havoc_vulture

sooo
im iether swinging between doin a dual exhaust on my '05 c230 sedan or switching out my O.E.M. head unit and sound system to all alpine because im not all to happy with the sound i get from the cars system
what would you guys move on first¿¿¿¿
thanks

XsuperbeeX

if the only reason that you want to change the sound system is because of the sound quality.. I would say dual exhaust first...

havoc_vulture

any dual exhaust for the sedan you recommend ¿¿¿
i know ROLLNNN has a magnaflow
are there other brands that work good for my car

B189s

IMO, if you don't have any other exterior mods such lowering/wheels, you should upgrade your HU and add a good sub + amps first..

What Alpine HU are you considering?

havoc_vulture

i was thinking about the IVA-W505/P1All-in-one Navigation/Audio/Video System

W203E35

looks over comfort....do the exhaust..you won't regret it

havoc_vulture

any recommendations KARO¿¿¿¿¿
for the dual brand wise that is
besides magnaflow
thanks

W203E35

Depends how loud and deep you want it.
Magnaflow is cheap and pretty good but people complain it drones. Patrick Lowkey has magnaglows on his car and it sounds loud (he too has the kompressor).

I have the remus and it's fine for me (remus isn't loud as much compared to magnaflow and eisenman) but I got the 3.5 engine so its a little louder on mine.

for 600 bucks labor and magnaflow you can get a quad setup like rollnnn's

add maybe another 300 and you can get remus

add maybe 500 more to remus and you can get eisenmann

havoc_vulture

ok cool thanks KARO im guessing highflow intake ¿¿¿

W203E35

You want quad setup (custom piping) or just replace muffler?

havoc_vulture

quad woul be good

TemjinX2

i say sound system...you'll notice more of a difference with the sound then the dual exhaust.

tommy

Since an exhaust doesn't really do much other than make noise on our cars, I would vote for making better noise and upgrading the h/u, amp, and speakers/sub(s). A sound system would cost much more than an exhaust, so I'm not sure if there's an a versus b decision here.

omg its nate

I would get exhaust.

HellsAngel

this is my second HU and im still with the stock exhaust...

Norwichdelta06

those are some nice rims on ur car....huuuuugeee are u black? lol

07 Benz

+1

Jkw

I second that!

B189s

I have the same HU and you won't regret it especially if you get the Alpine Theater amp and a center speaker like I did. I watch/listen DVD concert all the time, so it's worth it . If you even don't watch DVD concerts, the amp is still good enough to power up your stock speakers and convert all your music to DTS/Dolby 5.1

What about sub/amp?

B189s

THX, my rims are only 19s and I'm not black

havoc_vulture

any tips on what to get¿¿¿

B189s

For sub/amp? I have decent goods: JL W6v2 and JL 1/300amp

I'm not really an expert, but JL W7 10'/JL 1/500 amp would be good and better than mine. The amp is a little underpower, but good enough.

I'm running underpower amp for my sub, but it's more than enough for me since I just need good clean bass for my music and I can still turn up my bass if I want as I'm only running 1/4 turn in my amp now.

dj_rzn

hey, i have just ordered alpine iva-w505, and i need some steering wheel modules for getting it to work. please tell me what modules i need, thanks! (swi jack and...?)

W203E35

If you're going to go with the sound system route shoot a PM to Glyn (Glyn M Ruck). Not only is he a Mercedes expert but he is also an Audio expert as well.

Good Luck

havoc_vulture

ok cool thanks KARO
i think the sound system for now due to the fact that my car is stock so i think when im gonna due engine mods ill tie one in with the exhaust
thanks guys for input
ohh yea anybody know much about the purple HID's i lke the look but how well do they cut through the night or if theres any problems with them¿¿¿¿¿