Hey guys, I'm about to be a 350z owner pretty soon. The car I'm looking to buy has the non-bose sound system installed. I did a little research and saw how kenwood or pioneer and other brands double din can easily be used instead of the stock one. Now my confusion is, will I be able to use a Pioneer head unit with stock speakers? I'm guessing if the system is non-bose in my car it will not have a subwoofer? I'm not trying to spend a lot of money here since the z will be costing me a decent amount. Also, will the sound quality be better?
what alternatives would you suggest?

 

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Stock speakers will certainly work but you won't be getting all of the benefits of the upgraded HU - stock speakers are pretty lame. FYI - a fair number of used HU's in the classifieds. Some folks have gone with stock HU and then amps and speaker upgrades - whatever your budget allows I guess.

 

and yes, the HU produces better sound. it gives you more control over how sound is directed to each speaker. also, you dont even need a double din. I pu a single din in mine and acquired a nifty little storage area that **** doesnt fly out of when you get a little frisky on the go-fast pedal.

 

And doesn't look bad. I get loads of compliments on it. Also, mine was a non-Bose.

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eF8XhflbFRs
The double din Pioneers work great

 

I'd just save up and do a double DIN, component speakers, 4 ch. amp, 12" sub w/ amp and call it a day.

You can do all the speakers now, and the double DIN later. If you have absolutely no desire to watch movies in the car, then just get a single DIN.