This Is WHY YOUR FACTORY CAR STEREO SUCKS!
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- Опубликовано: 25 апр 2019
- Why Your Factory Car Stereo Sucks!
Hint: Because it's factory!
In this video I swap the factory car stereo out of my 1995 GMC Suburban for a brand new Sony MEX-N5300BT bluetooth CD Multimedia player. This truck is the same as most 1988-2000 Chevy and GMC Full-size trucks including Suburban, Tahoe, Yukon, Sierra, Silverado, Blazer and Escalade GMT-400 platform.
Sony MEX-N5300BT via Crutchfield: www.crutchfield.com/p_158N530...
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Rear Door Speaker Install: • This Is Why YOUR FACTO...
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*My rear speakers didn't work after first install and so I hooked up the remaining blue wire to power the external amp which powers the rear door speakers. Then, everything worked like normal.
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SO GLAD YOU COULD COVER YOUR MELTED DASH with the besel lol -omg
I think I am the only person to have noticed that ???
God. It makes it so nice when the old lady backs you up on fun stuff. That’s the way it should be. Backing each other up and understanding like that.
I have to say the interior behind the bezel is extremely clean for a car over 20 years! Way to go!!
Your wife is awesome dude. Great job on the install. Super clean.
Quick tip, don't click the head unit in until after you've tested it, if anything is wrong you won't need to use the keys to finesse it out, you could just pull it and find the issue easier.
Once you know everything is working as it should, then go ahead and click the unit into the DIN sleeve.
It's always cringy to see wire nuts in car audio …
Yeah.
if its all you got, why not🤷♂️
Paper.......... Even twist around other wires...... with labels to things not there anymore, wires going to no where. Puts panel back, umm there's a bigger problem.
right... not smart to use in a MOVING vehicle.. where they could possibly come apart and short out. solder+heatshrink is always the best method
Angel Raya I cringe too when I see that too
Great, simple, and fun video Jimmy. Makes us all want to go out and do our radios ourself. Goes to show u that if u do ur homework on ur purchases, you'll always be pleased with the outcome
That's exactly what I've been looking for, for my 98 Tahoe. Thanks for the link.
Car thieves could have shown you how to get the radio out much faster.
Not with the "theft lock" on the unit! 😄
xephael
Hey you’re stereotyping us Car Thieves, not all of us can take it out faster..!!
😂😂🤣🤣
What Car Thief takes a stock stereo ?? anyway.
@@generalzod7959 theft lock just means that when you put it in another vehicle it needs a code to be reset
I like watching your videos you always do a really good job on your vehicles, I don't care what anybody says .
You took the time to shrink tube and solder but you ran the wire through a vent!?! ......come on now
lol
Where else was he going to run it?
@@Nyle95 further down and then under the instrument cluster. Given all the wire he had to roll up and wire tie at the end, he could have easily gone under the dash.
i've run klipsh horns through air conditioning ducts 19 speakers, and at 139 db, it'll sure gain attention. when it was a thing, klipsh horns had a 1/2" pipe thread on speaker core and replaced the horns into ducts
@@gregsmith7828 Yes and anything over about 90dB is cause for hearing damage.
You never said why our factory stereo sucks lmao
Midnight _Hemi_13 he knows more about his wife's boyfriends shoe size than the why OUR stock radios suck
@@cesarconh895 The thumbnail suggests it's because it has a tape deck in it.
@@JERRYR708 Cassettes are back in now tho. They sound great in my stock radio with Dolby Cassette player and new speakers with a rear sub. Now play an old cassette that was played a million times then it will sound like poop.
he sorta did when he mentioned distortion. GM factory radios of that era suck because the head unit has a huge amount of distortion (THD spec when looking stuff up). I have a 01 Camaro with a very similar radio.
I got a 99 Chevy suburban LT top of the line with the original stereo system. Still sounds good.
Small tip, move that mic to the top of the A Pillar so you can flip your visor down and still have the mic pointed at you
Awesome video Jimmy. Thank you for sharing. Keep up the Great Work. Your Da Man !
NB: this run of trucks/SUVs (95-99 GMT400) =can= fit a double-DIN headunit into the dash. Metra makes two kits that allow you to do so:
95-3003G is the cheaper way - it has mounting brackets that fit the stock slots in the dash, and a faceplate to put over the stock dash face, but it requires some modification to the dash face to clear the front of the radio.
