Narday

Hey all

Finally had my stereo fitted!

Check it out


Speak soon!

imtheking

So everything else was kept stock?

Steering wheel controls still work? Did you add a sub?

Narday

Everything else was yes.

Yup,steering works. Music channels, volume and answer phone.



The unit has voice operation too

bobterry99

I'm wondering how the shop in London wired the system. I am unfamiliar with car audio gear, and the only way I can see to do it would be to have an amp for the Bose subwoofer that gets a signal from a Pioneer pre-out, and then wire the front left and right channels to the door speakers. Since the tweeter and woofer in the door are wired separately, I'd put a capacitor in series with the tweeter (hi-pass filter) and then connect the tweeter and woofer together. I guess the Pioneer rear channel would not be used.

brucewane

I've got a Pioneer head unit in my SL600; the rear channel is wired to the small speakers in the top of the rear panel. They're on either side of the parktronic unit.

These speakers are tiny, so they don't handle low end well at all. Even at fairly low volume, with a full-range signal they'll distort. The Pioneer head unit has high-pass filtering available,so I configured a steep roll-off at 80Hz, so these rear speakers are now handling mid-high frequencies only. They're good for adding some needed clarity to the overall sound - since the door speakers are mounted so low, firing across your lower legs and feet, they tend to sound a bit muffled on their own.

This head unit was in the car when I purchased it, and I haven't had any need to crack open the console, so I'm not sure exactly what equipment was used to interface with the steering wheel controls. But they do work just fine. Hands-free cellular via bluetooth does not use the factory microphone, there's a tiny microphone mounted inconspicuously in a corner of the dash, works fine.

I'm pretty sure I have no subwoofer at this time; I found a JL Audio 0 gauge power cable in the trunk that is not connected to anything, so apparently there was some kind of aftermarket subwoofer setup at one time that was removed.

I'm planning to open up the console to replace the infamous shifter lock before it becomes a problem, and at the same time I'll have the head unit out to see how it's wired up and to hook up a new antenna. The car currently has an aftermarket antenna that's stuck to the top of the passenger side windshield, which works fine but looks terrible. Planning to replace it with a flexible cable type antenna hidden elsewhere in the car. I need to check to see how the door speakers are wired up, could be that they need a proper crossover added. Overall sound is just OK right now, but I'm kinda spoiled by the system in my Chevy Avalanche - Kenwood head, Infinity components in all 4 doors, and a 12" JBL sub in a 2 cubic foot vented box that's tuned perfectly. That system sounds amazing, and goes as loud as you can stand it with absolute clarity. The low end can actually induce nausea

Narday

Hi all

I'd strongly suggest that you speak to this company.

Comand Online Ltd. Registered in England and Wales, Registration Number:
06380502. Registered Office: C/O Unique Car Sound & Security, 58,
Guildford Road, Lightwater, Surrey, GU18 5SD Phone 01276 451579

They're clearly the specialists.