Stock 09 radio with aftermarket subs?

[GordonTse]

Originally Posted by badassdawg

Will aftermarket woofers sound good with a stock civic si headunit?
My amp is pushing 800rms into 2 12's, It sounded killer in my old car with an aftermarket headunit. Im worried that I won`t get the bass I paid for with the stock HD in my 07 si.

trust me, it sounds fine.. my buddies been hearing my system and they say it sounds pretty decent. im only pushing like 350watt rms to a JL W3 12".. it'll deffinately sound better with an aftermarket deck.. i think im gonna go get a deck instead of that exhaust i want. or both:P

[DJ N1S]

Amp install (to subs & radio)-$0.00, 4-gauge amp kit $30, RCA Converter (to be used with factory radio) $10 Total :$40.00..how it sounds : it sound decent for a stock deck. I have 3 10s in my 08 si. I used my stick deck so you wouldnt be able to tell i have a sytem by looks alone.

[civic08LX]

is the oem 7 speaker sound system any good?

[GordonTse]

not really. it's decent for stock.. but you can't expect much.

[civic08LX]

thanks for info

[si kris]

do you guys kno if all this stuff applys to a si with the navi package. cuz thats what i have and i don't want the bass to damage anything. how would i go about my setup?

[vi3tshi3t08]

Originally Posted by si kris

do you guys kno if all this stuff applys to a si with the navi package. cuz thats what i have and i don't want the bass to damage anything. how would i go about my setup?

yep. your tapping the wires from the stock sub with a line out converter. it has nothing to do with the HU

[si kris]

oh got ya. then great. so what would you guys suggest getting to start off with its my first audio setup. lol help me out.

[SpeedSI]

Originally Posted by 06vicSi

you can set subs to your factory radio but you'll need a line out converter for that and you wouldnt be able to control the bass of the subs through the radio. if you really know waht you're doing you can do it yourself but i recommend taking it somewhere professional. also since you have premuim sound system in it you may need another part for it. i forget what its called but i used to work at best buy in the car audio section and they sold it. not sure if a best buy near you would have to right part or not, but i recommend taking it to best buy and having them install it. installation may be expensive though. hoped this kind of helped ya

You can control the bass if u hook up your line out converter to your stock subwoofer instead of the right and left speaker. I say this because I did in my car. Its an easy install and you dont have to touch the stock radio at all. If u have any more questions just ask me

[k__dam]

i dont have the premium system, but i am able to control the bass with the headunit. my setup includes stock headunit, two 12's tapped with high level inputs through rear speakers

[my08yes]

Originally Posted by SpeedSI

You can control the bass if u hook up your line out converter to your stock subwoofer instead of the right and left speaker. I say this because I did in my car. Its an easy install and you dont have to touch the stock radio at all. If u have any more questions just ask me

Ok, I'm about to do this tomorrow (sunday) or monday, I have the amp kit all wired in, my BIG question is where do I run my remote wire? I was looking at another DIY and it said something about tying it into the ACC wire. I'm gonna try this but if it does not turn off when the car/hu is off then I'll just go to the #35 fuse in the fuse box, since every DIY says to go that route.

[krzeduckii]

heard if you guys use the crunch amp you don't need a LOC

[BDV2009Ro]

I have an EX with subs installed to the Stock head unit, I can still controll the Bass on the car, it just depends on how you install it. It took me and my friend a while to get it but we got it and it works, I just need a capasitor and then I'll reconnect my stock sub also. =)

[my08yes]

Ok, just an update for anyone still doing this.......I've had my setup for a while now and I just used the LOC and connected it to the stock sub and I can control the bass from stock HU and the amp turns off when the car turns off or when I turn off the radio. I really don't see any fuss about it anymore. I have had ZERO problems! One thing that I did do for the remote wire was go to autozone and buy the "fuse link/fuse piggyback", it was like $1 or something like that and attached it to the #35 fuse.....located at the driver side left foot, you'll have to move your seat all the way back to lay down on your back to see it. "So easy a caveman can do it"......LOL, PM me if you need help, anyone.

