We have seen numerous posts where the factory HU is replaced by an after
market one. I need to know since the factory sets blend with the dash, if
anybody has experciences in changing the HU but keeping the face of the
factory HU.

I am newbie to this, hope someone can help me.  See below...  Is Sony more
powerful than JL 500/1 @ 2 Ohms regardless of voltage, let's assume both
running on 14.4?  because Sony can produce 900W RMS, while JL constantly
produces 500W RMS???

hi, i just bought a vw passat...
got with it a blaupunkt beta radio, with 2x20W
question...
is there a possibility to connect an external amplifier to the radio, so i

I have a 1998 Mazda 626 ES with Factory Bose AM/FM CD system.
I got two inches of water in the car and the amp under the passenger
seat got soaked.  I dried everything out but the
sound was now very distorted, with occassional extremely

Hey guys, I recently purchased a 02 ford explorer sport track and sinc
there's not much room I was wondering if you guys can help me out wit
the audio setup. I want something that don't take much space but stil
have some knocking. I have $1000 that I can dump into the system

Guys,
My motorized antenna is getting a little tired ... am looking for a
replacement.  Preferably not motorized ... Which is the best type/brand
to get?

I have a Kenwood KFCW-300S Sub that I am connecting to a SPLX SPLA350 Amp
using an Autoleads PC4-20 wiring kit.
The wiring kit comes with a 15, 20 and 30 Amp Fuse, should I use the 30, 20
or 10 Amp fuse for the amp live from the car battery?

I have an existing amp which can handle 500W RMS at 4 Ohm mono mode,  is it
powerful enough to feed the JL 10W7 (it says 500W RMS in the spec.)?  Will
it overwork on my amp?  or do I need to upgrade the amp too?
Right now, I have one 12" W6V2.. it doesn't sound as good as I ...

Just installed my new Clarion DRZ9255 today.  Wow.  All I can say is this is
one FINE head unit!!!
I didn't realize you can control both the LP "and" the HP crossover
frequencies for each speaker (except the tweets).  The Eclipse only let you

Is there a way to plug a portable cassette player into my car speakers?
Here is the problem.  I only have a CD player in my car.  I am trying
to listen to stuff on my portable cassette player in the car.
Naturally it sounds like crap.  Other than earphones, is there some way

Hey All!
What is the hottest temperature I should expect an amplifier to go into
protect mode?  I know, I know, there are many factors that can affect
this blah blah blah...  I'm looking for a maximum temperature

I just picked up a Kenwood Excelon KDC-X789, and I was wondering how I would
go about using the "cell phone mute" option. I have an Audiovox CDM-8910
cell phone, and all I know is that there is a single "Phone Mute" wire in
the rear of the head unit. Any help?

1) I have a Directed Electronics Radar Sensor 508T and I don't
understand all of the instructions.
I have two versions of the same sensor, made several years apart, and
I just never got around to installing either before.  

I have a Jensen XA 6040LX that I bought new years ago.  I now want to
hook a subwoofer up to it, but I can't find the manual.  Does anyone
know how to do this?
I currently have four full range speakers connected, but I know it'll

I have an existing amp which can handle 500W RMS at 4 Ohm mono mode,  is it
powerful enough to feed the JL 10W7 (it says 500W RMS in the spec.)?  Will
it overwork on my amp?  or do I need to upgrade the amp too?
Right now, I have one 12" W6V2.. it doesn't sound as good as I expected ...