tried searching a bit but am little lost at this
first off i am proudly an owner of the 1990 LS400, i felt like i got it for a steal so i bought it!
anyways what i want to do w/ the audio but will take time since i want to research more etc.
heres my plans!
stereo: double din, already got that in hand but may upgrade to a better IDK YET!
front speakers: aftermarket idk what sizes fits but will research that!
rear speakers: aftermarket idk what sizes fits but will research that!
Subwoofer: aftermarket subwoofer
AMPS:
a 4channel to power all 4 speakers (or however many speakers are in this car)
a mono channel amp to power my subwoofer
my amp i already have from my old car: alpine mrp-f300 (50rms @ 4ohm per channel)
i had a mono channel amp alpine mrp-m500 (300rms @ 4ohm) but that blew/not working so searching for another one.
Questions:
1. how does a tweeter work? do people have tweeter play sounds and front door speakers subwoofer's?? or regular speakers plus tweeters?
(my car has a seperate tweeter so this is why im asking)
2. i use to own a civic and had this setup; all i had to do was mate the original factory stereo harness(pig tail) w/ a aftermarket harness(pigtail) then wire the aftermarket harness(pigtail) wires w/ the double din aftermarket stereo's harness(pigtail) (lmk if u can understand that, i can get some pictures to show what i mean on this part) can i do something similar to this OR i have to get the beat-sonic kit thingy thats like 250 bucks...
3. i see theres a pre-mount for the factory subwoofer, should i get a aftermarket sub to replace the factory subwoofer AKA NO BOX or get a sub w/ a box
4. should i get another battery PRIMARILY for the amps itself? or is that a waste?
no more questions as of now but will think of more Later!!!
thanks for your help, i will continue to SEARCH AND EDIT this thread as i find more answers!
EDIT:ok so did some reasearch please tell me if im in the right direction or wrong direction!
to setup the aftermarket indash:
i need:
the aftermarket harness mated with the OEM harness:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0002BEQJ8/ref=ox_sc_act_title_1?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=ATVPDKIKX0DERthe stereo indash kit itself:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001BCSLGG/ref=ox_sc_act_title_2?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=A1BLSKGA549K83QUESTIONS:
to my knowledge beatsonic (200+ equipment, lmk if u want me to link you to wat i am talking about as ive looked on clublexus.com about this and they say i may need this beatsonic) is only if you want to keep your stock/factory speakers and subwoofers but aftermarket stereo correct? THIS IS MY MAIN CONCERN! help!!!!
what do i do w/ tweeters? is there aftermarket tweeters?
can i remove the stock subwoofer and amp?
how would i go about wiring the amplifier, do i chop up the stock amp wires(aka splice a power, ground wire, and remote wire) and wire it w/ my aftermarket amp's or do i wire up my amp's like there was never a stock amp already?
aka:
get like a long power wire / run it from battery to amp
get like a long remote wire / run it from my aftermarket indash to amp
get liek a mediocre ground wire / find a ground somewhere on my chasis
OR splice up stock amp wire (not totally cut off but just chop a part of the plastic leaving the stock amp harness (piggytail still intact) and wire it meaning SHORTER wires / less headache tearin my car up to wire the power and remote wire?
This post was edited by viet_boi_1994 on Sep 15 2013 05:05pm