[s-cars] Ipod integration and speaker replacement

[chris chambers]

Calvin,

what CD changer controller are you talking about....never having had
a CD changer I don't know what space you are talking about. The cable
is
only 6.5 feet long so I was thinking about placing the ipod in my glove
box or if it fits where the factory cell phone now resides.

Which deck did you install?
Who sells the speaker adapters?
The rear speaker size is standard 6x9?

Thanks
Chris



--- calvinlc at earthlink.net wrote:

> Back is 6x9, front depends on how adventurous you want to be.  You
> can get
> adapters that will bolt right in and accommodate a 4 inch
> speaker...the
> stock is about 5 inches.  You can also do some modification to the
> door
> panel and fit 5.25's but it does take some massaging.  Right now I
> have
> decided to simply leave the stock Bose stuff in and hook the pre-amp
> outputs
> up to the inputs of the Bose amps.  You have to hook all 4 up or you
> get
> unbelievable alternator whine.  The only anomaly is a loud amplifier
> pop
> when you switch on the unit or change input sources, i.e. tuner, cd,
> or
> ipod.  I believe the pop is due to the fact that the stock deck used
> something on the order of 1V pre-amp outs and the ALpine uses 2V, and
> therefore over-drives the speaker.  There meay also have been some
> dampening
> circuitry in the original head unit that is usually incorporated into
> aftermarket amps.  Since I don't plan on having this for too terribly
> long,
> i.e. I will eventually replace all the speakers, this is just a minor
> annoyance.
> 
> BTW the ipod fits perfectly where the old CD changer controller used
> to go.
> Make sure your ipod is not on shuffle or repeat when you hook it up
> to the
> head unit or the head unit controls won't work...ask me how I know :)
>  BTW,
> the Scosche adapter plug you can buy from Best Buy has all of the
> pins,
> other then the pre-amp interface you would need.  The Metro harness
> connector you can get from Ultimate Electronics or Circuit City is
> missing a
> couple of pins.  If you have any questions about the install let me
> know.  I
> just did this 2 weekends ago.  Best Buy is the same price as
> Crutchfield, or
> at least they were 2 weekends ago.  Of course you have to pay
> tax...it just
> depends on how anxious you are or how much you value buying something
> locally.
> 
> --Calvin
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: s-car-list-bounces at audifans.com
> [mailto:s-car-list-bounces at audifans.com]On Behalf Of chris chambers
> Sent: Monday, April 24, 2006 2:09 PM
> To: atay at cox.net; Scar
> Subject: Re: [s-cars] Ipod integration and speaker replacement
> 
> 
> Aaron,
> 
> I plan on ripping it all out, which is why I am trying
> to find out what speaker sizes I'll need.
> 
> 
> Chris
> 
> --- Aaron Taylor <atay at cox.net> wrote:
> 
> > Hi Chris,
> > Have you confirmed that Alpine unit with work with the rest of the
> > Bose
> > stuff or are you ripping it all out?
> > Im really interested in how it all turns out.
> > Thanks
> > Aaron
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: s-car-list-bounces at audifans.com
> > [mailto:s-car-list-bounces at audifans.com] On Behalf Of chris
> chambers
> > Sent: Monday, April 24, 2006 8:02 AM
> > To: Scar
> > Subject: [s-cars] Ipod integration and speaker replacement
> >
> > Gentz,
> >
> > Alpine has new car stereo decks out that will control the Ipod
> > with the additioon of a $29 cable. My volume control seems to be
> > dying so I'm going to replace the Bose system with an Alpine.
> >
> > I'm looking at getting an Alpine CDA-9856 deck $199.99
> >
>
http://www.crutchfield.com/S-qsZgVTNqikN/cgi-bin/ProdView.asp?g=300&id=other
> > _items&i=500CDA9856#Tab
> >
> > Alpine KCE-422i iPod cable $29.99
> >
>
http://www.crutchfield.com/S-qsZgVTNqikN/cgi-bin/ProdView.asp?g=227550&id=es
> > sential_info&i=500KCE422I#Tab
> >
> > But I can't seem to find out what speaker sizes I will need.
> > Has anyone BTDT and know the speaker sizes needed, perhaps a
> > recommended speaker?
> >
> > I don't want a bass box, just good clean sound.
> >
> >
> > Thanks
> > Chris
> >
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> >
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