The Nissan Path

I got a 2008 Pathy SE w/ Bose that has the subwoofer box at the left rear. Spreakers blown on it by Nissan sells the subwoofer box assembly, only, for $571 (around $470 from online dealers). Has anyone replaced the speakers in one of these or knows a company that repairs them for something cheaper than the prices I'm finding?

I blew the sub in my 07 as well. My wife works at Best Buy, so after seeing the ridiculous price of the Bose sub, I said ef it, and just gutted the entire system. Went with a Pioneer in dash DVD, Infinity speakers all around, Alpine amp, and Kicker L3 10" sub in a truck box. I used high strength velcro to keep the box from sliding around (makes for easy removal so I can throw the kid's Power Wheels dune buggy in the back) and it still give me the capability of leaving it in and using the thrid row seats. When I yanked the Bose sub out, I took one look at it and thought highway robbery... 500 bucks for a P.O.S. paper sub that will just blow again in 2 years or less... I couldn't see the point in wasting the money when I could upgrade the entire system for only $300 more. Oh, and one more thing, the entire factory system operates on 1 ohm, which makes it nearly impossible to integrate anything aftermarket into the factory system. Just a heads up.... As for repairing speakers, my adivce is just don't do it... It never lasts long and usually sounds like $h!t!!

Yeah, Simply Speakers in FL said they weren't familiar with that model speaker but would look at it to see if they can do anything with it. A site that offers radio repair states that Bose sells speakers direct for their factory automotive systems for around $40. I'm looking into that. Currently, I just removed that faulty speaker and it is just operating with the one speaker in the subwoofer box, which is much better that before and will do until I sort out my limited options.

I just blew one of my subs the other day. 2008 Pathfinder w/ bose but no navigation. I saw a couple of old threads where individuals were going to get inside the back enclosure and report back, but of course, none of them reported back.

I just started exploring my options but it sounds like the frame isn't friendly to any other sub except for these from Bose. I'm a complete car audio novice, unfortunately.

from what gond said about the quality, however, if these things are so piss-poor, i won't be just trying to find one replacement for whichever one i have blown.

Yeah, the frame is square on the 5-1/4" Bose subwoofer speaker. Also, it's a 1 Ohm speaker whereas most aftermarket speakers are 4 Ohm. I heard eventually from Bose. They said they sell the speaker seperately but currently were out of stock and to check back in a week, which I haven't done yet. They didn't provide me with a price.

once you see the price, you will crap yourself.

i'm wondering if junkyards or pull-a-part places might have some.

has there been a good thread or how-to for being able to access the subs?

I agree with him ^^^^^ If I remember right, it was damned near $600 bucks for that P.O.S. sub!

gond34 wrote:I agree with him ^^^^^ If I remember right, it was damned near $600 bucks for that P.O.S. sub!

did you use any sort of guide when overhauling your system? i'm mostly interested in getting to the sub, itself

Yeah, the subwoofer box is $571, which is the two speakers, box and amp assy. Bose sells just the individual speakers for it; I've heard they run about $40, but I haven't confirmed that yet. I'll update when I do.

smj999smj wrote:Yeah, the subwoofer box is $571, which is the two speakers, box and amp assy. Bose sells just the individual speakers for it; I've heard they run about $40, but I haven't confirmed that yet. I'll update when I do.

i'm assuming you left off a "0" from that "$40" figure?

When I purchased my 08 SE, I noticed that my sub didn't work. Found a fuse that was blown. Replaced fuse and works GREAT ever since but, I don't crank the volume up much. I like the hearing I currently have left.

smj999smj wrote:Yeah, the frame is square on the 5-1/4" Bose subwoofer speaker. Also, it's a 1 Ohm speaker whereas most aftermarket speakers are 4 Ohm. I heard eventually from Bose. They said they sell the speaker seperately but currently were out of stock and to check back in a week, which I haven't done yet. They didn't provide me with a price.

How difficult would it be to replace the bose 5 1/4" with aftermarket 5 1/4"? I know that if any of my speakers goes out, I'll be replacing all of them, along with a new HU and sub. It would be nice to fit some 5 1/4" replacements onto the factory Bose sub. I've had a sub box in 3 of my past vehicles & don't really want to do that anymore. Must be getting old.

As I mentioned, the Bose speaker is a 1-Ohm speaker compared to the 4-Ohm speakers that are typically found on the aftermarket. I called Crutchfield and they don't offer a replacement speaker for the subwoofer. If you want to read a lengthy by good article explaining speaker impedance and why you wouldn't want to install a 4 ohm speaker on a 1 ohm system, try this link:

http://www.prestonelectronics.com/audio/Impedance.htm

smj999smj wrote:As I mentioned, the Bose speaker is a 1-Ohm speaker compared to the 4-Ohm speakers that are typically found on the aftermarket. I called Crutchfield and they don't offer a replacement speaker for the subwoofer. If you want to read a lengthy by good article explaining speaker impedance and why you wouldn't want to install a 4 ohm speaker on a 1 ohm system, try this link:

http://www.prestonelectronics.com/audio/Impedance.htm

Fully aware of Ohm ratings, but my question was about removing the Bose 5 1/4" speakers completely & replacing with the aftermarket 5 1/4" bass speakers (not removing the Bose sub housing). Since I would also be replacing all other speakers, amp & HU, there won't be a problem with the new Ohm rating.

The only issue with that is the Bose subwoofer speakers have a square-ish mounting frame that sets into the subwoofer box. You'll have to get a little inventive to mount round speakers.