Anyone change their head unit in their 03-04 Cobra?

[snedogg]

I have the Mach 460 system, and I would like to swap my head unit while retaining the Mach 460 system. Has anyone here done this?

[GsEclipse02]

my step dad had a indash put in on his.. and they had a hard time theres like 3-4 harness's they said ... iono maybe sound advice is just shitty at intsalling stuff... i dont no and o yea they didnt even put it to were he couldnt put it to back or front... left right

[TIM TIM TIM]

i dont knwo if u can, if so then its liek 20 harneses and shit... cuz nothing but ur tweeters are ran off your head unit, its all ran off the 2 amps mounted up on the top of ur trunk under your 5x7's... suposedly you cant run them all off your head unit cuz there a wierd ohm load

[93ex]

i used to have a link.. the mach 460 is 230 watts... and with all sorts fo shenanignas for ohms and what not

[TBSpyder]

It's a HUGE PITA. Alot of the newer cars, GM in particular, are almost impossible nowadays for aftermarket HU's. Everything is interconnected, so you need multiple adapters and it just turns out to be a HUGE headache.

[TIM TIM TIM]

yup.. i just rewired my whole car last time.. it was only a gt but still had the mach

[snedogg]

Originally posted by whtmustangt99
yup.. i just rewired my whole car last time.. it was only a gt but still had the mach

Was your Mach 460 the one with the Double DIN sized head unit (6 Disc In-Dash Changer)?

If not, then your setup is different from mine.

-Snedogg

[GsEclipse02]

snedogg ru doing it ur self or r u takeing it some were?

[TIM TIM TIM]

well the one i already did was the 2 seperate pieces with the 1 disc changer... my new one has the 6 disc but i will also just be re wireing this one... im realy really dreading having to take out this stock head unit

[snedogg]

Originally posted by GsEclipse02
snedogg ru doing it ur self or r u takeing it some were?

I am having a shop do it. They said they have adapters to make the Mach 460 work with a new head unit, and that they will not need to cut factory wires. They said that if I wanted to change speakers, however, I will have to upgrade the amps as well at that point (which makes sense).

[GsEclipse02]

what shop r u takeing it to ? and if ur going to upgrade ur speakers u wouldnt need all of the harness's just a 4ch amp and a wireing kit ....

[snedogg]

Originally posted by GsEclipse02
what shop r u takeing it to ? and if ur going to upgrade ur speakers u wouldnt need all of the harness's just a 4ch amp and a wireing kit ....

I am going to Divine Sounds on Dale Mabry. At first, I will only change the head unit, and stick with mach 460, and maybe add some subs. If I get sick of the Mach 460, then I will upgrade the full range amp and components. For now, I think I will stick with Mach 460, however.

-Snedogg

[78mphgpr]

There is a harness that allows you to use all of your Mach system and use an aftermarket hu. There are RCA inputs for the subs so you can actually have control over them if your radio has a sub control. Let me know if you need the part #

[snedogg]

Originally posted by 78mphgpr
There is a harness that allows you to use all of your Mach system and use an aftermarket hu. There are RCA inputs for the subs so you can actually have control over them if your radio has a sub control. Let me know if you need the part #

Yes, please let me know the part number, thanks. :)

[snedogg]

I dont have the Mach 1000, just the Mach 460. So no factory subs. But I am gonna put in some aftermarket ones! :)

I wanna go this route cuz I dont want to buy aftermarket full range until later.

[TIM TIM TIM]

good idea.. the mach isnt a bad sounding radio for what it is.. 4 5x7's,both beeing componets with seperate tweeters.

[TBSpyder]

Originally posted by whtmustangt99
good idea.. the mach isnt a bad sounding radio for what it is.. 4 5x7's,both beeing componets with seperate tweeters.

That's exactly what I was thinking. The Mach systems are surprisingly clean for factory, throw in some nice subs and you should be set.

[TIM TIM TIM]

actually.. the 04 accord has a nice ass radio too, i dont know if she had the upgraded one or not, but dam i was very impressed, it sounded better then the mach

[snedogg]

Originally posted by TBSpyder
That's exactly what I was thinking. The Mach systems are surprisingly clean for factory, throw in some nice subs and you should be set.

It is clean, but the sound is tinny, and not natural. For now, I can live with that. However, I would like to upgrade to some more natural sounding speakers like the Boston Acoustics, or the MB Quart QSD's.

[TBSpyder]

Originally posted by snedogg
It is clean, but the sound is tinny, and not natural. For now, I can live with that. However, I would like to upgrade to some more natural sounding speakers like the Boston Acoustics, or the MB Quart QSD's.

Your aftermarket HU should make a nice difference though, you'll have the ability to better tweak the sound controls. And with some subs thrown into the mix, you'll be able to back off some of the lower frequencies going to your main speakers now and let them focus more on highs. You'll be playing in a whole new ball game, without a drastic change.

[snedogg]

Originally posted by TBSpyder
Your aftermarket HU should make a nice difference though, you'll have the ability to better tweak the sound controls. And with some subs thrown into the mix, you'll be able to back off some of the lower frequencies going to your main speakers now and let them focus more on highs. You'll be playing in a whole new ball game, without a drastic change.

It is true that a major difference would be heard. Kenwood's head unit's have System E's, which have crossovers built into the preamp as well as amplified signals, so I could cut out the low frequencies completely, and let the subs do their work.

However, it takes more than that and an eq to produce natural sound. The tinny sound is due to the materials used in making the speakers themselves.

Nevertheless, it would sound a lot better, you are right.