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Isriam
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ok trying to get a feel here...i have the premium bose system in my denali, is this not available for that, only the base system without the sub?

krdeal
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Well, I finally got a hold of their Customer Service Supervisor. He treated me like gold and took care of everything. Shipped a second harness overnight and I installed it last night. Still playing wi

2014MallCrawler
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Funny you asked that I was just thinking the same exact thing!

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Fit my 2016. It seems a little tough to get into the GM connector because of some grooves and minor variance but eventually got them in.

 

 

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Just ordered the 400w system for my non bose brand new 2017 1500 crew cab LT Z71 i pick up this week. Can i also absolutely confirm that this sub is not going to make my rear seat sit any higher or angled differently than normal? I went with the 400w system not even realizing this adds amp power to my door speakers as well (thought it was just a woofer) but im having dealer install a kill switch for subwoofer. But my sons carseat cant be sitting at an angle.. TY ALL for opinons and help. Also i wont lose any steering wheel function correct TY

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pgamboa Senior Enthusiast

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Just ordered the 400w system for my non bose brand new 2017 1500 crew cab LT Z71 i pick up this week. Can i also absolutely confirm that this sub is not going to make my rear seat sit any higher or angled differently than normal? I went with the 400w system not even realizing this adds amp power to my door speakers as well (thought it was just a woofer) but im having dealer install a kill switch for subwoofer. But my sons carseat cant be sitting at an angle.. TY ALL for opinons and help. Also i wont lose any steering wheel function correct TY

Seat folds down to it normal sitting position so you should be fine there. Steering wheel functionality and controls are all retained. Enjoy your upgrade!

 

One thing to note - You might hear the opening chime sound strange. That is normal behavior. The 1st and 2nd chime comes in a little distorted.

 

 

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Awesome ty for your response. Does it sound right that they could mount a switch somwhere for me to easily turn on/off the subwoofer when my kids are in the truck? ty

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pgamboa Senior Enthusiast

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Awesome ty for your response. Does it sound right that they could mount a switch somwhere for me to easily turn on/off the subwoofer when my kids are in the truck? ty

I suppose that's possible.

 

 

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Awesome ty for your response. Does it sound right that they could mount a switch somwhere for me to easily turn on/off the subwoofer when my kids are in the truck? ty

Probably possible, haven't seen it though.

 

You can just turn down the bass too manually. ;)

 

My son likes the seat when a good song comes on.

 

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Yes, adding a switch to turn the sub off would be an easy task. All the technician would have to do is put the switch inline with power wire coming from the battery.

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Yes, adding a switch to turn the sub off would be an easy task. All the technician would have to do is put the switch inline with power wire coming from the battery.

Not sure a dealership will do that, but any audio shop would.

 

 

 

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Seat folds down to it normal sitting position so you should be fine there. Steering wheel functionality and controls are all retained. Enjoy your upgrade!

 

One thing to note - You might hear the opening chime sound strange. That is normal behavior. The 1st and 2nd chime comes in a little distorted.

 

 

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I noticed this and thought I might've nicked a wire. Does anyone notice that sometimes there system is louder then others or is it just me? Edited by STAYBG
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sbk12rs Enthusiast

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Gents , Looks like the one I bought from a member here just a week ago , is for a crew cab !

 

My bad . So , I have one for sale ! Same deal I got ....

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On 11/22/2016 at 2:43 PM, pgamboa said:

Yep - I took the advice of Alexantics and did front and rear Kicker speakers. Here is the list and prices paid. Most items procured on Amazon.

 

$79.99 - Kicker 41KSC674 (6-3/4” 2 Way Coaxial Speakers)

$10.19 - Scosche Speaker Adapter (SAGMHR634B)

$128.20 - Kicker 41KSC6934 (6x9” 3 Way Coaxial Speakers)

$11.83 - Metra Speaker Adapter (82-3004)

$18.99 - Harness Adapters

 

 

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So just installed the 400 watt system yesterday. About 4 hours with plug and play. Biggest pain is installing the amp for door speakers. All I can say is I hope you never have to get to that panel again. Makes it a lot tougher to access. Beside the sub woofer base having lots of reverberation , really not noticing any diff in volume. Thinking about upgrading door speakers, but not sure besides spending money this will give me more volume?  These parts are another 180.00. through amazon. 

Has anyone done this and did it give you better sound and more volume?

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Audio Upgrade, 200/400Watt Sub-Woofer & Amp

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BrianABP Enthusiast

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I just noticed that someone posted this link for owners with the BOSE audio system

 

http://www.kicker.com/SSICRE14

 

But it says right at the bottom, not for use with 6.2L engine vehicles with Bose...  I have both.  

 

So am I SOL? :(

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Leevon Enthusiast

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I installed this system in my 2018 Silverado Crew Cab (non-Bose).   Purchased for $850 from GM Parts Warehouse p/n 19303117 sub/amp combo.   The install was kind of a pain, as others have said passing the wires from the firewall is the worst part.   I own a shop, had a tech help part of the time and we had 2 hours into the whole deal.  We first used a stiff wire to fish the power leads through the backside of the grommet, but all we did was poke a new/unwanted hole in it and push it out of the firewall.  At that point, we decided to remove the fuse box which took extra time but allowed us to come through the CENTER hole of the grommet, no some arbitrary spot we poked thru, plus re-install it in the firewall.  If I were to do it again, I'd find a different place to pass through the firewall.  Also had to re-route the sub harness in the back of the cab after not having enough length.  Everything else was simple.  The wiring, connectors and sub enclosure are very high quality.   It thumps for a 10".  I'm thinking I probably will upgrade the door speakers at some point as well to take advantage of the full range of the system.   

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