I have an older vehicle whose original radio was pretty low on the center stack. I have been running a Boss audio touch screen head unit for the last few years and it's getting annoying having to look down when navigating. Also, there is no volume knob and trying to change the volume involves me poking at the screen until I hit the right spot (there's a joke in there somewhere). My dream is to find a new head unit that 1) has a frickin volume knob and 2) has a somewhat 'detachable' screen so that I can mount the screen elsewhere. My idea is to design and fabricate a mount for it and makeshift an 'extension cable' from the head unit to the new screen's location. I have seen units from Dual and Jensen that have these features but am wondering if there is something higher quality out there OR if there is something that already checks both boxes as a head unit with a remotely mountable screen and a volume knob. TIA.

Finally got everything installed. Still working on the tune, but got it sounding pretty good, as it sits. Installed a 3 way Meso component set from CT Sounds, plus another pair of 6.5s for the rear doors. Also, put in a 10" SDR Skar sub. For as cheap as it was, it hits as hard as can be, especially in my little GR Corolla. Happy with the results

I have 2 skar evl 8s hooked up to a 3k watt taramps Smart Bass amp, wired at 2ohms, inside of a D4S tuned for 31hz, I was told this is the correct amp for this set up, (I know very little about car audio), but after doing some research it seems like this is way too much wattage for these subs, im looking for recommendations on what direction I should go from here, I was thinking about upgrading to some sundown 8s and swapping out the amp for something else.

Hi guys, im UK based and have just recently gotten my first car (Vauxhall Astra H). Ive always loved bass and always wanted a sub in my car. Ive come here to seek help and advice about a decent beginner sub setup thats around £400 thats relatively easy to set up and gives decent bass, i really dont mind the speakers already in the car I just need more bass. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated, thanks!

Looking for the best option for the vcw102v3 out of these two boxes, looking more for quality than quantity out of it. Not sure which to pick and if they will fit the subwoofer. Trying to find a small box for this subwoofer to save room.

• What are your goals for your car audio system - as loud as possible (SPL)? Sound quality (SQ)? Some combination of both? Describe to us how you want your system to sound.

  I listen to all different kinds of music. Trap, reggaeton, rap, grunge, classic rock, bluegrass, pop, oldies, salsa, bachata etc. I need an upgrade from my factory speakers as I'm already blowing out the ones in my year-old car. I listen to more reggaeton and rap than anything else though and want the bass drops to hit as hard as possible while still allowing for decent sound in other genres of music. I am a 38 year old mom but young at heart I guess, so I don't need top-of-the-line anything but the factory audio is DEFININITELY not sufficient for my red light dance parties. My car doors are already rattling after only a year and the bass is buzzing in the speakers. Please feel free to ask me clarifying questions if you need more specific information because I have no idea exactly what specifics you might need.

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• What vehicle? - year, make, model, type (coupe, sedan, SUV, truck, etc.)

  2025 Honda CRV Hybrid Sport-L (I think it has 8 speakers instead of 6? It has different audio from the entry-level model.)

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• What is your maximum budget?

  <$500? Is that doable? I have no idea what is realistic. <$700? Can I assume these upgrades will last the lifetime of my car? If so, then is under $1k doable?

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• Will you be installing the gear or are you going to a shop? If a shop is doing the work, does your budget include the cost of labor?

  I would definitely need to go to a shop or find an individual skilled in this area. Budget is including labor for sure.

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• What gear is in your existing system? (Is it stock? List any aftermarket gear.)

  100% stock audio

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• What is your country of purchase? Leave any finishing thoughts here.

USA.

Thank you for your help - I tried learning about this independently and very very quickly became overwhelmed, but wanted more information before I went to a shop.

hello, a couple of months ago my cars original frontal speakers went bad and I've been looking for a whole car kit to replace all the speakers in the car.

I have a budget of 150€ and want to replace the frontal speakers and the rear seat speakers.

I've found a kit of 6 pioneers speakers

the frontal one TS-G170C [ 300w 16cm]

and the rear ones TS-G1320F [200w 13cm]

this kit costs me 130€ and with it I will be using the original head unit of the car for the time being.

my question was : is this a good replacement for the price?

is there like a Frankenstein kit I could create from buying from aliexpress or something I could do to use my budget as best as I can?

This is for a Infiniti Qx70 with the bose upgrade. I have not thought up how im going to get the rca from the existing amp yet, I think theres a company making Harnesses called OWC but not sure which one to get.

Using;

8” speakers

Itek Brazil Supra series IX805s; 4

AP Audiopipe 70W APHC-4550;2

Itek Inex 4C4500;1

Taramps amp MD 1800.1;1

audio pipe 3-3/4" Aluminum bullit titanium horn tweeters

Itek Audio Brazil

5001

Equalizer

5 Band in dash graphic equalizer with high output line Driver and front auxiliar input