PasPar2

okbarnett, do you know if these BA speakers will work ok with the bose amp in a 2002 non most? I have the bose hifi 12 speaker with sub (which sucks)

adg44

Most BOSE systems are proprietary and changing speakers won't work. Usually the impedence is different (among other things).

I will look into the Boston's, thanks. I'm also going to pull the dash speakers and see just what the hell is so funky about these.

PasPar2

ADG,

can you post the impudence on the stock speakers?

thanks

skiracer

Here are some pics on the dash speaker mod - the stock speakers are cannibalized in order to mount the new speakers and give it the factory look.

adg44

Interesting - thanks for the pics.

So it's a 4" component set for the fronts?

Also, where did you mount the crossover for the components? Or do we have two different sets of speaker wires for the driver and the tweeter?

skiracer

Yes, 4" component w/ tweeter for the fronts and 5" for the doors and rear. Two crossover networks were installed in the location of the factory amp (which was removed) and everything routed to a new amp mounted on the floor of the trunk.

adg44

Does the factory amp have two sets of wires going to each of the front speakers? Or will I need to use a crossover?

skiracer

No, only one. The factory speakers have a tweeter wired in, so there's only a single pair of wires running to each factory speaker. Only the dash speakers required the extra tweeter and extra pair of speaker wires run. Are you designing your own system? CAI has developed a complete solution for the 996 that is very impressive - the kit includes all wires, connectors, instructions, etc. for a complete installation. I had a very positive experience.

PasPar2

did those white "Extenders" come with the kit or something DIY?

skiracer

The white adapter rings came w/ the kit from CAI. As I've mentioned, it is a completely engineered kit.