New Audio Question

[billtoole]

I am seeing all of the scare stories about changing the audio. I am going to change the stereo to the upgrade Bose version on a 99 SLS. Are there some traps I need to avoid? Theft deterrent? I have purchased a matching Bose unit on ebay already.

Thanks

 

[blkmonday]

is the original radio a bose unit? if it is i would think it would be a simple swap. usually the wiring harnesses are ready for the upgraded radios to make the upsell at the dealer easy...however caddy's are never easy. im not sure on the 99's i have a 96' and they are totally different...im actually doing the same and found a unit im not sure about on ebay. theres a bunch of guys on this forum that know more than i do about this...however its a pretty common question so i would expect a quick answer....search these forums, because this question was probably answered a few times already...its how i found most of my info

 

[billtoole]

audio

thanks, the radio currently in the car is the stock version. I was looking to change to the upgrade Bose unit. After seeing all the issues with changing from stock to something else, I was hoping to do it the "easy" way. I hope to find out if anything special needs to be done to switch the two thanks for the quick reply!

 

[CadillacETC1997]

way to much work involved
different amp, different speakers, different wiring...
you CAN upgrade your HU to a bose HU if you want to add DSP and RDS, however the full bose system would be ridicules to attempt to install....

 

[billtoole]

thanks for the update. The last Cadillac I owned was a big old '65 which I saved from some old guy's back yard while I was in High School. Big difference in changing things on this one. They certainly make it hard!

Thanks Again