I've read the sound system board and maybe I'm dense but how do I know if my '97 2.2CL has a bose system, I see no "BOSE" badging at all. I want to replace the speakers but now I'm all confused...
Do all CL's have BOSE systems?

Isn't there a way to wire your speakers for 2 OHMS if that is the major problem with the setup?

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'97 2.2CL
White
Cleared bumpers
Clean trunk look
Mods to come...need $$$!

 

No, not all CL's had the bose system, the 2.2 with cloth interior did not. And trust me, if you had a bose system, you'd know it, Bose likes to flaunt their name too much, I'd be all over the place. But thats all the company is, they continue to promote their name, so people will think they are a good company, when in reality the 6x9's in your rear deck cost them about $2 a piece. So you are actually lucky there is no Bose in there, things will be so much easier for you... cause once you change one thing in a bose system, you gotta change all of it pretty much to get good sound. And to answer your question about impedance, yes you can wire a speaker to make the amp see 2 ohms, but only with another voice coil (as in another speaker) or with subwoofers you can wire the coils differently if they have dual VC's. So i'd say you are in good hands... you can safely add on to your system, piece by piece till your done and you'll still sound good in the process. BTW... Bose Blowz!! Good luck!

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1997 ACURA 3.0 CL PREMIUM

Apex-i cat-back Exhaust, AEM Intake, Clear Bumper Lenses, 18" ADR Cyrax rims, Ground Control Coilovers, Wings West Chin Spoiler, Acura Rear spoiler, Piaa Fog Lights, Tinted Windows, Boston Acoustics tweets, mids and subs.

 

GREAT! It pays to buy the cheaper model!
Thanks a lot...

Peace,
Nomad

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'97 2.2CL
White
Cleared bumpers
Clean trunk look
Mods to come...need $$$!

 

Actually non of the 2.2 CL's got the Bose system, Premium with the leather or base without leather. Im not sure about the 98s or 99s but i know this is true for the 97s.



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'97 CL with custom scratches thanks to my mom's "wonderful" cats

 

My bad 1stgenCL, I was just going by what my dealer told me, she must have made a mistake.

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1997 ACURA 3.0 CL PREMIUM

Apex-i cat-back Exhaust, AEM Intake, Clear Bumper Lenses, 18" ADR Cyrax rims, Ground Control Coilovers, Wings West Chin Spoiler, Acura Rear spoiler, Piaa Fog Lights, Tinted Windows, Boston Acoustics tweets, mids and subs.

 

I have a 2.2 Premium and I'm reading my sticker right now. No Bose on it anywhere. I don't believe any 2.2s received any Bose equipment. But I'll tell you one thing, changing the head unit made a world of difference!

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'97 2.2CL (5 spd)cleared bumbers, pedals, superwhite gauges, stock chromed rims (wanted to keep the original CL feel)Sony ES CDX-M750 head unit,Nokia hands free kit,35% on the windows..
My CL Page

 

This is my stereo, is this the same one you had jhowell? Has anyone replaced one like this? I'm wondering if there's an amp, or if it all runs off the head unit.

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97 2.2CL Premium - Black
Cleared bumpers, int / ext lights
'87 CRX Si Shift Knob =>

 

If that pic isn't working, here's the link. http://albums.photopoint.com/j/ViewP...p=47237562&f=0

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97 2.2CL Premium - Black
Cleared bumpers, int / ext lights
'87 CRX Si Shift Knob =>

 

Hey amembrane. I went to HS in Randolph. Class of 95. I'm in the DC area now and I just bought a Black 97 3.0 and I love it (except my stereo broke this month, but thats a whole other story).

 

My son just swapped out the stereo in his 97.
He installed a very nice kenwood head unit with the cd player. He got a mounting kit, and the wiring kit from circuit city, so everything was plug and play.

 

bose systems only come in the 3.0 CL...ah man...u got a system from circuit city? damn... wat a waste of money...their equipment is just average...should have taken it to a specialty store...when i asked stores like best buy, good guys, and circuit city why they dont have equipment like diamonds or crystals or focals, they all simply said we dont carry such high end stuff...we got the lower end-entry mid level...

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99 Black 2.3 Acura CL 5-speed
Clarion DRX957Rz,
Crossfire 404s & 1000D,
Diamond Audio M561 w/hex
tweeters, Crystal CXe693, 2 12" Diamond M5 subs in custom sealed box
Matrix intake, R*SR exhaust,
AIM-Chiggacl68

 

Circut city is alright... Personally I wouldn't buy anything from them. But for low to mid end stuff.. they are ok. They even carry Alpine. I'd stay away from everything else but Alpine and Eclipse. Pioneer, Kenwood, and Clarion are good for the price.... but if u want to go the extra mile... don't go there.

Speakers / subs... do not buy from them. HU are ok... as long as they are Alpine .

I finally got my Eclipse HU back today from the friggin store cause the body shop locked up my headunit and I had to send it back to Eclipse to get unlocked. 6 weeks!

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1997 Acura 2.2 CL (5spd)
rubber tires, windshield wipers, headlights, horn, steering wheel, BRAKE PEDAL, clutch, brake pads, driver seat, passenger seat, back seat, front windshield, rear windshield (with defroster), lumbar support, cruise control, intermitent wiper control, sun roof (tinted), engine, pistons (only 4), emergency brake handle, trunk w/ tools, spare tire

 

Forget bout the stock system
those BOSE speakerz suck dogg
change the whole sound system
trust me, you wont regret it ~!!


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2001 CL TYPE-$
Black on Black
TV/DVD/VCR Installed
Fully Equipped System
Eibach Springs
Lo-Jack
Dark Tint All Around

 

He did not buy the head unit there only the wiring harness, and face plate adaptor. I believe he got the head unit from APEX. Who is a wholesale company out of Ohio where he is a member. I mentioned Circuit City because they sale the wiring harness that will plug into the factory plug, thus telling you what wires are for what.

 

Class of 95, but I went to Mendham Black 2.2

What do you now? I'm the Sr Comp. Tech at CCM.

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97 2.2CL Premium - Black
Cleared bumpers, int / ext lights
'87 CRX Si Shift Knob =>

 

I went far far away to Virginia Tech for Computer Engineering. Now I'm a consultant doing J2EE (Java) development for an internet e-biz company in Northern Virginia. Its called Proxicom, but we just got bought by Compaq on Thursday! Glad to see that Morris county education is paying off! Maybe I'll see ya on the road up there some time.

Also, if you're interested check out my other post (My stereo is a busted) for updates soon because the dealership that I bought the car from (not the one I take it to for service) might come through and hook me up! If not I'll be installing a headunit and I'll post status there.

Take it easy.

 

lol... that looks *identical* (minus the bose logo) to the bose unit on my '98 3.0 Prem. Probably paid more for nothing!

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'98 Black 3.0 CL Prem

[This message has been edited by exxxciteCL (edited 05-02-2001).]

 

Are your speakers paper? Do you have an amp? Mine are paper, no amp (that I found anyway).


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97 2.2CL Premium - Black
Cleared bumpers, int / ext lights
'87 CRX Si Shift Knob =>