Two Radios?

[Juniorfeel]

Hey everyone, this is my first post so be nice //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif I know nothing about car audio, so I'm not sure about the feasibility of what I'm about to ask. Basically, I have a GPS unit in my car that is a clone of the OEM one but I'm not happy with the audio quality. It's not bad, but if I upgrade my speakers, I'd like better quality to really make it worth it. My idea is to add another head unit (a kenwood Excelon KDC-X996 is what I had in mind) which will have better sound and more control. I have a space in the glovebox I could put it, but I may fabricate it into the dash, to make it look really high-tech-ish, like having two TV's for separate football games. Anyways, I was wondering if it was possible to do this. I want to get the FM reception as well as AUX from the kenwood unit. Is there a way I can cut the signal and whatnot from the OEMish unit and give it to the kw (kenwood, sorry if that's obvious but I don't know much audio lingo...)? So to summarize, I want to get FM radio, satellite, aux, etc. from the kw unit I want to add, but retain the GPS from the unit I have now. I really like the one I have, GPS is great and everything else works nice, but I want better radio quality. I've tried amplified adapters but it still doesn't do it for me. So PLEASE, if anyone has a solution or a walkthrough/guide of how I can do this, please let me know...Since you guys would be helping me for a lot less than a stereo shop, I'm willing to paypal anyone who can guide me through, successfully, the process needed to get this to work, a sum for their time. Thanks guys, looking forward to learning a lot from everyone here!

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[Louisiana_CRX 5,000+ posts]

it will work

 

[TheUnderFighter 10+ year member]

Just so you know, there's a huge car audio scene in Florida, and we have a ton of members from there. I'm sure you could find someone kinda near you to help with anything else.

 

[Juniorfeel]

it will work

Awesome, I figured there must be a way but I had no knowledge or experience to back it up with. Any help on how? I need to keep the GPS voice as well. Thanks

 

[hispls 5,000+ posts]

Good aftermarket head unit should have enough AUX inputs to take inputs from whatever factory source you plan to keep. It will take some work, but what you ask can be done.

Ditto, there's a zillion audio guys in Florida, go to some shows and find the guys who do good work.

 

[Louisiana_CRX 5,000+ posts]

If you were closer Id help you wire it up I can make anything work car audio related been doing it for years...If your in the pan handel im going to my beach house in Ocean Springs Miss next month for a few days I think its about an hour or so away from Pensacola ...Even if I didnt have time to wire it I could chart out what you need to do to make it all happen after looking over what you got in detail...because I know its only a short visit this trip for me

 

[Juniorfeel]

If you were closer Id help you wire it up I can make anything work car audio related been doing it for years...If your in the pan handel im going to my beach house in Ocean Springs Miss next month for a few days I think its about an hour or so away from Pensacola ...Even if I didnt have time to wire it I could chart out what you need to do to make it all happen after looking over what you got in detail...because I know its only a short visit this trip for me

I'm about 4 hours from the panhandle, right on Clearwater beach. If you still think you can chart it out, I can take some pictures of the head unit as well as what's coming off of it. I guess worst case scenario I can have a shop install it that does great work, I'd just rather learn how to do it myself and saving money in the process doesn't hurt.

 

[Louisiana_CRX 5,000+ posts]

I'm about 4 hours from the panhandle, right on Clearwater beach. If you still think you can chart it out, I can take some pictures of the head unit as well as what's coming off of it. I guess worst case scenario I can have a shop install it that does great work, I'd just rather learn how to do it myself and saving money in the process doesn't hurt.

Yeah pm me a little detail of it and Ill see what I can come up with