until my dremel caught on fire, but after throwing it into the yard, I got back to work.
The new rear speakers are in, and the amp is in and working.
I tested it and it sounds 100% better than the original setup I had. I have some bigger BOSE door speakers, and individual tweeters I am thinking about installing, but for now, I am happy with what I've got.
Topic: does anyone have an Oldsmobile Intrigue service manual? (Read 1323 times)
