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Chevrolet Corvette Bose Audio, Amplifier, Speaker and Stereo
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Corvette Bose Gold 1990-1996
Head Units
1990 - 1991 Corvette Bose Stereo
(Gray / orange letters)
Corvette Radio Repair, Removal, Install and Troubleshooting Guide
CD and Cassette 16080781/16144151
Cassette only16080771 / 16144141
 
1992 - 1993 Corvette Bose Stereo
(Black / orange letters)
Factory Car Stereo Repair - Delco ZR1 / Corvette  - Bose stereo, amplifier and speaker repair
CD and Cassette 16160741 / 16160751
15150761 / 16160771 / 16160791
Cassette only 16160751 / 16160741
 
1994 - 1996 Corvette Stereo
(Black / white letters)
Factory Car Stereo Repair - Delco ZR1 / Corvette  - Bose stereo, amplifier and speaker repair
CD and Cassette 16208171
Cassette only 16208161

CORVETTE BOSE GOLD PROBLEMS
CD clicks, no eject or play, missing back lights or dim display, no cassette, no power, clock stuck 1:00, low volume, squeals, static, pops, speakers out and others.

TROUBLESHOOTING CORVETTE BOSE GOLD

Audio and Power problems see Troubleshooting CDM and Bose Amplifiers - below

Other Common Problems
Repairing - 1990 - 1992 Corvette
, suggest including amplifiers and CDM (Tuner Box), when sending Corvette heads for repair.
Repairing - 1993 - 1996 Corvette, all stereo functions work, intermittent audio all speakers, power antenna up and down, audio in and out? See CDM below. Water damage?

REPAIR RATES Rebuild - AM/FM/CD/Cassette $350. One year warranty.
Rebuild
- AM/FM/Cassette $275. One year warranty.
  See Shipping Page before sending for repair.

Corvette Head Unit Removal

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Car Stereo Removal.

 
COMMON BOSE AMPLIFIER PROBLEMS
Factory Car Stereo Repair - Delco Bose Gold series amplifier - Bose Speaker, Stereo, Amplifier repair Low, no or intermittent audio, may works after warm up, sizzle, squeal, static and others...
BOSE AMP REPAIR - Rebuild $110* each
3 YEAR WARRANTY
*SMALL PRINT - If you recently sent amps to another repair facility, the savings you made there, will be spent here. Repair rate $185 each, only if they returned your original Corvette amplifiers. See Shipping Page for saving.
 
BOSE AMPLIFIER NOTE - Bose amps are specific to vehicle. Two front, two rear, matched by convertible or coupe and year. On line sales offer "Working Bose Amps", rebuilt? Or, paper labels with correct part numbers on Cadillac, and other Bose amps. They do not provide matching audio levels and are not original Corvette Bose amplifiers..

Corvette Front Bose Speaker Removal

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Car Stereo Removal.

1990 - 1996 1990 - Third generation Bose amplifier - hard wired with two side pcb.
  1991 - 1996 - Fourth generation Bose amplifier - connector with two side pcb.
Front Bose Amplifier Enclosures and Speakers - Please remove amplifiers when sending for repair
Factory Car Stereo Repair - Delco ZR1 / Corvette  - Bose stereo, amplifier and speaker repair
Year Convertible Coupe
  Left Right Left Right
1990 16144181 16144191 16144161 16144171
1991-1992 16152101 16152091 16152061 16152051
1993-1996 16166501 16166491 16166481 16166471
 
Factory Car Stereo Repair - Delco ZR1 / Corvette Bose Gold, Bose amplifier and speaker repair
Year Convertible Coupe
  Left Right Left Right
1990 16080891 16080901 16065961 16065961
1991-1992 16152121 16152111 16152081 16152071
1993 - On file - in work   16166481 16166471
- 1996     16174501 16174481
   

Troubleshooting Corvette Bose CDM

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Car Stereo Removal.

1990 - 1996

CDM - Control Data Module - Receiver, Tuner, Control Box -
Corvette Bose
Bose 16083220, 16087100, 16145221, 16169541, 16178351, 16178741, 16178751
Non-Bose 16083220 / 16178341
Europe 16141266, 16142606, 16169531, 16178371
Japan 16089520, 16142616, 16169531, 16178361

COMMON PROBLEMS
No power, works with no audio, clock stuck at 1:00, poor reception and others.

Rebuild CDM $150. One year warranty.
NOTES
1. 1993 - 1996 - Water collects in pocket, check CDM and relays for water damage.
2. Some occasion, display locked at 1:00, may be a control head problem.
See Stereo Removal.

Corvette CDM Removal
Control Data Module
1990-1992

See Bose CDM, Amps and Speakers
Car Stereo Removal.

1993 - 1996

I purchase BROKEN Bose systems 1990-1996
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Corvette Bose Gold 1983-1989
1988 1/2 - 1989 Second generation Bose amplifier - hard wired with single side pcb.

