how to replace the mach 460 system by yourself!
04-08-2009, 11:46 PM
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It didnt take much at all i swapped in my mtx 6.5's and i had to cut just alittle bit out just to fit the metal on the back of the speaker, very little and they fit great.The 3.5's on the other hand the set above the 6.5's i bought jl's and they dont fit the space is so small the speakers are just too deep so i am just going to put the stock ones back unless i can find a slim 3 inch speakers.
04-09-2009, 07:44 PM
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my 5x7's matched perfectly.. 6x9 is waaayyy too big. IMO.. try to find componant 5x7's so you can put the tweets up top where the orginals are. my Hertz sound perfect there
04-09-2009, 10:57 PM
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the only real way you could pull off 6.5's without sounding like a POS is to get a 100% custom setup with custom mounts, and if ur gonna spend that money there's no reason to get just 6.5's.. in all honesty just do what I did, I went with 5x7 componant's with tweeters from hertz or another company you prefer.. they fit perfectly and i have them connected to a kicker multi-channel amp, and my Alpine HU. I have 5x7's in my doors too. the weets are even in the right places
I do have a split single DIN setup in my stang, I have a 2DIN dvd player waiting to go in but i want to find the 2DIN dash piece
I do have a split single DIN setup in my stang, I have a 2DIN dvd player waiting to go in but i want to find the 2DIN dash piece
Also, do you have pics of your split single din setup? I'm curious to see how it looks.
It didnt take much at all i swapped in my mtx 6.5's and i had to cut just alittle bit out just to fit the metal on the back of the speaker, very little and they fit great.The 3.5's on the other hand the set above the 6.5's i bought jl's and they dont fit the space is so small the speakers are just too deep so i am just going to put the stock ones back unless i can find a slim 3 inch speakers.
What size are the factory tweeters BTW?
04-10-2009, 01:51 AM
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6.5's are factory replacement for convert's only
I'll look into the tweeters and i'll post some pics up tomorrow when the sun rises and I decide to put another coat of wax on the car..
04-19-2009, 01:03 PM
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I just rewired the head unit Because the guy that switched the decks before I bought it wired it all backwards. I was wondering what all the extra wires are for on the harness that the power and remote turn on are from? They all looked likethey were cut... I had to clean up the mess.
A wire diagram would be great. I couldn't find one on the site.
A wire diagram would be great. I couldn't find one on the site.
04-19-2009, 02:05 PM
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I just rewired the head unit Because the guy that switched the decks before I bought it wired it all backwards. I was wondering what all the extra wires are for on the harness that the power and remote turn on are from? They all looked likethey were cut... I had to clean up the mess.
A wire diagram would be great. I couldn't find one on the site.
A wire diagram would be great. I couldn't find one on the site.
04-19-2009, 02:14 PM
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Crafty,
I have a friend up in Castlegar..not sure how big the town is but the last time I saw her must be 20 years or so ago....anyway, her last name was Hiscock...
..anyway, the system in the 'stang isn't as good as what is in my RAM..I don't have big bucks to spend this year because I have already blown a way for other mustang bits but is there a set of speackers I can just drop in where the old ones reside to make the stock radio unit any better ?
Thanks
Grassy
I have a friend up in Castlegar..not sure how big the town is but the last time I saw her must be 20 years or so ago....anyway, her last name was Hiscock...
..anyway, the system in the 'stang isn't as good as what is in my RAM..I don't have big bucks to spend this year because I have already blown a way for other mustang bits but is there a set of speackers I can just drop in where the old ones reside to make the stock radio unit any better ?
Thanks
Grassy
04-19-2009, 02:25 PM
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as long as your stock harness isn't molested you should be ok. aftermarket HU's are pretty generic.
Yellow = Power constant
Black = Ground
Red = Ignition
Blue = Remote (for amp)
Blue/white = Power antenna
Green, White, Purple, Grey = all are speakers (i dont remember which is which)
Orange =alumination (for stuff like underglow pulses and other RICE crap lol)
Pink = Remote (alpine acessory)
some brands have different special wires.. (orange and pink for my Alpine HU) and are not really needed.
if it's the ford harness you need, next time i head out to my gf's parent's place (stang being stored.. which is another story...) i'll pull the HU and have a look. mine's all directly wired in so i can tell you which are for power/ingition
Yellow = Power constant
Black = Ground
Red = Ignition
Blue = Remote (for amp)
Blue/white = Power antenna
Green, White, Purple, Grey = all are speakers (i dont remember which is which)
Orange =alumination (for stuff like underglow pulses and other RICE crap lol)
Pink = Remote (alpine acessory)
some brands have different special wires.. (orange and pink for my Alpine HU) and are not really needed.
if it's the ford harness you need, next time i head out to my gf's parent's place (stang being stored.. which is another story...) i'll pull the HU and have a look. mine's all directly wired in so i can tell you which are for power/ingition
