When you click on links to various merchants on this site and make a purchase, this can result in this site earning a commission. Affiliate programs and affiliations include, but are not limited to, the eBay Partner Network.
Hey guys just wondering how do you load the C5 badge graphic onto your unit once installed and where do you find these graphics like this one ? Does it show up once the car starts also without icons of apps blocking the image ? Thanks… No my unit found the photo..
Thanks.. Haven’t got one yet looking at a few.
Is there one unit that is better than the others to do this on ?
Just wanting to know how it’s all done…
some let you do this, some don't.
One of the most popular double dins is the alpine ilx-650, for a lot of reasons -- which sadly does not let you customize the start up screen (my ten year old pioneer double din did.. but other wise coudln't compare to the alpine). so depends on which unit you get
Higher end Pioneers allow this splash screen change while entry level ones do not.
My 2770NEX boots up to a NEX logo but allows a C5 logo to be the background photo. I went with that. It's a $430 radio, but I bought it mainly for the slim chassis design and the wireless Android Auto capabilities.
You have to look at the specs of what you're buying if they allow this.
I typically find mine in a C5 LOGO Google search and click on images. There are many. Some fit the screen, some don't.
They are usually applied onto the unit through a USB port attached to the unit granted the unit has this splash screen feature.
Higher end Pioneers allow this splash screen change while entry level ones do not.
My 2770NEX boots up to a NEX logo but allows a C5 logo to be the background photo. I went with that. It's a $430 radio, but I bought it mainly for the slim chassis design and the wireless Android Auto capabilities.
You have to look at the specs of what you're buying if they allow this.
I typically find mine in a C5 LOGO Google search and click on images. There are many. Some fit the screen, some don't.
They are usually applied onto the unit through a USB port attached to the unit granted the unit has this splash screen feature.
Thank you for explaining that. I’ve seen a few that look very cool..
I have something similar in Carbon Fiber design as a background picture while the radio is on. The startup however is the NEX Logo. That can't be changed on my model.
Thanks.. Haven’t got one yet looking at a few.
Is there one unit that is better than the others to do this on ?
Just wanting to know how it’s all done…
I have a Kenwood unit. I simply load the image I want onto a memory stick and then connect via USB as my screen tilts and extends open for CD and media access. Some units have the media access in the front. I can then choose which display I want to use for my background. There is (or used to be) a sticky thread with C5 and Corvette NAV background images that you can download. When shopping, confirm the head unit you want has the capability of accepting external media.
(*) I also installed one of those anti-glare, anti-finger print screen protectors on mine to make it easier to read when driving top down so that's why my screen has a matte-looking finish.
Higher end Pioneers allow this splash screen change while entry level ones do not.
My 2770NEX boots up to a NEX logo but allows a C5 logo to be the background photo. I went with that. It's a $430 radio, but I bought it mainly for the slim chassis design and the wireless Android Auto capabilities.
You have to look at the specs of what you're buying if they allow this.
I typically find mine in a C5 LOGO Google search and click on images. There are many. Some fit the screen, some don't.
They are usually applied onto the unit through a USB port attached to the unit granted the unit has this splash screen feature.
Was wondering if most of you have kept the same speakers with the new units ?
Do the Bose door speakers sound good with a new unit or is it worth changing the door speakers ?
Was wondering if most of you have kept the same speakers with the new units ?
Do the Bose door speakers sound good with a new unit or is it worth changing the door speakers ?
I would not run the rear speakers.
Thanks.
I tried it like that and it sounded awful. aftermarket units are about 15-18W/ channel.
Then started my next phase of gutting all the speakers and run new wires from every speaker location to the hatch where the new amplifier was mounted.
There is an adapter kit that fits the doors so you can mount new 6.5" speakers. 6.5" speakers drop right in the rears. No mods needed there.
Corvettes are fairly easy to run wires through.
You can also just replace the speakers if you buy the Alpine ILX-W650. It has the capability of a small 450 W amplifier to be mounted in the back of the radio and go from there.
