jacksojf

There's a radio in my GT3?
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+1

And, like axhoaxho, I prefer Sport ON; the radio volume can adjust automatically..or not!

XPEL

I had them installed, so I was not there to photograph them. There are plenty of pics online though. The manufacturer site is www.focal-fr.com.

Yes. I had the SPP, so I already had the factory amp and all.

These speakers dropped in without cutting. The only thing that had to be done special was to build a plate out of ABS to mount the tweeter to inside the door. The factory hole was larger than the replacement tweeter, so they cut a circle out of ABS, mounted the tweeter to it and then mounted the assembly in the factory hole.

I doubt we will find a direct plug and play amp, but a knowledgeable installer should have no trouble adapting a new amp in place of the old. I only added the Cleansweep to flatten the signal outputs of the factory radio. Certainly not required.

Factory door speakers=4.5 lbs
Factory rear speakers=1 lb
Factory amp=2 lbs

The upgraded equipment weighs 10, 6 and 6 respectively, so in all, this added 14.5 lbs of weight to the car. For most of you, I'm sure this is within the pain threshold.

sws1

Love how every thread about car stereos become a place for people to comment about exhausts, and "who needs a radio" sarcasm.

MJSpeed

Here's my sound system upgrade:

StickShift964

LOL @ picture

Nordschleife

Personally, I find that I can fit one timpanist and two quarter cut steel drums in the back, without scratching the scaffolding.

This gives a really dynamic, in your ear, level of sound quality. If the booger dozes off a bit, wag the tail, that soon livens up the performance. Jerked beef was never so good.

In the absence of a decent timpamist, raid Audi's R8 parts locker for sound kit...

R+C

dolt

I too am interested in upgrading my speakers and amp. I love my car, but I also love music! I often have the stereo off when tooling around town and have the window down so I can hear the exhaust, but when on the expressway on longer drives I prefer to listen to music. I am intersted in the above Focal upgrades. Has anyone else done something similar or with other speakers? What about the dash speakers? The in-dash speaker seem to be the weakest link to me so not replacing them does not seem like an option to me.

GolfTango3

Good info!

My solution so far has been to play songs I know and sing along as loud as I can.

Glock Guru

Why put a stereo in an RS, if you want sound that's what the engine is for.

-Troy

XPEL

I didn't connect the dash speakers. They were not needed at all after putting in the Focals.

rlips

Trying to replace the head unit, I was thinking of using this:



Seriously, IMO, radio in a GT3 is not even needed.

triode

I was thinking of AMR CD-77 instead...the SRA platforms are way cool but I have invested in Grand Prix Monaco rack/amp stands and am probably done with isolation.

aussie jimmy

digital is out. you need an analog rig in the frunk. something like a vpi tnt-hrx

deputydog95

Thanks for posting. I just swapped the head unit in mine for a Kenwood Nav unit with rear cam, etc... Love it. The sound is still pretty weak though. I wish there was a way to get some real bass in these cars without adding a ton of equipment.

mdrums

Rear camera?...is that so you can get your point by's ready?