Installing a HUGE Apple Car Play Unit & Sony Sound System (2021 Tech in a 1996 Car!)
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XS-162ES 6 1/2" (16 cm) Mobile ES 2-Way Component Speakers (2)
XS-W104ES 10" (25 cm) Mobile ES MRC Honeycomb Subwoofer
XAV-9500ES 10.1'' (25.6 cm) Mobile ES High-Resolution Digital Media Receiver
XM-GS100 Monaural Class D Amplifier
XM-GS4 4 Channel Stereo Amplifier
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are you located in arizona, im currently in the process of shipping my 1996 gc8 from japan and i want a sony surround system so bad
Does tha 02-07 Dash jus bolt in? Ah have an 01 RSTI an was thinking of updating tha dash.
Awesome install. Quick tip for anyone installing a new head unit, always get everything wired up and make sure the thing turns on before fastening things down and making it look pretty. It sucks when you spend extra time getting everything neat and organized to find that you missed a step and need to pull everything out again lol
Spoken like a man who has uninstalled a few head units. 😏 Been there myself. More than once, I’m ashamed to say.
1. Bad ground.
2. Blown fuse.
3. Loose connection.
It’s usually one of those.
AZW
I’ve made that mistake 😂
New drinking game, shot when Randall says, "She ain't goin' nowhere".
Damn, gonna get alcohol poisoning at that point
Wears a Cleetus shirt then copies the saying 😂
I took your challenge and now I'm feeling glonky my guy
How did John die?
Wire grommets for the holes drilled in the metal would have been a good idea. Cars move and shake, so the wires will rub the metal over time and possibly short to the body.
Facts
Soo true.
Id have my ass raped if I ran wires through steal without grommets. seen a few returned "faulty" products returned with blatant wire shorts from this exact issue
And must add.. use no smaller then 12 gage wire for subs.. 16 is too small!
@@toddjohnson1518 16g is fine for that tiny little amp and "sub", 330 watts at 4 ohms, with that short distance run under 2'.
The xmax is only like 6.5. This thing doesn't flex, it twitches.
Would've loved to see the tweeters on the A pillars, or the sails on the door.. you need them as close to ear level as possible for proper stereo imaging. Fantastic build though!
I was thinking the same thing... I wonder how well you'll be able to hear those high notes f/the tweeters in that location?? Otherwise very clean!!
Actually, with the tweeters in the lower position the distance from the drivers head to the two tweeters is closer to being the same. So, the sound arrives to your ears somewhat in phase. It IS better to have them up top if you're running an active system and can delay them to be in phase with DSP. But, they're running passive crossovers and aren't able to do that. So, my man in the video there knows exactly what he's doing. :-)
@@MitchellWilsonII welllllll dsp's are great so they should run a dsp😂
@@devinstepp4205 This is true.
@@MitchellWilsonII that’s what I was thinking. First I was like why are they so low then I noticed passive crossovers. They are clean and that’s what matters.
This build is insane, also the wire management and how organized y’all are is so satisfying💯
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As a current stereo installer myself, I thought this was a very satisfying and clean install. Props to you both for your excellent work! Excited to see this project progress!
You ever did a 370z before? Or what kinda head unit do you install the most
@@masterk5066 Kenwood DMX7706S I’m also a stereo installer. This radio is by far better than the Sony. The interface is better for use and has more features. As well if you were to use a 4ch amp the pre outs have about 4.5 - 5v so the sound quality is there.
Did you put the fuse in the wrong end like these guys? 😅
@@tomijorg I didn't see under the hood side anywhere in the video, but I'd assume they have a fuse by the battery too. I've always done fuses at the amplifier as well using distribution blocks, especially when there are multiple amplifiers. It is how I was taught and what I see in a majority of multi-amp videos I have watched.
@@mikeysousa164 any head units that will decide MQA via Tidal.
You need shirts that say "Everybody needs a Randle" with a picture of his boots lol.
I back this 100%
Or "she ain't goin no where"
@@mikefitzhenry7535 yeah, I thought the samething after watching the rest of the video hahaha
Haha yeah "she ain't goin nowhere" down the sleeves
@@Neoncollects
Hopefully they print the T-Shirts with his name spelled correctly, LOL. I believe that it is "RANDALL" and not "Randle".
holy crap man, cam really has amazing quality on his videos and his editing has always been top tier it’s crazy
facts
Use mdf spacers to mount your speakers and your quality will improve. Mounting directly on metal is just tacky
Acrylic spacers would have been even better. Wont break down over time from condensation.
