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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Boley Buster" data-source="post: 7407108" data-attributes="member: 634723">Alright, after some thought and debate I decided to go ahead and update the head unit while I'm here doing the rest of this work.  Once I found out that they made the larger size head units that would look good, and finding out that they had 3 inputs (front, rear and sub) I was really down on myself for not doing more research and finding a good one.  After looking on my go to sites where I ordered my other components (Sonic Electronix and Techtronics) and Crutchfield I was a little dismayed at the high prices.  However, I did some amazon searching and found a great deal on Clarion Mobile CX501.  Knowing that I also had my steering wheel controls I ordered a kit for that as well.The second major development that I've had in the last day is after spending a little chunk of time and pain removing the door panels I was starting to get a little dismayed at installing it myself.  I priced some other places last night and found a guy that could do it pretty cheaply in Dallas.  However, I've been thinking about it all morning (whoops, sorry work you got put to the back burner) and I really think that while it would be difficult, I could definatly do this setup.  A little side note here is that I've actually had 3 brain surgeries in the last year and a half and the last one left me with some nasty double vision that makes seeing things alot harder.  Don't let me rain on the parade here, I'm still wanting to do this install myself so my plan is to give everything as good of a go as I can this saturday and sunday, and if things aren't working out to go ahead and pay to get it done.Now that I've gone ahead and given you my novella, more questions!More carpet concerns, what size board should I be putting under the carpet and from your experience will the carpet be able to stretch over the entire board?  I'm just worried about the slits for the wires ripping when i stretch the fabric over the entire peice.  Also, what length/size bolts are we talking to affix the board?  I just need to make a trip to Home Depot later on and would like to pick them up.Wiring-How exactally do i go from amp to head unit.  Does the center console come out?  I could route it through the doors that just seems like a ton of trouble.Now that I have the bass control on the head unit, I'm debating returning the bass control knob.  However, i think that I could sneak it into the old AUX input in the center console since the head unit has its own front AUX port.Also, I'm dumb.  I went to look on the car and the tweeter slot in the door is right below the window, I think that it will be at least a start and hopefully a good final location.</blockquote>

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