Give me your opinions on the factory sound system.
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The factory Bose speakers & amp aren't so bad. It's the head unit that is a piece of ****
I replaced my stereo with a JVC KW-NT3HDT and added a 13.5 shallow sub. **** sound awesome.
I replaced my stereo with a JVC KW-NT3HDT and added a 13.5 shallow sub. **** sound awesome.
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If you have the stock one and it sounds good to you, then keep it. Do not spend money on trying to upgrade speakers and such because the only way you can get a better sound is a better Head Unit. Night and day difference.
I listen to my system all the time and loud so it was worth every penny and headache. I would have saved a lot of money on upgrades/labor if I would have just done it right the first time.
The G35 BOSE system sucks. I can't believe they put their name on it since my Bose home system sounds awesome. I expected more from them.
I listen to my system all the time and loud so it was worth every penny and headache. I would have saved a lot of money on upgrades/labor if I would have just done it right the first time.
The G35 BOSE system sucks. I can't believe they put their name on it since my Bose home system sounds awesome. I expected more from them.
The stock sound system is ok if you don't turn the volume up to hear your favorite songs. That's how I thought of it and I tried to live with it but ended up getting two Kicker L7 subwoofers in a ZEnclosure box with an 1800 watts amp installed this weekend and it's like night and day! Now I actually want to listen to music in my car! The only problem is that now I really want to change the stock head unit. Might have to finally get a double din system with navigation.
What would you recommend to get the best sound? I have the 2003 coupe with Bose, but don't want to lose any trunk space, and keep the stock head-unit. I'm guessing replace door speakers, and maybe back speakers? Looking to keep the cost at a few hundred $$$, as the car is almost 10 years old. Thanks in advance.
Thanks again to the Wrathernaut for his guidance.
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If your budget is a $300 then you might try and find a good used head unit but you will be over budget if you try and buy a JDM Double Din face plate since they run around $300 alone. If it is important to you, just bite the bullet and start with just changing the HU first and go from there. I really, really think you will appreciate the night and day difference.
Thanks again to the Wrathernaut for his guidance.
Thanks again to the Wrathernaut for his guidance.
Changing the HU alone made a huge difference for me. I wanted to keep my HU so I upgraded my speakers, got an FM modulator and hooked up my ipod (to use ipod EQ)
None of that made that much of a difference. When I put in my HU it was a HUGE difference. I ended up changing the amp and added a 10 inch sub. I mounted the sub in the trunk using a sub box shaped for our trunk corners. It doesn't use up any of your trunk space and you can still put your seat down. Here is the one I bought from this site for pretty cheap.
https://g35driver.com/forums/audio-v...ke-4080-a.html
None of that made that much of a difference. When I put in my HU it was a HUGE difference. I ended up changing the amp and added a 10 inch sub. I mounted the sub in the trunk using a sub box shaped for our trunk corners. It doesn't use up any of your trunk space and you can still put your seat down. Here is the one I bought from this site for pretty cheap.
https://g35driver.com/forums/audio-v...ke-4080-a.html
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