Recent content by minnesnowta

I ended up just swapping the stock front speakers with Infinity Reference 6832cf's and after doing some fine-tuning, it actually sounds really nice. Thanks for the info though, I may amplify the fronts in the future!

I actually went to Harbor Freight today and picked this up:http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/displayitem.taf?Itemnumber=67021 Using those tools, I was able to get my door off in about 30 seconds. It only took about 5 minutes to completely take the door panel off and access the speaker (I...

Not sure, I went through crutchfield and they gave exactly what I needed since it asks you what car you are working on. Edit: from my crutchfield order: 12071048 Ford Wire Harness speakers, 1998-up (and I believe it was metra brand).

Great post, helped me with my install last night. Here are a few tips: The sail panels that hold the tweeters are VERY easy to take off, so just start pulling at the top and it'll come off with very little effort. The plastic panel that holds the window up/down button was very hard to remove...

I have a 2009 MS3 sport (non-bose). So far, I have tapped into the rear passenger speaker cable with wire-taps and have hooked them up to a RE-Q and added a small 8'' sub. I am still fairly unimpressed with the sound quality, so I am considering replacing my front speakers but I get the...

I followed the how-to to wire an aftermarket sub/amp to the factory head unit here http://www.mazdas247.com/forum/showthread.php?t=123737624 and it came out sounding alright, but not great. I just want to make sure that my sub/amp pairing is ok before I do much tweaking. I am re-using an old...

I just used a bolt nearby the one I had used before. Turns out the screw I was using as a ground was just being anchored by plastic. I would have saved myself a lot of trouble if I had a multimeter on me at the time. It works now, and it sounds good but not great. The LOC that had the built-in...

Edit2: Found out the bolt I was using for the ground wasn't grounded, so will try again when I am at home.

So far this has worked great for me, but I am stuck on where to hook up the amp's remote turn-on wire. I think it needs a 12v connection that is only active when the car is on and the one that is built into my LOC doesn't seem to work. Any suggestions? I have the stock audio system (non-bose)...