Clean stock looking sound system install

Looks like a very clean install, well done.

Hi Greg,

I got your PM and just sent you a reply. I don't recall seeing an ohm rating on the woofer but I'm pretty sure it's more than 1 ohm. I also played around with it on a home stereo receiver for a few weeks before installing it.

I think most amps can accept a 2 ohm speaker so you should be fine. So far I've had no issues with mine and the overall sound impresses everyone especially since there are no visible speakers anywhere in an '82 model.

George,

Thanks again for the reply. My next challenge is getting my deck out of the dash. Of course the manual cites a special tool requirement for removal, which I don't have, (Murphy's Law always works) So now I'am at a standstill until I overcome that problem.

I did open the Bose speaker cabinet and found that I have 1 speaker that has 4 wires attached to it. Prior to the speaker, the 4 wires go through a grey plastic 1 inch sq X 2 inch long something? Any idea what that is? Did yours have one?

By the way, how did you snake the wire from the passenger seat area to the spare tire well? Were there any tricks you learned, short of removing the whole back seat area? I know, I'm basically lazy.

Thanks,
Greg in Phoenix area

Mine had a factory Nissan plug which I believe is what you're seeing. I removed it and extended the wiring outside the enclosure. I then added quick connect bullet connectors so the woofer can be completely removed if needed.
I ran the wiring from the amp along the inner rocker under the carpeting (other factory wires there), to the hump area, then between the cushion and hump cover to the back.
All hidden and protected, once you start running it, you'll see how easy it is.

Be sure to leave enough extra wire coiled up in the spare area to pick the woofer up and move it aside in case you need to get to the spare or battery.

From the head unit to the amp, follow the factory wiring which is in a channel.

I don't know if the stereos changed from year to year, but I think if you have a hole in each corner of the stereo, you can use pieces of coat hangers shaped into a U to unlock and remove it.

Last issue is that the jack won't fit inside the spare with the woofer installed.
Placed just right, it'll fit perfectly in the tool kit area.

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thanks again, George,

You were right about the grey thing. It's just a connector. I haven't tried the coathanger wire trick yet, but that will probably work with a bit of manipulation. I have a friend who is an electronics wiz coming to help me tomorrow, so hopefully I'll have more of an update after that.

Greg Elkins
1991 Silver S4

Hi all,
Well, I finally got my Murano woofer and amp installed and working. It all should have taken less than 2 hours if I had known what I was doing. It works like a champ and my shark's tunes sound 100% better with some much needed low end. Now I know lots of you just want to hear the sound of our fabulous engine and can't understand why a good stereo is important, but for the rest of us a supercar just isn't complete unless you can cruise with some kickin tunes too.
Based on 19psi's input, I set out to copy his idea. First I got a used 2007 Murano Bose sub-woofer for $55 with shipping on eBay. They are not hard to find. Next I wanted an amp to drive it. I found that a Kicker 100 watt single channel amp was available and small enough to easily fit in the floor compartment next to the passenger seat. I bought the amp on eBay for only $40 with shipping from "performancelectronics". Because I didn't know what I was doing I ended up corresponding several times via eBay with "Johnny" at performancelectronics. Basically he talked me through the idosyncracies of hooking up this particular amp and once I followed his instructions to a tee, it worked totally as advertised. I can't say enough good about the terriffic customer service performancelectronics provided. Considering I had only bought a $40 item, and got free shipping, they really went above and beyond for me. I would HIGHLY recommend you give them your business too.

The bottom line was, hook the amp directly to the positive battery terminal, very easy to do since you are running a speaker wire in the same general area anyway, ground it anywhere, then connect the speaker wires exactly the way they tell you on performancelectronics' site. No need to even bother whatever existing amp you may have, since this single channel will just be running the Bose speaker. Don't try to over think it like I did. If you have an aftermarket deck like my Alpine, you will likely find green and grey wires to connect to that match the ones on the amp. I took out the deck, found the wires, using plastic twist connectors, connected two speaker wires to them (even though there were already other speaker wires attached) and ran them under the carpet in the passenger's fuse box area over to the sill box on the passenger's side. Literally, start to finish could have been 2 hours or less if I had known what I was doing. And its not hard at all. WAY worth the time and money for the sound improvement!!!! Amazing to me that everyone with a shark isn't doing this!!!! Good luck.