ELECTRONICS DISCUSSION... Audio, Visual, Lighting...
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Joined: Jul 2006
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From: Columbus, OH
RE: ELECTRONICS DISCUSSION... Audio, Visual, Lighting...
Has anyone tried replacing the door subs with anything aftermarket? I am trying to decide what to do. I am going to go with a Pioneer avic-d1 and don't know what speakers to put in at the same time
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RE: ELECTRONICS DISCUSSION... Audio, Visual, Lighting...
all i can say is goold luck on that one mdlesk. i tried and went all over town to get something that would fit and i couldn't find anything. and getting the subs out is hard enough. you have to remove a bunch of crap including the door panel just to get access to the subs on the doors. it's a pain in the a$$.
1st Gear Member
Joined: Apr 2006
Posts: 69
From: Florida
RE: ELECTRONICS DISCUSSION... Audio, Visual, Lighting...
OK I haven't been able to fix this mybe some here can point me in the right direction I had some HIDs put in and I love them just that every now and again one of them will turn off or it'll flixer on and off and the other one will shut off. It seem to happen alot when it rains. They guy I bought it from says its the installation something about the ground wire but the shop says its the ballest..ANy ideas
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Joined: Aug 2006
Posts: 223
From: Florida
RE: ELECTRONICS DISCUSSION... Audio, Visual, Lighting...
I did a few searches online and found a shallow mount 8' subwoofer made by pioneer. TS-SW841D. It has a mounting debth of 2.5' Does anyone know if this would fit in the doors of the mustang? Also, is it possible (or even worth it) to replace the factory amps? I really want to keep the factory look with the shaker 500 H/U
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Joined: Aug 2006
Posts: 101
From: Michigan
RE: ELECTRONICS DISCUSSION... Audio, Visual, Lighting...
This is way above my head right now as I just purchased the stang and am looking for info on how the Shaker 1000 is set up (how many amps, subs, who makes what, where located etc). You do seem to address the shortcoming of not getting enough into the rear subs. Where can I find some more info on the basics so I can understand what you are talking about. Thx.
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Joined: Aug 2006
Posts: 101
From: Michigan
RE: ELECTRONICS DISCUSSION... Audio, Visual, Lighting...
This is way above my head right now as I just purchased the stang and am looking for info on how the Shaker 1000 is set up (how many amps, subs, who makes what, where located etc). You do seem to address the shortcoming of not getting enough into the rear subs. Where can I find some more info on the basics so I can understand what you are talking about. Thx.
ORIGINAL: bchoice
You need to wire a 5v voltage regulator in between the 12v amp "on" wire from your head unit and the 2 amp "on" wires on the wiring harness. 12v is too much for the shaker amps and adding the 5v regulator fixes it.
On the balance problem with the subs...well you are going to need a really good head unit or an xover/amp balancer. The main problem is the Shaker 1000, and I'm guessing the S500 as well, run the subs mono. There is a Hi and Low output from the Shaker 1000 that goes Hi to the front subs and Low to the rear subs. Everyone is getting the metra wiring harness which converts the High and Low inputs to the shaker sub amps to what appears to be left and right RCAs. You use the L/R sub RCAs out of the head unit and hook it up. You fire up your stereo and "pop" the amps turn on and boom boom boom. Appears to work great, but you cannot fade the front to rear and it sounds kinda funky. What you are hearing is L/R thru the main speakers and then L thru the front sub and R thru the rear or the other way around. Anyway, it kinda messes up your stereo in a twisted way. You can easily fix the "twisted phase" problem by using RCA Y connectors to mix the L/R to a combined signal then Y back out to the Red and White RCAs on the wiring harness. This effectively puts the subs back into mono. Now it's not twisted and sounds much better, but you still can't fade. This is where you need the dual amp fader with xover and lpf to really get it tuned.
I have messed around alot with the S1000 trying to get it to sound acceptable to me. I am finally happy with the performance of the front and rear subs and amps, however I did replace everything else. I have an Alpine head unit and a sound processor with 2 front, center, rear, and sub outputs. I used front 1 for the front speakers, front 2 lpf'd for the front subs (effectively making them mid-bass), rear for the rear speakers, and sub running mono to the S1000 sub amps. Now I can fade the subs front to back and adjust the xover points, slope, and eq. Add some Kappas and a punch PA8004 and you have a pretty rockin system.
Hope the info helps.
You need to wire a 5v voltage regulator in between the 12v amp "on" wire from your head unit and the 2 amp "on" wires on the wiring harness. 12v is too much for the shaker amps and adding the 5v regulator fixes it.
