pianoman10

OK. Here's what I want to do:

I want to get a new alpine stereo,
fokal 165kps component speakers
a sub with an amp

I also have sirius and bluetooth in my acura right now connected to the original HU, so I really would like to keep the original stereo operational as well. is there a way to connect the sirius from the old HU to the new one? I know where the new HU would sit, so I'm not worried about that. My main question is, what type of setup do I need to keep the new HU and the old HU connected. would i have to use the AUX on the old HU to allow the new one to work? or could I just have them both working separately? I'm confused about that part, but I really wanna get things started. If anyone could help, thanks.

bmwproboi05

look at my build. you can use the alpine aux for the factory radio

pianoman10

ok, thanks man. can i contact u if i have questions?

bmwproboi05

only if u can spell focal as focal an not fokal lol. jp sure can ! pm me an ill give you my email ill respond faster

pianoman10

lol..ok FOKAL..I mean focal.

for some reason I can't send pm's. maybe it's becuz my acct is still new, i dunno...can you pm me your email?

bmwproboi05

its not letting me pm you oh well ill give it to you ehre an delete it later

pianoman10

thx bro..got it!

tmcao55

Dont waste your money on a new aftermarket headunit!! The factory one is made from Alpine and has a very flat response with 4V outputs. There is a guy on here selling a Mercman harness. Buy it if its still available. It will connect to your factory harness so that you can use the factory radio and have all the functionality. Then you can hook up a balanced amp, speakers and subs.

pianoman10

but with the new speakers, sub and amp, will it still sound as good w/o a new aftermarket stereo?

bmwproboi05

umm just to let you know tmcao55. when i put my alpine 9886 in it sounded much better.also only if he has navi is it made by alpine.

pianoman. its up to u. but if i spent so much money on getting focals. i wouldnt want the diffrence to be from a h.u that i didnt want to put in. you could always do both try it with the fact unit, and then hook up the aftermarket in the trunk to test . an see which you like better.

pianoman10

yeah, i don't have a navi, so i think ill get the new h.u. too.

eggyhustles

Keep the stock hu and get a processor like the rockford 3sixty.2

bmwproboi05

ive tried 5 of those all ground noise from it is all i ever got, and popping noise. i even thought i did it wrong so i took it to a shop and they got the same issue. if anything i never had a prob useing the rock with aftermarket installs. although i never personly owned one.

bmwproboi05

thats the spirit. if you were some what close i would show you the diff. since im on a 50/50 hook up.lol

eggyhustles

Weird.

I've never had issues with the 3sixty

bmwproboi05

i got lucky on one of them for about a month on my friends car. but all i can say is alot better the the mtx.lol im saving to be in the bit one status!!!!!lol be baller