Clearing the Bose Stereo System Factory Settings!

[S4MadMan]

Because Boston Audi is the best, here's a freebie.  Well, a freebie broken down into layman's terms: Our Bose Stereos stink.  We can make them sound much better by removing the Bose Factory Settings or Filters with a VAG-COM.  "De-Bosing" as it's called.

Your stereo will sound MUCH CLEANER, more bass, more highs...just better all around.  You can ask Rey, GotPSI, DoctorNo, DJ Demetrius and Ben as they are believers and have now had their Bose settings removed.

Anyway, if you don't have a VAG, I will be happy to recode the stereo for you, please e-mail me.

This has nothing to do with the hidden equalizer effect. Bose has Factory Settings for what THEY think our speakers should sound like, held back, no highs, no lows, just sorta in the middle.

Why does Bose do this? So when you turn the volume all the way up, it is still "clear" and not distorted. But what this does is take away the highs and lows and what we get are mids. The saying goes (thanks Rey), "If there are no highs and no lows, it must be Bose."  This is a truth.

First off, the SAFEST SETTING is: 00107, you'll see why later...

Here are the instructions and thanks to KentL for finding them:

Here is the breakdown:
54321 where:
5 is country. 0=standard
4 is sound matching (?) 0 is the only value listed
3 is number of passive loudspeakers. 0=No passive loudspeakers (BOSE), 1=1
passive loudspeaker (BOSE with phone), 2=2 passive (front) and 2 active
(rear), 5=2 passive (front) and no active (rear)
2 is type of adjustment 0=Standard (No BOSE), 1=BOSE
1 is radio configuration based on options 1=Antenna, 3=Antenna and CD
Changer, 5=Antenna and secondary display ( NAV), 7=Antenna, CD Changer and
secondary display

Assuming you have the Bose Stereo and antenna (by default because you have to have these at a minimum):
00001: Stereo head unit only
00003: Stereo head unit and CD Changer
00005: Stereo head unit and NAV
00007: Stereo head unit, CD Changer and NAV
00107: Stereo head unit, CD Changer, NAV and phone

So, for example: My S4 came with the Bose Stereo only so I would use: 00001 to clear the Bose Settings.

Then I installed the CD Changer so I had to change the code to: 00003.

If you have the Bose Stereo and NAV then it's: 00005

If you have the Bose Stereo, CD Changer and NAV, it's: 00007.

Finally, if you have every single option, phone, Bose, CD Changer and NAV, it's: 00107 or any variation above.

Hope this helps.   ;D

[nuhuskyfan]

That is interesting stuff Dan!

Now can you reprogram my shocks, springs and tighten up the rear sway bar? ;D

When we meet next, you'll have to let me borrow your vag.

[S4MadMan]

Nope but [e-mail] has H&R Spring and Bilstein shocks for $725.  And a 19mm rear sway bar will fix that rear leaning right up.  Price?  I don't remember but too much a few hundred I would imagine.

No problem, on the clearing the Bose settings.  ;D

nuhuskyfan said:

That is interesting stuff Dan!

Now can you reprogram my shocks, springs and tighten up the rear sway bar? ;D

When we meet next, you'll have to let me borrow your vag.

[nene]

Good Work DanDaS4MadMan!

[Mirror|rorriM]

So what exactly does putting this code do? Make the bass less boomy? What code is stock?

And most importantly: who wants to recode me?   I wouldn't mind having my locks recoded, too. (looks like the dealer changed the code when they replaced the airbag)

[S4MadMan]

...I'll recode the stuff for ya, just come on down.  ;D

Also, it makes the bass DEEPER and more boomy!  More bass if you will, deeper, tighter, cleaners.  

Of course I can do the locks too.  No problem.

Mirror|rorriM said:

So what exactly does putting this code do? Make the bass less boomy? What code is stock?

And most importantly: who wants to recode me?   I wouldn't mind having my locks recoded, too. (looks like the dealer changed the code when they replaced the airbag)

[Mirror|rorriM]

I have the problem that the bass is too boomy - sounds like there is a whole range of notes that should be coming out of the normal speakers but instead get kicked down an octave and come out the sub.

Are you gonna be around Sat eve/night? I'm gonna be heading back from the rallycross then but don't know what time. I could make a stop in The Ham on the way back if the timing worked out ok for you.

S4MadMan said:

...I'll recode the stuff for ya, just come on down.  ;D

Also, it makes the bass DEEPER and more boomy!  More bass if you will, deeper, tighter, cleaners.  <br>
Of course I can do the locks too.  No problem.

[S4MadMan]

I can fix it!  Don't worry.  ;D

Yep, I will be around on Saturday.

Mirror|rorriM said:

I have the problem that the bass is too boomy - sounds like there is a whole range of notes that should be coming out of the normal speakers but instead get kicked down an octave and come out the sub.

Are you gonna be around Sat eve/night? I'm gonna be heading back from the rallycross then but don't know what time. I could make a stop in The Ham on the way back if the timing worked out ok for you.

[CrazyINP]

I am not sure that this will work for you Mirror,Because i have old Symfony unit if i am correct, but who know at least you can try....

Mirror|rorriM said:

I have the problem that the bass is too boomy - sounds like there is a whole range of notes that should be coming out of the normal speakers but instead get kicked down an octave and come out the sub.

Are you gonna be around Sat eve/night? I'm gonna be heading back from the rallycross then but don't know what time. I could make a stop in The Ham on the way back if the timing worked out ok for you.

[CrazyINP]

Hey Nelson,
Nice sig man, very very very nice............
I want one......

nene said:

Good Work DanDaS4MadMan!

[kirath]

I am very anal when it comes to the sound..

The code for my stereo is 000117  

Actually I just had IRA put in my new radio yesterday and they did not code it at all.. Freakin morons.  Thankfully I have a VAG tool..  So I am going to take care of it today..  But I like to leave the Bose setting in there..  I have a Subwoofer which takes care of the lows, and the highs are fine by me as well..  

I would just rather take the whole thing right now, but I don't have the money to spend on that right now...

But thanks for the info Dan, I am sure some people would like to take advantage of this...

Also I have  VAG tool if anyone wants to do this...

[S4MadMan]

Try 000107 and you may be amazed at your "new" stereo system.  

kirath said:

I am very anal when it comes to the sound..

The code for my stereo is 000117  <br>

[kirath]

According to you list though 00007 would be the one for me to choose..  I have NAV, but I don't have the phone...

I will try the 00007 one....  See how that works..

[S4MadMan]

Yep, that would be the one if you don't have the phone, 00007.  I'm using 00003 and Rey's using 00005.  He has the Nav but no CD Changer.

I'm thinking about just doing 00107 for everyone because that includes EVERY option sans the Bose Settings of course.

kirath said:

According to you list though 00007 would be the one for me to choose..  I have NAV, but I don't have the phone...

I will try the 00007 one....  See how that works..