95 Passat stereo replacement
David
I have a 95 Passat GLX and am interested in replacing the stereo with a CD
player, upgraded speakers, etc. Should I be able to keep the original tan
speaker grills in the doors after the speakers are replaced? I would prefer
not to have those changed. Also, is there anything odd about the stock sound
system that would make it difficult for a stereo shop to replace it without
too much trouble? I would appreciate any comments.
*** David Kotara ***
Houston, Texas
d...@insync.net
John and Samantha Grove
I have an Alpine head unit w/ CD changer in my '94 and have not altered the
factory harness one whit. Contact Crutchfield (1-800-955-3000) and ask for
an adaptor harness for your '95 Passat (should be the same as '94: ~$5-10)
then give that to the wire-biters that install your new sytem. The place
you buy your new stereo at may even have the adaptor harness you need, but
don't count on it. I have found an abysmal lack of Passat parts at anyplace
I look. I can go into further detail, even how to install it yourself
*easy* if interested
vent...@iconn.net
d...@insync.net (David) wrote:
>I have a 95 Passat GLX and am interested in replacing the stereo with a CD
>player, upgraded speakers, etc. Should I be able to keep the original tan
>speaker grills in the doors after the speakers are replaced? I would prefer
>not to have those changed. Also, is there anything odd about the stock sound
>system that would make it difficult for a stereo shop to replace it without
>too much trouble? I would appreciate any comments.
You might try calling Crutchfield and ask for a catalog. They have
nice tables of which radios and speakers fit into which cars. If you
buy a system from them, they supply decent instructions (at least they
did for a Subaru radio I replaced a few years ago) and the right
connectors for many systems. 1-800-955-3000
Giles Hoover
: I have a 95 Passat GLX and am interested in replacing the stereo with a CD
: player, upgraded speakers, etc. Should I be able to keep the original tan
: speaker grills in the doors after the speakers are replaced? I would prefer
: not to have those changed. Also, is there anything odd about the stock
sound
: system that would make it difficult for a stereo shop to replace it without
: too much trouble? I would appreciate any comments.
:
:
: *** David Kotara ***
: Houston, Texas
: d...@insync.net
David,
I have a '95 Passat GLX and replaced the stereo shorty after getting it.
Rather than
going to Crutchfield or another mail order souce though (I am NOT willing to
take my dash apart), I found a very competent local installer who put in a
Clarion
single-CD head unit and Boston Acoustics Rally series seperates speakers. It
was all done with any alterations to the look of the car, and I can remove the
faceplate (which does stick out slightly further than the stock unit) and take
it with me or lock it in the center console. The sound is GREAT-- a combination
I highly recommend. Try going to several sound and installation places, ask
to see demo vehicles, ask about installation warrenties, etc. And the price?
Only about $150 to have all the pieces installed and the installation
warrantied for the life of the car!. Good luck!
G.
Eric K. Lew
> In article <4sapt1$p...@synthemesc.insync.net>, d...@insync.net (David) wrote:
>
> : I have a 95 Passat GLX and am interested in replacing the stereo with a CD
> : player, upgraded speakers, etc. Should I be able to keep the original tan
> : speaker grills in the doors after the speakers are replaced? I would
prefer
> : not to have those changed. Also, is there anything odd about the stock
> sound
> : system that would make it difficult for a stereo shop to replace it
without
> : too much trouble? I would appreciate any comments.
> :
> :
> : *** David Kotara ***
> : Houston, Texas
> : d...@insync.net
>
I replaced the stock radio in my 95 Passat with a Kenwood 801 head unit. I
didnt neccessarily buy it for the "stealth retraction face plate" but more
for the fact that the face plates was lower profile than most removable
face units. To increase the mounting depth, you need to trim the rear
support bracket back a little to fit most radios. I also installed
separates in the front doors, mounting the tweeter flush in the plastic
corner piece of the front windows. Back speakers are crummy stock and now
free air subs in the rear deck yet. My amplifier is mounted next to the
rear tire under the carpet, so it's all hidden. I never crank it, so heat
isnt much of a problem.
Eric
LFalla
I have a 95 passat also.I changed the entire stereo in the car.I also took
out the factory tweeters in the dash and put in 4 inch speakers.also there
are cut outs in the rear deck for another set of
6 1/2 speakers.I would recomend that you order the plugs from crutchfield
so then there is no cutting of the factory harness also for speakers,this
way you can put all the stock equipment back in the car without rigging
it.the radio i used was the sony mobile es 900 , I liked it so much
because it sits flush in the dash with out any cutting.good luck in
finding another radio that sits flush (impossible), the changer is the
sony mobile es 91 with esp that means it has a 3 second buffer for no
skips,haven't had one yet,also all my speakers except for the woofers are
rockford fosgate (amazing),woofers are kicker solobarics.it gave me 145db
at a local sound off.
email me if you have any questions: