What functionality will I lose?
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it's all plastic, it's gonna be very hard to get rid of that rattle. but it also depends on how many watts RMS are coming out of those woofers. fiberglassing a box on the left side with 1 12" sub with around 400 watts RMS would have been the best way to go. saturday we're working on a group of mercedes, you're more than welcome to come check out the work we do as well as other members on here in the area.
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it's all plastic, it's gonna be very hard to get rid of that rattle. but it also depends on how many watts RMS are coming out of those woofers. fiberglassing a box on the left side with 1 12" sub with around 400 watts RMS would have been the best way to go. saturday we're working on a group of mercedes, you're more than welcome to come check out the work we do as well as other members on here in the area.
Last edited by mistachy; Dec 16, 2010 at 06:52 PM.
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The 10's definately dont bang or sound like my previous ported mtx 12's, but they get the job done of delivering the low tones i wanted. There is no raddle by the way. AMS did a good job of mounting these 2 10's to my rear deck. Here are pics.
I still have to go back up there tomarrow for them to tune the system and finish installing the front door speakers. Ill post more pix later.
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you would be correct sir. my dual den kenwood ddx616 works great. the only functionality i lose is the dashboard display feed back of what radio station the radio is on, but the station seek buttons on the steering wheel work fine.
The 10's definately dont bang or sound like my previous ported mtx 12's, but they get the job done of delivering the low tones i wanted. There is no raddle by the way. AMS did a good job of mounting these 2 10's to my rear deck. Here are pics.
I still have to go back up there tomarrow for them to tune the system and finish installing the front door speakers. Ill post more pix later.
The 10's definately dont bang or sound like my previous ported mtx 12's, but they get the job done of delivering the low tones i wanted. There is no raddle by the way. AMS did a good job of mounting these 2 10's to my rear deck. Here are pics.
I still have to go back up there tomarrow for them to tune the system and finish installing the front door speakers. Ill post more pix later.
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you would be correct sir. my dual den kenwood ddx616 works great. the only functionality i lose is the dashboard display feed back of what radio station the radio is on, but the station seek buttons on the steering wheel work fine.
The 10's definately dont bang or sound like my previous ported mtx 12's, but they get the job done of delivering the low tones i wanted. There is no raddle by the way. AMS did a good job of mounting these 2 10's to my rear deck. Here are pics.
I still have to go back up there tomarrow for them to tune the system and finish installing the front door speakers. Ill post more pix later.
The 10's definately dont bang or sound like my previous ported mtx 12's, but they get the job done of delivering the low tones i wanted. There is no raddle by the way. AMS did a good job of mounting these 2 10's to my rear deck. Here are pics.
I still have to go back up there tomarrow for them to tune the system and finish installing the front door speakers. Ill post more pix later.
clean on the install. i'd still love to hear it. would you be comfortable PMing me the price? i see a jl xd and i believe an hd amp behind it. HD's were set to recall for a while. i still can't believe they went free air with these woofers!
i can't say anything though, hearing is believing.
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clean on the install. i'd still love to hear it. would you be comfortable PMing me the price? i see a jl xd and i believe an hd amp behind it. HD's were set to recall for a while. i still can't believe they went free air with these woofers! i can't say anything though, hearing is believing.
i can't say anything though, hearing is believing.Last edited by mistachy; Dec 17, 2010 at 01:15 AM.
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I love it. If I cant find a COMAND unit, this is def on my wish list!
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Oh and about the regarding the USB, there's a mini-usb input in the front and a SD card slot for media. The parking break can be grounded so video in motion is possible. I have an iPhone 4 on 4.1 and AD2P (bluetooth music streaming) works wonder! Haha sorry for the lengthy post, and to mistachy for jacking his thread
Let me know if you need anymore info on it.
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whats the address to meet you at? i can email you the quote. they basically installed a 5.1 system with 2 subs in the deck acting as the .1. the dashboard speaker is a 3 inch little thing. I think they put a pioneer there as the center channel. im also having my sirius installed. its the Mirge radio...
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Very informative, thank you so much.
Once you get answers to the questions you had about the info screen and the phone buttons, could you start a thread about with all this info plus the answers you get? I really think this is info the forum could use for reference since IMO this is an awesome alternative to COMAND for those of us who want OEM!!
And if you dont start a thread if you could at least PM me and keep me updated!
So you said the GPS signal is 'pretty' good? Does it cut off? If so, does the map keep going or does it cut out while it searches for new signal?
Im super jealous.
Did you pay the retail price for this listed on that website??
love it
Once you get answers to the questions you had about the info screen and the phone buttons, could you start a thread about with all this info plus the answers you get? I really think this is info the forum could use for reference since IMO this is an awesome alternative to COMAND for those of us who want OEM!!
