This is a definite game changer, using the OEM stereo without having to find a place to put the amp. Sign me up! Thanks for sharing Chad. Next time you're in San Diego look me up, I've got extra surfboards or a spot on my driveway.

Usually when opening doorpanels it is a good idea to add also sounddampening/thermoinsulation material ;)

I was going to say what's up when you rolled through winthrop about 2 weeks ago but I was headed to twisp ! The van looks absolutely bonkers in person !!!

Love ours! Installed it this summer in CT. Made the trip back to AZ much more enjoyable. After seeing/hearing the bigger speaker in Moab now kinda wish we'd had the 10 in as an option. (there's always something!)

Nice setup. But it screws everyone that has their diesel heater under the passenger seat. Hopefully, other systems come online soon. Thanks for the vid.

Just picked up my sprinter today after getting the roamrig stereo upgrade!! Sooo awesome!

@LivingTheVanLife

Жыл бұрын

Cool! Enjoy!!

Great to have you in the shop Chad. We'll see you out on the trail!

@LivingTheVanLife

Жыл бұрын

Hey, thanks again! Looking forward to it- Cheers!

Great video, I installed a JL Audio amplifier and 10 inch Yamaha bass driver also under the passenger seat and totally agree with night and day sounds quality, need to upgrade the doors next, but I’m super stoked with the results so far.

Hey Chad, i got my Roam Rig battery system and Beat Box installed this Summer at Aaron 's place in CT, it rocks. Love it.

@LivingTheVanLife

Жыл бұрын

Awesome! Glad to hear it’s workin well for ya. I love mine.

Thanks Chad! Love to watch your videos! Any videos about your van life!👍👍

I built a sub box like this because I wanted a 10" sub and already had a JL amp config. The sound in the van absolutely kicks now! You'll also notice a big difference between playing with the usb in source vs bluetooth.

@1jetmd777

Жыл бұрын

I bet you also did it for a fraction of the cost. $3200 they want???

@bikesbeersbeats

Жыл бұрын

@@1jetmd777 well the $3200 includes wiring harness, speakers, sub, tweeters, amp and a turnkey install. This is absolutely fine for 99% of people. I wanted my own amp/speaker/sub config but building the sub box took a few days to get it right as I’ve never attempted something like that. If you have tools & time on your hands diy is always cheaper.

Nice sound Chad. I heard you all the way back here in OH. Hey, travel safe and enjoy your music. The louder, the better.

150W in each door? That's just nutty! 🤘

You can tell by the smile on your face that the sound is great 😊…👍

Looks great, only thing I would pick up on...(in my pointless internet opinion obvs!) All that hard work and no sound deadening in the door panels....makes a huge difference and adds little more money considering the price you've invested in the equipment. That said, top guy, top videos/content and top van. Nice one Chad 🤘🏻

@rafalsciubisz5911

Жыл бұрын

Damn right. The plastic door panels are a problem. I have just ordered Fisher Audio Helix speakers for the whole van with a DSP processor amp and Halo 9 but moreover tons of deadening to it. I have seen the Sprintera fully insulated in the creavices and man it makes a difference.

good system very needed for long road with good bass ...love listening to it with full volume when it comes to under tunnel damn that sound you roll down your window .

SOUNDS great Chad, good luck and enjoy 💯

Good for you. All cars/vans should be will a great system. Base is great. Hope u enjoy!!!

Thank you for another awesome video Chad

Chad, that system looks like it absolutely rocks! Love a great sub woofer and some kick ass bass.. I used to run a FLI Trap 12" sub woofer in the trunk of my car and that used to kick ass... So handy yours is designed to sit under the passenger seat, that is sick man! No doubt great clarity on the sound and I bet no distortion when its cranked up. ✌🏻

Good tunes eat up the miles, like a magic carpet ride. Add those woofers under the seat are a bonus : a massage as you drive those miles- THATS really nice !! Too bad we even have to stop for gas !

quality music makes the journey enjoyable. The expert in the business doubles this pleasure. ✌👍✌

I follow your videos with a lot of interest, greetings from Rome, good life 🤙

Jase from MD here Always nice to have a nice good 'full-sound' tunes in ya ride! Makes the trip a bit more enjoyable!! And I dig the tune ya did for the test! When you were in Canyonlands in the Vanagon ID pump that tune when Id watch!! Must put that tune in you Mt. Baker snow vid coming up!!! 🍻🍻🍻🍻!!!!

