05 06 Altima Bose 6cd Wiring Amp Turn On

Hello folks, I would just like to say I do not believe this is a repost of any kind. Since this radio is pretty new compared to the 2002/03/04 model bose radios, I have not seen any definitive answer. I hope you can all bare with me. I have a 2005 Altima with the non-bose system. I was able to get an 2005 6cd Bose factory deck and swap it in my car. I am quite certain that the Bose 6 Cd only (non-navi) for 2006 and 2006 Altimas are the same. I needed an amplifier to produce a louder signal, since the non-bose system does not come with an external amp (it is internal - I suppose the 6cds took up the space for an internal amp in the bose system). I used line output converters (LOCS) and ran it to an amp to power my speakers. Everything works fine, except that I am currently using the 12V from the fusebox (MIRROR/AUDIO) for the remote turn on. I do not really like this, since I do not want the amp on all the time the car is on. I believe that since the BOSE system originally has an external amp, there would be some kind of turn on signal from the deck, just like previous models. I did a search online, and this is all I got. https://www.the12volt.com/installbay/forum_posts.asp?tid=65759&KW=altima Apparently this information is from the old models. I was thinking it is the same, but for some reason it doesn't seem that way. On the back of the radio, I was able to get a multimeter and read the DC values for mostly all the pins. I was looking for a 12V which turned on/off when the radio was on/off. Initially I thought I had found the pin on the 10pin socket. (bottom row, 3rd from right) It was green wired (next to a green wire with yellow striped, and a bit thicker), but it only responded when the AM/FM radio was on 12V. When I switched to CD mode, it went to about 0.67V (essentially 0V). When the radio is off, it is 0V. When I am talking about wire colors, I am referring to my stock nonbose wiring, since I believe the original bose installed system is different (it uses the other 12 pin jacks). I wasn't able to find one that worked. It doesn't quite add up, if the amp is hooked up to that pin that I found which worked for am/fm, for the original bose system with amp, how would the amp turn on then to respond to the CDs? Was it by sensing an audio signal? I do not have an amp capable of doing it, and it seems that it could be a way BOSE did it. I'm not sure why it only goes to 12V for AM/FM and not stay on for CD. Here is someone who seemed to look into this radio, but I don't see anything about the remote amp turn on pin http://www.nissanforums.com/showthread.php?t=105357 I have attached a picture here to show you. If you read the above post, you can see which sockets are used and for what. I found it to be true. I am not using the right most socket since my car did not come with it Anyways, I scoured the net and I believe someone else had the same question I had, and it was unanswered. I have never found the amp turn on answered anywhere on the net for this model year bose system. So my question is: How do you wire the amp turn on so that the amp turns on only when the radio turns on for both AM/FM and CDs? What do you guys do? Especially the ones who just add a sub/amp to their existing bose 6cd system? Do you guys use the remote signal on the actual bose amp itself? But how does that work if it receives the same line from the back of the deck. I hope someone can shed light on this problem and solve it once and for all. Thanks a lot! Also, if anyone has a ALTIMA 2005 Factory Service Manual PDF, please let us know. Maybe you can hook it up or we can work something out.

the wire u are looking should be in the smaller 6 pin harness u may need to buy a reverse harness to be able to have a wire dangling out of that pin its weird but it works and then u just use a regular harness tied to that so u dont have to cut off the factory harnessthe best part of a job is seeing the bumper get smaller over the horizon

seems to me it is the GREEN / WHITE wire of terminal 12. can anyone locate terminal 12? im getting lost in the pages

they make a harness that plugs into the factory radio. buy that. it will have a blue and white wire that is the amp turn on. most factory head units have a remote turn on just the pin has been left out of the harness. and then all u have to do is buy the regular harness and u are on your way but if the speakers are 2 ohms buy a 4 channel amp. and if the speaker output is low u can just splice in female rca connectsthe best part of a job is seeing the bumper get smaller over the horizon

i understand your frustration but the finding the pin is easy its getting a wire into the socket and lets face it if u spent 30 grand on a car and got a free 6 disc changer 15 bucks for a harness isnt going to break the bank the pin is on the back of the radio in the 6 pin rear speaker harness thats not a hard wire to find but unless u get the after market OEM harness that plugs into the radio u wont be able to connect to it the best part of a job is seeing the bumper get smaller over the horizon

its ok, it wasn't free 6cd but ill figure it out. thx for your help