Stereo Upgrade?
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Stereo Upgrade?
Hello all. My brother has a 2012 Road Glide Ultra and wants to upgrade the stock system. The receiver he is interested in is the Kenwood KMM-BT308U and a RF PBR300X2 amp. Hasn't decided on speakers yet. What else would be necessary to install this receiver/amp and still be able to use his stock hand controls? Thanks in advance for the advice.
ItchyTF
ItchyTF
#2
Handlebar controller and speakers. You really shouldn't run the stock speakers with an aftermarket amp. I just went through this. There are some bad *** wise men on this site that will hook you up. They like specifics though! Lol! What's the budget, what type of riding and/or sound do you want. What speaker holes are you trying to fill. C'mon!
#3
This will assist in the install and facilitate the use of the stock hand controls. http://www.biketronics.com/categorie...-Install-Kits/ He will need to match ohms between amp and speakers. Aftermarket 6.5 inch speakers will require speaker adapters.
#4
Hello all. My brother has a 2012 Road Glide Ultra and wants to upgrade the stock system. The receiver he is interested in is the Kenwood KMM-BT308U and a RF PBR300X2 amp. Hasn't decided on speakers yet. What else would be necessary to install this receiver/amp and still be able to use his stock hand controls? Thanks in advance for the advice.
ItchyTF
ItchyTF
- that particular head unit is no longer in production so wherever you purchase, it's going to be old stock.
- I ALWAYS recommend the use of a good quality rainshield and especially moreso on a Roadie because of the upward angle of the head unit. Vtwin Audio makes the best one IMO. Ain't cheap, but worth it.
- If only using a 2 speaker setup, I suggest you go with the biggest you can fit in there. HAT/BT 7.1" speakers, a good head unit with 4v RCA outputs, and that PBR amp is hard to beat price-wise and quality-wise
- you'll need about 10' of 10ga power wire. 5' for battery, 5' for ground.
- you'll need a fuse holder and 25a fuse to install at the battery on the +12v wire
- I would also grab a few feet of 16ga speaker wire as you'll need it to go from the amp to the speakers
- get you a small bag of THIN layered polyfil from Walmart in the crafts section and wrap each speaker with 3 thin layers like a cocoon
- you'll either need something like the Axxess ASWC-1, PAC SWI-RC, Hawg-wired, Biketronics handlebar controller
Last edited by UltraNutZ; 11-04-2014 at 07:33 AM.
#5
couple of things to note that might help you;
- that particular head unit is no longer in production so wherever you purchase, it's going to be old stock.
- I ALWAYS recommend the use of a good quality rainshield and especially moreso on a Roadie because of the upward angle of the head unit. Vtwin Audio makes the best one IMO. Ain't cheap, but worth it.
- If only using a 2 speaker setup, I suggest you go with the biggest you can fit in there. HAT/BT 7.1" speakers, a good head unit with 4v RCA outputs, and that PBR amp is hard to beat price-wise and quality-wise
- you'll need about 10' of 10ga power wire. 5' for battery, 5' for ground.
- you'll need a fuse holder and 25a fuse to install at the battery on the +12v wire
- I would also grab a few feet of 16ga speaker wire as you'll need it to go from the amp to the speakers
- get you a small bag of THIN layered polyfil from Walmart in the crafts section and wrap each speaker with 3 thin layers like a cocoon
- you'll either need something like the Axxess ASWC-1, PAC SWI-RC, Hawg-wired, Biketronics handlebar controller
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+ one on the it sucks factor...
for handlebar controls, if you do not care about AVC (Automatic Volume Control), I would suggest ASWC-1 / Metra combo (~80 bucks total).
See sticky in the audio section. Really simple to "hook up".
BikeTronics and Hawg run similar units but more $$$, with the Biketronics supporting AVC...
for handlebar controls, if you do not care about AVC (Automatic Volume Control), I would suggest ASWC-1 / Metra combo (~80 bucks total).
See sticky in the audio section. Really simple to "hook up".
BikeTronics and Hawg run similar units but more $$$, with the Biketronics supporting AVC...