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Premium Audio Upgrade for less than $250

Discussion in 'Audio & Video' started by bshammer0, Sep 14, 2017.

  1. Apr 11, 2018 at 2:04 PM
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    Black taco.

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    Which eBay vendor is that grille from?
     
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  2. Apr 11, 2018 at 4:42 PM
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  3. Apr 11, 2018 at 5:05 PM
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    Too much.
  4. Apr 12, 2018 at 5:05 AM
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    CBI bed rack and sliders, Backwoods Adventure Mods front and rear bumpers, etc. And some stickers.
    Either the mods you have added are adding interference/decreasing reception, or the antenna isn't connected well. I've never removed my radio and reinstalled it several times.
     
  5. Apr 12, 2018 at 6:25 AM
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    Every time my radio is being defiant, I let it know who the boss is.
     
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  6. Apr 12, 2018 at 7:49 AM
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  7. Apr 12, 2018 at 10:35 PM
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    Blacked out grill / emblems Black lettering Color matched bumper caps BakFlip cover Subaru tweeters
    Just did the tweeters ($85 shipped, eBay) and was pleasantly surprised at the clarity difference! Definitely worth every penny.
    Now to wait for the CS series to go back on sale at Crutchfield!
    ...
    (plus sound deadening mat'l....and a hidden sub....)
     
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  8. Apr 12, 2018 at 11:10 PM
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    Do you have an amp besides the Headunit? I just installed the tweeters and the front speakers and I see what you mean by not noticing a big improvement. I'm having an amp and compact sub put in tomorrow, so I think the quality will be a lot better with an amp.
     
  9. Apr 15, 2018 at 7:21 PM
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    Just completed this today- 4 speakers and the 2 tweeters.
    Definitely a big improvement at the medium to higher volumes.
     
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  10. Apr 16, 2018 at 10:56 AM
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    These speakers seem to break in well over a long period for sure... now 8 months or so later and they still sound terrific in every way to me and I generally don't turn it up over 2/3 volume MOST of the time. My speakers are definitely louder than the stock ones

    In any case, so happy to see folks continuing to rip those paper weights out of the doors to put something that sounds better for not a lot of cash!
     
  11. Apr 16, 2018 at 1:39 PM
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  12. Apr 17, 2018 at 2:30 PM
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  13. Apr 17, 2018 at 5:11 PM
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    Will this setup work on my 2018 off road ?
     
  14. Apr 17, 2018 at 5:34 PM
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    It should unless you have JBL audio.
     
  15. Apr 17, 2018 at 5:48 PM
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    Would my head unit say jbl on the face ? I’ll see if I can find my window sticker
     
  16. Apr 17, 2018 at 5:49 PM
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    It should, the 2017's did.
     
  17. Apr 17, 2018 at 6:51 PM
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    It would say it on your head unit and the front door speaker panels. You'd also have a sunroof and leather seats.
     
  18. Apr 17, 2018 at 7:11 PM
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    The exact setup I was just shopping on Crutchfield. Are you using the stock HU? Seems like even if it's only slightly better than stock it'd still be worth the $100.
     
  19. Apr 17, 2018 at 8:24 PM
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    Yes stock 7" unit. It sounds great!
     
  20. Apr 17, 2018 at 11:51 PM
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    I just finished installing a kicker hideaway powered sub to the Subaru tweeter and Kicker CS speaker upgrade in my access cab. In the same way that the tweeters were a great upgrade and the CS (or whatever your personal choice) were another huge leap forward and the hideaway is another huge leap. It still keeps to the best bang for the small budget theme of this thread. Anything more than this combination and I think you need to step up to a big dollar system. For those feeling a bit more bass would fill things in then the hideaway or comparable is the way to go.

    I found a few songs just didn’t punch whereas with the Hideaway it comes alive. My audio upgrades are complete now.
     

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