DP-3003 is the cleaner, but more expensive option - it includes a whole new dash face to replace your stock one, and mounting brackets to match it; it does require that you move the HVAC panel down about half an inch, but it includes templates to drill holes for the panel. It also only comes in the one color - textured black, but it can be painted to match the interior color if desired.
Nice video Jimmy, thank's for the tutorial, that head unit reminds me of the one I installed in my 96 Blazer that I had back in high school. With some speaker and sub upgrades, that stereo was so loud that it shook the entire car.
Sounds like he's got a good woman I like that ! it's hard to find a good girl these days vice versa. Good video I got to look for a new single DIN pop out screen mine broke
I used a Sony head in my 2011 Silverado when I integrated an iPad Mini into the dash and I have been very happy with it.
Great video, I'll put a little dielectric grease on all the connections. ....👍👍👍👍👍
I bought a Ken wood from cruthfield too. They really do give you everything you need.
You got great videos man. Thanks..my 99 k1500 4x4 LS will thank u when I do this to my truck..
Quick tip on the factory amp for the rear doors, if you bypass that amp you will have much more bass come out of the rear speakers, the factory amp will majorly limit sound from them. Trust from experience. In a suburban I worked on the amp is under the steering column tucked up fairly high. But it's a silver box about half the size of a brick. Just future reference if you want more sound out of your rear doors. Nice job on your install though. 👍🏼👍🏼
I want more sound out of my rear speakers.( Overhead 3rd row seats) and little less from the rear door (2nd row seating).
Great video. I couldn’t get the rear speakers working, but this video helped out.
Excellent video James. I've been thinking about doing the same thing. Of course I always say that when I watch your videos.
Original owner of a Chevy '95 4WD Suburban. Soon after buying, I replaced the factory unit with an Alpine unit, which lasted for twenty-some years. Just a little over a year ago, I bought a double DIN replacement dash bezel and installed an Alpine iLX-650 with Apple car play. Nice having in-dash navigation without having to squint at a tiny cell phone screen.
Jimmy the GM guide , another great video , thanks for good information ✌
Haha, sure!!
@@1RoadGarage going to upgrade to 10 " screan stereo this week 😜 . i will delete the A/C control panel and attach it some where eles in order to make this happen .
You never actually said why the "car stereo sucks".
I still have my original in my 1995 GMC Sierra SLT, although I immediately installed very expensive German speakers, a 12 inch subwoofer, and a 300-watt RMS amp when I bought the truck. (thanks to Hi-Fi Buys who is of course extinct)
Jeff My radio still works and all the speakers too. Maybe he’s wasn’t working cause someone else already tampered with it
A man’s ultimate dream ! A house a car they absolutely enjoy working on and a happy wife
The channel's budget must be increasing, Jimmy is regularly casting talent appearances now. 😁
Looks great, nice job on this. I put my microphone on the top of the pillar where your wire runs down. Works great there out of the way and frees up your visor if you need it or want it. Just the idea for you to try. Cheers!
Not bad. I put my Pioneer's Mic at the top of the A-Pillar trim and ran it down. At the bottom of the A-Pillar, there is a hole where it leads inside the dash. I ran mine under there to the opening of the stereo.
Nice install. I was using a Single DIN for a while, but I have a Double DIN now. Surprisingly, for the GMT400s, the install and modifications are really not that bad. It is very nice and feature rich. In my opinion, it also looks better than the 1.5 DIN adapter you get for Single DINs. It also has Bluetooth, I coupled it together with an amp and a 10" sub and a backup camera. To segment the part about the blue wire, not all GMT400 trucks will have it. My 98 K1500 doesnt need it because it didnt have the rear amp. Best thing to do is test your connections before buttoning it up.
Oh, and a quick tidbit... There was a 1.5 DIN back in the 90s, by Pioneer. I believe they were the only ones who made one, and it was made for the GM and Chrysler vehicles at the time.