Advanced RV has a system made for the Sprinter, using JL Audio. I'm sure JL Audio would be happy to share the information! It's similar to this. Very nice, Chad!

Awesome features👍👍

Nice little setup. I recently crammed a 12 inch sub behind my rear seats on my Tundra...Luckily, it appears you had plenty of room under the seat compared to what I had. 😂😂

One thing that my parents Class A motorhome ad was a "Drive/Park" selector on the car radio for choosing a power source.(for renting off of engine power while driving or your house or shore power when the motor was off).

Hell ya Lake Tahoe born and raised! Sierra Adventure Vans Rocks 🤙🏼

what a super commercial for Arc Audio and RoamRig

15:30 - I was an automotive accessories installer for 7 years and the best part of my job was the demo.

Nice video 💜

That’s a really great budget friendly option.

Damn Chad, that would have been the FIRST thing I install.! Your never going to want to leave your van!

15:15 Chad like a kid on Xmas morning.............that smile. Hell ya

Bro you have got very serious editing skills too...🙂

Nice 👍

Dude, the sprinter factory stereo is trash for sure. I am psyched to eventually get one of these systems in my van after hearing it in NH at an event. HUGE improvement.

Legend

We have to listen by ear buds. Sad. Bottom massage? What a game changer.

Greetings from Turkey 🇹🇷

Damn Chad, you must have a ton of videos to upload!!! Lol .. I saw Talon's vid from Moab with a sneak peak of Trucker 🙂 best wishes man

You are the best van video journalist for sure. But for my perspective, your earlier vanagon tubes were notably better. Very good video and experience factors. I can only speek for myself in asking, who cares about your audio thinking? That's just outside the box.

Cool mod.....fairly new sub going through your videos.......worth while mod I'm sure.

Nice upgrades. Can you share the song that you tested the stereo with? Love me some good 80s synth

Movie nights will have a cinematic sound , Bluetooth your laptop to that rig for great video experience . 👍😎

I have an old Infinity Basslink that I want to try to use. But I forgot all my hack skills installing sound equipment. I guess I'll try Crutchfield. I wonder if it will work like yours.

Great video Chad...great upgrade. Does your sound system extend back into the living space of the van with additional speakers there?

@carlbaca7873

Жыл бұрын

Yes! My question exactly. Want to Tailgate with the back open. Need the extended Audio

Fab vid. Thanks! Can you tell me what you’ve done with the center speaker? Does it still work? Have you disabled it? If so what about the sos contact with Mercedes? Thanks 😊

Hello! I'm from Kazakhstan 👋🇰🇿

Whats the music your listening to, I really like it. Great channel

Hi! I want your plain grey hat! Who makes it please? Love the sound of your new system! Awesome!

Wondering if that spare battery is helpful in cold weather applications? I guess you could always jump from your house system.

I live your vids and the build of the van!! My dream is doing something similar - just waiting for my son to leave the house!! 😅 I’ve made myself a custom build on paper - some solutions like yours and some others I want (toilet/shower). I live in the arctic zone so need to have that in mind. Thanks for all the inspiration and your good hearted nature - looking forward to more videos!! 🙏❤️

I miss the Westy. 😢 You brought it the trade show, so you still have it. Maybe switch back and forth between the two? The Westy Vanagon has a ''sentimental charm and character'' the Spinters don't have...yet. Maybe in 30 years. 😄

Like the quality of this set up. But sadly, I have my diesel heater already under the passenger seat.