@@neilmeschke
Agreed, though acrylic is very brittle and not as easy to cut & drill without it fracturing or cracking. I typically use HDPE, Sintra (expanded/blown PVC), "King Starboard", and ABS plastic.
Cameron, I want to say I’m a huge fan of your channel. I’ve been watching your videos for a very long time and you are going to be my inspiration to building awesome cars for my personal collection.
I have no car, nor would I be interested in having an upgraded sound system in it if I had one. However, this video is mesmerizing. It's especially satisfying to watch Randall going the extra mile with organizing cables, making connections extra safe / rigid by using heatshrinks, cable organizers, zip-ties etc. A true work of art.
About a year ago I installed my own stereo system. Like your own, I covered all bases on front, rear, and a 10-inch sub. Everything your saying is spot on. Every day I get in my car, it's a good day
Dude you and Randle are ONE hell of a team. Keep up the grind. Love watching all your content. But like you kept telling us stuff is coming up just wait. You have taken you videos to the next level. Continue to stay humble.
Love the "Preferred Lifestyle Cutters" lol
all those little details is what makes for a solid install with no failures good job Randal.
Car play is a MUST! I have it in my Raptor and when I got my 13 ZL1, my first upgrade was a new radio with car play.
Those crossovers are so clean! I would want to leave a cutout in the door panel for them as well! Let the engineering be viewed as well!
People that know car audio are screaming right now.
why
@@johnstaker6706 when he cut the factory harness. The way he ran the wires in the door. Nothing between the speaker and the metal on the door.
Yes all of it is subjective but
Agreed. The rear deck just made me sad because there are adapters for that
Got me at the all copper wire is the same… just went down from there in a lot of aspects. Not how I would’ve done things, however not my build.
always love your simplicity in explaining anything, thank you fir this video!
Randal is honestly the man! Love his attention to detail and how knowledgeable he is! If he started a channel I would be the first to subscribe!!!! Give home my respect! Love his work!
Randall = 🐐. This build is gonna be amazing when everything comes together
Appreciate you!
Very surprised by the limited amount of “modernization” builds out there. I love the idea of a great, comfy, modern daily driver with 80/mo insurance and low taxes🤌🤌
Bro you hit the nail on the head when describing the love for daily builds. Subbed up & can’t wait for more content.
Love your description of a proper crisp sound setup at the end. That’s exactly how I describe it also 👌🏼
The wiring looked super clean,I like where u mounted all the crossovers. All in all it looked amazing
It’s smarter to just get the factory harness adapter for the 10-15$ saves anyone else who would have to ever work on it trouble and usually it matches up to the colors of the radios wires
Dude when u do stuff like this it's for you not the next person. Fuck them it's your money.
@@davey6024 but why wouldn't you just get the appropriate harness adapter instead of permanently cutting the factory harness?...
It just doesn't really make sense not to, regardless of whose money it is. It's more work AND less optimal to splice into the vehicle harness.
True on t hw harness but to me its can help as practice the first jvc tape i did was with no harness, no book on a dakota its not that bad at all
@@SecretSauceyjuice they we wired the whole car 1 more harness wouldnt hurt
@@DC-bc9pe no its 1 *less* harness. I wanted them to use an additional harness that could unplug from a factory plug and remove the radio cleanly. Instead they cut the wires individually.
It's just not as clean of an install to do it that way and makes removing it later annoying af.
What a pleasure to see the perfection of the wiring! 🤯
it sounds awesome!!
that system is so responsive too!!
Literally my dream build… I’m living through this man! Please keep this coming. Drown me in it lmao
Good to see Sony still makes nice looking in-car gear. That Sony big screen looks magic. Your install looks great too. I'm wondering how you justify sticking a tweeter near your feet since they are extremely directional unlike woofers?
Cameron, you make everything simple. I appreciate that, Thanks.
that color is absolutely stunning
I really appreciate this video, some of the back story especially. I got the feels, it just took me back to high school when me and my brother got into car audio messing around with his 1st car. We were poor so we were experimenting a lot I mean we had the factory radio wire to an amp powering a old heavy house sub somebody put out on the curb for garbage. Eventually over time we saved up money to be able to buy proper equipment but trail & error learning, and your absolutely right the 1st time you hear/feel that bass its something special.
You need spacers and some sound mats to got around those speakers there is definitely going to cause interference or static along with rattling. Happened to me redoing all the speakers in my 2003 forester.
Love and supporting the build man.