Yes, I have a small collection of "back-up" stereos for my 1993 Astro. The Pioneer DEH-P77DH, and it also works with the iPod Adapter that came out a couple years later through its "bus" system. I leave my iPod in the glove box and it fires right up when I start the car. Clarion also made a so-so unit with cassette, but not nearly as nice a unit as the Pioneer. I also have a couple of DEH-P47DH stereos in my little collection as well. For my 06 Tahoe, I'm using the OEM Bose stereo (6 disc changer, who uses those?), but I have an adapter (P.I.E.) that integrates through the XM port to integrate an iPod through that stereo which I just leave in the car, hidden all the time as well. They only come in when I want to update them.
By the way, I’m driving a 1998 Chevy suburban. Love it
Lol I’m coming home to cook for you xD gold!! I love the honesty good video again
general motors has and still makes crappy sound systems
they moved to Bose to try to improve sound that has its
own problems i know those are pulled because of poor
sound quality hist video was very informative thank you
Exactly why I never pay extra for any factory "upgraded" sound since it introduces more problems later on when you go to upgrade, plus, the dealerships being the scammers that they pride themselves in being, love to only order cars with nav/crap you don't need, so they can gouge you even more in the sales process. It's amazing what $2500 in aftermarket car stereo stuff can get you compared to paying $5k in garbage "bose" + Nav "packages" that you could NEVER convince a car sales guy to just ADMIT completely suck. I'm still trying to determine: Is it pure hubris, lack of intelligence, or just plain greed that gets people out of bed every single day that function as a general manager and FI roles at most dealerships; If they didn't suck so bad at being humans, car dealerships and a lot of brands would have much better reputations than they do, but somehow it's an industry where the stupid gravitate towards when it comes to employment. Anyways, best thing I ever did was just go full active setup with a dedicated amp, one channel for each driver, zero compromises, lots of sound deadening = makes the commute much more exciting and when that prius driver who insists on taking >2.5 seconds per green light to hit the gas = just BASS them out at the next light and all of a sudden they have a faster reaction time. The real challenge though: Finding / discovering better music, not the crap we've all been trained to listen to.
Well dang wish my lady would say she's proud of me when I work on our cars and say she's annoying lol
Worst thing that can happen is my wife coming into the garage while I'm wrenching. Always takes at least 5 minutes to get back to where I was after she leaves. Can't live with them, can't live without them though.
I LOVE my delco radio! Mine has a CD player though. I rebuilt mine with new speakers and am modifying it to use bluetooth.
Jimmy you are a blessed man! 👨
I know that it was a slip of the tongue but the REM blue wire does not power the amplifier, instead it triggers the amplifier to turn on. I just wanted to save someone some confusion on that.
Jerryrigging the remote to the battery, one way to drain your battery
@@henrikpersson5420 it is of you are dumb enough not to put a switch on it. Its not the best way but it works just fine.
@@civic2980 it only powers when the headunit is on, so you don't need to fit a "DUMB" switch
correct, it just flips a relay within the amp powering it on
@@henrikpersson5420 it doesn't
bought a used sony wx-900bt for 20 bucks ten bucks for harness adapter and i cut my dash to fit she is a champ (1999 gmc suburban 1500 2wd) love the videos
The real reason why an older standard car stereo like yours sucks is for the same reason everyones sucks, it's old. Things do wear out. I'm in the UK and drive a Vauxhall Vectra (called the Saturn Aura in the US) The factory headunit was okay to start with but as time wore on it wore out. I fitted the predecessor to the unit you fitted and was amazed at what I hadn't heard before. The Bluetooth is great, you can a million different things to it, and with the USB port on the front, who needs a CD player anymore? and the colour changing settings are just great
You can use the AUX and open any video on RUclips to check the sound, thumbs up like always MR. J
Haha right. What are they gonna do strike you for another youtuber's copyright violation? It could happen but not as likely.
Love the 95-99 gm suv. 2 door 4x4 tahoes are my favorite.
I have a 95 2 door Tahoe. Great truck.
99 4x4 4 door tahoe! Absolutely love it, I have had 3 ford rangers, but moving up to the 5.7L V8 vortec and all the space in the Tahoe, I can never go back to a cramped ranger with V6
can't wait to do mine on my 97
Sweet! I need to change mine in my '99 suburban.
Just bought that unit. I have cheap Kenwoods but it sounds really good
Pioneer used to make a DIN and a half radio. Most GM kits usually have a corn tray at the bottom of them.