Saves you from having to run new wires and gives you a more OEM look. I would not think that the sound is nearly as powerful and crisp as what I have in mine with a 2000W amp and a 12" Kicker sub. But you have options.
I tried it like that and it sounded awful. aftermarket units are about 15-18W/ channel.
Then started my next phase of gutting all the speakers and run new wires from every speaker location to the hatch where the new amplifier was mounted.
There is an adapter kit that fits the doors so you can mount new 6.5" speakers. 6.5" speakers drop right in the rears. No mods needed there.
Corvettes are fairly easy to run wires through.
You can also just replace the speakers if you buy the Alpine ILX-W650. It has the capability of a small 450 W amplifier to be mounted in the back of the radio and go from there.
Saves you from having to run new wires and gives you a more OEM look. I would not think that the sound is nearly as powerful and crisp as what I have in mine with a 2000W amp and a 12" Kicker sub. But you have options.
Thanks for the information..
So reading you can only use a 3:5” speaker in the door.
I like rock music and like a fair amount of bass coming from my speakers any suggestions on a good speaker for the doors ?
I used the Vettenuts double din console with a Pioneer AVH-W4400NEX head unit. I wanted the ability to play CD's if I wanted, but be forewarned that these units are very deep. By the time you add the Bose convertor, GPS, and XM modules the dash will be very full. I also found the need to upgrade the original Bose speakers in the doors and rear, but left the woofers as they do a fair job for midrange.
I did one of these instead. Kicker 12" downfiring sub and a 500 watt mono amp.
Ok, not bad
so why keep the stock door subs? they're horrible.. for what you put into the system, there are a ton of nice woofers out there that'll round out the sound far, far beter that those junk.
I put a pair of morel hybrid 63's, and the sound is absolutly insane.. but really, any decent 6.5 will give you much clearer mid/mid-lows than those things.
Ok, not bad
so why keep the stock door subs? they're horrible.. for what you put into the system, there are a ton of nice woofers out there that'll round out the sound far, far beter that those junk.
I put a pair of morel hybrid 63's, and the sound is absolutly insane.. but really, any decent 6.5 will give you much clearer mid/mid-lows than those things.
Oh, as per usual with this dang thing, I'm far from done. It's just a matter of what I throw money at next. I initially wanted to keep the amplifier count down to one mono, just to drive the additional sub, but may end up adding a 4-channel for the mid's and high's. Question, what are you using to power your Morel's?
Oh, as per usual with this dang thing, I'm far from done. It's just a matter of what I throw money at next. I initially wanted to keep the amplifier count down to one mono, just to drive the additional sub, but may end up adding a 4-channel for the mid's and high's. Question, what are you using to power your Morel's?
I have hertz in the rear and audio frog 3.5's in the door-- I'm powering them the kta450 amp (the "backpack" amp that attaches to the back of the alpine ilx650 head unit).
I'm powering the morel 6.5"'s with a rockford p600x4, bridged.
I also have a rocford fosgate p1200x1 powering a 12" sub in the cargo area.
The morels are efficient, but hungry. you can probalby get a decent 4 channel amp to power your door mids/rears/door woofers, but if your head unit is decent enough, there's really no reason you can't run the door mids/rears off the head unit, and run the morels off its own amp. I don't know what kind of head unit you have, but if it's mechless, you can also get something like the kta450 -- mind fits behind the head unit in the center stack, with room to spare.
Also, if you're looking for an amp that's really small and extremely capable of running mids/tweets, and running morels off a more beefier amp, try this:
they're tiny, really high quality, get great reviews. I have one powering the mids/tweets in my '67 vette, and a larger amp for the woofers. I'm really impressed with the ACM.
(I actually used to have 8" kicker subs in the doors... and it sounded like ****, so ... dropped in the morel woofers, and am beyond blown away by how crystal clear they sound)
Double Din screen display
I initially wanted to keep the amplifier count down to one mono, just to drive the additional sub, but may end up adding a 4-channel for the mid's and high's. Question, what are you using to power your Morel's?
