To be fair, Bose did supply the amplifier the head unit feeds, and the speakers that amplifier drives. It's interesting to me that in earlier models it just got the little Bose logo while in later models there's no logo on the screen, but it'll say BOSE when starting up. My first guess is hoodlums were on the lookout for those particular heads with the apparent assumption that the head itself was Bose.Paul Bell said:Yeah, I was afraid of that.
I'm in Pro Audio and we avoid Bose like the plaque but this stereo sounds just great. I wanna retain it as is. It's Delco Electronics with just a marketing deal to use the Bose name to make people think it's good stuff.
Um...not necessarily. It depends on year and options. 02 and 03 had no AUX at all, 04+, depending on what HU it had, it does.Paul Bell said:Pressing the CD/AUX button only starts the CD playback. There is no AUX input.
Matt said:Um...not necessarily. It depends on year and options. 02 and 03 had no AUX at all, 04+, depending on what HU it had, it does.
So do I. Sorry, should have added that you have to have the band button, not AM/FM.Paul Bell said:I have the head unit pictured above, in my 2003 truck.
Ah yea, forgot about thatMatt said:So do I. Sorry, should have added that you have to have the band button, not AM/FM.
05, 6CD Bose XM OnStar, no Aux for me. Aux is present on the button though. My assumption is for cost purposes and keeping inventory under control, no matter whether there was an Aux or not they just used that same button, rather than running two different pieces. It's a shame, because it makes for a lot of questions on why it says Aux.Matt said:Um...not necessarily. It depends on year and options. 02 and 03 had no AUX at all, 04+, depending on what HU it had, it does.
I have BAND on mine, I know that factory it came with no true aux but you can use the BAND to run an Aux via the XM I believe.Matt said:Illogic,
I forgot something...and added it later. To have AUX you have to have BAND not AM/FM. No idea why they have cd/aux on the other button but you idea on cost saving sounds like that's it.
Yes, yours is different. The OP has an 03 and like my 02, is basically farked unless they do the FM modulator or completely change out the HU.Denali n DOO said:My CD/AUX button toggles between CD and RSE, only when my phone is plugged into the RSE input jacks. Is my head unit different having RSE or can OP tap into unused RSE inputs at back of his head unit?
Only from a full size truck like the Escalade. It has to have had the Y92 option and it will need to have the VIN reprogrammed. This might work: http://replacementradios.com/trailblazer-envoy-2005-2006-cd6-xm-ready-bose-radio-10359565-p-376.htmlPaul Bell said:OK, here's an idea: For those of us with the earlier Bose radio with the CD/AUX button, will a later version of this head unit WITH the band button plug in and work in place of the earlier unit?
Yes, but it has to be from an 05 full sized truck LUX amp.Chevman-1 said:Running into the same issue I have a 2003 LTZ With the Bose 6 disk the UQA Speaker option and the UC6 Radio option... I want to put in a newer head Unit to get the ability for a AUX input without the FM Transmitter, Can this be done on an 03 with say a unit from a 05?
Thanks all!!