I have actually seen the din and half. When i was a kid my father had one in his old Lumina. Paired with Pionner speakers all around it sounded good.
@@pospc2 I have a DIN and a half in my 97 GMC from Pioneer.
@@jamesm568 has it held up well with age? Hows it compared to newer headunits? Obviously minus bluetooth and aux.
@@pospc2 It held up fine and does not look out of place. You still can buy them if you shop around.
glad baby girl was proud of you, makes me smile
Loll I cought that, poor controller.
Great videos BTW.
The blue wire even says rem out, antenna wires are a different kind of blue. Always connect the remote line if you have it unless you have an aftermarket amp
My stock factory radio is great! It's an "audio system" with 12 (could be 13, the center speaker) speakers, not just a radio though. LOL And yes, i have factory electric fan as well --i saw your electric fan video. LOL I enjoy your videos, totally DIY style!!
use the sony app to control all of the setting through your phone makes everything a million times easier and so much more intuitive.
😂 you and your wife sound like me and my wife. I installed a blutetooth kit on my 04 explorer called her told her shes on bt in the dinosaur, first thing she said was do i sound annoying, i replied"as usual dear"
I can relate. LoL
Muy buenos tus vídeos tengo una Silverado 97 y me fue de ayuda ✌️
For my 99 Tahoe I used the Kenwood DNX997XR headunit. Front and back door speakers I used JL Audio C5-650X with JL Audio C1-100ct tweeters. Cargo area roof speakers are still 4x10 but I put in Kenwood KFC-415C which are decent but nothing to be proud of.
I've installed many head units and I'm pretty proficient in doing so, I have no need to install another one anytime soon, and yet, here I am...
When I replaced a factory radio with Kenwood, Crutchfield had cables for the radio right to the factory harness without soldering. I also wonder if that wiring harness butchery caused your other radio not to work properly.
i like to keep the OEM radio in the dash cuz i don't want to cut up my dashboard.
Hªª hªª hªª your call with ur wife was funny, das a great way to personalize your vidz. Subscribed!!!
love the install and if im not mistaken there tons of copyright free music on youtube you can use without you getting a copyright hit
Good idea for anyone that needs to test anything dealing with audio.
Great video! I have a similar vehicle and will use your top tips. Any chance you could do a vid on installing a backup camera?
Hi! I see that you installed the infinity car speakers. I have a question: what do you recommend for my 2004 Chevy Colorado? I’m undecided between the infinity speakers or the cerwin-Vega speakers both 6.5”. What are your thoughts? Thanks so much for you help and your videos are awesome!!
All Sony units need its firmware updated. You need to download the updated file and install it on a USB thumb drive. The fix is for frequent no sound out of the speakers.
Same with my Panasonic. I got a new phone and the 2 units recognized each other but wouldn't pair. Always something.
Great job .
If your hooking up an aftermarket stereo be prepared to do it a few times before u get it right.
My Panasonic was easy to hook up. It was figuring out all the multi purpose buttons and getting it to do what I want was the problem.
The blue wire isn't used to "power" the rear amplifier, it's used to "turn on" the rear amplifier. This keeps the rear amplifier from constantly staying on & running the vehicle's battery down.
Kimbo Slice & Everything Nice yeah it’s just a control wire... it’s just a misuse of words on his part.
If you don't opt to switch to a new "radio" in your dash there are some things you can do to enhance your stock stereo system. it starts with speakers. are they of good quality, have correct frequencies for location of speakers?in good shape? tone balance is important as well as balance (side to side, front to back)of sound. you can also, tap into the remote power on switching side of the stereo and use keyed switch to "start" additional equipment. if it has a stock "power booster. just divert wire to speakers into a multiplex unit that can reduce input. allowing additional amplifiers after stock radio ends, and additional components start.then off to speakers. Get a backup battery to handle additional equipment. isolated from the starting side . there are many tricks. just got to know where to put them and how it all works together and still have the functions of your stock radio, as well as enjoy the audio ( and or video while not driving) as you roll. It may take time to fit everything. but with a little time, creative ingenuity. it can be done.
