2012 hand me down car...
dont trash your car up with tints and LEDs.

Take that 800 bucks and have best buy install a alpine deck, alpine type-s speakers and a MTX sub.
Then take the extra 400 and stick it in your pocket.

Ugh.
 
OP, you have a great system build in the items you have chosen.

I'll let you guys work out the OFC/CCA stuff, I've no idea what it all is ultimately lol.
 

seth89
2012 hand me down car...
dont trash your car up with tints and LEDs.

Take that 800 bucks and have best buy install a alpine deck, alpine type-s speakers and a MTX sub.
Then take the extra 400 and stick it in your pocket.

What can I say, she upgraded. 
 
LEDs (if I actually do it, still unsure), would be something that would A) only be in the trunk so I could actually see in it at night, and B) would be easily removable and very subtle.
 
Tint I probably will do, but it won't be anything crazy like RushXTC, more just to give a bit more privacy and a bit of extra shading from the Florida sun. My sister has like crazy dark tinting that you can't see through. I don't want straight black, more of like a smoked tint. Idea here is to avoid looking like the car has been touched. The stock tint is just too light for my taste.
 
Not really a big fan of Best Buy, no experience with their car audio though. I may consider getting a pro to install it though once I have the pieces.

I just want something that can rival the quality of my D2000's since I have to drive quite a bit every day.
 
Worth it? Maybe. I plan on keeping this car for at least a few years out of college (which has 3 years left). Essentially I don't plan on upgrading cars until I can afford a Lotus to be honest.
 
Still not sure on the 10" vs 12" sub thing, I might have to find people who have them to hear in person or just spring for the 12" and adjust as needed. Might be a better idea to just get the 12" if it doesn't take up too much space.
 
What would be the effect of a ported sub enclosure vs. a sealed one? And is it a better idea to get the sub and the box separate or as a prebuilt JBL like the one I linked in page 1?
 
@Direraptor, I would like to stick to just one amp to run all 5 channels if I can. Just to keep things simple and looking cleaner.

Well if you must,
I have done several car stereos. I just did a small upgrade to my 2014 Kia Forte.
I wanted to go with focal speakers but decided against it b.c. I kept the OEM deck.
(keeping the original deck requires converters and a few splices, so no reason to buy speakers for a million dollars.)
I really like alpine speakers. I skipped the type-r in this car b.c. amazon was selling component fronts and coaxial rears (6.5") type-s for 154.00 with prime shipping.
I had type-r subs already so I used one of them.
As crazy as this sounds I'm using a Boss amp. Boss uses class A/B in a lot of their amps, so they sound nice. As far as quality, they are rock solid.
I also used for the first time (b.c. I kept the stock deck) a equalizer. EQs will run you anywhere from $20 to $300. For the most part they are all the same.
 
So what I'm getting at is that Alpine speakers (type s and r) are awesome.
Boss makes a great amp for a reasonable price.
Try an EQ. Night and day difference compared to the built in.
Also get a sealed sub box. Nobody wants to hear you from a mile away.

Holo
Leave it stock.

I get a lot of props and offers for my 2001 Mustang GT Convertible because I left it stock.

RainStryke
It's like saying people would be happy you bought a Dell desktop PC and didn't upgrade the video card. How would adding a premium stereo devalue the car?
 

HAZMAN_THE_GREAT
Best advice and mod is to get yourself a new car. No point in hell upgrading a lawn mower. That is if you plan on upgrading anything to do with the engine and handling. Like seriously man dont waste your money on something like that, you can spend it on something WAAAAAAAY better. Its incredibly cute that the civic SI has like 203bhp LOL. You have a Ford focus, Dodge neon, Mazda 3, Mazda 6, Kia optima, Dodge Dart, VW Golf, VW Jetta, VW Passat, Ford Fusion, Chrysler 200, Hyundai Sonata(turbo),Nissan Altima and more that are faster than it. But if you want to upgrade it with things like putting go faster lights on it(neons) or a sound system by all means. Again stay away with anything that has to do with performance.
 

Holo
Leave it stock.

^ What he said.

He said it was a hand me down 4 door model, not the Si. LED's are for the inside the trunk of the vehicle, not fast and the furious under the car neons. Doesn't look like he's going for a fast vehicle, more like something dependable and has a good stereo.

Exactly, thanks.

Would it be a bad idea to get the four speakers first once I've picked stuff out, then add an amp, then a sub, and then finally a new head unit? I was thinking that way each part has a noticeable effect.

Reading more into it I think sub wise I'll go with a single 12" sealed in a good and well tuned enclosure. Seems like the best option.

Halo_003

RainStryke
It's like saying people would be happy you bought a Dell desktop PC and didn't upgrade the video card. How would adding a premium stereo devalue the car?
 

HAZMAN_THE_GREAT
Best advice and mod is to get yourself a new car. No point in hell upgrading a lawn mower. That is if you plan on upgrading anything to do with the engine and handling. Like seriously man dont waste your money on something like that, you can spend it on something WAAAAAAAY better. Its incredibly cute that the civic SI has like 203bhp LOL. You have a Ford focus, Dodge neon, Mazda 3, Mazda 6, Kia optima, Dodge Dart, VW Golf, VW Jetta, VW Passat, Ford Fusion, Chrysler 200, Hyundai Sonata(turbo),Nissan Altima and more that are faster than it. But if you want to upgrade it with things like putting go faster lights on it(neons) or a sound system by all means. Again stay away with anything that has to do with performance.
 

Holo
Leave it stock.

^ What he said.

He said it was a hand me down 4 door model, not the Si. LED's are for the inside the trunk of the vehicle, not fast and the furious under the car neons. Doesn't look like he's going for a fast vehicle, more like something dependable and has a good stereo.

Exactly, thanks.

Would it be a bad idea to get the four speakers first once I've picked stuff out, then add an amp, then a sub, and then finally a new head unit? I was thinking that way each part has a noticeable effect.

Reading more into it I think sub wise I'll go with a single 12" sealed in a good and well tuned enclosure. Seems like the best option.

That's kind of how I did it. Really depends on money though, I couldn't afford everything at once, so I parted it together. It worked out for me, cause the 100 square feet of sound deadening took about 16 hours for me to complete. The rest of it probably took about the same.
 
As for order of adding new things, you will need a headunit before adding an amplifier. A stock head unit won't have 3 sets of RCA's or even 2 sets like you will need.

Yeah, that's a good route.
 
What sound insulation are you going with?

This is the stuff I bought:
http://www.amazon.com/FatMat-Self-Adhesive-RattleTrap-Deadener-Install/dp/B003TUNRGM/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1407025767&sr=8-2&keywords=fat+mat
 
That stuff sticks to everything, it's like tar... and it's pretty much the thickest stuff you can buy. That kit from Amazon comes with a plastic roller and a razor to cut it. It's pretty much all you need other than the heat gun. I went up to Home Depot and bought a heat gun for $22 to make sure it stuck to the vertical area's I applied it to. Used about 40-50 square feet on just the 4 doors of my Toyota Corolla.

Yes, speaker baffles are nice. I use those as well... completely forgot about those.