Hi Ben,
that's quite a difficult question. I replaced the front speakers + tweeters
first, and kept the original radio (RD1), then you hear very well that the
radio doesn't have enough power to drive the speakers. Then I replaced the
HU with a SONY mp850 and that was one hell of a difference !
Finally I replaced the speakers in the back doors and then the setup was
complete !
About the tweeters : I was told that a 2 way-door speaker and an in-dash
tweeter is the same as a 3 way door-speaker. And that's possible. What I
would advise is to put a 3-way door speaker (front) instead of a 2-way with
a cross-over for the tweeter, because in the latter case, you have to cut
the original cables to go to the crossover and then from the cross-over to
the doorspeaker and the tweeter, that's a lot of work !
And then something else : I have bought a 1999 Xantia with a Clarion 4035 in
it (original HU) and that sounds fantastic ! Even better then my Xsara with
Focal speakers, JBL speakers and SONY HU.
So now I wonder if the RD1 HU is the same for Xsara and C5 ?
If you want to discuss any further about it, please e-mail me personnaly.
Bye,
Fred
"Ben Cowell" wrote in message
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Great website Fred,
How much difference do better tweeters make to the sound?
I have a C5 and have already replaced the door speakers with Sony 2 and 3
way speakers.
Ben
"fred" wrote in message
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Oh, I forgot to mention,
have a look at my site
http://users.belgacom.net/domus/
Fred
"Acedrew" wrote in message
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Ah - once again you are my saviour Fred!
"fred" wrote in message
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There is one block for the power signals
A second block for the speakers
The third block should be for the CD-changer.
Fred
"Acedrew" wrote in message
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I've just installed a Sony MP40 Head Unit in an Aug 2000 Citreon
Xsara
2,
using the Connects2 Display & Steering wheel adaptor kit. This
replaced
the standard Phillips 22RC220/35Z Radio/Cassette.
It works great, but I am a little confused by the fact that the
old
Phillips
head unit had 3 multiblock connectors, whereas the Sony only
actually
uses
2. Therefore one of the multiblocks is left unconnected.
Anyone know what the 'unused' connector does in the original
installation?
TIA
Andy
Sony MP40 in Xsara 2
Hybrid Mode