My 99 tahoe has 2 batteries, and it's absolutely the way to go. Some car audio nuts pack like 4 batteries, and multiple alternators to power all their system. Mine with the two is plenty for me. One battery powers engine and starter, the other battery for dash, cab, and auxiliary. It's such a nice piece of mind knowing you have two batteries.
@@atmosrepair hopefully, you have your starting battery separated from your stereo batteries. i would actually go with 2 deep cycle optima group 31 batteries, an isolator so that your alternator charges both, but radio only drains from starting battery, and the rest of the system including amps power comes from deep cycle batteries
@@gregsmith7828 radio, dash, cab, auxiliary on it's own battery and engine, starter on it's own battery. They're in series so the alternator charges both of them. I have lots of battery power more than I need but it's great to have piece of mind knowing i am set in that depaetment.
Awesome video! Your wife needs to be in more videos Jimmy. ✌🏽
Royalty free music is your friend.
Much of the royalty free music I've encountered on RUclips is annoying.
Sounds like Chipmunks trying to sing LOL
That last part about the blue wire now explains why my passenger speakers don’t work 🤯
Sweet! I was hoping that would help someone!!
@@1RoadGarage The blue wire is usually the remote turn on in most situations. Next video: Dedicated Amps/MORE Power, Stock deck is at best 5-15 watts before clipping (even though they all say 50 watts). You need a good solid 50-200 watts into those new speakers (clean watts! so stick to rockford fosgate or JL audio for amps).
I have to go back into my wiring harness to check this out. All my door speakers work and there was wiring to the speakers in the third row…. Been cut before I owned my burban, but want to get them working again. This was worth noting. Just have to trace all my wires to the harness and see what happens.
Retro sound makes a 1.5 din head unit called "Newport". It looks really nice and has a few nice specs.
I have a 94 GMC suburban, it's got the factory weird equalizer and tape player in the dash off to the side of the radio head unit. Almost afraid to put anything new it its place.
My Pioneer stereo came with that bt mic too but I don't own a cell phone so I didn't install it. One less thing to worry about :) I also soldered my new harness together with good old fashioned leaded solder. The factory unit in my little Ranger sounded fine, but it was just a radio. No cassette or cd player. Now I can play cd's or plug in my mp3 player or even use a bt mp3 player if I ever get one of those...can even plug in a memory stick as it has a usb on the front. What I don't understand is why they felt a need to supply the radio with a remote control, LOL! I mean, the main controls are within easy reach right there on the dash. It also came with a set of earbuds, which I guess is okay say, if your passenger wants to listen to something you have no desire to hear.
Yup I need to take the aftermarket double DIN unit (Pioneer touch screen, some previous owner spent some money) out of my 06 Silverado (reg cab short bed) because only the drivers rear and passenger front speakers are working. I plan to run new speaker wires to all 4 since who knows what else has been tampered with along the way. I am hoping it is just wiring and not blown channels in the radio itself.
I gotta work on replacing my Factory stereo with an Aftermarket JVC CD player I'm installing mine myself I just need the Head unit and the CD Player holder and of course the wire harness to connect with the one JVC gives you I should upgrade my Factory Front door speakers and Rear Speakers as well then get 12 inch Subs and an amp for ground pounding thumping bass I used to have a sound system back in the days 2 12's Rockford both 4 ohms bridge into 2 ohms and 2 Alpine amps
I'd get yourself some RCA's and run those while you're back there... because... you're going to want to add an amp later (once you're hooked you're hooked! Go for the RF P600 4 channel and you'll be blown away for mids/highs dedicated amp; but be sure to run a separate amp for subs if you do get to that point).
Subed!!! I Enjoy ur channel
With new speakers and Dolby in that radio. Should of sounded great on cassettes. Unless you were playing a cassette that has been played a million times. My 2006 mustangs cassette player is clear as day. I make mixtapes all the time. And I bought a amplified subwoofer that plugs into factory rear speakers and it gave my cassettes that boom! 😁
I like how the original deck says anti theft. When I took mine out I couldn't stop laughing
Lauren Siemens .. Plug It Back Up ... It Dont Work Unless You Have The Code Lol
Anti-Theft means someone can steal it, but it will no longer work for them!
3:44 Looks like the front housing 8:40 completely hides your mistaken burn mark. You lucked out!
