bose system

[Machoman]

I'm sure this has been discussed before. How do I tell if I have a bose system or not.

Thanks

 

[willbill92]

I'm sure this has been discussed before. How do I tell if I have a bose system or not.

Thanks

In most cases the stereo face should say Bose if you have it.

 

[IllogicTC]

In most cases the stereo face should say Bose if you have it.

Pre-06 does this. 06 and up says it when you turn the radio on.

Speakers in the dashboard are another indicator - the base radio does not have them installed.
Also if you open your glove box and look inside the glovebox lid, you'll see a sticker with a bunch of three-digit codes. Code UQA means you have Bose.

 

[Machoman]

Delphi navigation with xm doesn't say bose.

 

[willbill92]

Pre-06 does this. 06 and up says it when you turn the radio on.

Speakers in the dashboard are another indicator - the base radio does not have them installed.
Also if you open your glove box and look inside the glovebox lid, you'll see a sticker with a bunch of three-digit codes. Code UQA means you have Bose.

Did not know that they changed that. You learn something new everyday.

 

[IllogicTC]

Delphi navigation with xm doesn't say bose.

Factory-installed, it will show you the vehicle's badge and say Powered by Bose at the bottom. Swap-out Delphi just says Delphi unless it is flashed with a splash screen, or can successfully "detect" what vehicle brand it's in with a power cycle. Factory-installed nav units had Bose as a requirement for installation.

 

[Machoman]

Factory-installed, it will show you the vehicle's badge and say Powered by Bose at the bottom. Swap-out Delphi just says Delphi unless it is flashed with a splash screen, or can successfully "detect" what vehicle brand it's in with a power cycle. Factory-installed nav units had Bose as a requirement for installation.

mine is factory to my knowledge.

 

[IllogicTC]

mine is factory to my knowledge.

Are you the first owner? If not, take a look in the glove box and see if you can find code UM8. If it's not present, it's not factory. If it is, you may have some issue where the radio is not detecting the vehicle brand properly.

 

[Machoman]

Are you the first owner? If not, take a look in the glove box and see if you can find code UM8. If it's not present, it's not factory. If it is, you may have some issue where the radio is not detecting the vehicle brand properly.

Going out to the Envoy right now.

 

[IllogicTC]

Going out to the Envoy right now.

This is how it would (OR SHOULD!) look for yours:

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[Machoman]

Are you the first owner? If not, take a look in the glove box and see if you can find code UM8. If it's not present, it's not factory. If it is, you may have some issue where the radio is not detecting the vehicle brand properly.

Yes UM8 is on there, plus lots of other codes.

 

[willbill92]

This is how it would (OR SHOULD!) look for yours:

View attachment 20780

I want one of these for my Voy.

 

[IllogicTC]

Yes UM8 is on there, plus lots of other codes.

The unit, as installed in the factory, originally will read Delphi (the people who make it). After a run cycle, the radio chats with the other components and finds out just what kind of brand it is (GMC, Chevrolet, etc.) probably by receiving the VIN code and using the relevant digit.

If your radio works correctly it would seem the communications bus itself is working (it's used to turn on the Bose amp). Therefore I would say there may be an issue internal to the radio, and possibly not fixable (such as not being flashed with the badge images, etc.).