Advice requested: considering buying a CS - stereo questions

I rarely turn mine on. the engine is the music.

 

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I listen to music/news in a regular car, but I rarely turn it on in the F-car. My dealer told me "the radio is in the back" and he was right!

 

If you want to listen to music then put one in or look for a CS that came with it if you don't want to change the way car was built. From personal experience although I love the sound of my CS as much as anyone, I want to listen to music on longer runs. BTW the factory system is pretty lame so you may want to change it anyway.

 

Mine didn't have one either. I had a local shop do a nice job with 2 subs under the dash with two other speakers placed in the kick panels. No cutting or splicing and the entire thing can be removed leaving no evidence it was ever there. Alpine head unit that runs an ipod, no CD.

 

If you want a stereo, put one in. Its your car. Enjoy it.

 

There are always the super fan boys saying the only music that you need comes from the exhaust in every stereo thread. Unless you are redlining at every stop light, you won't really hear it much. By the way do you know who else loves to listen to that music? My local police department.

 

I have most of the factory parts if you need help.

 

IMO a high-end stereo is a waste of time & money in the CS. The acoustics are terrible, the road and engine noise are very high, the suspension is very stiff and and a CD/MP3 player will skip/stall on minor bumps. An iPod will be more useful in that respect, perhaps you could have someone install an iPod connector, hidden amp, and speakers in the dash where they're normally placed. That would give you some music, while minimizing weight and not messing visibly with the dash. I would avoid the temptation to do more as I don't think it would sound that great, no matter how much money you put into the system. BTW - I turned on the factory stereo once in the garage to figure out how it worked, then once again on a long stretch of freeway - I didn't bother after that.

 

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I haven't changed the radio station on my in ..well probably since last year. I have a radio and all it creates is background noise.

 

I get that you want a stereo in your car. I really liked that mine had it. However, after realizing that the OEM stereo is crap and that it's too loud to listen to anything while driving, I've never really used it. A really loud after market stereo would do it but you'd have to put in a head unit as well as an amp and big speakers. Just make sure the shop that does it, doesn't drill holes or make changes that are irreversible just in case you decide to sell the car.

-Peter Oh