ok, first off, those of you looking for wiring info, go herehttp://www.streetdreams.comor herehttp://www.the12volt.comthe second one also has cruise and car alarm wiring as well....
now, for all of you wondering what the hell to run in your car, heres the simplist easiest way to decent sound...
1:stock headunit---junk it, buy a decent cd player, kenwood, pioneer, panasonic are the top 3, alpine and clarion are too expensive and arent much better, sony is ok, but tends to have issues after 3 years or so, trust me, ive owned them all
and stay from anything motorized, a simple flip face/removable faceplate will last a whole lot longer than some fancy motorized p.o.s.
2. speakers--replace the stock ones with the same size(preferred and just easiest) speakers, of a decent wattage, if your headunit puts out 200 watts total, that means its 50 watta a channel(left front, left rear right front right rear) AT MAX!!!! ALWAYS FOLLOW RMS WATTAGE, A 25 WATT RMS SPEAKER WITH A 300 WATT MAX WATTAGE DOES NOT RUN AT 300 WATTS, IT WILL BLOW!!!also, remember that round speakers are more accurate at reproducing sound than eliptical(meaning a 6" round will sound better than a 6x9) so if in doubt, stay round up front, because the sound in the front of the car is your main image, where in the rear its just fill mainly, so, example, im running 6.5" in the doors, 5.75" in the dash, and 6x9 in the rear deck, and 5.75 w/1"tweeters in the trunk, the last set and tweeters are mainly for parkinglot parties and dont really do anything in the car, so, with this setup, theres crystal clear high and mid up front, and just as ood mid and high in rear, all my bass comes from the subs in the trunk, but well get into that later...
3:component speakers--- are great for front imaging, however youll never get full bass from them, and you DO NOT EVER USE COMPONENTS IN THE REAR!!! components are made to be used as a front stage and not as all 4 speakers, it will not sound good and there will be way too much high and not enough mid and low, a good setup is front components or atleast a decent 2 or 3 way speaker, with a nice rear fill or a 6x9, 6.5" etc, always get decent speakers, if you cant afford the bling ones, at least get something with a decent wattage rating that you wont blow the first time you crank it up to piss off the neighbors...
4:speaker selection---simple, most stores have a display wall with cd players and speakers and shit, try to essentially make your system, find the closest cd player to what you have, play with the settings and select the speakers that sound the best, believe me, the guys working there will be happy to help you play with the stuff...
5:subs and amps:---ok, look homie, yo dont need the 4000 watt amp powering the 4 15" subs and running off 6 bayyeries, were not running a stadium concert here, you want clean crisp accurate sound with the ability to set off a car alarm or 2 when you feel like it, stay simple, a 500 watt amp powering 2 12" subs is more than enough, if you just want some simple bass to fill in your sound, and arent looking for anything huge or expensive, get 2 8" subs and a 300 watt amp, more than enough for the simple system, as for amps, again, WATCH THE RMS WATTAGE, IF A SUB IS RATED AT 300 WATTS RMS AND 600 WATTS PEAK,THEN IT NEEDS A 300 WATT AMP, NOT A 1000 WATT, YOU CAN GET AWAY WITH A 600 WATT AMP, BUT MAKE SURE YOU NEVER EVER TURN THE GAIN UP TO THE MAX, 75% UP IS FINE AND SHOULDNT BLOW UP ANYTHING...
5:wiring---its simple, dont under power, if an amp calls for 0 gauge wire, use it, you put in some shitty 4 gauge wal mart amp kit, expect it to light on fire or some other sort of bad idea to happen, enough said, as for speaker wiring, depends on the wattage, but usually a 10 gauge wire will suffice
so, this should be good for now, any questions?post them, need pics?ask and ill see what i can do, still dont know what your doing after reading this and asking questions?, then your a dumbass, seek a pro to do it for you.....jay
now, for all of you wondering what the hell to run in your car, heres the simplist easiest way to decent sound...
1:stock headunit---junk it, buy a decent cd player, kenwood, pioneer, panasonic are the top 3, alpine and clarion are too expensive and arent much better, sony is ok, but tends to have issues after 3 years or so, trust me, ive owned them all
and stay from anything motorized, a simple flip face/removable faceplate will last a whole lot longer than some fancy motorized p.o.s.
2. speakers--replace the stock ones with the same size(preferred and just easiest) speakers, of a decent wattage, if your headunit puts out 200 watts total, that means its 50 watta a channel(left front, left rear right front right rear) AT MAX!!!! ALWAYS FOLLOW RMS WATTAGE, A 25 WATT RMS SPEAKER WITH A 300 WATT MAX WATTAGE DOES NOT RUN AT 300 WATTS, IT WILL BLOW!!!also, remember that round speakers are more accurate at reproducing sound than eliptical(meaning a 6" round will sound better than a 6x9) so if in doubt, stay round up front, because the sound in the front of the car is your main image, where in the rear its just fill mainly, so, example, im running 6.5" in the doors, 5.75" in the dash, and 6x9 in the rear deck, and 5.75 w/1"tweeters in the trunk, the last set and tweeters are mainly for parkinglot parties and dont really do anything in the car, so, with this setup, theres crystal clear high and mid up front, and just as ood mid and high in rear, all my bass comes from the subs in the trunk, but well get into that later...
3:component speakers--- are great for front imaging, however youll never get full bass from them, and you DO NOT EVER USE COMPONENTS IN THE REAR!!! components are made to be used as a front stage and not as all 4 speakers, it will not sound good and there will be way too much high and not enough mid and low, a good setup is front components or atleast a decent 2 or 3 way speaker, with a nice rear fill or a 6x9, 6.5" etc, always get decent speakers, if you cant afford the bling ones, at least get something with a decent wattage rating that you wont blow the first time you crank it up to piss off the neighbors...
4:speaker selection---simple, most stores have a display wall with cd players and speakers and shit, try to essentially make your system, find the closest cd player to what you have, play with the settings and select the speakers that sound the best, believe me, the guys working there will be happy to help you play with the stuff...
5:subs and amps:---ok, look homie, yo dont need the 4000 watt amp powering the 4 15" subs and running off 6 bayyeries, were not running a stadium concert here, you want clean crisp accurate sound with the ability to set off a car alarm or 2 when you feel like it, stay simple, a 500 watt amp powering 2 12" subs is more than enough, if you just want some simple bass to fill in your sound, and arent looking for anything huge or expensive, get 2 8" subs and a 300 watt amp, more than enough for the simple system, as for amps, again, WATCH THE RMS WATTAGE, IF A SUB IS RATED AT 300 WATTS RMS AND 600 WATTS PEAK,THEN IT NEEDS A 300 WATT AMP, NOT A 1000 WATT, YOU CAN GET AWAY WITH A 600 WATT AMP, BUT MAKE SURE YOU NEVER EVER TURN THE GAIN UP TO THE MAX, 75% UP IS FINE AND SHOULDNT BLOW UP ANYTHING...
5:wiring---its simple, dont under power, if an amp calls for 0 gauge wire, use it, you put in some shitty 4 gauge wal mart amp kit, expect it to light on fire or some other sort of bad idea to happen, enough said, as for speaker wiring, depends on the wattage, but usually a 10 gauge wire will suffice
so, this should be good for now, any questions?post them, need pics?ask and ill see what i can do, still dont know what your doing after reading this and asking questions?, then your a dumbass, seek a pro to do it for you.....jay
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