Anyone with Bose swap in an aftermarket HU?

spearfish25

Have no fear...Spearfish will weigh in! LOL

Yes, I have the Kenwood DNX-6960 which replaced my Bose HU. Overall it's straight forward (Crutchfield parted everything together) and a local shop did the install. I only changed the HU, so the Bose speakers, sub, and amp are all the OEM equipment. There are some caveats to know before you get started though.

First, it all works together very nicely. Nothing gets fried, but you do need a line-level converter to adjust the signals from the Kenwood HU going to the Bose amp. The only thing that needed some work around was the rear subwoofer. With the Kenwood unit installed, the rear sub gets its signal combined with the two rear speakers behind the seats. So, the Kenwood SW controls don't control the Bose sub. To control the SW level, I now adjust my front-rear fade. More rear fade = more SW bass and vice-versa. This isn't a problem, just a new way your system will work.

Let me know if you have other questions. Happy to help.

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