2014 stock stereo upgrade HELP
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2014 stock stereo upgrade HELP
I have the bare bones stock. Not shaker. I already changed the door speakers to some Pioneer coaxials. What can I do to get some more out of this without breaking the bank and preferably keeping the stock dash?
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From: Insane
Welcome to the forums! 
There's not much you can do without throwing more money at it. The stock radio is what it is in terms of output. Speakers will help, but they won't get you awesomesauce better sound alone. You'll might need an amp to get more power and cleaner signal out to the speakers... which in itself is quite the trick as Ford radios and aftermarket amps are not on great speaking terms on the best of days... if that's your problem: muddy sound.
But that won't address the bigger elephant, the lower and bass tones that the car simply will lack due to square inches not being present in speaker form. You need a sub woofer, or two, somewhere in the car, which is more amps and more speaker and a box.
I wouldn't recommend the door mounted sub woofers per se. They're annoying in these cars. They're shallow and difficult to mount, and the choices are very very limited. I'd recommend a sub box in the back. You can make one or buy a premade one. You can directly tap the speakers in the rear, as the signal to the speakers is full range, no cut offs. That will get you the signal to run the bass back there. You'll sacrifice some space, yes, but if you put the box(es) in the quarter panels, the space left is still quite usable. And of course you'll have to run a decent sized, properly fused and properly routed power cable to the trunk to run the amp(s), as well as a 'key on' power signal. Many ways to do this, of course.
As mentioned above Crutchfield is an excellent resource with a nifty configurator tool that will help you understand what fits in your car, and what therefore can be acquired for as easy an install as possible. Or you could just go it alone and roll it yourself from wallyworl' stuff, and that's what I got: Pioneers from waldowart, cheap, but very good for the price. Really brightened up the highs, surprisingly.
Or finally, you can just save up money and take it to a place that does this stuff right. And will service it afterwards if need be. But that'll definitely break a bank, I understand.
I hope that helps. Good luck!
There's not much you can do without throwing more money at it. The stock radio is what it is in terms of output. Speakers will help, but they won't get you awesomesauce better sound alone. You'll might need an amp to get more power and cleaner signal out to the speakers... which in itself is quite the trick as Ford radios and aftermarket amps are not on great speaking terms on the best of days... if that's your problem: muddy sound.
But that won't address the bigger elephant, the lower and bass tones that the car simply will lack due to square inches not being present in speaker form. You need a sub woofer, or two, somewhere in the car, which is more amps and more speaker and a box.
I wouldn't recommend the door mounted sub woofers per se. They're annoying in these cars. They're shallow and difficult to mount, and the choices are very very limited. I'd recommend a sub box in the back. You can make one or buy a premade one. You can directly tap the speakers in the rear, as the signal to the speakers is full range, no cut offs. That will get you the signal to run the bass back there. You'll sacrifice some space, yes, but if you put the box(es) in the quarter panels, the space left is still quite usable. And of course you'll have to run a decent sized, properly fused and properly routed power cable to the trunk to run the amp(s), as well as a 'key on' power signal. Many ways to do this, of course.
As mentioned above Crutchfield is an excellent resource with a nifty configurator tool that will help you understand what fits in your car, and what therefore can be acquired for as easy an install as possible. Or you could just go it alone and roll it yourself from wallyworl' stuff, and that's what I got: Pioneers from waldowart, cheap, but very good for the price. Really brightened up the highs, surprisingly.
Or finally, you can just save up money and take it to a place that does this stuff right. And will service it afterwards if need be. But that'll definitely break a bank, I understand.
I hope that helps. Good luck!
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Welcome to the forums!
There's not much you can do without throwing more money at it. The stock radio is what it is in terms of output. Speakers will help, but they won't get you awesomesauce better sound alone. You'll might need an amp to get more power and cleaner signal out to the speakers... which in itself is quite the trick as Ford radios and aftermarket amps are not on great speaking terms on the best of days... if that's your problem: muddy sound.
But that won't address the bigger elephant, the lower and bass tones that the car simply will lack due to square inches not being present in speaker form. You need a sub woofer, or two, somewhere in the car, which is more amps and more speaker and a box.
