HELP! 06 Jimny sound system!

jonathan wrote: www.aliexpress.com/item/2006-2012-Suzuki...Audio/530543949.html

here is the link to the one i got for mine and it is great and looks the part in the dash

Gosh, impressive. I wouldn't know what button to press.

Thanks for the details and info everyone! Especially Halford, your experience with this in those links will definitely help me out! Appreciate it!

I've just ordered the 11-357 Radio Facia mod from here:http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/11-357-Radio-Fascia-SUZUKI-Jimny-Stereo-Install-Facia-Trim-CD-Dash-Plate-Kit-/281162939896

and will purchase some speakers / head unit sometime next month followed by the underseat 10" sub and amp!

Will this double din head unit fit in with the fascia mod listed above? www.sonicelectronix.com/item_45806_JVC-KW-R500.html

Halford - you mentioned that I should go bigger for the speakers in the rear. I don't want to be cutting into anything so what would be the biggest I could get away with be? Would 5" speakers fit with no modding the existing hole. Also, I've heard the wiring is already there, is that true?

Thanks!

The JVC double DIN unit should work fine with that trim fascia on ebay, look forward to seeing your pics when fitted

5 inch speakers will fit fine in the rear, however, may need to drill some new screw fixing holes (but the recess for the actual speaker magnet will be plenty big enough)

wiring behind rear trim panel

Great! Thanks for all your help Halford!

Looks like i'll be getting some 5" speakers in the back along with my 4" in the front! Is there any specific wiring that i need? I am in the process of purchasing that head unit and it is asking me to choose a free wiring kit specific to my vehicle. For the Suzuki's I am given these options: (theres no options for the Jimny as it is does not fit a stock fascia).

For Suzuki Grand Vitara:
Scosche SI04B / SI04 - www.sonicelectronix.com/item_5699_Scosche-SI04B-SI04.html

For Suzuki Reno, Forenza, Verona:
Scosche DO01B / DO01 - www.sonicelectronix.com/item_4439_Scosche-DO01B-DO01.html

Which one will be needed for the Jimny? The second link is the most common for Suzuki, but the Jimny may be similar to the vitara.

Jack.

not sure which you need
cheap enough to get both I suppose

does it show any connectors in your manual for your existing double DIN unit

Hi,
I just put in the JVC 500.
If you don't want blue tooth, or the ability to change the colours to match the car, the 400 is the same but cheaper.
A friend of mine got the 400 after seeing my 500 and is very happy with it.

Some notes from when I did mine

The Suzuki cradle fits the head unit with no modifications.

I looked at the fascia surround filler as an option. I did a test fit with the curvy fascia and found that the gap at the top was larger than the gap at the bottom. So I splashed out and got the Suzuki square fascia, simply because I knew it would just work, and it meant I could fit any standard head unit latter. I got it from the local stealer for $83 AUD.

For the wiring a company called aeropro makes connectors, so I bought Suzuki to ISO, and ISO to JVC from REPCO. simply connect the plugs no soldering or crimping . . . except.
The only wire not part of the loom was the dimmer. The dimmer takes a signal from the lights so you can change the colour and the brightness based on if its night or day.
You'll find a yellow mustard coloured wire in the plug from the Suzuki which matches the same colour from the JVC connector, I used a voltage tester with the lights on and off to confirm the colours were right first.

There is plenty of volume, it's easy to use, I have a USB stick in the front which works perfectly, haven't tried apple stuff as I don't have any.


So the bad bits and gotchas
The JVC only has a three way graphic equaliser, it is a "pro" which means you can change the peak points for base, middle and treble. For example base is normally at 100h but you can change it to 60, 80, 100 or 200.
You can also change the Q which is if you visualise the equaliser as curves, it means you can change how sharp or flat the curve is.
This gives you lots of fiddling for a three way equaliser, but . . .

Car acoustics are crap at the best of times, and Jimny is really bad. Then factor in the poor location of the speakers and you need to really work the settings to get good sound. If I did it again I’d go for a Sony I was looking at that has a 7 way equaliser.

For bad speaker location example, I had the back panels and seats out to get the rear speakers installed, then sat there testing all four speakers were in phase before reassembly. It actually sounded pretty damn good. By the time you put everything back in the rear speakers in particular are really muffled.

With only Sony 4 inch in the front, and 5 inch Pollack in the back, base sound is still pretty awful, read non-existent. I'm not talking about doof, doof dance music just in general. A friend brought over a test CD and decibel meter and there is not much below 150/200h.
I've been researching the a sub for a couple of months. I’m looking at a Fusion 8 inch or the JayCar 8 inch under-seat units. I want the under seat so I can keep what space I can available. Both are a single box with the amp and speaker inside.
Their not as good as a real sub/amp set-up but you get to keep usable space.
With my later model (2013) there is a sensor cable under the drivers seat to tell you if your seat belt isn't on. So I’m working out how to put it under the passenger seat without wires getting jammed, or the box getting damaged when occasionally stuffing some victim in the back seats.

Keep in mind the original set-up is so atrocious that, even just speakers and/or a head unit will make a huge difference.
I did look at the Chinese models that fit directly and have video, DVD, and sat-nav. I was tempted, but a few other forums people had reliability problems and the sound was only average. I use my phone for sat-nav and the other stuff would just be a toy, so stuck with a standard stereo.

During the day the colour is white and very bright



At night it matches the car and is dimmer