I wanted to do the install myself, but I could never find the time on the weekend. Plus living in an apartment is not conducive to getting something done halfway and finishing the next day. So I broke down and paid the local stereo shop to install it. I just got tired of looking at over a $1,000 of equipment sitting in my living room. Happy to say, they got it done and it sounds great.
The head unit (JVC KD-A925BT):
I used the bmw euro bracket so the HU would be centered. BMW Part no. 65900410495. I bought mine from ECS. I bought the HU because it does time alignment, can color match, and has a front USB input. I bought an iphone holder for the AC vent off of Amazon. Was originally planning on trying to make a home made iphone mount for the ashtray, but I decided I want the iphone higher and in my field of vision.
Sorry but I have no pics of the speaker install. I did get to stop by the shop half-way through the install and they cut holes in the doors and mounted to the doors using MDF rings. They also put a layer of foam around the outside of the woofer. The speakers I used are Morel Dotech Oviation 6 for the front and Morel Tempo 6 co-axial for the rear, and I could not be happier with the clarity. I put in a CD that used to make my HK speakers distort because of the electronic bass, and the Morels took it with no problem. One thing I did to help the staging is disable the tweeter on the Tempos (mid-bass is crossed at 3800 hz).
Sub and trunk:
The amplifier is mounted upside down on the rear-deck. Boston Acoustic GT-5750; 5-channels and drives everything. The sub is a Rockford P210d4. The sub is the one area where I am not 100% satisfied. I would prefer more bass, but I think that would require a ported box, and I do not want to sacrifice the trunk space or block off my new home-made ski-pass. The sub more than fills in the lower end, I'm just greedy and want more bass. I am spoiled because my Tahoe has a down-firing 8 in the front.
All in all, I am very happy. One of the best things I did in prep was drive around for a year before touching the stereo to know everything that I wanted. And if you are on the fence on whether replacing the factory speakers and amp would be worth it, it is.
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Originally Posted by danewilson77
