Phild when you take it out what do you do with the wires? I mean do you cap them or turn off the amp. Thinking about doing the same

I believe there is a connector plug.

When the guys who installed my system handed me the Bose subwoofer, I thought it was part of the air conditioner.....Seriously.

The stock system sounds much better than many stock GM systems, but compared to some of the other higher-end car stock systems, I too think it is weak.