Factory Stereo Problems

[3.8Silver35th]

I was just given a pair of 10"s in a bandpass box with an amp. I ran into a problem when I decidied to get them installed. A person working at bestbuy said that my factory stereo was the mach460 and was a pain to add any aftermarket stereo equipment to. The guy then said they could wire it with a line out converter but it would sound like crap. I also realized to get the subs in the trunk the mach amp rack needs to be taken out and put back in after the sub box is installed because the box is to big to clear the mach460 amp rack. The box is about 14.5 inches tall and 14.5 inches in depth. And I know its possible to fit this box in the trunk because i have seen other people with non-mach stereos have this setup in their mustangs. Is anywon having any similar problems and can anywon tell me is there a way to get better sound out of my subs besides ripping out the whole mach system?
Any info would be much appreciated
Thanks

 

[ryanrule]

well, yull never get the rack back in there, so sounds ur gonna have to mod yur box or ditch the 460

 

[3.8Silver35th]

Figured this problem out finally thanks to help from a few of people.
1. The box has to be small enough to clear the amp rack
2. Bestbuy wires the line out converter in the wrong place. They wire it to the back of the head unit instead of the mach data cable located in the trunk.

 

[marvinmycat]

First off, I thought only the MAch 1000 had a rack, the 460 doesn't.
Second, Best Buy is staffed by a bunch of retards.
Third, Go to Sound and Shine forums on this site for great advice and a how-to on this subject.

 

[ChaosStarter]

First off, I thought only the MAch 1000 had a rack, the 460 doesn't.
Second, Best Buy is staffed by a bunch of retards.
Third, Go to Sound and Shine forums on this site for great advice and a how-to on this subject.

1. No, both Mach systems have amp racks, the 1000 system is just much bigger and much more noticable.

2. You can do it off the headunit or the amp rack, it really doesn't matter b/c it's both the same signal. And no, you wouldn't notice a difference whether it's taken behind the radio or the amp rack.

3. I'm an installer at Best Buy, and like EVERY other audio shop, everyone has their idiots unfortunately. My bay however, has had 1 damage claim in almost the last year (which is 100x better than some other stores), and very little come-backs due to bad installs/installers. We have people coming to our store because they hear we're the best and get nothing but good customer feedback and recomendations. Please keep your derogative comments to yourself. They're not needed.

 

[marvinmycat]

I honestly didn't know about the stereo rack in sub-1000 systems - thanks for the info.

I guess Buffalo got all the retards from Bestbuy then, as well as the flunkies from Circuit City, and Crap USA (uh, I mean Comp USA).