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<blockquote data-quote="Jimg" data-source="post: 8742259" data-attributes="member: 676695"><p>I am no expert in car audio but with The help of people on this website </p><p></p><p>I just upgraded the whole system in my sons 2012 mustang shaker 500 system</p><p>the factory door subs in the shaker system ***** and it is also the problem with trying to get aftermarket headunits to work without having to have additional equipment to work Correct </p><p></p><p>the factory shaker door subs and the factory shaker sub amplifier is the reason I decided to bypass the whole system</p><p></p><p>this is what de did</p><p></p><p>Replaced the head unit. JVC 750bt. It Is a great quality headunit with a lot of features</p><p>scosche dash kit</p><p>we did a full 3 way active front stage </p><p>put a set of focal tweeters on the dash in pods</p><p>did a focal 5 1/4 in the upper door speaker locations </p><p>and a focal 6 1/2 in the door sub location</p><p> two Dayton HO 10’s in the trunk</p><p>all running on around 2,000 watts of power on three separate amplifiers</p><p></p><p>a Dayton dsp 408 running everything active it sounds great </p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>BUT ,,,,,,,,,,,,,if I had it to do all over again here is what I would have done</p><p>it would have been a lot less work and way less cost by far( my kid is just not into music as much as I and really he does not understand the work and cost I put into it) </p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Below would be a great system and sound awesome compared to the factory shaker system</p><p></p><p>Step One. Replace head unit. I like the one we used. JVC 750bt</p><p>it will allow full active on a two way front stage along with seperate subwoofer controls</p><p>it has good eq adjustments, time alignment, and crossover settings</p><p>pioneer and Kenwood have comparable units that do this also</p><p>they are around $350 on average for this type of head unit</p><p></p><p>dash kits On crutch field is not expensive for the 2008 mustang</p><p></p><p>step 2. If you are going to use a double din headunit like the 750bt go ahead and put in a rearview camera If you don’t have one already. We bought one off Amazon $40</p><p>took less than 40 minutes to do. It is well worth it to have</p><p></p><p>step 3. I would use a set of tweeters on the dash mounted is some type of pod enclosure</p><p>do some research on this sight. There are several recommendations that cost less that $100 for the pair</p><p></p><p>step 4 I would use a set of 6 1/2 in place of the door subwoofer. Once again there are several recommendations on here for less than $100 for the pair</p><p></p><p>(we did not run new speaker wire through the door. We just traced the wires down to see what they were and used the factory speaker wire )</p><p></p><p>step 5. I would use what ever your budget is for a 4 channel amp to run the tweeter and the 6 1/2 and a small subwoofer amp or use a 5 channel amp to do it all depending on budget</p><p></p><p>step 6. Even if you put a pre made box with a 10 inch subwoofer it will sound way better and have way more bass than the door subs can do on The shaker system</p><p></p><p>if you have any questions feel free to text me. I can even send pictures of how the tweeters are mounted on the dash and how we did the 6 1/2 in the shaker door locations</p><p>pm me for my contact number</p><p></p><p></p><p>new headunit $350</p><p>dash kit $15</p><p>rca cables. $30</p><p>tweeters $100</p><p>6 1/2 door speakers. $100</p><p>low cost 5 channel amp $150</p><p>sub and subwoofer box. one 10 inch $120</p><p>installation parts, wire , fuse blocks etc $100</p><p>camera. $40</p><p></p><p>so for around $1,000 or less could redo the whole thing</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Jimg, post: 8742259, member: 676695"] I am no expert in car audio but with The help of people on this website I just upgraded the whole system in my sons 2012 mustang shaker 500 system the factory door subs in the shaker system ***** and it is also the problem with trying to get aftermarket headunits to work without having to have additional equipment to work Correct the factory shaker door subs and the factory shaker sub amplifier is the reason I decided to bypass the whole system this is what de did Replaced the head unit. JVC 750bt. It Is a great quality headunit with a lot of features scosche dash kit we did a full 3 way active front stage put a set of focal tweeters on the dash in pods did a focal 5 1/4 in the upper door speaker locations and a focal 6 1/2 in the door sub location two Dayton HO 10’s in the trunk all running on around 2,000 watts of power on three separate amplifiers a Dayton dsp 408 running everything active it sounds great BUT ,,,,,,,,,,,,,if I had it to do all over again here is what I would have done it would have been a lot less work and way less cost by far( my kid is just not into music as much as I and really he does not understand the work and cost I put into it) Below would be a great system and sound awesome compared to the factory shaker system Step One. Replace head unit. I like the one we used. JVC 750bt it will allow full active on a two way front stage along with seperate subwoofer controls it has good eq adjustments, time alignment, and crossover settings pioneer and Kenwood have comparable units that do this also they are around $350 on average for this type of head unit dash kits On crutch field is not expensive for the 2008 mustang step 2. If you are going to use a double din headunit like the 750bt go ahead and put in a rearview camera If you don’t have one already. We bought one off Amazon $40 took less than 40 minutes to do. It is well worth it to have step 3. I would use a set of tweeters on the dash mounted is some type of pod enclosure do some research on this sight. There are several recommendations that cost less that $100 for the pair step 4 I would use a set of 6 1/2 in place of the door subwoofer. Once again there are several recommendations on here for less than $100 for the pair (we did not run new speaker wire through the door. We just traced the wires down to see what they were and used the factory speaker wire ) step 5. I would use what ever your budget is for a 4 channel amp to run the tweeter and the 6 1/2 and a small subwoofer amp or use a 5 channel amp to do it all depending on budget step 6. Even if you put a pre made box with a 10 inch subwoofer it will sound way better and have way more bass than the door subs can do on The shaker system if you have any questions feel free to text me. I can even send pictures of how the tweeters are mounted on the dash and how we did the 6 1/2 in the shaker door locations pm me for my contact number new headunit $350 dash kit $15 rca cables. $30 tweeters $100 6 1/2 door speakers. $100 low cost 5 channel amp $150 sub and subwoofer box. one 10 inch $120 installation parts, wire , fuse blocks etc $100 camera. $40 so for around $1,000 or less could redo the whole thing [/QUOTE]
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