Gathering up parts and pieces for my system and I'm asking myself if I need front to rear fade.

At first I thought yes of course I need it. Then I thought of the extra $250 it will cost to retain fade on my Ultra Limited and the fact that in the last 3 years, with the factory 4 speaker system, I can only remember adjusting fade once. I will be going to a 6 speaker system by adding lowers.

So to those of you that gave up fade, do you miss or regret it? To those of you that kept fade was it worth the extra cost?

Thanks for any input,
8T

 

Why are you going to lose your fade?

IMO fade is nice to be able to tune the rear speakers from the front. Other than that I haven't used my fade.

 

A BT breakout connector is required to keep fader when keeping HD hu.

 

I use to be a fade advocate. It has it's usefulness at times, more so with a stock setup. With an aftermarket system, you can tune and adjust accordingly.

If your bike is under warranty, then the Breakout harness is a necessity for plug n play. If not, you can cut the rear speaker outputs in the fairing and hard wire the rears.

 

I just listed a Breakout harness in the "For Sale" items. Not needed with the Alpine head unit I installed.