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My radio upgrade.. Keeping the stock look.

Discussion in 'Gen 3 Prius Audio and Electronics' started by niteryder, Jan 15, 2013.

  1. niteryder

    niteryder Junior Member

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    I will keep updating this..

    Parts list so far:
    Rear speaker adapters (did not fit properly, needed to modify)
    Front speaker adapters (convert 6x9 to 6.5")
    MTX 600DX MonoBlock AMP
    PPI S320.4 4-channel AMP
    MTX Thunder dual 12" box

    4 Polk DB651
    Stinger SGN11 Fixed Line Output Converter
    Generic 4Channel ground loop isolator
    Misc RCA cables
    Peal and seal from Lowe's (not paying the premium for Dynamat or similar)


    Well, I finally got around to doing my radio upgrade in my 2012 Prius 2. The stock stereo is mediocre at best. I am also posting it to my blog.

    Stock rear speakers. They are 6.5" and are well integrated into the mounting.
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    Staying with the stock radio, I need to re-run all new wiring.
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    I'm adding sound deadening material to everything I could. Inner/outer door panels, trunk, floor..
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    Reserved...
     
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    And one more..
     
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    Do you need to tear the dash apart that far to get to the radio? Also if you are staying with the stock radio what will you be using for a LOC? I am looking at different options for LOC's and it seems you can get simple $15 up to well into the $2-300 range depending on features. Audio Control seems to have quite a few nice choices.
     
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  6. niteryder

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    You don't need to rip the dash apart like I did, but I ran my own wires, so I needed to hide them up under the dash.

    I was actually going to go with a nice sound processor, but I decided to go cheaper and see what happened. The combination of better speakers, sound deadening and quality amps made the sound really come to life.

    The AMP I picked has has high level inputs with lots of sound controls. I am in the process of ditching the high level inputs and going with pre-amps. The high inputs really have a lot of noise. I'll update the OP with the components.
     
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    Thanks for the replies and sorry for the thread jack.:oops:
    I will look into the bazooka loc's. As far as processing goes I have a couple of Kenwood KAC-X4R's with on board processing (time alignment/cross overs ect.) that I am thinking of using. So a simple noise free loc is all that is needed. Again thanks and sorry for the derail. Now back to your nice install!:cool:
     
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