i have no system in my car whatsoever

1998 gs400 w/nav

im just looking to throw some speakers in there not change the Nav out (if thats possible)

what do you guys mostly go with or recommend ??

i really like what Davegs4 did (how he kept the spare tire)


JL seems like a big name

but i'd like to hear what you guys think

dont hold back

thanks guys

johnny

 

Ah yopung cherib(sp?) lol, you are dipping your toes into the audio scene eh?

Man there is so many different routes to take. Do you want to keep everything stock and just add subs or redo everything???

 

Johnny,

The 'new way' with how I kept the spare or the 'old way' which is a little more economical but sounds pretty good but isn't as much for show?

 

Dave

i see what you mean as far as show quality goes

but i think if you show just a little something its better than showing nothing

i just really like yours because you have retained the use of your spare

which is more important to me than some elaborate sound system

(cant ride home on speakers LOL)

plus you were even able to keep your rear strut brace

that to me is a huge plus

 

jeff

i have no idea where to even begin

what to changer first and such

what did you do ?

 

See I didnt have the NAV so for me it was easy the whole shabang. Plus I run this store so I have to have a nice system to display.
I can't have a spare anymore but I can still put my golf clubs in the trunk lol.

 

Johnny,

You can pretty easily upgrade the sound and put a little more bass and maybe a little show in your trunk with the factory headunit. You won't get the best possible sound without a higher quality headunit but I don't think that's what you're going for.

You can just swap out the speakers and put better baffles around them than OEM provides and get a lot tighter sound and much improved highs/mids. Can also put a new amp in the mix and add a subwoofer + better power the aftermarket speakers.

That setup is essentially what I ran with the OEM head unit for two or three years. Sounded great.

 

Dave what do you think of this setup

i dont really know speakers too well

thoughts?

https://www.clublexus.com/forums/sho...51#post1127651

 

Nice stuff, good amps and speakers. I don't know much about Eclipse subs though, but probably pretty good. The guy in the reflection scares me.

 

lol scared me too j/k

i like the fact it looks like you retain the spare as this is my biggest criteria for a system

right now

anyone else 's thoughts ?

 

Johnny those amps are very nice and I too dont know too much about eclipse subs but usually eclipse makes stuff, the only problem is if you want to add thses subs it may over power your factory speakers.

 

ok

so what do i need to do jeff

 

I think the setup he's selling also includes Diamond Audio component speakers to replace the factory speakers (600s and 500s he listed).

 

Oh I see but he will still have to change the factory radio to gain optium sound quality. How would he run 2 amps on the stock radio, prolly have to use a line level adapter plus a y splitter no?
Johnny just go full bore and replace the radio with a nice dvd and flush mounted screen