Retnuhbackwords Posted January 11, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 11, 2015 There is a few things wrong I see I don't see a point in having coaxial speakers with tweeters. Kinda a waste of money The amp is overpriced I mean the labor is somewhat accurate. Wouldn't waste the time with labor. That's a 3 hour job if that. Head unit is already wired. The 8 gauge kit you already have could be used to repull a nice 1/0 kit with a distro block for both amps. RCA's, amp, speakers....all of it could be had on amazon alot cheaper. I'm not handy with car audio AT ALL! So installing myself isn't a good option. Currently whipping a O4' GMC Sierra 2500 Performance: K&N Cold Air Intake Hedman headers 3" True duels Flowmaster Super 10's Magnaflow High Flow Cats G2 4:88 running gears New cooling system Superchips Flashpaq programmer Eaton lockers Audio: JL CP208W3V3 Kenwood X500-1 8 Gauge Memphis Power wire Kenwood DDX8901HD Exterior: Fabtech 9.5" lift 38x13.5 Toyo Open Country M/T's 18x10 Fuel Mavericks (-44 offset) Diamond plate bed gaurds Diamond plate tool box Recon Xenon Bulbs in Highs,Lows,& Fogs Recon LED Tail lights AMP Research Automated steps Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Retnuhbackwords Posted January 11, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 11, 2015 There is a few things wrong I see I don't see a point in having coaxial speakers with tweeters. Kinda a waste of money The amp is overpriced I mean the labor is somewhat accurate. I'm eliminating the tweeters cause I also agree that it is pointless.What amp would you recommend then? He told me that my head unit should be powerful enough to run the speakers since I'm happy with the volume of my speakers, but just want a richer, cleaner sound. The problem with shop installs is that most of them don't usually let you bring in equipment for THEM to install. You usually forced into buying their overpriced equipment. In your case though I would really save myself the money on the amp and ditch it. Then down the road you can pick one up online for cheaper and install it yourself. The components should still sound very clean even without an amp They allow you to bring in your own equipment. They install anything as long as you pay for install. And yeah I'm thinking about ditching the amp. It would make the SQ better but even without it, it would be an improvement from stock. Currently whipping a O4' GMC Sierra 2500 Performance: K&N Cold Air Intake Hedman headers 3" True duels Flowmaster Super 10's Magnaflow High Flow Cats G2 4:88 running gears New cooling system Superchips Flashpaq programmer Eaton lockers Audio: JL CP208W3V3 Kenwood X500-1 8 Gauge Memphis Power wire Kenwood DDX8901HD Exterior: Fabtech 9.5" lift 38x13.5 Toyo Open Country M/T's 18x10 Fuel Mavericks (-44 offset) Diamond plate bed gaurds Diamond plate tool box Recon Xenon Bulbs in Highs,Lows,& Fogs Recon LED Tail lights AMP Research Automated steps Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
khinds94 Posted January 11, 2015 Report Share Posted January 11, 2015 There is a few things wrong I see I don't see a point in having coaxial speakers with tweeters. Kinda a waste of money The amp is overpriced I mean the labor is somewhat accurate. Wouldn't waste the time with labor. That's a 3 hour job if that. Head unit is already wired. The 8 gauge kit you already have could be used to repull a nice 1/0 kit with a distro block for both amps. RCA's, amp, speakers....all of it could be had on amazon alot cheaper. I'm not handy with car audio AT ALL! So installing myself isn't a good option. You should learn. Because once something goes wrong your not going to want to spend more money for someone else to fix it. 03 Sable LS AA mayhem 12" D2 Sundown ZV4 12" D1 Tantric HD 12" D2 Tantric SHD 12" D1 Sundown X12 V2 D2 2.5 cu net Sundown 2000d @ 1 ohm XS Power XP2000 Sky High Sound Deadener Sky High wire Stock alt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keith77 Posted January 11, 2015 Report Share Posted January 11, 2015 From a shops point of view that seems about right. just like they said up there I would ditch the tweets. If they let you bring your own equipment I would look into different equipment and have them install it for you. Will save you a bunch of $ Thats cool. Im way too old to be upset by shit like that. Your name is winston. Your own parents hated you even before you were born. My penis is bigger than your penis I'm far from loud and my roof/headliner flaps around like Adam's ass on a windy day. I think it depends more on the structure of the vehicle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Retnuhbackwords Posted January 11, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 11, 2015 There is a few things wrong I see I don't see a point in having coaxial speakers with tweeters. Kinda a waste of money The amp is overpriced I mean the labor is somewhat accurate. Wouldn't waste the time with labor. That's a 3 hour job if that. Head unit is already wired. The 8 gauge kit you already have could be used to repull a nice 1/0 kit with a distro block for both amps. RCA's, amp, speakers....all of it could be had on amazon alot cheaper. I'm not handy with car audio AT ALL! So installing myself isn't a good option. You should learn. Because once something goes wrong your not going to want to spend more money for someone else to fix it. While I agree it would