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Replying to: allmet33 (Dec 21, 2006 9:21 am) I finally got the AVN52D and am ready to install it. I have installed a few cd players in cars before so I feel like I can handle the installation myself, but I really want it to look right. Best Buy is charging around $160 to do the install. A local audio store is charging $60 an hour and acting like it will take them 3 - 4 hours, which is how long I figure it would take me to do it myself. Personally, the prices they are charging make it worth it for me to give it a try myself. I am purchasing the dash kit over lunch today. It is by the same company as yours.(Metra). Can you offer any advice on how to get the original unit out of the dash? Any other instructions or advice you can offer to save me time and make it a high quality installation? Your help is appreciated. In fact, you are the person that made me aware of the AVN52D - the gf got it at a steal of a price $600 - 30% live.com cash back, bringing the price to $420, includes hands free bluetooth and ipod adapter!)
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Replying to: justinrw (Dec 23, 2008 8:19 am)
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Replying to: tonycd (Dec 23, 2008 10:00 pm) link title Basically it is a promotion by microsoft where they offer "cashback" or basically a rebate. The biggest savings can be had through eBay when using the buy-it-now function. So, the price on my AVN52D bundle was $600, but I searched for it through live.com while they were offering 30% back, and within 60 days or so, the 30% savings will be credited back to my account. I tried installing the unit last night but for some reason I am not getting any sound through my speakers. I must have crossed a wire when hooking up the wire harness. Color coding of wires should make it fool proof, but apparently I found a way to mess it up. Round two sometime this week/weekend. It really looked great mounted in the dash.
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Replying to: justinrw (Dec 23, 2008 8:19 am) Hyundai Azera Factory Stereo Removal Please let me know if there's anything else you may need in the way of assistance. With the prices you quoted for an installation, you now see why I learned to do it myself.  Another thing, when you've installed it...the sense of accomplishment and pride you'll have that you did it yourself is priceless! Good luck and Happy Holidays!!! Mike |
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Replying to: justinrw (Dec 24, 2008 5:54 am)
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Replying to: allmet33 (Dec 24, 2008 6:00 am) I remember reading something you posted about the bad wire harness and I thought I had taken care to make sure I had an updated one, but I guess not. Oh well, I'll try to get a good one and we'll see what happens! Thanks, and I'll let you know how it goes when I finish the job.
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Replying to: justinrw (Dec 24, 2008 6:12 am) If you wish to try and move the wire yourself...memory is fuzzy on it, but I believe it needs to be in the 3rd location from the left on the bottom row of wires (holding the harness with the wires facing you). That 3rd spot on the bottom is empty now (if memory serves me correctly). Another way you can work around it is to use a jumper wire from the red wire to the factory amp turn on wire. You can use splice connectors to achieve this, but it makes the wiring look crazy and it's a bit more work for yourself. If not...be patient while you get the harness issue taken care of. Oh yeah, one more FYI...with the new unit in place, you'll notice your speakers will distort if you play your music loud. The new unit is putting out a bit more power than the factory one and it's more effecient as well. You may find yourself wanting to upgrade your speakers so the output can keep up with the source. If so...here's a guide for replacing the factory speakers too: Replacing Door Speakers In A Hyundai Azera To get the optimum performance out of the factory amp, you'll want to go with speakers that have a 2 ohm impedence. Currently, the only ones I know of that offer that are Infinity Kappa Series, the newer Infinity Reference Series, JBL GTO Series and JBL Power Series. |
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I have replaced the door speakers with JBL/Infinity and even though there's an improvement in the overall quality of the sound I feel the OEM headunit performes very poor and would like to ask those of you who have already replaced it to compare the before and after in terms of pure sound (not features and sound shaping capabilities)! I am also wondering if I can manage to install a 1 DIN unit in the small glove compartment below the AC controls without too much modifications - did anybody try that?
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Replying to: megarock (Jan 12, 2009 10:50 pm) Almost any aftermarket unit you go with will offer better performance simply because the power output is going to be higher than that of the OEM. You figure the OEM unit is producing no more than about 5-7 watts rms and then the factory amp is boosting that signal by by 45 watts rms. If you get a good aftermarket unit, you're looking at a power boost of anywhere from 14-18 watts rms. Anyway, I have pulled mine and replaced with the Pioneer FH-P4200MP double din unit. I selected this unit because it offers the ability to set different cut-off frequencies between the front and rear speakers as well as the subwoofer as well. I've had a Kenwood unit before, but it only allowed you to set the high-pass filter to the front & rear (same setting) and low-pass to the sub. Not only that, the unit I have also has a 9 band graphic eq to allow me to make adjustments all the way from 50 Hz (low) up to 12.5 kHz (high). Another nice feature the unit has is that you can select a seating option so the sound adjusts to center the sound to where you're sitting (front left, front right, front & all) I really don't use that feature because it does change the sound a little bit. The other advantage to the unit I have is that it plays all formats of music (MP3, WMA & AAC). You can play burned CD's as well as CD-RW's. Lastly, it does offer an AUX input to hook up another source, MP3 player, DVD player or whatever. There are plenty on the market that have a lot to offer, XM, Bluetooth, builtin iPod control, Nav, DVD...the works. The question is...how much do you want to spend and what exactly are you looking for. If you have any more questions, please...let me know. Mike |
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Hello all. I have been enjoying the upgraded sound system I put into my Azera, but recently I had been listening to some songs and when the music would hit certain frequencies...I would get a vibration from the speakers. I pulled the door panels and watched the speaker perform during those songs and realized that the adapter ring that comes with the speakers I have (Infinity Kappas) is really cheap, flimsy and adds to the ability for the speaker to vibrate. The solution...pulling the speakers out, removing the adapter rings and re-installing the speakers using 3/4" MDF (hearty birch ply-wood would work as well). I marked an 8" circle, then centered the speaker using the adapter ring as my guide. Cut out the speaker opening, then cut out the ring. I held it up in place, drilled a hole within 1/2" from the outer edge of the ring to ensure it would drill through the door panel as well, ran some 1" screws to secure the ring to the door panel (Make sure you have run your speaker wires behind the ring and out of the way of anywhere you might be drilling or installing screws). I then put the speaker in the opening the way I wanted to mount it, marked the hole locations, drilled the holes, connected the speaker wires and screwed the speaker into place. The difference...watching the speaker handle some of the lower frequencies (when the woofer moves a lot) the plastic ring flexes with the action of the woofer and it's like a ripple effect going into the door panel. With the wood ring, the only thing moving is the woofer cone as the wood is much more rigid, it absorbs the energy from the speaker basket (frame). I think I will pull them off and run a bead of latex caulk under each ring to seal it to the door panel as well. So...if you have done the speaker upgrade and you get a "buzzing" noise when you listen to certain songs...that could very well be a very low cost, simple solution to resolve the issue. Let me know if you come up with the same results. Mike |
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