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07-23-2016, 07:19 PM
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Join Date: Sep 2008
Location: Hackettstown, NJ
Posts: 1,649
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Camaro Audio Update
Well, I got tired of jerking around with the FM transmitter I was using to stream music from my phone over the car's radio.
So, I updated.
All the fancy. Bluetooth, USB, control the phone from the radio, etc.
No CD, but who cares?
I ordered speakers, figuring the speakers in the car were stockers but it turns out they're aftermarket and better than the ones I ordered, so I left them in. It took longer to solder and shrinkwrap the adapter harness together and route the bluetooth mic than it did to install the radio. Huge improvement in sound quality.
The stock radio really does sound like crap. The only change was replacing the head unit and it made a *huge* difference.
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1998 Z-28 - SLP lid - Ported TB - LS6 Intake - Dynatech SS headers/Catted Y - Magnaflow Exh - 3.42 - Yank SS3600 - UMI weld-in subframe connectors, Adj LCA, Adj PHB, Q1A TA - Bolt-in Relocation Brackets - Strano springs - Koni shocks - 17" C6Z06 wheels - 326HP/335ft-lbs - 12.35 @ 110.41
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Originally Posted by Blackbirdws6
I can appreciate a dream but this person needed some real friends.
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07-23-2016, 07:36 PM
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Lord of the rings / 10 Second Club / Meet Coordinator
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: Millstone Township, NJ
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Nice and functional. My head unit doesn't have an input for CDs either which doesn't bother me one bit. I have a USB stick with MP3s on it. Works perfectly.
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Forever dyno queen / 777rwhp 662 rwtq @ 17lbs / 10.2 @ 140
'24 Corvette Z06
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07-23-2016, 10:01 PM
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Join Date: Dec 2008
Location: NNJ
Posts: 1,489
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Looks good! Thought about replacing mine but it was already upgraded to an alpine unit before I got it, no fancy bluetooth or anything, just an RCA to headphone I put in later (used to just use CDs). Added a 500w 4 channel amp under my seat, new component speakers and a 1000w amp with 10" sub in the back to make long drives more enjoyable, but it's no longer my DD.
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1997 Camaro Z28 - 355 LT1, T56, CC503, LTs, ORY, Bald Eagle-back exhaust, !emissions, Lingenfelter CAI, EWP, !CAGS, BMR LCAs, UMI PHB, Koni Str.t/Koni SA, C5 Z06 front / LS1 F-body rear brake swap, factory hurst with short stick 
2014 2LT Cruze 2.0 Turbo Diesel
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07-24-2016, 06:14 AM
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Resident Camera Guy
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: North Jersey
Posts: 10,971
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It looks really clean!
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07-24-2016, 08:10 AM
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Join Date: Sep 2008
Location: Hackettstown, NJ
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Blackbird: Yeah, either MP3 files on a stick, or streaming music from Amazon Prime. Mostly streaming these days.
97Camaro: My days of huge stereo systems are long behind me. I'm happy enough with 200 watts in the four factory speaker positions; it sounds crisp and clear while being loud enough to drown out the road noise.
ar0ck: Thanks! That Metra bracket I used has two options, one of which is a spacer to bring the radio bezel out flush with the plate. I didn't use it, as I thought it moved the radio out too far. It helps that the digital media units are only about 1/2 as deep as the CD based units.
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1998 Z-28 - SLP lid - Ported TB - LS6 Intake - Dynatech SS headers/Catted Y - Magnaflow Exh - 3.42 - Yank SS3600 - UMI weld-in subframe connectors, Adj LCA, Adj PHB, Q1A TA - Bolt-in Relocation Brackets - Strano springs - Koni shocks - 17" C6Z06 wheels - 326HP/335ft-lbs - 12.35 @ 110.41
Quote:
Originally Posted by Blackbirdws6
I can appreciate a dream but this person needed some real friends.
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