I wouldn't recommend the door mounted sub woofers per se. They're annoying in these cars. They're shallow and difficult to mount, and the choices are very very limited. I'd recommend a sub box in the back. You can make one or buy a premade one. You can directly tap the speakers in the rear, as the signal to the speakers is full range, no cut offs. That will get you the signal to run the bass back there. You'll sacrifice some space, yes, but if you put the box(es) in the quarter panels, the space left is still quite usable. And of course you'll have to run a decent sized, properly fused and properly routed power cable to the trunk to run the amp(s), as well as a 'key on' power signal. Many ways to do this, of course.
As mentioned above Crutchfield is an excellent resource with a nifty configurator tool that will help you understand what fits in your car, and what therefore can be acquired for as easy an install as possible. Or you could just go it alone and roll it yourself from wallyworl' stuff, and that's what I got: Pioneers from waldowart, cheap, but very good for the price. Really brightened up the highs, surprisingly.
Or finally, you can just save up money and take it to a place that does this stuff right. And will service it afterwards if need be. But that'll definitely break a bank, I understand.
I hope that helps. Good luck!
There's not much you can do without throwing more money at it. The stock radio is what it is in terms of output. Speakers will help, but they won't get you awesomesauce better sound alone. You'll might need an amp to get more power and cleaner signal out to the speakers... which in itself is quite the trick as Ford radios and aftermarket amps are not on great speaking terms on the best of days... if that's your problem: muddy sound.
But that won't address the bigger elephant, the lower and bass tones that the car simply will lack due to square inches not being present in speaker form. You need a sub woofer, or two, somewhere in the car, which is more amps and more speaker and a box.
I wouldn't recommend the door mounted sub woofers per se. They're annoying in these cars. They're shallow and difficult to mount, and the choices are very very limited. I'd recommend a sub box in the back. You can make one or buy a premade one. You can directly tap the speakers in the rear, as the signal to the speakers is full range, no cut offs. That will get you the signal to run the bass back there. You'll sacrifice some space, yes, but if you put the box(es) in the quarter panels, the space left is still quite usable. And of course you'll have to run a decent sized, properly fused and properly routed power cable to the trunk to run the amp(s), as well as a 'key on' power signal. Many ways to do this, of course.
As mentioned above Crutchfield is an excellent resource with a nifty configurator tool that will help you understand what fits in your car, and what therefore can be acquired for as easy an install as possible. Or you could just go it alone and roll it yourself from wallyworl' stuff, and that's what I got: Pioneers from waldowart, cheap, but very good for the price. Really brightened up the highs, surprisingly.
Or finally, you can just save up money and take it to a place that does this stuff right. And will service it afterwards if need be. But that'll definitely break a bank, I understand.
I hope that helps. Good luck!
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Should I get a little self powered sub for the trunk? Would something like this work: https://www.rockvilleaudio.com/ss8p-wrangler/
This is adding up quick.
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From: Insane
No. It's too small and tight an enclosure and will not do what you want. You'd be better off getting those transducers and bolting it to the bottom of your seat. 
I'd go with a tube:
https://www.rockvilleaudio.com/rtb10a/
or an enclosure:
https://www.rockvilleaudio.com/rvb10-1a/
But that shallow stuff is just not gonna make you happy at all. My dad got one like it. *Very* disappointing. Don't waste the money on it.
I'd go with a tube:
https://www.rockvilleaudio.com/rtb10a/
or an enclosure:
https://www.rockvilleaudio.com/rvb10-1a/
But that shallow stuff is just not gonna make you happy at all. My dad got one like it. *Very* disappointing. Don't waste the money on it.
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So here is an integration, standard radio was there, "Sync" still there and working. Two more USB connectors under the radio. Buttons above radio activate either the instruments to the radio screen or climate controls to touch screen. Also tpms and check engine light, with a touch it will display any codes.
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So here is an integration, standard radio was there, "Sync" still there and working. Two more USB connectors under the radio. Buttons above radio activate either the instruments to the radio screen or climate controls to touch screen. Also tpms and check engine light, with a touch it will display any codes.
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