be a good skill to learn, If the shop installed it, they will fix it no matter what, for free. If it is beyond repairing, they replace it for free. I know this because I've had to use their "Warranty" before. Currently whipping a O4' GMC Sierra 2500 Performance: K&N Cold Air Intake Hedman headers 3" True duels Flowmaster Super 10's Magnaflow High Flow Cats G2 4:88 running gears New cooling system Superchips Flashpaq programmer Eaton lockers Audio: JL CP208W3V3 Kenwood X500-1 8 Gauge Memphis Power wire Kenwood DDX8901HD Exterior: Fabtech 9.5" lift 38x13.5 Toyo Open Country M/T's 18x10 Fuel Mavericks (-44 offset) Diamond plate bed gaurds Diamond plate tool box Recon Xenon Bulbs in Highs,Lows,& Fogs Recon LED Tail lights AMP Research Automated steps Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Retnuhbackwords Posted January 11, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 11, 2015 From a shops point of view that seems about right. just like they said up there I would ditch the tweets. If they let you bring your own equipment I would look into different equipment and have them install it for you. Will save you a bunch of $ Since I'm very new to car audio, what equipment should I bring in for them to install instead of installing their own? Currently whipping a O4' GMC Sierra 2500 Performance: K&N Cold Air Intake Hedman headers 3" True duels Flowmaster Super 10's Magnaflow High Flow Cats G2 4:88 running gears New cooling system Superchips Flashpaq programmer Eaton lockers Audio: JL CP208W3V3 Kenwood X500-1 8 Gauge Memphis Power wire Kenwood DDX8901HD Exterior: Fabtech 9.5" lift 38x13.5 Toyo Open Country M/T's 18x10 Fuel Mavericks (-44 offset) Diamond plate bed gaurds Diamond plate tool box Recon Xenon Bulbs in Highs,Lows,& Fogs Recon LED Tail lights AMP Research Automated steps Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FrankB Posted January 11, 2015 Report Share Posted January 11, 2015 There is a few things wrong I see I don't see a point in having coaxial speakers with tweeters. Kinda a waste of money The amp is overpriced I mean the labor is somewhat accurate. Wouldn't waste the time with labor. That's a 3 hour job if that. Head unit is already wired. The 8 gauge kit you already have could be used to repull a nice 1/0 kit with a distro block for both amps. RCA's, amp, speakers....all of it could be had on amazon alot cheaper. I'm not handy with car audio AT ALL! So installing myself isn't a good option.You should learn. Because once something goes wrong your not going to want to spend more money for someone else to fix it. While I agree it would be a good skill to learn, If the shop installed it, they will fix it no matter what, for free. If it is beyond repairing, they replace it for free. I know this because I've had to use their "Warranty" before. That is ture of most good shops they will stand behind it for life and if its out of factory warranty they should offer a deal on replacements .It's not always about save a few bucks it's more then that . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miguels Posted January 11, 2015 Report Share Posted January 11, 2015 its expensive.. not over priced for $1700 you can do a lot my logshttp://www.stevemead...-my-new-set-up/my blow through loghttp://www.stevemead...future-updates/ 96 ss http://www.stevemeadedesigns.com/board/topic/164094-96-impala-ss-build/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Retnuhbackwords Posted January 11, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 11, 2015 its expensive.. not over priced for $1700 you can do a lot So I'm not necessarily paying too much, just paying a lot. lol well good to know. Currently whipping a O4' GMC Sierra 2500 Performance: K&N Cold Air Intake Hedman headers 3" True duels Flowmaster Super 10's Magnaflow High Flow Cats G2 4:88 running gears New cooling system Superchips Flashpaq programmer Eaton lockers Audio: JL CP208W3V3 Kenwood X500-1 8 Gauge Memphis Power wire Kenwood DDX8901HD Exterior: Fabtech 9.5" lift 38x13.5 Toyo Open Country M/T's 18x10 Fuel Mavericks (-44 offset) Diamond plate bed gaurds Diamond plate tool box Recon Xenon Bulbs in Highs,Lows,& Fogs Recon LED Tail lights AMP Research Automated steps Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keith77 Posted January 11, 2015 Report Share Posted January 11, 2015 From a shops point of view that seems about right. just like they said up there I would ditch the tweets. If they let you bring your own equipment I would look into different equipment and have them install it for you. Will save you a bunch of $ Since I'm very new to car audio, what equipment should I bring in for them to install instead of installing their own? Its hard to tell you what equipment to get. There is a ton out there. Best bet is to do a lot of research and looking around seeing whats out there. This site is full of great info. Hell you are from FL. There are a bunch of people from Fl on here maybe you can hook up with them and they can help you out Thats cool. Im way too old to be upset by shit like that. Your name is winston. Your own parents hated you even before you were born. My penis is bigger than your penis I'm far from loud and my roof/headliner flaps around like Adam's ass on a windy day. I think it depends more on the structure of the vehicle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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