FTO AUSTRALIA

Basically I need a new stereo and i'm loving the features of units like these:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/T247-7-T ... enameZWDVW

Anyone had similar experiences installing these things and know if it'll fit ok in the double din of the fto?

If its said double din, then it should fit fine, i had a double din all in one in my old FTO before.

Just a general warning, you get what you pay for, i would advice to get a proper one if you serious about sound. You might save a few hundreds with it but the quality is not worth the saving.

I'm speaking from my experience, i changed the sound system in the FTO 6 times and i end up with all Alpine units which includes, stand alone DVD player, 6.5" Screen, brain control unit and a seprate 16 channel EQ. By far its the best sound i had in the FTO, I also hook it up with Clarion Pro AMP, Fusion Cap and Diamond Audio Hex series speakers.

FTO338 wrote:If its said double din, then it should fit fine, i had a double din all in one in my old FTO before.

Just a general warning, you get what you pay for, i would advice to get a proper one if you serious about sound. You might save a few hundreds with it but the quality is not worth the saving.

I'm speaking from my experience, i changed the sound system in the FTO 6 times and i end up with all Alpine units which includes, stand alone DVD player, 6.5" Screen, brain control unit and a seprate 16 channel EQ. By far its the best sound i had in the FTO, I also hook it up with Clarion Pro AMP, Fusion Cap and Diamond Audio Hex series speakers.

Thanks for the post back... yeah, i know their not going to give me best sound quality... or perhaps even reliability.. what i'm looking for in the end is purely compatibility...

I want to play music videos and watch some shows and stuff from time to time which are encoded in divx/xvid oh and play mp3's from dvd's and my phone (which acts as a portable harddrive on USB)... so long as they play without any issues, i'll be a very happy man....

I was thinking of maybe settling for a very basic sound system as well.. possibly a 10/12" sub.. but not sure what i'll need for that as far as will a monoblock do and have the rest running off the deck? I don't want it to be over-bassy if that makes sense??

Oh and one last thing... my front speakers blew (stockies) are they 6" or what do i need to replace them??

Guni_GuGu wrote:.... or what do i need to replace them??

u need speakers to replace them lol
pretty straight forward, i'm pretty sure they r 6", but i'm sure someone else will confirm that for you (me = too lazy to check lol)

The stocky front speakers are 6.5". Anything is better then stock these days, so thats pretty easy.

Kenwood got some nice all in one system that are around $1k have a look at those before you decided.

Give Daniel at Options a call and see if he got something that fits into your budget and requirements. I don't have his shop number but i've his mobile, PM me if you want it.

kev daniel does alarms as well? central locking issues?

can you pm me his mobile if he does?

Sure does Dav

Cannot reccomend Pioneer enough... i have their 7" 6 stack touch screen... 100% reliable so far and looks porn....

i agree with kev in you get what you pay for... i will keep my pioneer screen (and boston Pro fronts) and put them into every car i buy from now on...

Worth every cent...

And saw them on special for $1800 the other day!!! i paid a smidgen over $2k... So if you're lucky you can get them on special...

ebay = evil

Oh and one last thing... my front speakers blew (stockies) are they 6" or what do i need to replace them??

i got a pair of mtx xt603, pm me if u need.....i bought it new for $99 and had it in my FTO for about 6mths before i upgarded to a set of splits.....