Recent content by theblooms

If the car is running fine, I wouldn't worry about it.

Correct. That sub will take speaker level inputs. No LOC needed. This is true for almost all modern amps and equipment.

There's hoop that you flip up before the harness will release. It's usually colored black, blue, or green.

The only bulb you can easily replace is the gear shifter bulb.

Airbag deployed. Guarantee that's the only reason they totaled. it.

I have a Rexing in both of my Mazdas. They seem to work well.

10 ohms, 25 watts

Sylvania ZEVO LED's are so good, they have lifetime warranties! https://www.sylvania-automotive.com/warranty-information.html

PART 1 - Source Before anything else, learn about the computer term "GIGO". Garbage In, Garbage Out. What that means is, no matter how good your hardware is, if the software is trash, then the whole thing is trash. Any system is only as good as the weakest link, and if you're starting with the...

Okay, that explains why you've never noticed just how bad those decks sound. If you were to play an actual CD, or play native WAV or FLAC file without using bluetooth, and you're using some good speakers with that radio, it's straight up nails on a chalkboard! To someone who enjoys a nice sound...

I am well aware of the whole XDADevelopers threads about them. I deep dove into them trying to get mine to work correctly. Nope. Never did. First one was garbage. Loved the idea of them so much, 6 months later tried another "updated" model. Nope. Trash. 6 months later, yet another "new...

Oh man, I always loved those MX-6's! Such an under-rated and massively underappreciated car. Same goes for its twin the first gen Ford Probe. They were pretty sick rides back in the day.

When you say "Android", you do mean a good quality Android Auto head like Pioneer, Kenwood, or Alpine, right? Please tell me you aren't getting one of those random no-name Chinesium "Pure Android" radios, because I promise you, as attractive as they seem, *you do not want that*. I tried three...

The Scosche adapter plugs in behind the radio, not behind the port in the center console. And I promise yes it fits. The only negative is that you will lose the analog aux input that is right next to the USB port by using that Scosche adapter. It is what it is.

The *ONLY* USB interface that will let you keep the factory center armrest USB port with an aftermarket radio is the Scosche TAUSB01B Don't even try anything else, it won't work. The Scosche however, does.