I need duff duff

[Water Boy]

Ha ha ha,

Not really but my stock stereo when u turn it up loud it sounds like my skool PA system which is really loud and scretchy...

So i want to get a CD head unit, with detachable face and im also thinking about it having a USB port so i can just plug one in loaded with tunes...

I heard of all the brands, Kenwood, Pioneer, JL Audio, Pulk, Bose, Bluapunkt, Sony ect but which one?

I just wan2 to run 4 speckers front doors and back doors and nothing super funky and heavy...

Oh and also is there speckers in the dash of a Mk3?

Cheers James

ps I know some of the Vic boys work in car joints so could u hook a fellow dubber up...

[Soundofav6]

There are plenty of options, depending on your budget. If you want
to improve sound at low price. Get speakers instead of head unit.

Kenwood on the list makes good head unit, other option alpine and clarion makes good H/U too.

On the dash, they are not speakers but crappy fuzzy OEM tweeters, I suggest you change them too. I was going to leave them in but they mess up the sound image of my new speakers. Saw a pair of clarion 4" for $39 and clarion front split and rear speaker package for $110 at my local shop.

4" speakers fit perfectly.


Tip: I was told to fit the same brand spearkers all round for the best effect.

[Water Boy]

Ahhh sweet as thanks mate... Ok iv got some speakers for the back doors of a friend today who was guna put em into his GL but never got round to it...

Looks like ill be getting a Head Unit... Im not on a huge budget but i dont want to be povo with cheap rubbish...

[rayray086]

I've noticed many audio shops having huge sale nights once in a while throughout the year. Your best bet would be to hunt out the head-unit you want and just wait until that time comes. Seeing it's post-Christmas now, I don't think you'll have to wait for long

As with head-unit choice, Clarion seems to be my favourite. I've got one of their medium-range budget players and have found them to be easy to use with support for USB, line-in and MP3-CDs. However, the biggest factor that swayed me into getting their stuff is their OEM-look. The head-unit I have blends in really nicely with my stock interior. The lights are blue and white though.



Speakers, I went for the high-end budget components from Clarion too. It basically replaces the stock speakers completely; tweeters in the dash, woofer in the door cards. It came with a crossover unit (frequency splitter I think?) too. The sound was a ton better than stock, though still wasn't great when it was moderately loud.

Louis helped me out with wiring in the rear speakers and we hooked up the front woofers to it, enhancing the bass slightly. This made a noticeable increase in volume and now I'm quite happy with the sound! In all, I reckon you can spend no more than $400 for a very very decent sound system.

[Water Boy]

Yeah sweet as Raymond... So u have replaced head unit, speakers in dash and the front and rear door speakers?

Sounds good

[ScienceVR6]

Do you have speakers in the doors? (front) if so, i wouldn't bother putting 4" speakers in the dash, and getting some 6.5" splits for the doors, and mount the tweeters in the dash.

I'm loving VDO Dayton at the moment, the tweeters are realy mellow, and i like that. Not to mention that 4, 5.25 and 6.5" splits are all $99.
I have modified a set of 4" and a set of 6.5" to make a 3way split using cutom crossovers. Its not often you find 3 way splits for less that $500, but mine where under $200.