I hate monsoon!
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Staging Lane
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From: Illinois
I hate monsoon! the monsoon radio in my 2000 trans am sucks soo much as far as quality goes. i need a new one, i am running 2 pioneer door speakers, 2 alpine type s speakers, 2 jl audio evolution speakers, and a 10' rockford fosgate subwoofer. What head unit (radio) should i purchase to replace the monsoon? It doesnt matter if its a touch screen or not, but i need a high quality head unit (radio)! Any suggestions?
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I just swapped out my stock HU for a Pioneer AVH-3200DVD , not very expensive , double DIN , has all the goodies like dvd,usb,ipod/iphone,sd card and a touch screen.. I still have my stock speakers (crap) but i can tell you that the sound quality is much better and I cant wait to throw in some hood speakers and see what this thing can do !
I initially did the Novak mod because I wanted to keep the stock look PLUS I was told by BB people that I needed to replace the entire system at a cost of at least $400. After doing my research on this forum, I found out how easy and cheap it was to replace the HU myself (a nice Kenwood unit with aux in and USB) and did it for right at $100.
As I mentioned in a few threads, even a cheap HU (and I'm talking about something as cheap as a Dual HU which I've seen as cheap as $50) is better than the Monsoon unit. Think about it - the newest Monsoon unit is around a DECADE old, with technology that is even older.
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Yeah the only reason i like the stock is cause i think it looks damn good in the car. I think almost any aftermarket replacement looks like it wasnt supposed to be there and makes the rest of the car look older imo.
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still running my Monsoon i did have a couple speakers go bad and replaced them. I couple years ago I had a guy add a 10" sub and amp to the left cubby hole and I have to say I like my cars sound. Am I just that deaf? most of what I've seen is whats said above- whats so bad about them?
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I think the only old looking thing in the interior of my car was the stock HU , the avh3200 looks pretty good in my car actually , makes it look newer , and once I get a 6LE bezel , Its going to look much better .. there are much better looking HU's than the stocker in my opinion
http://www.pioneerelectronics.com/PU...ers/DEH-3200UB
I always thought that these looked nice (the display is red or green), and with HUmount's piece I think they'd look pretty good in an F-body
I always thought that these looked nice (the display is red or green), and with HUmount's piece I think they'd look pretty good in an F-body
http://www.pioneerelectronics.com/PU...ers/DEH-3200UB
I always thought that these looked nice (the display is red or green), and with HUmount's piece I think they'd look pretty good in an F-body
I always thought that these looked nice (the display is red or green), and with HUmount's piece I think they'd look pretty good in an F-body
The only thing extra you would need is possibly a PAC adapter to keep the steering controls with an aftermarket unit.
For units with navigation you just run a couple of extra wires like the one that goes to the emergency brake to shut down video playback when driving and the GPS antenna that is ran under the dash. Very easy to do.
You hook it up the same way you hook up any radio. Harness adapter and antenna adapter. It's the same install for any aftermarket radio. Generally you use a mount adapter as well but with double DIN the have to mod the bezel and trim a little plastic by the vents but it is not something you see once you put the bezel back on.
The only thing extra you would need is possibly a PAC adapter to keep the steering controls with an aftermarket unit.
For units with navigation you just run a couple of extra wires like the one that goes to the emergency brake to shut down video playback when driving and the GPS antenna that is ran under the dash. Very easy to do.
The only thing extra you would need is possibly a PAC adapter to keep the steering controls with an aftermarket unit.
For units with navigation you just run a couple of extra wires like the one that goes to the emergency brake to shut down video playback when driving and the GPS antenna that is ran under the dash. Very easy to do.
Thanks for the response man! After the HU is installed we I will be contacting you for some speaker upgrades. Im the guy from PR, remember? You finally said you could ship here. I hope so anyway!
HU have gotten a lot less gaudy over the past few years. For awhile, it looked like the audio companies were trying to out do each other when it came to hard to read displays, and crazy screens and colors. With a Humount (one day I'll be able to afford one) if you choose carefully, an aftermarket looks as good as stock. Check some of the HUs in this thread:
https://ls1tech.com/forums/stereo-el...u-install.html
https://ls1tech.com/forums/stereo-el...u-install.html
Looking to upgrade from the stock monsoon system myself. It won't play Any cd's at all and listening to fm radio is getting old. New speakers are a must as well cause they are so weak...
I have the harness and antenna adapters. I just don't make the bezels anymore. They are not unique or anything to be perfectly honest. Just a regular GM harness and antenna adapter.