[CarDriver]

Thanks for the info, my08yes. I had a shop do pretty much the same thing. I just told them I wanted an aftermarket sub in my 09 EX sedan and they installed a lower-end Powerbass 12'' Sub/Enclosure and bolted a PB amp to the rear of my enclosure. It takes up about 1/4 my trunkspace. They used a LOC and it sounds decent.
I can control the Bass through my stock HU, too. However, they told me not to turn it above Bass3, or else I risk blowing the sub. That's fine with me because I'm a bass lover and surprisingly I keep my Bass at level "C" aka 0, and most my music sounds fine.

I find that if I turn my Bass above level 2 on my stock HU, the sub just completely overpowers the vocals and every other sound coming from the 4 stock 6.5'' speakers, and everything else sounds muddy if you know what I mean. That's why my bass is usually set at 0 or 1 with my setup.

This makes me want to upgrade my 4 stock midrange speakers though...they are just so muddy and unclear since the aftermarket sub dominates the scene . I want to keep the stock HU, but I assume I'd still need a new amp(s) to power those new speakers, plus another wiring kit or fuses or something. I don't know anything about audio.

[SpeedSI]

Originally Posted by my08yes

Ok, I'm about to do this tomorrow (sunday) or monday, I have the amp kit all wired in, my BIG question is where do I run my remote wire? I was looking at another DIY and it said something about tying it into the ACC wire. I'm gonna try this but if it does not turn off when the car/hu is off then I'll just go to the #35 fuse in the fuse box, since every DIY says to go that route.

I just ran my remote wire from my amp to the LOC and it turns on/off when the radio does

[GordonTse]

i ran my remote to 12v outlet, so it turns on amp with ignition. i didn't wanna buy fuse taps or anything. whole setup was cheap and installed myself. keep bass and sub at "C" on stock HU and properly tuned my amp.

[CarDriver]

Can you guys explain to me what is meant by a "remote" as far as your applications are concerned? My amp has a "remote" port but I'm not sure what that refers to. My aftermarket trunk sub enclosure is hooked up to a LOC and then to my HU and I control everything via stock HU, and the "remote" port on my sub's amp (bolted to the enclosure) is not in use. Enlighten me =D.

[GordonTse]

the "remote" = remote turn on. it turns on your amp with a 12v power source either when you turn the ignition on, or when you turn your radio on, however it is hooked up.

[my08yes]

Originally Posted by CarDriver

Thanks for the info, my08yes. I had a shop do pretty much the same thing. I just told them I wanted an aftermarket sub in my 09 EX sedan and they installed a lower-end Powerbass 12'' Sub/Enclosure and bolted a PB amp to the rear of my enclosure. It takes up about 1/4 my trunkspace. They used a LOC and it sounds decent.
I can control the Bass through my stock HU, too. However, they told me not to turn it above Bass3, or else I risk blowing the sub. That's fine with me because I'm a bass lover and surprisingly I keep my Bass at level "C" aka 0, and most my music sounds fine.

I find that if I turn my Bass above level 2 on my stock HU, the sub just completely overpowers the vocals and every other sound coming from the 4 stock 6.5'' speakers, and everything else sounds muddy if you know what I mean. That's why my bass is usually set at 0 or 1 with my setup.

This makes me want to upgrade my 4 stock midrange speakers though...they are just so muddy and unclear since the aftermarket sub dominates the scene . I want to keep the stock HU, but I assume I'd still need a new amp(s) to power those new speakers, plus another wiring kit or fuses or something. I don't know anything about audio.

No prob man, well, I also installed 6.5" pioneer 3-ways for all 4 stock speakers, sounds much better! I get a lot better mids and highs from them and nothing sounds "muddy". Try swapping those out, I'm sure you'll hear the difference......I also keep the bass at "c" or "0", anything else higher than that is unnecessary, well at least for me but, if I want that extra little bass, I put my ipod touch setting from hiphop to bass booster. I'm running 2 10" type E alpines with a small amp. Sounds great and the best thing is that I have none to minimal vibration from the trunk/wing/license plate, can't stand that noise!

GL man!