Troubleshooting Corvette Bose System

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Car Stereo Removal.

Front Bose Enclosures with Amplifier and Speakers - Please remove amplifiers when sending for repair
Factory Car Stereo Repair - Delco ZR1 / Corvette  - Bose stereo, amplifier and speaker repair
Corvette Front Bose Enclosure - Convertible and Coupe
  Left and Right
1988 1/2 -1989 16052371 (x2)
Bose amplifier rebuild $110 each, 3 Year warranty.
   
Rear Bose Enclosures with Amplifier and Speakers - Please remove amplifiers when sending for repair
Corvette Bose Speaker and Amplifier Repair
Corvette Rear Bose Enclosure - Convertible
Years Left and Right
1988 1/2 -1989 16052301 (x2)
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Corvette Bose Speaker Repair
Corvette Rear Bose Enclosure - Coupe
Years Left Right
1988 1/2 -1989 16022311 16022301
  Bose amplifier rebuild $110 each, 3 Year warranty.
1988 1/2 - Older
Factory Car Stereo Repair - Delco ZR1 / Corvette  - Bose stereo, amplifier and speaker repair Enclosures for 1989 and older Corvettes are the same. The 1988 1/2 and older enclosures house 1st generation Bose amplifiers. These amplifiers have a 6 x 3 1/2 x 7/8 metal case, working on DIY videos for common problems. No longer repair these amplifiers.

Corvette Front Bose Speaker Removal, this is a fun one.

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Car Stereo Removal.

NO longer repair following Corvette Bose car stereo.
Do It Yourself Repairs are in work for specific problems. Creating a series of repair videos for many of the listed problems below. If you are interested in these repair updates or have a problem you would like covered, email fcsr@msn.com with your specific stereo problem and model number if available.

Corvette Bose Stereo Removal.

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Car Stereo Removal.

1984 - 1989
Delco Corvette Bose
Setting Clock - Ignition on, stereo off, push set button. "Set" should appear top right corner of display. Push "Scan" button for hours and "Seek" button for minutes. Push "Set" button to complete when correct time is displayed.
Factory Car Stereo Repair - Delco ZR1 / Corvette  - Bose stereo, amplifier and speaker repair
1984
Corvette Bose 16021351 / 41YHCH1
1985 -1988
Corvette Bose 16041551
1989
Corvette Bose 16125781

Some parts are no longer available for proper repair of the cassette portion of this stereo. The following is a list of common problems. No tape, tape ejects, or tape auto reverses on it's own, display remains on with ignition OFF (this may drain the car battery), AM or FM intermittent or does not work, speakers cut in and out.

Speakers cut in and out intermittently, treble/bass controls have static when adjusting. See DIY Repairs

 
84-89 Delco Corvette Non-BOSE Radio
Factory Car Stereo Repair - Buick Delco stereo AM - FM - CASSETTE - Bose repair
1984 Corvette Non-Bose model
16029091 / 41YHCF1 / 41YHCF2
1985 Corvette Non-Bose model
16041291 / 16041561
1986 Corvette Non-Bose model
16041561

Several parts are no longer available for proper repair of the cassette portion of this stereo. The following is a list of common problems.

Weak channel or channels, speakers snap, crackle, sound blown, distorted or do not work, (usually right front speaker first), does not eject tape.

Dead or no power. Before repair, check dome light, cigarette lighter and door chime. If one of these are not working properly there is a blown fuse in fuse panel. (We usually find a coin or metal object in the cigarette lighter.)

Corvette Delco Bose Upgrade Cassette to CD with Camaro Stereo

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Car Stereo Removal.

 
Corvette Bose Gold 1997-2002

Corvette Bose Troubleshooting Front Speakers

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Car Stereo Removal.

Corvette AC Control Do-It-Yourself Removal and Repair Corvette AC Control - No Display

Corvette AC Control Module Repair

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Car Stereo Removal.

Chevrolet Delco Stereo
Corvett Stereo Repair, Bose Amplifiers and Tuner / Reciever Box

Missing sections of back lights on buttons.
CD player inop, will not accept and play CD's.

Corvette Bose Front Speaker Removal and Repair

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Car Stereo Removal.

Corvette - Bose Signal Processor
Corvette Do-It-Yourself Removing and Repair of Car Radio

See DIY Repair

Troubleshooting intermittent speakers.

   
The following car stereos are only a list of common problems and possible Do It Yourself repairs.
We no longer repair the following listed car stereos.
00-03 Corvette
Factory Car Stereo Repair - Delco ZR1 / Corvette  - Bose stereo, amplifier and speaker repair
12 CD Changer / Pioneer
We no longer repair this Pioneer CD changer, unreliable after repair and does not stand up to shop one year warranty.
 
I purchase BROKEN Bose systems 1990-1996
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1990-1996 Head Units
Japan - 16145621, 16160771, 16208181
Europe - 16145631, 16160791, 16172631, 16208191

 

Dim or no display see Defective Lamp