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Originally Posted by Myoung73
Yes change dash speakers first or at least at the same time as replacing head unit. About as simple as you can get and probably under $100 in cost. By far best bang for your buck as the originals are total crap paper and you might be disappointed with a new head unit with the crappy speakers. I did alpines using the existing speaker baskets about a month ago. So much better. My guess is you can bypass the amp just need to hook into the speaker wires in the frunk. I also bought the rear speaker kit (Suncoast) haven't installed that yet but soon hopefully. I have the Suncoast double din trim kit from the previous owner but am on the fence about undertaking replacing that mainly because I have and 03 which, like yours, has the MOST system. Good luck and have fun whatever you decide!
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I am like you on the fence about double din on one hand would like nav function built in but i like the stock retro look. HU definately getting changed, as i want hands free and streaming capability.
Correction on the HAES amp power unless there were other units the power is 4 x 40 watts not 25. The change to the 996 cabrio 6 x 40 watt amp was cheap and easy. You can actually hear some bass from the doors. Albeit not a. Super high system but it sounds excellent. In my opinion 6 x 40 watt in such a small space is plenty, if all you want is good decent sound. A small underseat sub would be nice though for a bit more bump.
Last change the speakers in the dash, seriously even some $30 pioneers will sound better than whats in there, until you can get something better.