$300 To upgrade audio system?

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(LenchikUCLA @ Nov 16 2006, 12:14 AM) [snapback]350001[/snapback]</div>

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<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(LenchikUCLA @ Nov 15 2006, 10:14 PM) [snapback]350001[/snapback]</div>

$300 isn't much to work with. You'll have to go the Ebay route, and deal with non-authorized sellers and last year's or discontinued equipment. $300 can cover decent components but unless you want to butcher the install, you need to spend some money to do a decent job of connecting everything. Here's a starting point:

MTX Thunder 342 amp: $140
Diamond Audio D661S speakers: $160
Amp wiring kit: $20
Line out converter: $30
Wiring harness and speaker wire: $50

You can knock off about $120 by going with a refurbished MTX Thunder 282 amp and some Infinity component speakers (still a big improvement over stock). You could also save money by not buying a wiring harness and just hacking up the factory wiring. I hate cutting into the factory wiring so I'll spend money to avoid it. I like being able to just pop a "Tee" into the existing wiring between the car and the components and making all of my connections that way. Modifying a Bazooka subwoofer harness works really well for this, if one is available for your car. I've been told the harness that I used successfully in my 2005 Prius won't fit a 2006.

Install is one of the easiest I've ever done. With your budget, you have to do the work yourself. Just installing an amp and two front speakers will blow 1/3rd of your budget, and that's not even counting wiring harnesses, amp installation kit, etc. You'd barely have enough for a pair of speakers.