On the balance problem with the subs...well you are going to need a really good head unit or an xover/amp balancer. The main problem is the Shaker 1000, and I'm guessing the S500 as well, run the subs mono. There is a Hi and Low output from the Shaker 1000 that goes Hi to the front subs and Low to the rear subs. Everyone is getting the metra wiring harness which converts the High and Low inputs to the shaker sub amps to what appears to be left and right RCAs. You use the L/R sub RCAs out of the head unit and hook it up. You fire up your stereo and "pop" the amps turn on and boom boom boom. Appears to work great, but you cannot fade the front to rear and it sounds kinda funky. What you are hearing is L/R thru the main speakers and then L thru the front sub and R thru the rear or the other way around. Anyway, it kinda messes up your stereo in a twisted way. You can easily fix the "twisted phase" problem by using RCA Y connectors to mix the L/R to a combined signal then Y back out to the Red and White RCAs on the wiring harness. This effectively puts the subs back into mono. Now it's not twisted and sounds much better, but you still can't fade. This is where you need the dual amp fader with xover and lpf to really get it tuned.
I have messed around alot with the S1000 trying to get it to sound acceptable to me. I am finally happy with the performance of the front and rear subs and amps, however I did replace everything else. I have an Alpine head unit and a sound processor with 2 front, center, rear, and sub outputs. I used front 1 for the front speakers, front 2 lpf'd for the front subs (effectively making them mid-bass), rear for the rear speakers, and sub running mono to the S1000 sub amps. Now I can fade the subs front to back and adjust the xover points, slope, and eq. Add some Kappas and a punch PA8004 and you have a pretty rockin system.
Hope the info helps.
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Map Lamps on overhead stay on all the time
Help Please
Dear All,
I just got a 2006 GT and the map lamps do not go off. I have tried pressing the buttons, holding them, and they saty on. I am afraid they will drain the battery - I cannot get to the dealer until Tuesday because of the holiday.
Has anyone had this problem or have any suggestions - is there a way to just remove the bulbs?
Any help is greatly appreciated.
Thanks
Dear All,
I just got a 2006 GT and the map lamps do not go off. I have tried pressing the buttons, holding them, and they saty on. I am afraid they will drain the battery - I cannot get to the dealer until Tuesday because of the holiday.
Has anyone had this problem or have any suggestions - is there a way to just remove the bulbs?
Any help is greatly appreciated.
Thanks
Joined: Jun 2006
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RE: ELECTRONICS DISCUSSION... Audio, Visual, Lighting...
You will have to search around a bunch to gather the info you need. Here is a handy diagram of the back of the Shaker radio:
https://mustangforums.com/upfiles/26...9C9BEDA9D6.jpg
There was also a great 5 page wiring diagram of the entire S500/S1000 system, but I can't find the link. I was never able to find out the crossover points on the shaker system, but the lack of control and overall poor sound quality just left we wanting.
In a nutshell, the S500/S1000 headunits have its own power driving the front and rear speakers. I don't know what the power output of the head unit is, but its not much and not clean. They have line level outputs, labeled high and low on the S1000, that send a lpf'd (low pass filter) signal to the sub amps in mono. High to the front and Low to the rear. There are 2 sub amps for the front and 2 sub amps for the rear. The front sub amps are on the drivers kick panel (for the S1000). There are 2 sub amps behind the Shaker 1000 subs in the trunk. The front subs are some strange low profile setup and are a non-standard ohm rating and appear to be bi-amped, where both amps drive both speakers in tandem. The rear is more traditional with one amp for each of the 2 subs in the box.
Now some people have been scrapping the entire subwoofer system or replacing the fronts or the rears. I blew a chunk of change on my upgrades, but didn't find it necessary to scrap either the front or rear sub systems. Once I was able to adjust the crossover points and level adjust the front and rear it really sounds solid. I don't prefer hiphop, but I can pump the 808 and impress all the girls and it sounds WAY better than the stock system just because its tuned. If the Shaker headunit had adjustable xovers and a dual amp fader for the subs it would be much better, but it only has boom-on/boom-off which sucks.
I'm rambling now so I'll leave you with this advice. Search the forums for info, put all the information together with some cash and build yourself a system. Good luck trying to find an installer that understands the Shaker system cause they don't know crap!
Have fun!
Bill
https://mustangforums.com/upfiles/26...9C9BEDA9D6.jpg
There was also a great 5 page wiring diagram of the entire S500/S1000 system, but I can't find the link. I was never able to find out the crossover points on the shaker system, but the lack of control and overall poor sound quality just left we wanting.
In a nutshell, the S500/S1000 headunits have its own power driving the front and rear speakers. I don't know what the power output of the head unit is, but its not much and not clean. They have line level outputs, labeled high and low on the S1000, that send a lpf'd (low pass filter) signal to the sub amps in mono. High to the front and Low to the rear. There are 2 sub amps for the front and 2 sub amps for the rear. The front sub amps are on the drivers kick panel (for the S1000). There are 2 sub amps behind the Shaker 1000 subs in the trunk. The front subs are some strange low profile setup and are a non-standard ohm rating and appear to be bi-amped, where both amps drive both speakers in tandem. The rear is more traditional with one amp for each of the 2 subs in the box.
Now some people have been scrapping the entire subwoofer system or replacing the fronts or the rears. I blew a chunk of change on my upgrades, but didn't find it necessary to scrap either the front or rear sub systems. Once I was able to adjust the crossover points and level adjust the front and rear it really sounds solid. I don't prefer hiphop, but I can pump the 808 and impress all the girls and it sounds WAY better than the stock system just because its tuned. If the Shaker headunit had adjustable xovers and a dual amp fader for the subs it would be much better, but it only has boom-on/boom-off which sucks.
