Ok so i just put new back speakers in my car. I have a 99 prelude. And when i finished they sounded soo crappy. Theyre bose speakers and i dont think bose is suposed to sound crappy. Can u help?

 

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If you don't give any detail no one can help you.....especially over the internet.

 

ok when i turn it on all i hear is the front speakers i have to put the settings towards the back to hear it and i have to put it up loud to hear it and when i turn it up its real staticy is that good enough details?

 

are the wires good and connected right?

 

How did you wire up the speakers?

There should be 2 tabs on both speakers.

One is positive and one is negative.

Make sure you have a firm connection. Don't twist wires or electrical tape it. Use crimpers and butt ends when connecting wires, because they trasmit signal. (if connected wrong, you will hear static through the stereo)

Are you running the speaker wires through an amplfier? if not, you should try it, It finely sounds the signal through the speakers.

Bose speakers aren't the best aswell.
Also make sure that your antenna wire/cable located behind the stereo head unit, has a nice firm connection, and make sure your power antenna has no bends etc.

-Anthony

 

2x downshift One speaker could be out of phase with the others.

Also the acoustic feedback system might be unhappy with the new speakers you got. I'm not real sure how that plays in.

 

Just a couple quick guesses:

1. If the new speakers (bose) that you are trying to install are being run from the stock head unit or even an after market head unit and not through an amplifier you may not have the necessary power to push them. If they are under powered you may burn up your head unit by turning the volume all the way up to try to get sound out of them. You should check with Bose or the retailer you bought them from to verify power handling.

2. your connections. like others have said, you will need to verify you have good solid connections on both ends. On the speakers, on the amp, on the head unit. the polarity matters, so make sure you have everything lined up correctly.

If your front speakers are a different brand and work fine, it could be the issue with under powering for the rears. If you have another speaker handy... you can simply touch the wires to the different speaker and see if it works okay. If you drive by your local stereo shop they will do this for you for free most likely.

good luck,
Josh B.

 

thanks ill check up on all this today or tomorrow thanks guys

 

where did you get the speakers. I didn't know that bose sold speakers to the public. If you got them from someone used OEM then there's your problem.

 

my bad theyre not boses theyre pioneer . well i checked if everything was in correctly and it was all good it may just be that i need an amp or the acoustic feedback system doesnt like them at all

 

Some or possibly all of the 5th gens had a different setup for the rear speakers that involved passing the signal through a separate amplifier which sent out a 2 ohm signal. The two rear speakers were then connected in serial which doubled it to 4 ohms and made them both mono. I forget what the system is called and I may have some of the details wrong but I think it is what is wrong with your system. I assume that you are using an aftermarket head unit. If you are I would suggest that you run new speaker wire from it to your rear speakers.