Glasswolf
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Anonymous | What do you do for a living??? it seems like all you do is car audio, just curious if you did this for a living or maybe just like to compete as a hobby or something HAHA just curious (probably not the only one who wondered) |
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Gold Member Username: SubfanaticKy Post Number: 4662 Registered: Dec-04 | he is a master installer, lol, check out www.wickedcases.com, its his site, should show you everything |
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New member Username: AloehrPost Number: 1 Registered: Aug-05 | Ok Master Installer...that's awesome... I've just bought a Mazda 6 and apparently there isn't a car audio business around that is willing to tinker with the stereo. Can you connect my subs and amp directly to the factory head unit? One installer told me I needed an "adapter". Is this accurate? |
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Anonymous | yea most likely but they are cheap |
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New member Username: AloehrPost Number: 2 Registered: Aug-05 | What is this part called? |
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Gold Member Username: InvainMichigan United States Post Number: 3407 Registered: Aug-04 | It's called a LOC, line out converter. |
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New member Username: AloehrPost Number: 3 Registered: Aug-05 | Wow...guess you DO know what you're talking about  Any recommendations on where I might go to find one of good quality? |
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Gold Member Username: InvainMichigan United States Post Number: 3417 Registered: Aug-04 | "Wow...guess you DO know what you're talking about" What's that supposed to meen? You can get them from lot's of places. Just google "line out converter", and get one from a reputable online seller. Should also be tons on ebay. |
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New member Username: AloehrPost Number: 4 Registered: Aug-05 | I am just impressed is all Thank you so much for your help! Do you know anything about Mazdas? I just purchased a Mazda 6 and no one will even DISCUSS putting in a new deck with me. Apparently because the factory deck consume the whole dash. Will I experience decent quality with the factory deck and my amp? |
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Gold Member Username: Jonathan_fGA USA Post Number: 4373 Registered: May-04 | "I just purchased a Mazda 6 and no one will even DISCUSS putting in a new deck with me. Apparently because the factory deck consume the whole dash." The heat, A/C, and other controls are wired through the radio. It would take a lot of time, patient planning, and talent to pull it off. LOCs aren't too bad, and really stock radios aren't horrible by any means. The JL Audio Cleansweep integrates systems like these very well, and flattens EQ boosts and cuts built into the deck so that you'll get good results with aftermarket speakers. You'll get good quality out of the factory deck, similar to what you would get from a mid-line head unit from most manufacturers. |
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Gold Member Username: GlasswolfWisteria, Lane USA Post Number: 8956 Registered: Dec-03 | There are adapters made specifically for Mazda's newer style of BOSE based systems that adapts to RCA pre-outs without replacing any of the factory system. You can also use JL Audio's CleanSweep to do a similar function with some correction for factory radio EQing. Costs a bit more, but does a very nice job. |
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Silver Member Username: Audiobass10Cape Coral, FL United States Post Number: 202 Registered: Jul-05 | Metra just released its dash kit for the Mazda 6. Taking the dash off can be a pain and you really need to be careful when removing so you don't end up cracking the flat silver dash piece. http://home.online.no/~rekse/mazda6/gallery.htm That should help you out quite a bit. |
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Silver Member Username: Bnd_rulezPhoenix, AZ USA Post Number: 732 Registered: Mar-05 | Car manufacturers seem to be doing that more and more. My mom has a 2003 Aztek (I know it's an ugly car, but she loves it) and I guess they needed some kind of special adapter for a double pig tails type of wiring because the headunit was integrated with air bags and ac controls. I cost like $120 to have a stereo installed. Any clues as to why they are doing this? |
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Gold Member Username: GlasswolfWisteria, Lane USA Post Number: 9132 Registered: Dec-03 | the integrate everything as a feature.. it's supposed to be neat that everything is tied into everything else, which in some cases, it is.. but mostly, it's just annoying when you need to work on the car. Vehicles are becoming more like appliances now.. much like computers have. If there's a problem you either take it to a dealer for repairs, or you scrap it and get a new one. ask your mom what she likes about that car for me sometime please. I've always wondered how anybody could like one of those, and what the attraction is. |
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