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Alextd5



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United Kingdom 2006 Defender 90 Td5 XS CSW Bonatti Grey
Defender Sound system
My td5 XS still has the standard head unit and speakers which isn’t great nI’m looking to replace it all, what head unit and speakers should I buy?

I’ve been looking at alpine and pioneer speakers and possibly a Sony head unit. What will it cost to get some half decent sound ?

Cheers

Alex
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landy andy



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2006 Defender 110 Td5 USW Zermatt Silver
Got an amp, boxed sub, and a pair of crossovers if you need them. Just removed from mine. Thumbs Up
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pj2106



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United Kingdom 2008 Defender 110 Puma 2.4 USW Stornoway Grey
Pioneer xr speakers front and rear with decent 4 channel amp and a sub box

You gonna go for a double din? 2008 110 2.4 XS Utility (Hagrid)
2002 90 TD5 Hardtop (Sully) Sold
1998 300TDi D1 (Billy) Sold
Post #739107 6th Nov 2018 9:38pm
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mk1collector



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England 2004 Defender 110 Td5 CSW Bonatti Grey
Just fit an active sub and you’ll find the difference amazing (unless you are into car stereo ) go for a decent make and the sound is so much more rounded and it’s a perfect place to start and see if you want to go further. Ray
My build thread
http://www.defender2.net/forum/topic17615.html
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barbel jim



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United Kingdom 2005 Defender 90 Td5 HT Tonga Green
It all depends on what you want to achieve and spend? An active sub for approximately £150 will give a big improvement, more bass. Then I'd suggest tweeters in/on the top of dash.
There's plenty of room for amps and even sub boxes Mr. Green
My personal choice is Alpine head units and focal speakers. Pioneer would be my other choice of head unit but then again in a defender SQ is never going to be competition winning Whistle
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Harry.O



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United Kingdom 1989 Defender 90 300 Tdi ST Nato Green
I fitted an Alpine head unit, replaced the dash speakers with some Pioneer units too and fitted a Kenwood active sub. For the money it works well and I have no complaints. Having heard Barbell Jim's set-up, it's a massive improvement on my cheapo solution Cool 2005 Td5 110 Hardtop
1989 300Tdi 90 Soft top
1992 200Tdi 90 Truck cab with Land Cruiser axles
Post #739176 7th Nov 2018 12:29pm
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barbel jim



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Whistle
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Trevor110



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United Kingdom 2005 Defender 110 Td5 CSW Barolo Black
You don't need to spend much...

i'm running 4 of these (initially just ran 2 in the dash)
https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00RXI...8&th=1

with this
https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B01AUX...&psc=1

using standard wiring and it sounds fine...
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Grenadier



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France 2011 Defender 110 Puma 2.4 DCPU Corris Grey
barbel jim wrote:

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Whistle


What are they? Monsieur Le Grenadier

I've not been everywhere, but it's on my list.....

2011 Puma 110DC - Corris Grey
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Badger110



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United Kingdom 2011 Defender 110 Puma 2.4 USW Buckingham Blue
Amplifiers Thumbs Up
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Grenadier



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B_l_o_o_d_y hell. Shocked Monsieur Le Grenadier

I've not been everywhere, but it's on my list.....

2011 Puma 110DC - Corris Grey
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Procta



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I have always used pioneer, I have used upgraded my defenders speakers to pioneer, the head unit I switched from the 306 as I bought a pioneer for a tenner and it works, I was going to fit it in the defender, but I thought Censored it the 306 had my old one in, and still has the wiring so in it went. Defender TD5 90 ---/--- Peugeot 306 HDI hatch back

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Post #740146 12th Nov 2018 8:25pm
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