Haha. Yep. Can't believe I did that. I'm so careful too!!
best place for microphone is the AC controls on ceiling. A bit trickier to get there but not impossible.
Maybe if I get a early 1991-95 Dodge Caravan/Chrysler Town & Country, maybe I’ll think about getting this Sony Head Unit as well, along with a bracket for it to fit in.
I have a couple 99s and one has the baddest booming stereo in stock form i have ever heard, the other........like you said. Nothing is modded so i looked up a new factory preamp and holy crap, they want almost $300 bucks. Maybe they just don't work after awhile.
My 1997 Chevrolet Silverado c1500 that my teacher gave me has an aftermarket radio and a stock audio system the speakers scratch and they are blown
If you want to update your stereo for cheap...just go to Walmart and get a cassette aux adapter to play music. For a suburban in such great condition with so little miles, why would the ac delco stereo be so bad...no FM, EQ not functioning etc? The FM section and AM section back then and now on the AC Delco units were and are great.
The difference is night and day...
The factory radio on these trucks is better than any low budget unit
Got a question for you is there a Factory amp with the delco stereo? My stereo has no sound and sometimes if I start my 96 shorty Yukon stereo randomly starts playing sounds have no control on volume but if I turn it off sound gone. There a pink coming from that looks like an amplifier and taped up in a stereo harness but have no clue where pink wire goes cuz stereo harness was cut and plug was missing in the truck. I just like to get it factory stereo to work again so I can listen to music well I plow snow
Well... What should I do if a modern, non-replaceable car radio sucks (like a renault megane 2016 or a volkswagen golf 7 one)?
What are your plans for the cd player , remove or leave it . I want to remove mine and fabricate a plastic panel for additional accessories and their switches.
Had to do the same thing on my 99chevy tahoe with the rear door speakers an the blue wire
Were the rear door speakers 6.5" like front? I have 99 Tahoe.
That radio is already a dinosaur
I own a 2001 GMC Sierra 3500, I want to change out the radio but want to go with a system that has gps, backup/rear view camera, along with bluetooth. Is there anything you would recommend? Thank you
Feel like i'm being yelled at the whole video. Great info however
Top job !!
I'm assuming you soldered your wires together before slipping the shrink tubing over them. Wish I had $10 for every time I did that.
Attention all novices, you NEVER use wire nuts on an automobile, emphasis on NEVER. Just don't do it.
I just went through this with my 03 ZR2. It had a Bose stereo system and it worked fine but developed a voltage draw when off that drained my battery. I wanted the BT option, and plug in for my Ipod also. Nifty.
You could have made the effort to run the mic's wire behind the cluster 😉
That's how I did mine, super simple. Didn't like the visor idea at all.
real old school with the face plate removable
Should have been labeled "How to upgrade your OEM stereo system" when they were new they were OK but even then some replaced as I did the factory units. Most people cannot tell the difference and are happy with what came with the cars made at the time. I personally did install a Sony unit with a touch display and that added a backup camera to the unit along with a Precision Power amp, nothing crazy but matched the whole system. Yours looks a little on the weak side but the steps you took were pretty decent. There is more to deal with if you want a well matched system. What you showed here was you basic, basic, basic upgrade. It would have been nice to see the whole deal where you get really good fidelity but you did choose to go basic. In many peoples view this upgrade may well suck also. No my car does not bounce off the ground, just very good fidelity along with as I said a backup camera and a 7 inch touch screen in a 2007 Ford Focus SES. I did as you did use the factory wiring, it's OK for normal levels. If you insist on losing your hearing prematurely then you have to upgrade the wiring too. Just some thoughts.
Being an unfortunate Chevy owner I of course have gauge cluster problems I have been told there's a possibility that this is caused by an aftermarket radio installation which I do have actually I'm on my third aftermarket radio but the wiring harnesses are pretty straightforward as you just showed us so how could this aftermarket installation affect my gauge cluster?
Really nice that they included all the accessories. I personally won't buy Sony. Their HUs suck. They break easily and no spares available.
I always get a new stereo when i get a vehicle!!!! It comes before window tint and AC in the summer.
LOL, my first purchase is a Battery
I get a new battery, a basic tune up, and a cheap stereo.