New Stereo Install

[runner4life]

Hi all.

Just installed my old doube din pioneer head unit. With the jdm facia kit, so the buttons look legit and all looks very nice!

Gps screen and controllers fit very nicely.

Just for anyones information, I bought the Metra 70-7550 wiring harness. Which is suited for the non bose system. Installed it, hooked up all the wiring to the pioneer wiring. Fired it up and holy sweet mother of god!

The sound that comes out of those speakers is absolutely incredible, I know what having a sub or two sounds like and this sounds exactly like having a single sub blarring away in the back.

It seems using this harness would bypass the bose amp, so I'm not entirely sure whats running what. But for anyone ever wandering what the sound quality is like with stock everything but headunit. Heres your answer!

You can buy the wiring harness which uses the bose amp, which is about 40 bucks delivered...Metra was 6 bucks!

Anyone have any experience using the stock amp with that harness? Love to hear how your install went.

Cheers all!

[=CPV35=]

where'd you buy the harness and the double din kit from mate?

cheers

[runner4life]

Hey mate. Ebay, type in metra 70-7550 and then jdm facia kit for 03-05 coupe from anywhere really....thats 390 bucks though.

[sonicii]

I believe the difference with the 'bose' version of the interface, is it reduces the level of the HU speaker outputs to suit the bose amp input. the non-bose interface does NOT bypass the bose amp

[=CPV35=]

Hey mate. Ebay, type in metra 70-7550 and then jdm facia kit for 03-05 coupe from anywhere really....thats 390 bucks though.

cheers mate!! which seller did u get it from if u dont mind me askin?

[Vimana]

photos. . .

[runner4life]

For the Metra

http://www.ebay.com/...984.m1497.l2649

For the Facia Kit (best quality) Better than that metra crap they sell....

http://cgi.ebay.com/...em=261056734411

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The Facia kit appears yellow. Believe me in saying that its not, it almost matches the silver stock. I think you can get the silver, however i like the different contrast in colour.

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[Vimana]

Dont the facia buttons illuminate?

[t5iv]

Great song - On my way to heaven.

Set up looks great!

[=CPV35=]

did u buy the stickers for your trip computer buttons?

[=CPV35=]

For the Metra

http://www.ebay.com/...984.m1497.l2649

For the Facia Kit (best quality) Better than that metra crap they sell....

http://cgi.ebay.com/...em=261056734411

By runner4life92

By runner4life92

By runner4life92

By runner4life92

The Facia kit appears yellow. Believe me in saying that its not, it almost matches the silver stock. I think you can get the silver, however i like the different contrast in colour.

hey mate, whats the difference between yours and the metra kit? looks the same to me...but the metra is only $250 delivered...

cheers

[Vimana]

The metra one has really bad ugly rubber buttons. Especially the temp button.

[=CPV35=]

The metra one has really bad ugly rubber buttons. Especially the temp button.

cheers for that man..i'll stay away from metra then =D

[runner4life]

Dont the facia buttons illuminate?

The buttons do illuminate very nicely!!! And very bright i think, reason they weren't on was the headlights weren't turned on.

And the metra one has that disgraceful ugly ac controller. This one is exactly! the same as the stock and the buttons press and feel really nice.

And yeah, i bought the stickers off ebay somewhere! 20 bucks delivered i believe....Only thing is, you lose the illumination, no biggy really.

That song is the sex!

[runner4life]

PS that song sounds unbelievable in this car! With that unit it really makes it sound like theres a sub. So worth the price.

[t5iv]

How did you go about wiring it without the Bose adapter?

[sonicii]

PS that song sounds unbelievable in this car! With that unit it really makes it sound like theres a sub. So worth the price.

if he has a Bose system.. he does have a sub.. unless he has removed it??

[runner4life]

Just connected the wiring harness i bought to the car wiring. Then just color matched the wires to the pioneer wiring. easy!

Sonicii there was never a sub in any V35. Don't know where you got that from?

[=CPV35=]

Just connected the wiring harness i bought to the car wiring. Then just color matched the wires to the pioneer wiring. easy!

Sonicii there was never a sub in any V35. Don't know where you got that from?

im pretty sure the premiums come with a sub don't they?

[rs88]

No they don't. Unless they missed mine!