Aftermarket Alpine Head Unit with Bose system

[jwyoungblood]

I just bought an 04 crew cab and it's got the bose system in it. The CD player wont eject CD's and Id like to replace it. I have an Alpine head unit (unsure of model number atm but I think it is a CDA-9856) that I'd like to install so that I can hook my Iphone up to it. I have previously owned an 04, and used this Alpine unit and my door dinger didnt work. Also, some guy at best buy told me that I risked my air bags deploying because I was not using the correct harness.... well I never had the airbag deploy in my face. My question with this truck is, since it has the bose system, is there anything I need to be aware of when swapping these out. Do I need a special harness or anything? I am not changing any speakers or adding subs. I want it stock with a different head unit. Just want to know before I get into this, because I have had some problems before with my mustangs and the MAch 460 stereos bc they use multiple amps etc. and had a lot of problems with popping noises during power up.

Thanks guys.

[st8kfinger]

for everything to work you will need a bose interface, never heard of air bags going off?

[jwyoungblood]

They never did, I think the guy was trying to con me in to buying the $100 harness. So if I dont use the bose interface, willl it not work at all? I dont care if the door dinger doesnt work as long as the stero and everything else works properly.

[pl4yboy]

You will need the harness/interface for the bose amplifier to work.

[blade7022]

You will need the harness/interface for the bose amplifier to work.

Or you could just bypass the bose amp and not worry about it. But that would depend on if it is an RDS (databus hardwired) or not. My 01 was not, so I forwent the harness and lost the door chimes and OnStar, just bypassed the amp.

[pl4yboy]

Or you could just bypass the bose amp and not worry about it. But that would depend on if it is an RDS (databus hardwired) or not. My 01 was not, so I forwent the harness and lost the door chimes and OnStar, just bypassed the amp.

That would kind of defeat the purpose of having the Bose system. Maybe if he added a cap it would help?


/sarcasm.

[blade7022]

That would kind of defeat the purpose of having the Bose system. Maybe if he added a cap it would help?


/sarcasm.

Ya it does, suck losing the prossesing. But aftermarket deck, can help restore some of it. The nice part is they are well built speakers and still sound really good if you do bypass the amp.

[traksta15]

Just bypass it with your own aftermarket equipment. You'll be much happier in the end. That's what i did and i'll never look back.

[lo-lyf]

Here is another little bit of info: there is a harness that is clipped onto the back of the sub-dash directly behind the radio and a/c controls. Disconnect it and plug in your aftermarket harness(70-2001,gmrc-01, etc.), this will bypass the Bose without having to wire anything. This is for 2003-2007classic full-size trucks/SUVs.