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Re: Catalytic Converter skid plate installed backwards at factory [targettuning]
by nakeydog
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Jun 07, 2006 (8:16 am)
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Replying to: targettuning (May 30, 2006 8:11 am)
The Hyndai Tucson 2005 has an amplifier it is in the trunk underneath the spare tire area.
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Re: Catalytic Converter skid plate installed backwards at factory [nakeydog]
by targettuning
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Jun 07, 2006 (9:26 am)
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Replying to: nakeydog (Jun 07, 2006 8:16 am)
Be advised that there may be potentially 2 (two) types of amplifiers...it can either be a signal amp. designed to boost AM/FM signals from the antenna before reaching the radio where they are further amplified. This normally boosts weak signals into a useable strength. The result of this is the radio may find and keep distant or low power stations better and longer. The second type, as noted, is an amp. for the sub-woofer in the premium sound package. It powers the sub woofer. You can have one or the other or both. All good except Hyundai has, according to Garp, eliminated the antenna amp. so therefore their sound systems are sub-standard i.e. poorly designed
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Re: Catalytic Converter skid plate installed backwards at factory [targettuning]
by nakeydog
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Jun 10, 2006 (5:15 pm)
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Replying to: targettuning (Jun 07, 2006 9:26 am)
So then the amp is actually for the subwoofer? All I know is that at 2 weeks I changed the speakers, they were horrible! I have a 6 CD changer, cassette, AM/FM Radio and I guess it could be better but it is acceptable. But the speakers that came with the LX which is the most expensive Tucson should have been better.
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Re: Catalytic Converter skid plate installed backwards at factory [nakeydog]
by targettuning
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Jun 12, 2006 (9:55 am)
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Replying to: nakeydog (Jun 10, 2006 5:15 pm)
Based on the expert opinion of another poster Hyundai eliminated the antenna amplifier for the Tucson. Earlier Santa Fe's had one. So yes, the amp is for the subwoofer. Almost all manufacturers do not use the absolute "audiophile rated" best components for either the radio or the speakers. Obviously high end car manufacturers..BMW..Mercedes..Lexus etc. who can charge $50-60 or $70,000 use better components but since perhaps 80 or 90% of buyers are not audiophiles the factory set-up is fine and for those who feel it could sound better well...there is a complete after market for them. It is a place for manufacturers to save a few bucks and MOST people won't notice.
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Radio
by guyf
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May 23, 2006 (5:27 pm)
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Replying to: flytedhy (May 23, 2006 10:21 am)
I find the radio in the Tucson quite fine for the price range of the vehicle. I don't know about the States but in Canada the first batch of Tucson had a different radio than the others. On the first batch the radio head was only a couple inches high and you had some storage for CD's below it. The second batch is maybe 4-5" high and "fills" the dash. Mine is from the second generation. As somebody else mentioned previously, it is light years ahead the on I had in my 2001 Santa Fe.
My only problem is that I now have a CD stuck in there. When you press eject, you hear some motions in there but the cd do not come out....
Time to go to the dealer....
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Using the random play on the 6 CD changer
by vac4
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Jun 13, 2006 (2:38 pm)
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I have a Tuscon Limited with the 6 CD Changer. Really love the car. Does the random play feature work one CD at a time or will it pick songs from all the CDs that are loaded into the unit? Would appreciate any info. Thanks in advance for your help.
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06 tucson gls
by bjw1
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Jun 18, 2006 (11:28 am)
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Hello All,
I have just bought a 2006 tucson gls v6 and so far love it, i will be replacing the factory radio with my clarion radio due to i have sirius satellite radio, and has music catcher with prerecorded songs, and is far away much better than stock radios, it puts out twice the power that stocks do sound quality is much better too, well i will post a message when it gets done.
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Re: Tucson Issues [fk322]
by nakeydog
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Jun 20, 2006 (4:35 pm)
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Replying to: fk322 (May 18, 2006 2:04 pm)
I had a 2004 Tiburon GT which had Infinity speakers in it and was awsome. But my 2005 Tucson LX has crap speakers in it which I went out and got Infinity's put in, after 2 weeks.
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