How-To Guides about Car Stereo & Audio

One of the most annoying things about installing a new car audio system is the constant rattle sounds your hear. Always driving around sounding like a car full of metal junk can be quite annoying.

If you have ever found yourself working on a car project at your home and ran out of fuses, this tutorial is for you. Instead of going out and paying around $30 to $40, make your very own. It's wasy and saves you time and money.

If you just got some banging new subs for the trunk of your car, then you're just about ready for the ultimate car stereo. But what kind of amp are you going to get to power those subwoofer speakers? Learn about the basics of car amplifiers in this video from Sonic Electronix, where they discusses the purpose of a car amplifier, as well as the parts of the amplifier. This includes the terminals, adjustments, types of amplifiers, and amplifier channels. Before putting together your first...

This Crutchfield video tutorial shows you the basics on installing car door speakers for your stereo into your automobile. If anyone knows how to install stereo systems into a vehicle, it's Crutchfield. It's easy to install a set of new door speakers for your car stereo. See how!

Elemental Designs will show you how to carpet a basic subwoofer box for your vehicle's system in this two-part video series. If you've ever had any trouble in the past trying to carpet your sub box, this will help explain what you might have done wrong. First you have to pick the carpet for your subwoofer box, then you have to make sure it's the right size. It's just like wrapping a present, a present for your automobile's stereo.

Check out this video tutorial on how to carpet a fiberglass car subwoofer box for speakers. It's easy enough to carpet a fiberglass subwoofer box, but if you're having trouble just watch this car audio upholstery video. The carpet used is unbacked automotive carpet. If its unbacked, its pliable to bend to curves. A box made with MDF is different. Edges means you have to have seams showing.

Scosche Industries offers this instructional users guide for its TA07 radio replacement interface in a 2007 Toyota Tundra. The TA07 will work with select 2004 and up Toyota vehicles equipped with JBL and JBL Synthesis systems. The TA07SR radio replacement interface was designed to make installation of any brand name aftermarket head-unit simple. The TA07SR allows the customer to replace the factory head unit with an aftermarket head unit and utilize their factory amplifier without having to...

This stereo installation video with the Mighty Mods shows you how to install a CD player and speakers. So easy anyone can do it in under 2 hours. So watch as the guys show you how to install a stereo in a Toyota Corolla.

Elemental Designs teaches you how to ground your 12v amplifier. Grounding an amp is a must know for any custom car stereo installation.

This short video from Crutchfield shows how to install a car amplifier into your car. Learn the basics to installing any amplifier for an awesome stereo system that will give your auto a great sound.

Need a little power from your car battery? This OzLabs video will show you how to get that power in a detailed demonstration.

This video shows you how to route cables for a DICE iPod kit in a BMW 3 series (E36).

This video will cover the 2point5 spec.dock installation for the BMW X5 (E53) with the DICE iPod integration Kit.

Bavarian Soundwerks teaches you how to install rear speakers in a 97-01 BMW 5 series (E39). It covers rear deck removal, rear midbass installation and reinstalling the rear deck.

In this video series you will learn how to install a subwoofer amplifier in the trunk of a 97-03 BMW 5 series/M5 (E39). This first video starts by removing the stock wiring and getting to the factory ground and LOC, then you'll start the connections and wiring for the ground for the new amp, then you'll mount the new amp and set up the connections at the amp, the next video covers the final amp connections, then mounting the enclosure, and finally tuning the amp.

Covers the 2point5 spec.dock installation for installation of DICE BMW iPod & iPhone Integration Kit for BMW 3 Series / M3 99-06 (E46).

Bavarian Soundwerks teaches you how to install a DICE BMW iPod & iPhone integration Kit in BMW X3 (E83). Go to www.bavsound.com for any questions that this video doesn't answer.

Bavarian Soundwerks teaches you how to install a DICE iPod kit into a BMW E39 5 series.