got my video system installed today... - Benzworld.org

tsanjose · 07-14-2004, 11:59 PM

but im not real happy with the audio quality. im running an audiovox 100 (fm modulator) which is what most places recommeded, but i still have to crank up my MCS to get a "normal" level of sound through my system. it supposedly switches off any radio frequency to get a full signal from the PS2, but when i switch it off sound level is almost full blast! somethings obviously wrong.

i was told the PS2 doesnt have audio levels which is why the stock radio has to be cranked up. is this true? im cranking this up so much, i get tons of noise.

anyone using a PS2 in their system? anyone running an FM mod instead of an aftermarket deck with aux ins?

calling paulhdick, mphockey, stefan etc...

JimB · 07-15-2004, 07:08 AM

do you have a bose system on your ML? I have, and I don't have any problem listening to my system using Audiovox 100 FM modulator. I don't have PS2 though, I have a Blaupaunk DVD player.[:)]

tsanjose · 07-15-2004, 04:37 PM

i dont think so jim... it's the stock system not the bose upgrade. i tried a couple different things today and the radio sound is about 3-5x louder than the sound coming from the PS2. i think i just got a shitty install from the stereo shop.

i poked around the connections and i see they looped the audio out of the PS2, into the sony drop down unit then to the FM mod. should'nt it be a direct connection to the FM mod and not through the monitor???

JimB · 07-15-2004, 04:44 PM

IIRC, what I did on mine was from DVD player to FM MOd. to the MCS set to 88.7 - 89..something and it works great on mine. Are you using after market radio or the MCS OEM? It could be the antenna connection I have to get an addapter to be able to connect my FM mod to the back of my MCS.

tsanjose · 07-15-2004, 06:40 PM

thats exactly it jim... i checked out the connections and the idiot looped the connections through this long way around. when i connected it directly to the FM mod, it booms. too bad my rear speakers sound like crap.

has anyone updated their speakers? i want to get some direct replacements. can anyone tell me what size the rears are? are the stock ones 2way?

tsanjose · 07-15-2004, 06:53 PM

btw, here's some pics...

candrews · 07-16-2004, 07:26 PM

Out of curiosity,

How much for the video system and how much was labor?

That doesn't look like the MB VES, who makes that?

@TheWheel · 07-16-2004, 07:32 PM

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tsanjose - 7/15/2004 8:40 PM

has anyone updated their speakers? i want to get some direct replacements. can anyone tell me what size the rears are? are the stock ones 2way?

I just blew a wad of cash at the Alpine dealer last week [:D], I'm pretty sure the rear speakers are 5 1/4, they installed SPS-130A's in the rear.

cchristy · 07-16-2004, 10:44 PM

looks GREAT!!! What brand is the monitor and what inch is the screen?

tsanjose · 07-16-2004, 11:15 PM

thanks guys... it's the sony xvm-75. it's 7" viewable and has widescreen (16x9)support. it's really a nice unit. i wanted this one cause of the super low profile.

the screen cost me around $400 and the install was $300. plus the FM mod, power inverter and cables/wires/fuses.