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how is the sound hooking up aftermarket speakers to factory hu? cuz ive been told that it sounds horrible. or did u just do subs? just wondering cuz i put aftermarket hu in and the metra dashkit looks like crap!!! doesnt match the color
right and the whole thing is just off |
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Last edited by digital; 10-11-2006 at 09:19 PM. |
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You can always ride around with the backseats down for an even louder sound. I got my LOC in the mail today, so hopefully I'll put a system in soon. I was going to go with a 750 watt Kicker amp and an L7, but my friend is selling his 500 watt kicker amp and an L5 (plus all the wiring, and he has 100$ rockford fosgate wire) for $400. Not to mention I've heard how it hits in his Scion TC, and it sounds GOOD. One L5 with a proper amp sounds better than several dual 12" setups that I've seen. Something about the Square sub... it just hits so hard. This same friend of mine actually helped me install a system in my last car, so hopefully I get one in my SI soon.
One question.... any bad rattle spots? I'm worried about license plate rattle, or anything else that could rattle from the trunk. Any input would be appreciated. |
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Nice DIY. just wondering I have a Navi and im going to get an alpine type R (Only 1) with an equal enough amp. But Im definately not taking out my navi for subs. If I bought a HI LO converter i heard itll be pretty good but still garbage. Is this true? Or will it actually sound good?
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thnx guys this site has been a lot of help to me... ive decided to stick with my factory head unit juss to keep the sleek look and keep the steering wheel controls..
juss one question... where does the LOC hook up to? rear speakers or behind the head unit?? thnx again this sites kick ass |
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I know this thread is a little old but if you plug it back into the factory sub I don't see it causing a problem, but I also could be wrong I haven't put my system in yet. Since your signal that is going to the 8 is going through a LOC and into the amp it shouldn't cause a problem with the bass coming out of the aftermartet subs you should just get a mid bass out of the 8 and then a rediculous amount of bass out of your 3 10's.
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well the only reason i didn't do this is because of the gain issues you might have. what I mean by that is, let's say I had both hooked up, and that I have my aftermarket sub playing at a different volume than the stock one. So lets say I turn the "sub" setting up on the HU, i might be getting different volumes out of the aftermarket subs and stock sub. which there may be a possibily of blowing the stock one, as it wouldn't be louder than the aftermarket and i wouldn't be able to hear it distorting..which might lead to a failure of the stock sub. i don't know if i'm making sense here , i can see it in my head but, basically the aftermarkets can take more damage than the stock, and i might wind up blowin the stock up because of the volume level. |
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i'll put my music back in and test it with the multimeter and post up the results. |
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