RE: Bose systems & True Confessions

["Buchholz, Steven" <Steven.Buchholz@kla-tencor.com>]

>       The 91 V8 (Bose) has terrible AM, same antenna system.  I'm 99% sure
> 
>      the rear antenna amp is blown, and I don't listen to AM enough to 
>      replace it.  (That's about the only thing on this car I haven't taken
> 
>      care of.)
> 
... it could very well be that they f'ed it up when they did the airbag
recall ... that's what happened on my car and it seems to me I heard someone
else posting a similar experience.  From my investigation it appears that
there is no continuity in the center conductor of the coax that goes from
the rear amp to the back of the deck.  I have yet to tear the thing apart to
find out if there was a connector somewhere in the line (I don't think so)
... but what the dealer did to address my complaint at the loss of AM
reception was to swap the front antenna to the rear so that I'd get some AM
reception.  

When I do have a chance to trace the thing down I'll post what I find, but
it's pretty low down on the priority list right now ...

Steve Buchholz
San Jose, CA (USA)
'91 V8q/5-speed with only a working front windshield antenna AND the top two
rear defroster wires neither heat nor function as a radio antenna!