Need help with getting a system

I have an 02 camaro and was looking to upgrade my radio and know really nothing about what to buy and this and that...and thought you guys could probably lead me in the right direction. I have all the factory stuff in there now and would like some kind of bass and such but i dont want to have all of the trunk space (what little there is) taken away as i also do put my t-tops back there from time to time...And I also dont have big big bucks to shell out either...can anyone recommend some speakers, subs, readio head unit....Thanks in advance for the help.
Heather

if u dont want to use up your trunk space then u need to get a stealth box. that may cost u 4-5hundred bucks though. maybe 2 tens. as for decks i have a sony myself, but im more of a pioneer and jbl guy. speakers u should be able to hit up best buy, circuit city, or your local stereo shop and im sure they can map out some great stuff for what u want to spend. your gonna need a amp, size will depend on what u get, a car stereo kit (80) bucks, this will be for the deck 2 fit in where the stock on was, and it will have your wires. it can get costy, but if u go 2 one of the first 2 places i named alot of times u can get a nice deck installed for under 250

You can't go wrong with Pioneer, its all i use . Remember you get what you pay for so cheaper isn't always better in this situation.:grinno:

JL makes great subs and amps, but they are expensive. and if you don't want a lot of bass than one 10 would be fine. plus it would take up less space. to save money you could build your own box from mdf wood, but that takes a bit of skill. and im sure you have the common knowledge to install most of the stuff, that would shave a bit of the price off.

What kind of budget do you have?

i would be happy to get off with 200-400 have more if necessary though...
thanks for all the ideas....

I say go with Sony Xplode.. better than Pioneer IMO..

Ew, stay away from sony car audio... Rally here is the only person that I have ever heard NOT say they are complete junk.

I agree with KC rally, Whoever told you Xplode is better than Pioneer must have been trying to sell it. Infact thats the cheapest quality junk thats out there. I did alot of research and decided on Pioneer for many reason. Main reason being that its made specifically for our Din and half sized Radio set up and looks like a factory install with no need to those cheap install kits. Not to mention with 180 Watts it will definetly wake up your speakers.

hey my sony explode is sweet...but its a tv and a stereo..but its still sweet

From the reviews. They don't make high quality products anymore but I don't have any first hand ownership experience. So maybe its better than the critics are letting on but from having owned Alpine and Pioneer. I can say that the reviews were dead on with them making quality systems.

I spent over $2500 on just two 12' subs(rms 800watts each) a 1800 watt sub-amp...a deck, and two 6 1/2' round speakers, and a basswork(i think) box. All top of the line kenwood stuff. I already had a 1000 watt speaker amp and two 6 1/2 x 9 speakers for the back of my gp and this car PUMPED! you could hear me for two minutes before I drove past your house :D

screw that, i would put a blower on with that money or some nos.

Kenwood head units are top notch. do you have a factory cd player already installed?

Funny.. you guys are the only ones that i've heard say Pioneer is good.. after my brother had a problem with his, because his headunit would cause CDs to start skipping, my brother bought a 100 dollar sony headunit afterwards and never had a problem with that.. So yeah im Sony all the way.

anyway, since you're working at a budget and you're not trying to win any competitions, go this route. If you have a factory cd player, keep it, you can get line out adapters that splice into the factory speaker wiring, you can plug the rca cables into the adapters and then to the amp. you can get a decent small kenwood or mtx amp for cheap, then go with 1 mtx 12" in a wedge box. You'll get good sound, wont' sacrafice trunk space, and not break your budget. If you need any more detailed advice, like links to specific products, or installation help, just pm me.

my cutlass had a pioneer cd player in it when i bought it, I hated it, took it out and put my JVC unit in, now i'm happy.

Yeah, I dont know, I hate Pioneer too because the Lincoln my mom used to have, had one in it and it was horrible. But to each their own.. you know, all that stuff.

here's a cheap box, $53 shipped.
http://cgi.ebay.com/NEW-SINGLE-12-INCH-SEALED-TRUCK-SUBWOOFER-SUB-BOX_W0QQitemZ5863783788QQcategoryZ50568QQrdZ1QQcmd ZViewItem

here's a nice kenwood amp for $108 shipped.
http://cgi.ebay.com/NEW-KENWOOD-KAC-6202-2-CHANNEL-CAR-AUDIO-AMPLIFIER-AMP_W0QQitemZ5865369474QQcategoryZ39734QQrdZ1QQcmd ZViewItem

here's a nice MTX 12 for $72 shipped.
http://cgi.ebay.com/MTX-THUNDER-T4512-44-12-SUBWOOFER-DVC-SUB-WOOFER-NEW_W0QQitemZ5864334864QQcategoryZ39778QQrdZ1QQcmd ZViewItem

