An economical solution to upgrading your cars stero

saabster SG

Change your dash speakers.. FX3 is about $100 per pair. RX47 hopefully about 100-110 if you share it with someone. This alone will be more than sufficient for most.

If you enjoy more bass and better surround, you can do what I did for my own car...
The wires connecting to the 4" rear parcel shelf can be tapped. The power is supplied directly from the EHU. Not from Amp1. The frequency from this output is full range. Meaning you get the highs and the lows. If you just replace the 4" with after market 6x9"s there will not be enough power to drive them without an extra amp. I already tried that with dismal results....
The wires are connected to a line out converter which will convert the signal from the wires to an RF output. This then can be connected to the amp to drive your speakers.

The advantage of tapping these wires instead of those from amp1 is that..
- It is easier
- You can still get the high frequencies
- You can still tune the front/rear fading volume from the head unit

The results is very impressive. Not to seem bragging but I set in a Saab 9-5 which had a 15K setup and really could not hear much significant difference.

Amp --- about $200+
Bass tube --- about $150+
6x9" --- about $100+
Line out converter -- about $100

Installation is actually quite easy...but of course i had the pros do it for me Mr. Green

t-r-s SG

Anybody you can recommend to get the job done ? Mine is a stock 150W system, and frankly it sounds horrible, especially at higher volumes.

t-r-s SG

Anybody done the AUX IN successfully ?

SwedeSport SG

Saabster, is checking for me and Doodler regarding the front speakers. Very Happy

Both Eps and myself got the Aux installed and enabled!

Also, you can get the CD disc position numbers to appear on the SID! No more guessing.

t-r-s SG

iPods play well on the system ?

What do you mean by CD Disc position numbers on the SID ? Mine does display the CD being played (1 to 6) as well as the track no.

SwedeSport SG

Yeah, the Aux port plays anything you plug into it. I tried with Eps iPod. Very Happy

You will see a tiny "1 2 3 4 5 6" at the bottom of the SID, along the same axis as the "AF" while playing CDs. These are good as it is very difficult to see the disc numbers below during the day.

GreyMatter SG

When I bought the car, I swapped the rear 4" speakers for a pair of 6x9's. Felt like I simply flushed $$ down the toilet Embarassed