Advice for first time ever Head Unit and Speaker Upgrade on a budget...

[jcboy]

Originally Posted by NuMystic

The 6.5" are the ones by our legs and the rear speakers yes? I've heard a lot of people are now focusing on front only speakers which I'm considering. What about the two small round speakers at head level on the door frames by the windows?



The unit I mentioned as well as the cheaper model suggested by bassmnnate have bluetooth. Going to be cabled into the USB 100% of the time in any case though so I can mirror using AppRadio and Waze.



All of that is pretty much foreign to me so I'm definitely leaning towards hiring someone from craigslist or going to a local shop to just get everything installed by someone that knows exactly what they're doing. Thank you for sharing all the details though!



The two speakers in the lower doors by our legs produce no sound at all. Same for the small round one by the window on the left. Small round one on the window frame on the right does crackle and kicks sometimes if I crank the volume way up but then cuts out again if lower the volume. Two back speakers seem to be fine apart from a volume difference. (left is lower than the right, need to adjust the balance to L-3 for it to sound even)




Thanks! Only $25 difference but since I definitely don't care about radio at all that's still $25 more in my pocket.


Here's my current Amazon shopping list (not including speakers). Am I missing anything?

Pioneer AVH-X2800BS
Scosche Radio Wiring Harness for 87+ Ta Pwr/4Spk with Butt Connectors
Metra 95-8202 Toyota DDIN Multi Dash Kit
MicroBypass ALL AVH-X Video In Motion Interface for Select Pioneer Receivers
Rerii 3ft 1 Meter USB and 2RCA to USB & 3.5mm Female Flush Mount

Try to adjust the fader all the way to the front and see if they produce sound at all. The crackle question by another member is to tell us you have a loose wiring issue.

The ones by the legs and the doors are one and the same, they are the front speakers. The ones by the legs (front) are the mids - they produce the vocals - and the ones up top (small ones) are tweeters - they produce the cymbals, etc.

They are both connected to the front outputs of the stereo, if you trace it the tweeter usually have "something"in the wiring (its a capacitor) before it reaches the headunit. Sometimes both of them go into a different "something" (called a crossover, and its like a small box) and this something is the one connected to the stereo.

Ive tried to simplify the words for you :)

Which then reminds me, are those front speakers stock from factory? If not, my money goes to wiring issues.

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