Question for people with 02 CLK aftermarket audio systems
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Question for people with 02 CLK aftermarket audio systems
For those of you who put in a totally aftermarket stereo system, did you use any of the factory speaker wiring or run new wires? Specifically, people with '02 Bose systems. Thanks.
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Originally Posted by dawg1
For those of you who put in a totally aftermarket stereo system, did you use any of the factory speaker wiring or run new wires? Specifically, people with '02 Bose systems. Thanks.
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I think it might be a necessity. I had everything replaced with high quality stuff but it sounds terrible - almost like some of the frequencies are missing (particularly in the highs). Everything was replaced but factory wiring was used to get to the doors/rear deck speakers. A big installer (not local) just told me last week you couldn't use the factory wiring in this car - that it has stuff in the speaker path. I've been trying to get a wiring diagram for the 02 CLK Bose to confirm but the ones people have sent me don't match the Bose CLK config (1"/4"/6.5" each door / 2 - 6.5" rear deck). I have seen a non-Bose diagram that shows 3 front door speakers somewhat like ours would be and it looks like some of the speakers are tied together in the door and then separated. I just wondered if anyone had successfully used the factory wiring. I guess I'll just have to get new wiring run and cross my fingers. I don't think my head unit or my front/rear amp is bad.
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Rewire the complete setup, and make sure the shop checks to see if your speakers are wired correctly. I used to run into this problem daily and the #1 problem was that the speakers were wired incorrectly or they were blown. If you still want to clean up the sound i would suggest an EQ. Also check your gain and crossover freq on your amp. 
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ok all the shops lie to you and most people fall for it. go buy a vw harness and the wires will be the same except for ACC and 12V are reversed (red/yellow flip) I have sucessfullly installed 5 headunits into different clks and all sound great with using the bose amp. The only time u will want to run new wiring is if u replace the door speakers and in that case you must replace the wiring because the bose speakers are 2 ohm, and the wiring has crossovers in the doors for the tweeters and the rears are midrange only.
Hope this helps.
Hope this helps.
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I'm referring to the speaker wires not the headunit wiring. The shop used the wires in the trunk (the old Bose output wires) to run from the aftermarket 4 channel amp to the front doors and rear deck. You mentioned the factory wiring had crossovers for the tweeters in it - do you know where the crossovers are located? Within the doors somewhere?
Thanks.
Thanks.