As someone who's love for car audio goes back to the 90s.. and was doing home installs in high school, this was highly satisfying. Not even sure how I got here 😂😂😂 Good job. Super clean install. Dynamat everything 😋
I’m glad you spoke about bass on a little bass go a long ways.
I would add a rubber grommet or plastic wire sleeve where the wires are going through metal panels. They can rub on that sharp metal and short out
Thanks for the video man, awesome looking screen. When installing speakers I mark the holes, remove the speakers then drill the holes. Its not worth getting all the sharp metal swarf over the new cones and stuck to the magnet.
A couple of things I would do different mate. Put rubber grommets in the holes where any cable is passing through, use a wooden spacers for the speakers to screw into and screw the amps onto a wood board instead of into the metal sheet.😀
this wiring is so clean, i wish i could have such a nice organization in my car. Awesome job!
absolutely clean and perfect work man. Good job, love it.
Also a quick tip that is “illegal.” To bypass the parking break wire just put it to the ground. I haven’t finished the vid yet but I noticed y’all didn’t do anything with the green parking break wire. You will lose a lot of functionality without that properly installed or bypassed. Also never put the fuses inside the car. Always want them no more than 18 inches away from the battery unless the battery is in the trunk but still only 18 inches away. Other than that great bud bro.
Simple. Just ground it. Lol
ya. just run the wire to a relay that you control.
@@zayrsps2631 the just "ground it" unfortunately does not apply to all cars atleast for the nissan frontier had to buy a parkbreak bypass
Nice work good clean install, I did cringe a little at the placement of the fuses though, they should be mounted as close to the battery as possible, they're not there to protect the amps they're there to protect your car from catching fire if something ever happens to the wiring (car crash etc) as then you have 1 or two 0 gauge wires with dead shorts coming from a high current battery!
man there was a lot of neat tools in this vid that i might totally use in future projects
Great vid! I have been in the car audio industry for the last 20years and it never gets old. I love this stuff especially clean and quality builds. The only thing I would have done differently would have been putting the front tweeters up higher on the door...A-Pillar possibly...just for better sound staging. Either way nice build!
Should've made a blow-through port on the rear deck for the 10", or just mount the 10" on the rear deck and build a box over it in the trunk.
Looks great! Just a heads up, when you install door windows. The bottom of the window will hit the back of the speaker without a ½” spacer.
The engineer in me is always satisfied seeing people using crimps, proper soldering technique, heat shrink, and zip ties in their projects. It ain't OCD to go the extra mile and ensure with 100% confidence that you made a proper connection, splice, or what have you. I can't tell you how many times I saw wiring harnesses fail in my aerospace class, taught by an accomplished electrical engineer, due to poor quality connections. Go that extra mile, it pays off in spades
amazing vid! Love the end result!
So having the fuses at the amp side? Interesting.. does that mean if too much current travels through the car before it reaches the safety fuse your cars burnt out? Curious as I have always fused amps close to battery..
yes! Always fuse the wire immediately off the battery. You can additionally fuse it at the amp, but that is not what prevents the power wire from setting the car on fire.
yeah, fuses need to be near battery.
The cleanest wiring job I've ever seen, amazing job! I love the customization of how the amps were mounted and how you were able to get the rear deck speakers mounted with using that other material (idk what that material is). And the head unit its self is massive! Love what you've done so far to the Subaru and can't wait to see how this build turns out once completed!
Check out the *Clean Wire Club* on Facebook Group that was started by Dean & Fernando from the *5 Star Car Stereo* CZcams channel. ;)
Just as you started off with audio systems in your old Chevy, I too am beginning my first journey with car audio on my old Chevy. Ripped out the passenger seat and put two 12 inch subs in. Cool coincidence that we both began on our trucks in highschool.
Been waiting for another video in this series! Lets gooo.
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Not all copper wire is the same. You have access to CCA or OFC which do make massive differences
Multistrand vs single core too
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Heatshrink isn't for holding wires in place either, it's for insulating, primarily as well as making the install look more appealing
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you need to fuse closer to the battery, the idea is, if the fuse pops it protects everything after it. Say a wire shorts in all that distance before the fuse, it'll cause an issue. However, if there's only 6cm before the fuse, the chances of any damage happening before that is minimal
Perhaps i'm just being pedantic, but should a "noob" reference these minor "issues" it won't be as good of an install as it could be! Not hating, more advising
I seriously cannot wait until the car is done. Please keep it up and show us more great content. I appreciate the works!
