Road Glide Audio Upgrades
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Well, it's not really comparing apples to apples. The guy with the JL Audio has a 26" 2011 RG Custom that The Chopp Shop in Taylorsville, NC built which he has close to $70,000 in. It has at least 8 speakers, a few amps, etc so it sounds like a kick *** home stereo system. My buddy Greg has 6 focals on his 2007 Street Glide but it's a banging system too, just not to the that extreme. But his new 2012 RG should be done from K-otic Kustoms in Woodstock, GA next week. He's spent close to $3,000 on that system on this new bike, ALL focal speakers, not sure about amps...I'll get to hear it next week. I should have close to $3000 invested in mine as well.
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I'm in the "well over $3K club" myself............... added it up once before, but.....what's the difference !! I know retail, mine's over $5K..............luckily ,.....I found a couple of deals along the way !!
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Ok, so I've switched amps. Bought the Alpine PDX-F6. evrything else in original post is the same. Picking up painted speaker lids in Marietta this afteronn, taking bike to Alpharetta tomorrow morning. They tell me it will be ready to pickup on Monday. Looks like the total pricetag is just north of $4000. Gonna move the stock ipod dock from the right bag up to the right storage cup (glovebox what HD calls it i think). I'll be able to hook ipod, I-Phone5, and USB flash drive in here.
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WOW !! How much is the labor ???
The added cost of lids & paint is a lot of $$ too !!!
After all the coin I spent on components, I couldn't afford someone to install it too !!!
Good luck !! You only have to pay once,..............but you'll enjoy it for a lifetime !!
The added cost of lids & paint is a lot of $$ too !!!
After all the coin I spent on components, I couldn't afford someone to install it too !!!
Good luck !! You only have to pay once,..............but you'll enjoy it for a lifetime !!
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or until someone pulls up on the side of you with something better sounding.. LOL
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WOW !! How much is the labor ???
The added cost of lids & paint is a lot of $$ too !!!
After all the coin I spent on components, I couldn't afford someone to install it too !!!
Good luck !! You only have to pay once,..............but you'll enjoy it for a lifetime !!
The added cost of lids & paint is a lot of $$ too !!!
After all the coin I spent on components, I couldn't afford someone to install it too !!!
Good luck !! You only have to pay once,..............but you'll enjoy it for a lifetime !!
Overcast so can't see the metallic
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so got to thinking about your setup above last night.. went through a couple of things..
Alpine Headunit - $285
Alpine PDX-F6 Amp - $580
Hertz HSK-165XL Speakers - $460 (cheapest I could find was fleabay)
Hertz HCX 690 6x9s - $370 (cheapest I could find)
Cycle Sounds Lids - $360
That's approximately $2k in equipment. Figure another $400 for painting those CVO colors (lids and grills) and another $220 for biketronics kit, that brings you to $2660. You're saying in your last post that you'll be north of $4000 when done.
Man that's some awefully expensive installation pricing if you ask me (which I know you didn't). just sayin...
Alpine Headunit - $285
Alpine PDX-F6 Amp - $580
Hertz HSK-165XL Speakers - $460 (cheapest I could find was fleabay)
Hertz HCX 690 6x9s - $370 (cheapest I could find)
Cycle Sounds Lids - $360
That's approximately $2k in equipment. Figure another $400 for painting those CVO colors (lids and grills) and another $220 for biketronics kit, that brings you to $2660. You're saying in your last post that you'll be north of $4000 when done.
Man that's some awefully expensive installation pricing if you ask me (which I know you didn't). just sayin...
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so got to thinking about your setup above last night.. went through a couple of things..
Alpine Headunit - $285
Alpine PDX-F6 Amp - $580
Hertz HSK-165XL Speakers - $460 (cheapest I could find was fleabay)
Hertz HCX 690 6x9s - $370 (cheapest I could find)
Cycle Sounds Lids - $360
That's approximately $2k in equipment. Figure another $400 for painting those CVO colors (lids and grills) and another $220 for biketronics kit, that brings you to $2660. You're saying in your last post that you'll be north of $4000 when done.
Man that's some awefully expensive installation pricing if you ask me (which I know you didn't). just sayin...
Alpine Headunit - $285
Alpine PDX-F6 Amp - $580
Hertz HSK-165XL Speakers - $460 (cheapest I could find was fleabay)
Hertz HCX 690 6x9s - $370 (cheapest I could find)
Cycle Sounds Lids - $360
That's approximately $2k in equipment. Figure another $400 for painting those CVO colors (lids and grills) and another $220 for biketronics kit, that brings you to $2660. You're saying in your last post that you'll be north of $4000 when done.
Man that's some awefully expensive installation pricing if you ask me (which I know you didn't). just sayin...
Cycle Sounds Lids: $350
Sand/Paint/: $375
Alpine CDE-HD149BT: $300
HSK 165 XL: $550
HCX 690: $350
Alpine PDX F6 $750 (need to check with him on this, he may have been thinking about the JL HD600/4, we were talking about that)
Biketronics Retro Kit: $225 (to use stock controls)
Install: $750
HD Speaker grills: $50 + $25 shipping from Pelham, AL HD: $75
Tax on all this ****: $260
Grand total: $3985 (Now that you forced me to sit down and add it up!) When I added it all up in my head I probably used the retail speaker price quotes I got over the phone, of course when I got to the shop I got a better deal by. Bought speakers from a different shop than the install shop because install shop didn't sell Hertz.
PS: I ain't buying this grade of speaker on "bend over cause your just got ****ed-bay some fake *** knock off speakers". I bought them from an audio shop here in Atlanta where I've got some recourse if ever I need it.
I had an additional cost to line bags with DynaMax and carpet to increase bass when parked but opted out of that one.
Nonetheless, I'm about $4000 in give a few bucks. And trust me, I wish it was lower!!!!
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Keep in mind I ain't lettin jimbo down the street install this ****. The business doing my bike is the best of the best in North Atlanta. His work is guanteed for life, as long as I own it. I'd do it myself if I didn't have 5 kids running me ragged or a full time retail business. 
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