BOSE retro fit to A4 B7 s line

[thedude74]

is this possible and if so does anyone have any recommendations for supplier/fitters ?

i live in hertford.

also is it possible to retro fit the on board computer system ?

cheers all

[shark_90]

Yes, and yes. Both have been covered on here in the A4 forum quite a lot [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/169144-ok.gif[/img] I'm your man for the on board computer and TDiAvant is your man for BOSE, although it's not a cheap job!

[thedude74]

nice.

how much for the on board computer retro ? will this give all the functions as stated in the owners manual ?

also whats the approx bose cost ?

cheers

[gizze]

Don't bother with Bose, it is a load of old shite!!

The Audi head units have line level outs, so do yourself a favor and get a proper sounds system in there.

I would get a decent 4 channel amp and some rainbow components up front and Rainbow coaxials in the rear, then a Pioneer under seat sub.
Look at around £200 for the amp, £160 for the front speakers and £100 for the rear speakers, the sub will be another £120 and then £150 to fit it all if you don't want to do it yourself.

I have heard the above using a DLS amp and I was stunned at just how good it was, the Bose in comparison sounds shrill and boomy, not nice at all.

[brownswood]

agree with gizze bose just controls the audi frqzies output to make the most the system they supply - upgrade the speakers and put a proper amp in to get the best sound, bose is great but you can custom a better system for the same money as a retrofit..

[TDiAvant]

For me the Bose system is far better than the standard setup in the A4, and Other than making up a wiring harness there was no fecking about tring to make stuff fit in the car, as all the mounting point's for the bose amp & speakers is already in the car. If you are able to buy the Bose amp off eBay then the installation costs are not that bad. Below is a link to a quick write-up I did.

http://www.tyresmoke.net/ubbthreads/show.../page/0#1002870

[gizze]

Fitting a regular amp and speakers is just as easy though.

Put a small 2 channel amp in the front and a pair of new speakers up front, along with a powered under seat sub, leave the stock amp to drive the rear speakers and little sub that is already in the back of the car.

You could do this with an £80 amp, £150 speakers and £120 sub and it would be a serious upgrade and dead easy to do.


Well done on the Bose though, nice retrofit. [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/169144-ok.gif[/img]

[TDiAvant]

cheers gIzzE, I know you could easy fit another system in there, I was just saying that some of the Bose installation is just plug & play like the speaker connections are the same between the standard Audi speakers and the Bose speakers. I think you would also need to recode your radio/nav for Bose, as I'm not sure if the front outputs are enabled if it's not coded for Bose.

[the911sc]

dont bother with retro fitting bose, its not worth it.
(imo!)

[S4teve]

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dont bother with retro fitting bose, its not worth it.
(imo!)

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I tend to agree. Don't get me wrong Bose is very good compared to OEM standard stereo and I've had 2 Audi's with it fitted. I certainly wouldn't rip out the Bose and replace it but if I had standard OEM I definately would upgrade to better quality amp / speakers along the lines suggested above.

Good quality aftermarket components would produce better all round system and better value for money.