They also have a guide on their site for what fits in your car.

dude, that Crutchfield site kicks ass. Thanks man.

No problem. Good luck.

This shit is easy.

You can always try roping a friend or relative into helping you.

Installing an amp and sub in the rear can be a pain in the butt.

You need to run power, RCA's, etc, and that requires a lot of disassembly.

4 6.5's won't touch a good 8 for low end unless you are using 6.5's with a lot of Xmax.

If you are going to put a stereo in yourself why not just get the code off your stock one yourself?
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3.5" depth is not a lot to work with for a sub, so the low end will not add a lot. You can get it to sound really smooth, but it's not going to be enough for "bumping".

An Image Dynamics ID 8" will knock your socks off, but it's too deep.

I always love seeing the idiots with the RCAs laying on the floor between seats
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LMAO


I have seen a lot of garbage in my days.

"My girlfriends brother is a professional installer, he hooked me up!"


:facepalm:

I have seen a lot horrible installs come out of the big stores, too.

because I'm stubborn. lol.
If I go through that shit, I might as well spend the same $ on a new radio at a minimum. I could do the radio, and slowly buy the other speakers.

the radio I'm wanting is $149 with free shipping.

Me too - installs where they just twisted wires together and covered them with masking tape, speakers just sitting in the rear deck or on the floor, wires left to hang in a tangle under the dash, etc.

Of course, I've also seen installers do stupid shit. One of them cut part way through the door skin of a BWM with a hole saw (from the inside). Another (might have been the same one) drilled into the heater core.

Fortunately, I never did anything quite that bad. :)

yeah, we'll see what I'm up against when I give it a shot. I think my plan is to get the stereo first and install it (at least attempt to). Seems like that Crutchfield site has everything I'd need. Should I get one of those cheap sets of .....whatever they're called that help with popping off panels and trim?

Absolutely. It will help a lot to keep from busting clips.

http://www.amazon.com/Astro-Pneumati...+removal+tools

good deal. thanks dude.

Looking at possibly going with one of these.

Kenwood DNX571HD


Kenwood Excelon DNX691HD

I'm not an expert on these things so I thought I'd see if anyone has opinions on brands.

Things I want -

Bluetooth - calling and streaming
Navigation (the fact that Kenwood has Garmin is a plus for me, I'm used to Garmin and it seems to be the best overall, imo)
HD Radio
Backup camera capable

It would be cool to be able to use the controls on the steering wheel. I won't be installing it myself.