line out adapter for $11 shipped.
http://cgi.ebay.com/Line-Out-Converter-Hi-to-Low-Level-Adapter-for-Pre-Outs_W0QQitemZ5824789385QQcategoryZ60208QQssPageNa meZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

and a kit with all the wires and crap needed to hook it all up for $23
http://cgi.ebay.com/COMPLETE-8-AWG-GAUGE-CAR-AMPLIFIER-AMP-INSTALLATION-KIT_W0QQitemZ5864034467QQcategoryZ71529QQrdZ1QQcmd ZViewItem

all that for a grand total of: $267 well within your budget.....IF....you have a factory cd player, if not...here's a Kenwood for $88 shipped.
http://cgi.ebay.com/kenwood-KDC-128-car-stereo-cd-player-am-fm-180watts2005_W0QQitemZ5864071387QQcategoryZ39760QQ rdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

brining the total now to $355.

The Line out looks really, really, cheap. :lol:

All i reccomend to anyone and everyone is Kenwood...I have drove around in my car with my system full blast for hours and I've never blown a fuse, a speaker, sub, or amp. Unlike my bodies sony system..cant even read the deck in the sun cause it gets washed out and his system sounds all distorted all the time eww

Gotta have stuff done right.. especially when compared to Kenwood, thats kinda along the line with Alpine and cost usually more when compared to Sony.

I love my Pioneer and two of my cousins who live close to me have Pioneer systems and love them. Also most audio site and audio mags highly recommend Pioneer head units. So to each there own.

Rally, I had that same line out, it works perfectly fine.

Skaven, I agree with you on Kenwood head units, but not the amps and speakers. Not that they don't work good and last long, but the sound quality isn't up to par for me. That's cuz i've mainly dealt with JL Audio, Fosgate, and MTX.

it is all opinon. i personaly think you can't go wrong with kenwood

Oh im just saying.. they look cheap, but I wasnt saying anything about how they must be..

Also how good are Alpine speakers usually? I bought some for my Monte recently, and just want to know what im getting myself into.

Genopsyde...who makes that rim in you avatar? I like that...might wanna pick some up for the IROC im getting

Eagle Alloy 203

i think they look better on a lowerd truck or an s-10 or any lowrider, i don't know about a camaro.

get an alpine deck...im a pioneer fan too but i like the alpine decks....might be too complicated for a first time stereo person though. Sony decks are probably ok. Dont like the sound quality too much but still. But their subs are trash. For a person who just wants a stereo thats better than stock it almost doesnt matter what brand you go with(as long as its not walmart brand or something) because your not going to have any serious power. But the "you get what you pay for" rule does apply in this case.

I have one of those 10" bazooka tubes with a rockford fosgate p1 in it sitting in the rear well of my car and it hits pretty hard. Doesnt shake the cars of everyone around me but since i value my hearing im ok with that.

The factory monsoon speaker systems sound pretty good is that whats in there now?

here's how they look mounted on my car, 17x8..

http://home.comcast.net/~genopsyde91/front_wheel.jpg

well, never mind they don't look that bad

here's how they look mounted on my car, 17x8..

http://home.comcast.net/~genopsyde91/front_wheel.jpg

Now those are the true salad shooters..

No offense though, because those look beautiful.

i think they look better on a lowerd truck or an s-10 or any lowrider, i don't know about a camaro.

I think they look great on a camaro, that's why I got em on mine.

yeah i'll have to say i didnt like them in the avatar...but seeing them on the car they look pretty nice

(as long as its not walmart brand or something)
Thats funny cause the Xplode by Sony are the big Walmart sellers around here. That and pepboys sells alot of those.

Alpine rules :D

get an alpine deck...im a pioneer fan too but i like the alpine decks....might be too complicated for a first time stereo person though. Sony decks are probably ok. Dont like the sound quality too much but still. But their subs are trash. For a person who just wants a stereo thats better than stock it almost doesnt matter what brand you go with(as long as its not walmart brand or something) because your not going to have any serious power. But the "you get what you pay for" rule does apply in this case.

I have one of those 10" bazooka tubes with a rockford fosgate p1 in it sitting in the rear well of my car and it hits pretty hard. Doesnt shake the cars of everyone around me but since i value my hearing im ok with that.

The factory monsoon speaker systems sound pretty good is that whats in there now?

Yeah right now it is all factory..speakers and cd player...though i have 2 kenwood speakers for the door speakers as one of those is bad...going to change it but wanted to do all at the same time...

here's how they look mounted on my car, 17x8..

http://home.comcast.net/~genopsyde91/front_wheel.jpg

k wow...that car just made me cream myself....I gotta get those!