Can you link me to a good place to buy a new bose amp replacement? I'm going to order the same one that was in there originally and take their amp back to them for a full refund. Hopefully this will get me the results I'm trying to achieve.

 

Oh boy. I don't know man. There's several on eBay. Other than that, I'd check your local junk yards. I'd also be a little worried about what they hacked up in your car. Hopefully they didn't junk the door amps or something that stupid.

You ever install that Pioneer headunit?

 

Also, would it be bad to buy a used one? One more thing, is it possible for me to do the install myself and save money? Thanks.

 

And no, I never did install the pioneer head unit. All I had was $350 and unfortunately had to blow it on a cheap amp installation. :/ here's an update though, I emailed the automotive section of Bose requesting a replacement amp. They said for replacement parts on a Mazda RX-8, just email them. Hopefully this will work.

 

I usually recommend against buying factory audio equipment used, simply because it likely has years worth of use on it....is generally lower quality than aftermarket.... and is generally overpriced. It doesn't make sense to pay $350 for a used factory headunit when you can go aftermarket brand new for the same price. Ya know?

But in the case of the factory amp, you're forced to replace more pieces to allow the use of an aftermarket amp. This obviously adds to the cost. So if you could get a used Bose amp for a reasonable price, I suppose I could understand the purchase. $150 for a plug and play replacement to quickly get you back on the road and back into a sound system that you already enjoyed? I can't hate on that.

I don't know what your installers may/may not have hacked up in your car, but assuming they didn't butcher anything, it should be very easy for you to replace yourself. The harnesses just unplug/plug. Then just worry about removing the old amp and securing the new one in place some how. Nothing a couple rivets, nuts and bolts, or even just industrial velcro can't handle.

And it should be interesting to hear what Bose has to say.