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Old May 15, 2010 | 05:05 PM
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Arrow weird thing about bose sound system

so i was really surprised when i noticed that there is a speaker "missing".
at the back of the cabine the bose sound system has 2 speakers covers.
underneath the drivers side there is asubwoofer and underneath the passenger side ther is just empty space without connectors for speaker or anything.(so what is the need for the bose cover then?).
i was really thinking that my speaker had a problem since no sound was coming from there but really surprised when i found this.....
Have you guys checked this thing up?
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Old May 15, 2010 | 09:34 PM
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lol same here. we only have the sub on the driver side.

i think thats the way they were built. shurgs. but your not alone. haha
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Old May 15, 2010 | 09:59 PM
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lol same here. we only have the sub on the driver side.

i think thats the way they were built. shurgs. but your not alone. haha
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Old May 15, 2010 | 11:34 PM
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i have the HK sound system and i dont think there are any speakers in the back. there is a sub in the middle of the rear seats but thats it....i think the HK system S*U*C*K*S!! how is the sound on the bose ??
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Old May 16, 2010 | 01:15 AM
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I'm ready to rip out that sub, can't take the rattling anymore!
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Old May 16, 2010 | 03:42 AM
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I must say the sound quality is amazing in the bose system!
i am not familiar with car sound systems but i compare with the home cinema and some hiend stereo sound i have!
i get rattling only when the bass is at max and the car is on 19s from the sunblind(and that only when the sunblind is down)
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Old May 16, 2010 | 04:10 AM
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i havent ripped out the rear sub lol got lazy

but when i had bose, it was quite nice.
now i have aftermarket speakers and i think they are better than bose by far. sub is too ^.^ lovin the bass.

although it does rattle when the sunblind is down. i used a piece of foam and lodged it in the back. it seems to work well with the rattling. now it only rattles when the sub is really turned up.
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Old May 16, 2010 | 10:18 AM
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Originally Posted by bheng
i havent ripped out the rear sub lol got lazy

but when i had bose, it was quite nice.
now i have aftermarket speakers and i think they are better than bose by far. sub is too ^.^ lovin the bass.


although it does rattle when the sunblind is down. i used a piece of foam and lodged it in the back. it seems to work well with the rattling. now it only rattles when the sub is really turned up.
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