I have a Crew Cab with the mid-line system.
I'm not quite ready to buy the deck I want just yet (not 100% sure what I want and have too many other things to spend money on right now). BUT the OEM setup sounds pretty bad.
I had an Alpine CDA 9827 from a previous vehicle (cheap no frills HU, but solid), so I threw that in first with no other changes (btw I used the Metra install kit - I hate the chassis that is sits in, and will eventually fill & repaint the bezel to get rid of the plugs, etc).
With nothing but the Alpine HU, there was a HUGE improvement over the stocker. BIG difference.
This weekend I installed some 6.5 components in the doors and replaced the tweeters, putting the new Infinitys right in the OEM location. I used strap-metal to create an "x" mount for the tweeters and it was the oddest thing - the holes from the strap metal lined up PERFECT as if it was an OEM setup. I used the factory push-pins and dropped them right in.
My point is, after just a HU change and a 6.5 front speaker component change, the audio is TONS better than what it was. HUGE difference. There's tons more I plan to do, but time isn't abundant.
If anyone is sitting on the fence to make some audio upgrades, it doesn't take much to improve greatly.
I'm not quite ready to buy the deck I want just yet (not 100% sure what I want and have too many other things to spend money on right now). BUT the OEM setup sounds pretty bad.
I had an Alpine CDA 9827 from a previous vehicle (cheap no frills HU, but solid), so I threw that in first with no other changes (btw I used the Metra install kit - I hate the chassis that is sits in, and will eventually fill & repaint the bezel to get rid of the plugs, etc).
With nothing but the Alpine HU, there was a HUGE improvement over the stocker. BIG difference.
This weekend I installed some 6.5 components in the doors and replaced the tweeters, putting the new Infinitys right in the OEM location. I used strap-metal to create an "x" mount for the tweeters and it was the oddest thing - the holes from the strap metal lined up PERFECT as if it was an OEM setup. I used the factory push-pins and dropped them right in.
My point is, after just a HU change and a 6.5 front speaker component change, the audio is TONS better than what it was. HUGE difference. There's tons more I plan to do, but time isn't abundant.
If anyone is sitting on the fence to make some audio upgrades, it doesn't take much to improve greatly.