I'm rambling now so I'll leave you with this advice. Search the forums for info, put all the information together with some cash and build yourself a system. Good luck trying to find an installer that understands the Shaker system cause they don't know crap!
Have fun!
Bill
ORIGINAL: mlawdawg
This is way above my head right now as I just purchased the stang and am looking for info on how the Shaker 1000 is set up (how many amps, subs, who makes what, where located etc). You do seem to address the shortcoming of not getting enough into the rear subs. Where can I find some more info on the basics so I can understand what you are talking about. Thx.
This is way above my head right now as I just purchased the stang and am looking for info on how the Shaker 1000 is set up (how many amps, subs, who makes what, where located etc). You do seem to address the shortcoming of not getting enough into the rear subs. Where can I find some more info on the basics so I can understand what you are talking about. Thx.
ORIGINAL: bchoice
You need to wire a 5v voltage regulator in between the 12v amp "on" wire from your head unit and the 2 amp "on" wires on the wiring harness. 12v is too much for the shaker amps and adding the 5v regulator fixes it.
On the balance problem with the subs...well you are going to need a really good head unit or an xover/amp balancer. The main problem is the Shaker 1000, and I'm guessing the S500 as well, run the subs mono. There is a Hi and Low output from the Shaker 1000 that goes Hi to the front subs and Low to the rear subs. Everyone is getting the metra wiring harness which converts the High and Low inputs to the shaker sub amps to what appears to be left and right RCAs. You use the L/R sub RCAs out of the head unit and hook it up. You fire up your stereo and "pop" the amps turn on and boom boom boom. Appears to work great, but you cannot fade the front to rear and it sounds kinda funky. What you are hearing is L/R thru the main speakers and then L thru the front sub and R thru the rear or the other way around. Anyway, it kinda messes up your stereo in a twisted way. You can easily fix the "twisted phase" problem by using RCA Y connectors to mix the L/R to a combined signal then Y back out to the Red and White RCAs on the wiring harness. This effectively puts the subs back into mono. Now it's not twisted and sounds much better, but you still can't fade. This is where you need the dual amp fader with xover and lpf to really get it tuned.
I have messed around alot with the S1000 trying to get it to sound acceptable to me. I am finally happy with the performance of the front and rear subs and amps, however I did replace everything else. I have an Alpine head unit and a sound processor with 2 front, center, rear, and sub outputs. I used front 1 for the front speakers, front 2 lpf'd for the front subs (effectively making them mid-bass), rear for the rear speakers, and sub running mono to the S1000 sub amps. Now I can fade the subs front to back and adjust the xover points, slope, and eq. Add some Kappas and a punch PA8004 and you have a pretty rockin system.
Hope the info helps.
You need to wire a 5v voltage regulator in between the 12v amp "on" wire from your head unit and the 2 amp "on" wires on the wiring harness. 12v is too much for the shaker amps and adding the 5v regulator fixes it.
On the balance problem with the subs...well you are going to need a really good head unit or an xover/amp balancer. The main problem is the Shaker 1000, and I'm guessing the S500 as well, run the subs mono. There is a Hi and Low output from the Shaker 1000 that goes Hi to the front subs and Low to the rear subs. Everyone is getting the metra wiring harness which converts the High and Low inputs to the shaker sub amps to what appears to be left and right RCAs. You use the L/R sub RCAs out of the head unit and hook it up. You fire up your stereo and "pop" the amps turn on and boom boom boom. Appears to work great, but you cannot fade the front to rear and it sounds kinda funky. What you are hearing is L/R thru the main speakers and then L thru the front sub and R thru the rear or the other way around. Anyway, it kinda messes up your stereo in a twisted way. You can easily fix the "twisted phase" problem by using RCA Y connectors to mix the L/R to a combined signal then Y back out to the Red and White RCAs on the wiring harness. This effectively puts the subs back into mono. Now it's not twisted and sounds much better, but you still can't fade. This is where you need the dual amp fader with xover and lpf to really get it tuned.
I have messed around alot with the S1000 trying to get it to sound acceptable to me. I am finally happy with the performance of the front and rear subs and amps, however I did replace everything else. I have an Alpine head unit and a sound processor with 2 front, center, rear, and sub outputs. I used front 1 for the front speakers, front 2 lpf'd for the front subs (effectively making them mid-bass), rear for the rear speakers, and sub running mono to the S1000 sub amps. Now I can fade the subs front to back and adjust the xover points, slope, and eq. Add some Kappas and a punch PA8004 and you have a pretty rockin system.
Hope the info helps.
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Joined: Aug 2006
Posts: 101
From: Michigan
RE: ELECTRONICS DISCUSSION... Audio, Visual, Lighting...
Thanks Bill. That gives me a start. Make you wonder what the heck they were thinking in wiring it in such a strange way. Very strange that they send the low imput to the rear, among other thngs.