hey guys my stock head unit in my 04 tl has crapped the bed so i will be getting a aftermarket unit, but i have the navi system and i was curious is there gonna be a problem with my navi system if i take out the stock headunit? thanks!

 

It can be quite difficult to get a DIN chassis unit to integrate well into the TL center stack. You should definitely do some research before deciding thats the route you want to take. You should be able to find an OEM headunit on ebay or craigslist.

 

its gonna be a custom job so im not worried about that, plus im not happy with the power of the stock headunit! single din is what im going for

 

OEM headunit is fine, change the amp if your not happy with the power. your not gonna be running this custom setup from the new headunit amplification anyway

 

Look on the cassette deck and fine the model number. Yours is likely 1TB0.

My CD player is hosed and after considering all of the options, I will likely just buy a used factory deck. I don't want to lose the integration with the rest of the car. You will lose all bluetooth, navi and voice command stuff if what I researched is correct.

They are about 300 used. Some places will reman yours for $200.

 

they want 500 bucks to send it out and fix it, i dont use any of the voice stuff nor the bluetooth. explain the amplifcation?

 

http://cgi.ebay.com/2004-04-05-2005-...item2a0e630b82

Your navi will not talk to you anymore if you put in an aftermarket radio.

If you don't use your bluetooth, then take it out and sell it to me.

 

How about i replace the stock unit with the the one from ebay and use the jl clean sweep with it? would that increase the power from my unit?

 

They fix yours in that link.

The CS is not necessary in our cars. There is no need to signal sum for most users. The pre-amp signal is full range and mostly flat for the front and rears. The pre-amp signal is 1V which should be enough for most amps to normalize voltage - most good amps anymore will work with .2V up to 8 or 10.

You need to put in an amp to get more power. If you are going to do that, then you might as well put in new components and sub too.

 

ive had a amp and sub in my car but couldnt go over 30 or the sub blew so i want a cleaner signal....im not sure what to do! ugh!

 

Check out a rockford 3sixty.2 (or 3sixty.3 out later this summer), JBL MS8 or even a Audison bitone.1.

There are probably a litany of reasons why the sub would "blow" over 30 and a clean signal from the head unit is probably at the bottom of the list. The sub was probably being fed too much power, or the amp was near max and causing excessive distortion.

 

Ah ok so the 3sixity does what exactly? its different from a cleansweep? does it require a 4 channel amp?

 

Cleansweep is a signal summer. It takes partial signals from several channels and tries to reverse engineers a full range signal. It is mostly needed where the stock head unit in some cars never put out a full range signal. Ours do. I think that it might also try and flatten the signal out some, but I am not for sure.

Those other devices offer the same kind of thing, but also clean the signal and offer eq and processing ability through bluetooth from a GUI your laptop - the end result is a clean signal that is easily customizable for your needs. So think better, cleaner signal through more channels for better sound.

 

ok that sounds like the thing i need then hmm so it doesnt require a 4 channel amp or anything like that?

 

The JBL MS8 has a little amp in it - read the specs on it since I forgot how much it amps. The 3sixty.2/3 will need an aftermarket amp.

 

hey jda thank you so much for your input i decided to keep it stock and get a memphis 16-6ix its like the 3sixity but only 250 bucks and got the radio sent out today to get it fixed!

 

Let me know how the fix goes. I would really like to know.

My CD player does not work and I am considering using them. It is not crucial for me, however, since I have the iPod hooked up. I would still like to get it fixed though.

 

I just put a kenwood BT945U headunit in my 04 tl. It took a while(2hrs) but with some minor modding a metra 99-7416. Turned out great. I just am waiting on my 3m carbon fiber wrap to cover the side moons.

 

pics please

 

Here's how my double DIN install turned out. I could not completely hide the half moons but came close



And the business end of the system:

 

^^^ Nice!!!! so heres a update guys toke 580 bucks all said and done for the repair of the radio the whole thing had to be pretty much replaced so now im at 1300 bucks and it was a little more than i wanted to spend but oh well im jus get it fixed

 

For that much you didn't think about adding a aftermarket unit?

 

Who fixed your radio for $580?

Mine is broken too (the CD player anyway), but you can get a used working one for less than $300. ...guess that it depends on the model.

 

I will definitely post some pics when its done. i may post some of the progress so far. I am getting the 3m carbon fiber vinyl Saturday and should have it put on Tuesday or Wednesday next week. I am very excited. I originally put a kicker SUM8 in and two Polk amps but imo the sound quality wasn't quit right. Changed out the HU and now I am really happy. I don't really like OEM integration. Thats just me though. But pics are coming soon.

 

single din aftermarket radios are kinda ugly in our cars imo after i took a real good look at the space and what one i picked it was jus a better look for me and it keeps my car looking oem which is what i wanted Soundfx in East providence RI sent it out to be fixed the price is high but its staying within what i wanted and how much i wanted to spend which was 1000 bucks 350 much isnt that much to mee so imma just go with it if any1 is selling a mono 500 amp pm'n me would be niccee

 

Mono 500W amps should be all over your local Craigslist for cheap.

 

True but the radio i went with has the matte grey/black finish like the dash around the heat/air display, matches quite nicely. with a non color screen and non color knobs, very clean and sleek radio. Everyone has there own opinion, just like the way this looks in the dash, and i dont want nor need navi or a screen for dvds. Not bad to get oem fixed though.

 

yeah ive decided to keep this car til the form of fuel changes so could be 5 years or 10! so its a investment! keepin it stock look and having a killer system is my goal next is wen the engine dies swap it for a 300 v6 engine! maybe a S/C or T/C idk but im excited

 

New OEM complete unit dlr cost is 847.00, replacing after market and keeping the Navi can be done NEEL from here has done it, a lot of tech work involved.

 

i dont want aftermarket :/ oem is better looking

 

Neel helped me alittle bit with my install. Great guy.

 

Sorry it took so long. Not yet finished but i hope to dedicate some time within the next few days to fill in some small gaps.

 

also wrapped all other dash trim in carbon fiber, and door trim. Very happy with the outcome. Completely tore old system out. Just got in my 2 sets of JBL components. Waiting on 3 Kicker amps. 1 for mids and tweets, 1 for 8 inch kicker free air sub for rear deck, and 1 for 10 inch kicker cvx mounted in the custom driver side sub box. This is not set in stone just my idea for now. Any feedback on the sub box that mounts in the trunk on the driver side rear quarter panel?

 

Well done!! Where did you get the material to wrap the carbon fiber looking trim pieces?

I used a sub box made by Wicked Cas LINK

 

I purchased the carbon fiber 3M wrap form ebay. It is super easy to apply. You will need a heat gun IMO to make the wrap easier to stretch and conform. What sub are you running in the box? How do you like it? Deep bass or punchy bass?

 

You paid 350$ for that box? Damn

 

so you are gonna run a 8" free air sub and a 10" sealed in the trunk? I heard that mixing up subs like that is a NO NO so why did you decide on this setup?

 

These are just ideas im throwing around in my head. I dont see it being an issue, sure you may get different frequency ranges, but i may do it to see the outcome. Maybe send more of a midbass frequency to the free air. I dont know. Im leaning towards just going with the 10 inch CVX and see how i like the sound. Any ideas from anyone?

 

I will look up that wrap, thanks.

I do not recall the model number of the JL sub I have and can't look that up just now (too far from home).

The sound is deep and a bit punchy too.