Awesome job! I built my sound system based on alpine components about 2 or 3 years ago using components, crossovers, and a sub on the rear, just as this but not as impresive, yet, just as the comments at the end of the video, the single biggest difference was not the power / volume increase but the sound image... some tracks that I've heard a lot while driving were so different, it's insane how much of the original recording is lost on low end / OEM equipment...
I remember the old Sony car stereo just being poo, but I've been really impressed by a lot of their new stuff and I wish I could hear through youtube what yours are like. It seems as though for as much care as was taken to wire this up, you'd have shielded the wires in the doors that are resting against sharp metal edges. He soldered the connections to the speakers in the doors, but used an all-weather connector on the sub and didn't solder it. Also, one of the benefits of components is being able to get the listening angle of your highs closer to ear level and yours are put on the same level as the mid-bass, which doesn't really buy you as much benefit over a coaxial speaker placed in the same location. Do these ES amps have DSP built in? This is the first video I've watched on your channel, and I'm not a die-hard Subie guy, but I really dig the car!
You're one of the only car CZcamsrs I watch that has done an in-depth install video on a sound system... and more need to do it!!
Please check out the *5 Star Car Stereo* CZcams channel featuring hundreds of full install videos in all types of vehicles. I think you'll dig it. ;) They also have short specific topic installation videos on their *Dean and Fernando's Car Stereo Clips* CZcams channel. Highly recommended.
First time here. Randall looks like the most organized person ever, love it.
This is so dope. And man I love it when he says ‘it ain’t going nowhere' lol
I must say that the wiring is so clean! shoutout to that dude! I think there's nobody in Sri Lanka capable of doing such a nice wiring! Impressive 🔥
A good stereo is a MUST in any car! Been plotting out the stereo system for my 240 already
I agree. The head unit is really the most important. Bad first signal leads to bad output signal.
This is a clean install. Well done, guys.
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randall is such a PROFESSIONAL so CLEAN WIRINGS. only few do that meticulous works
This is my dream build and you're doing it so clean. Nice job.
nice work fellas. finished the sound system in my '16 Focus ST this past summer as well. HUGE improvement over stock lol.
Installation is pro..Hats off
I’m building my daily driver as well , thanks for the inspiration!!!❤
Way to finish off the vid bro.
I love being human, I love being alive.
Love it dude.
Clean clean work. Another vote for tweeters in sail panels
Super clean install. Sounds are rich and clean...even via CZcams
Going all out on all aspects……love it boys 👌
This was so satisfying
This thing is going to be so clean
Super clean build
I thought there was no way I’m going to watch half an hour of this guys car audio video… 33 minutes later I don’t even know what happened, that was mesmerizing.
Clean set up! Props to randall and the clean wiring! Hope to one day have a 2.5rs swapped sti one day. Gives me some motivation to find one
I don't normally subscribe to people after watching just one of their videos. But your work was so clean. And you explained things so well. Good job!
So awesome seeing that tastefully modified K1500, I have a green 98 Silverado 4x4 that is almost identical, even for sound system specs and I've loved it everyday since high school. The rust is starting to show and I'd love to do a full resto. But man did you bring back memories talking about slamming those subs for my friends in the backseat all through high school and college, great times!
I have never been more interested in learning
my favorite duo!
thank you bro you pushed me to a system i cou;dn't figure out what i wanted and people kept telling me to build 1000w+ systems but this sounds clean and it's sleek and modern and your presentation of it was amazing. I will be coming back to this video to use your affiliate link.
I started off with 2 12 crappy pioneers and now I have 2 p3 and i know that exact feeling when he said you don’t need a lot of bass when you first start off
This fr reminds me of 2017 CZcams great video keep it up
What a great video man
Loved every second of it
Man that screen looks super clean in this dash!
I LOVE this build
wiring was on point that car is going to be so clean, good job on sound denting pads those help a lot i bet.
I used to have a 1998 GTT, but i used twin screens, 1 for control in the center console (just a 2din size) and used the 'clock' on top of the dash for the information/navigation. Even the car is rather old, it can fit so much nice cool tech :D
Took a little hiatus, so I could have some content to binge. JEEZUS you've grown :)
Super good job on that wiring hot damn!!
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Great vid my man! Just stumbled upon your page. Really thought out and complete
I love this it really shows what a good compo set , sub and radio(also very important) does to tge quality of sound in your car. And that wiring looks really good the only thing i would have done diffrent is the cable inside the sub box. I would have tacked them to the bottom so it isnt completely lose but that more for my own sanity i think.
loving these vids Cam keep it up!
Good timing on the post as I just bought some of the same stuff for my Subaru! Good information:)
very clean install! good stuff
Good lawd, clean AF