And if you dont start a thread if you could at least PM me and keep me updated!
So you said the GPS signal is 'pretty' good? Does it cut off? If so, does the map keep going or does it cut out while it searches for new signal?
Im super jealous.
Did you pay the retail price for this listed on that website??
love it
So far I really like it. The screen sensitivity is great! I had an installer install it since I didn't really want to mess with anything. The USB cable were in the back, but it was short so the installer never extended out to my glove box. Same thing with my AUX input. He did, however, extend the iPod/iPhone cable to the glove box. Second thing I don't like is the pick up/end call button on the steering wheel doesn't work. I'm not sure if it only work when you get a call in or just doesn't work all together because when I press on it, I get function unavailable. Haven't try to use it to pick up a call yet since I haven't had the chance to test it. Third and final thing I don't like about it is the audio information on the instrument cluster, it just shows -----. I emailed the guy who sold it to me who said he forwarded it to the manufacture to get some answers. If it turn out that it's the installer's problem, I'll definitely take it back for him to fix it. The installer did a great job at hiding the antenna, he told me he stuck it under the dash so it's nowhere to be seen. I drove around my neighborhood and the signal is pretty good. Regarding the GPS software, it came with an old version of iGo. I'm still messing around to get a better software, currently finding iGo 8.3 which has TTS and latest map.
Oh and about the regarding the USB, there's a mini-usb input in the front and a SD card slot for media. The parking break can be grounded so video in motion is possible. I have an iPhone 4 on 4.1 and AD2P (bluetooth music streaming) works wonder! Haha sorry for the lengthy post, and to mistachy for jacking his thread
Let me know if you need anymore info on it.
Oh and about the regarding the USB, there's a mini-usb input in the front and a SD card slot for media. The parking break can be grounded so video in motion is possible. I have an iPhone 4 on 4.1 and AD2P (bluetooth music streaming) works wonder! Haha sorry for the lengthy post, and to mistachy for jacking his thread
Let me know if you need anymore info on it.
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Very informative, thank you so much.
Once you get answers to the questions you had about the info screen and the phone buttons, could you start a thread about with all this info plus the answers you get? I really think this is info the forum could use for reference since IMO this is an awesome alternative to COMAND for those of us who want OEM!!
And if you dont start a thread if you could at least PM me and keep me updated!
So you said the GPS signal is 'pretty' good? Does it cut off? If so, does the map keep going or does it cut out while it searches for new signal?
Im super jealous.
Did you pay the retail price for this listed on that website??
love it
Once you get answers to the questions you had about the info screen and the phone buttons, could you start a thread about with all this info plus the answers you get? I really think this is info the forum could use for reference since IMO this is an awesome alternative to COMAND for those of us who want OEM!!
And if you dont start a thread if you could at least PM me and keep me updated!
So you said the GPS signal is 'pretty' good? Does it cut off? If so, does the map keep going or does it cut out while it searches for new signal?
Im super jealous.
Did you pay the retail price for this listed on that website??
love it
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So far I really like it. The screen sensitivity is great! I had an installer install it since I didn't really want to mess with anything. The USB cable were in the back, but it was short so the installer never extended out to my glove box. Same thing with my AUX input. He did, however, extend the iPod/iPhone cable to the glove box. Second thing I don't like is the pick up/end call button on the steering wheel doesn't work. I'm not sure if it only work when you get a call in or just doesn't work all together because when I press on it, I get function unavailable. Haven't try to use it to pick up a call yet since I haven't had the chance to test it. Third and final thing I don't like about it is the audio information on the instrument cluster, it just shows -----. I emailed the guy who sold it to me who said he forwarded it to the manufacture to get some answers. If it turn out that it's the installer's problem, I'll definitely take it back for him to fix it. The installer did a great job at hiding the antenna, he told me he stuck it under the dash so it's nowhere to be seen. I drove around my neighborhood and the signal is pretty good. Regarding the GPS software, it came with an old version of iGo. I'm still messing around to get a better software, currently finding iGo 8.3 which has TTS and latest map.
Oh and about the regarding the USB, there's a mini-usb input in the front and a SD card slot for media. The parking break can be grounded so video in motion is possible. I have an iPhone 4 on 4.1 and AD2P (bluetooth music streaming) works wonder! Haha sorry for the lengthy post, and to mistachy for jacking his thread
Let me know if you need anymore info on it.
Oh and about the regarding the USB, there's a mini-usb input in the front and a SD card slot for media. The parking break can be grounded so video in motion is possible. I have an iPhone 4 on 4.1 and AD2P (bluetooth music streaming) works wonder! Haha sorry for the lengthy post, and to mistachy for jacking his thread
Let me know if you need anymore info on it.
