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Corvette Bose Radio Removal

Corvette Bose
Front Speaker Repair for Intermittent Audio

How to Troubleshoot Corvette Bose Audio

How to Repair Corvette Bose Audio



Corvette Rear Bose Speaker Removal
	Rear Bose Speaker How to Remove and Install
	1.1) Push edge of speaker grill toward center of Bose speaker grill releasing side clip, remove grill from Bose speaker.
	2.1) Remove four screws securing Bose speaker and remove Bose speaker.

Corvette Bose Signal Processor Removal
	Corvette Bose Signal Processor Removal
	1.1) Bose signal processor is located under dash on driver's side of vehicle.
	2.1) Pry clip from panel under dash. All clips release with pry pressure.
	3.1) Pry second clip from panel under dash.
	4.1) Pull front edge of under dash panel down and remove panel.
	5.1) Signal processor is now accessible. Note - Your vehicle may have intermittent speakers or low volume to one side. With stereo on, wiggle connector at signal processor, audio may pop in and out. See DIY repair for signal processor after removal.
	6.1) Remove one mounting bolt on bracket..
	7.1) Remove second bolt on mounting bracket.
	8.1) Pull signal processor down from mounting area for access to connector.
	9.1) Release trigger on connector.
	10.1) Remove connector.
	11.1) Remove signal processor from under dash.
	12.1) Remove signal processor. Note - The Bose Corporation has admitted to us they are having problems troubleshooting this system

Corvette Climate Control Repair NO Display
	No Display on AC control (AC control works fine otherwise)
	1.1) Remove four small screws securing rear cover to AC Control.
	2.1) Remove rear cover.
	3.1) Remove four small screws securing printed circuit board (PCB) in cover.
	4.1) Remove PCB from rear cover.
	5.1) Remove connector from PCB.
	6.1) In the following steps we will be looking at all Surface Mount Resisters, (SMR). Note - The AC control has bad solder, bad connections at one, two or more of the main SMR's that will be pointed out in the following steps. Repair solder on ALL SMR's pointed out.
	7.1) With slight pressure to side of SMR, this component lifted from the PCB. This shows the solder connections are bad. You do not need to lift components. 7.2) Repair solder at both ends of 5 SMR's on PCB, top left.
	8.1) First SMR re-soldered. Solder runs the entire length of the end of the component, both ends. (Second thru fifth SMR, left to right have not been re-soldered).
	9.1) When re-soldering third SMR, this component also lifted from the PCB. You may need a small tool to hold SMR in place while soldering.
	10.1) Re-soldering of first five SMR completed.
	10.1) Repair solder at both ends of 3 SMR's on PCB, lower middle.
	11.1) Repair solder at both ends of 1 SMR on PCB, lower right.
	12.1) For good measure, re-solder all SMR's on PCB on opposite half of AC control, PCB does not need to be removed from front panel. 12.2) Connect connector to first repaired PCB. 12.3) Install removed PCB back into cover, be careful to align connector pins through back cover. 12.4) Install four screws and plug into your Corvette to check.

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