1998 Nissan Maxima BOSE RADIO

I was told the the cd player was made to only play real cd's u buy not burned ones and if you've been playing those it burnd the cd reading beam out.

Hi Meka

Pull the bose head unit out and take it to your local radio repair shop, call them first to see if they've repaired one like yours before so you don't pay for them to learn. If you like it get them to replace the grain of wheat bulbs inside while getting service as they don't last.
Your speaker is likley need of replacement, I've repaired the braided copper link to the cone winding before but marginal if it's worth it if new to soldering, my 92 max has a intermittent in the amplifier in drivers door so don't discount that either. Confirm if amp or speaker of amp by substituting speaker after confirming appropriate impeadence or pulling unit from other door.

Don