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A family member just redid the the sound system in both his 2014 Ford Ranger XLS and his son's Chev Utility.
I decided that I would first upgrade the front splits before investigating upgrading the rest. Well I took it to Alarming Bass in Pretoria East and it took them a little over an hour to do both doors. I took it to them since a)they had done a great job of the above vehicles and b) they had mentioned that they had worked on a Giulietta before and thus knew the vehicle.
So while the splits were being installed I was discussing my idea of upgrading the rest of the system (including ordering a facia that could accommodate a double DIN unit). I then realised that I would lose certain little features that I currently have as well as spending a small fortune (the facia alone is 200 GBP without shipping). The guy doing the install then recommended keeping the OEM HU and instead putting an EQ in between the HU and the amp.
Once the splits were installed it became obvious that the HU was the weak point. With the stock speakers or the JBL GTOs that I installed the volume limit (before there was distortion) was 30. So its now become a simple case of to get better sound I need to install an amp.
Thankfully I have the sub (a JBL 12-inch).
On Monday I should have the pricing and then when I am back from my business trip this week the G will go in for a day of work. Should take them half a Saturday but then once its done it should sound excellent.
I will post pics once the job is complete.
I decided that I would first upgrade the front splits before investigating upgrading the rest. Well I took it to Alarming Bass in Pretoria East and it took them a little over an hour to do both doors. I took it to them since a)they had done a great job of the above vehicles and b) they had mentioned that they had worked on a Giulietta before and thus knew the vehicle.
So while the splits were being installed I was discussing my idea of upgrading the rest of the system (including ordering a facia that could accommodate a double DIN unit). I then realised that I would lose certain little features that I currently have as well as spending a small fortune (the facia alone is 200 GBP without shipping). The guy doing the install then recommended keeping the OEM HU and instead putting an EQ in between the HU and the amp.
Once the splits were installed it became obvious that the HU was the weak point. With the stock speakers or the JBL GTOs that I installed the volume limit (before there was distortion) was 30. So its now become a simple case of to get better sound I need to install an amp.
Thankfully I have the sub (a JBL 12-inch).
On Monday I should have the pricing and then when I am back from my business trip this week the G will go in for a day of work. Should take them half a Saturday but then once its done it should sound excellent.
I will post pics once the job is complete.