Ugly John
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Here's my upgrade plan - I'd love to hear feedback and recommendations, especially on what brands to avoid or steer towards...
I'm looking to get more oomph and clarity out of the system. I want to be able to clearly hear my music when on the highway with the windows down, but I don't want it so loud that other cars can hear it. I listen to rock - mostly 90's & 2000's alt rock. I'm looking to get the most bang for the buck I can get.
I bought the harness and programmer from OEM radio, so I'll have low level out with the factory programming gone. It has RCA's for outputs, and will not require cutting any factory wires.
I'm planning on getting a 5 channel amp, with something in the 50-75 watt/channel range. The amp will go in the empty spare tire well.
I'm going to stick with the factory speakers for now. If needed, I can change out the fronts easy enough.
I am not planning on going with a sub right now. I fly RC aircraft, and I use the trunk space.
I will be getting this installed, and I'm thinking I should be able to add the amp for somewhere below $500. Again - any brands to avoid? One place was recommending Phoenix Gold, but I had one a few years ago and I've had some issues.
The second step, if I need more improvement would be to replace the front speakers. Recommendations?
The final step would be to get a sub, but I'd really rather not use the real estate for that. Or, would it make enough of a difference to go ahead and get one like the factory sub that I should get it installed when the amp goes in?
I'm looking to get more oomph and clarity out of the system. I want to be able to clearly hear my music when on the highway with the windows down, but I don't want it so loud that other cars can hear it. I listen to rock - mostly 90's & 2000's alt rock. I'm looking to get the most bang for the buck I can get.
I bought the harness and programmer from OEM radio, so I'll have low level out with the factory programming gone. It has RCA's for outputs, and will not require cutting any factory wires.
I'm planning on getting a 5 channel amp, with something in the 50-75 watt/channel range. The amp will go in the empty spare tire well.
I'm going to stick with the factory speakers for now. If needed, I can change out the fronts easy enough.
I am not planning on going with a sub right now. I fly RC aircraft, and I use the trunk space.
I will be getting this installed, and I'm thinking I should be able to add the amp for somewhere below $500. Again - any brands to avoid? One place was recommending Phoenix Gold, but I had one a few years ago and I've had some issues.
The second step, if I need more improvement would be to replace the front speakers. Recommendations?
The final step would be to get a sub, but I'd really rather not use the real estate for that. Or, would it make enough of a difference to go ahead and get one like the factory sub that I should get it installed when the amp goes in?
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