What a pain. Need some experienced help please.

[Tahoejoe]

I just got done completely gutting my Daily driver 2004 Tahoe and replacing all the carpet and installing sound deadner on all the metal. I have a few questions surrounding the stock equipment. Any help would be huge for me at this point because I'm running out of cash quick. The person before me has beat the speakers to death so the Bose system isn't much good to me. I'm replacing the speakers with after market to save some cash.

1. My front pillar speakers (Bose) are blown. Is there an after market tweeter that will fit in the stock location? I called around and they want 140 bucks for the pillar and wont sell just a replacement tweeter. If anyone knows a speaker please help me out.

2. With replacing the door speakers I realize I should be careful of how much RMS power they want. Does anyone know the RMS wattage of the Bose amp under my center console?

3. If I replace with an aftermarket head unit how do I keep the Bose amp for the door speakers? No RCA on the amp so curious on how I need to go about retaining it to use?


I have found a ton of answers on this site throughout rebuilding my truck so for that I thank all you guys. It is nice to have a forum with a group of experienced Tahoe owners. I have tons of experience with building up aftermarket noise pollution specialists but retaining factory equipment is a new one for me personally.

 

[TnTahoe]

im pretty sure a 1" tweeter will fit in the a pillar, and as far as speaker rms it shouldnt matter that just provides you a ceiling of what the speaker can handle so even if the speaker could handle 100 rms it still will work off of 10rms, but I would stick to a lower range like 30-50rms, and I believe there is a pac audio harness that allows you to add an aftermarket headunit and keep the bose

 

[Tahoejoe]

The depth and surround makes for a difficult fit in the pillars. I've had depth issue with one aftermarket and surround problems with another so I'm looking for a speaker that fits in the space provided. I will do sound deadner on the Mrs Tahoe but I'll be damned if I'm breaking out the fiberglass for her truck. So stock location fit is key.

I was looking for the amp RMS for speaker matching if possible. The comps for the doors will sound as intended while operating at 80-100% RMS. I want the sound to be crisp and accurate so trying to make the best possible match. I have looked all over but unable to find amp output.

Thanks though

 

[TnTahoe]

i just know the speakers are 2ohm

 

[Eagle]

if you are replacing speakers and Head, then you should also ditch the bose amp.

you won;t be able to use the rear audio controls anymore, so there is absolutely no reason to keep it.

ersonally I'd rather keep the factory head, and add aftermarket amps and speakers. Sometihing like the new Hybrid Imagine 6.5 components would be stellar, and I'd run them active up front so I could play with the x-over points and speaker levels to get it to sound the way I wanted.

Something like an old school A/D/S p640.2 could do tweeters at 40w and 120 bridged per mid, has xovers built in, pretty much as stand alone as you could get. I'd do rears on a second amp so I could turn them off or on for sound quality v rear passenger listening.

 

[theautoman21]

I have put in some pioneers in the doors and they rock. Or you might like blauepunk wich are also good and alpine thats what i have and they are very good quality for sound.

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Also just buy a factory aftermarket plug and it will plug in to your factory radio plug and will work with the factory amp thats what i did. i have an 01 tahoe that my wife drives and a 99 suburban that i drive and i have the factory deck with the speakers which i mentioned and i put in another amp to drive my 15 inch sub enclosure which rocks.

 

[Tahoejoe]

Thanks for the suggestions but all set on aftermarket equipment with the exception of a replacement for the Pillar tweets that will fit stock location. I'm mainly just needing more information about the current Bose system which GM just doesn't seem to publish specs for.

If the bose amp delivers even 40w per channel that would be a very usable item even at the lower power for tweets or doors. I gutted my Tahoe but the wife just wants nice sound with some punch in hers, so leaving the stock locations and amp is ideal for what she wants.

If anyone has replaced their Pillar tweets that is the main item for me, GM wants to make a killing on their Bose tweet pillars and all I need is a replacement speaker.