CHADSTER MY MAN how many miles have you put on that sprinter van I'm curious

You're crazy - but Brave and Intelligent too.

What did you end up doing with the mis-wired dual coil center speaker in the dashboard? Simple disconnect?

If you've never done an upgrade from stock audio, trust when I tell you, it will change your life!!

I’m glad aftermarket audio companies are able to adapt and overcome with todays factory head units, since they’re integrated in such a way that putting an aftermarket single or double din stereo in isn’t an option.

Greetings from Israel dear friend

Outside skirt lights next?

Chad I love your videos, my girlfriend and I are thinking of getting into van life camping. One question, how do you deal with encountering animals in the wild?

@liwelskiliwelski1022

Жыл бұрын

To cite in some of Chad's videos, in bear country he has defensive weapons such as Bear spray but he also has a concealed firearm with him for the worst possible scenario. In an encounter, he mostly just stays calm and from a distance. Just like when a bear ran through the mountain bike trail and when he encountered a beaver. Other critters such as snakes and venomous insects are easily dealt with and most of it are prevention. If you hear or see a snake, definitely leave it alone. Critters love to hide in dark shaded places in the dessert so always check your boots before wearing. Wild animals are definitely not pets so do not try to pet any. Just some of the things I think he does. I hope Chad approves too and I hope it helps.

👍

Great video and I like change in content! Real question, the kit is $3k + installation but pricing out the parts minus the custom box is under $1,200... why such a big markup?

@roamrig

Жыл бұрын

Hi there! Glad to add some more clarity. The boxes are quite expensive. CNC'd wood, glued together in a jig, and coated with bedliner. There are also custom harnesses that are included with each system, adapter rings for the door speakers, and other parts that make this a lot more than just a pile of parts from a catalog. Thank you :)

What brand insulated cab curtain is that or was it custom made for you

Can the passenger seat still swivel? What's the cost? And the install cost?

Old speakers Made in Poland 😁 pozdrowienia z Polski ☺️🇵🇱

❤

First video I have seen from you in a while Chad. When did you switch from Vanagon to Sprinter? I did almost 3 years ago and weird I still miss my van sometimes. Sprinter rocks though. Sadly this system will not go in a Revel since the seats turn around, great video though.

@LivingTheVanLife

Жыл бұрын

My seat turns around as well. Mine fits just fine. Cheers!

@mtnride4930

Жыл бұрын

@@LivingTheVanLife SERIOUSLY! I was told it would not work. I gotta check this out. Thanks Buddy! Will give Roam Rig a call. Oh did you do their lithium system as well?

@LivingTheVanLife

Жыл бұрын

My van is not a Revel. Their battery system is designed for the Revels.

What part of Washington are you in? I live in the Vancouver area

are there any companies or suppliers of similar systems in the UK ?

What did he mean by "automatic speed adjustment off" @13:47

Do you have all your exterior lighting running off the house batteries? I was thinking about using that auxiliary battery for that kind of stuff.

@LivingTheVanLife

Жыл бұрын

Yes. You can check out the battery system back in my build episodes-

Just a heads up, you can buy the best system on the market such as show grade level for thousands of dollars. However, if the audio signals/frequencies are not properly (scientifically) tuned using an audio oscilloscope, you have just wasted thousands of dollars as you are not receiving outstanding audio due to failure of properly tuning the system. Again i'm not stating that's the case with your audio system, i'm just generally speaking. 👍

Audible man I listen to so many books on the road.

👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

Does that system speaker system w/the main brains under the passenger seat work for/with the swivel seat?? That’s a huge make or break for me

@LivingTheVanLife

Жыл бұрын

Absolutely does work with the factory swivel seat

What podcasts do you like?

@tave9011

Жыл бұрын

Is this legit?

what was the music track we heard? anyone know? I would like to listen to that 👍👍👍

@blakecrawford5101

Жыл бұрын

Yeah for real. Nice driving music for sure!

Okay so need to find a place for my heater. Where’s yours?

@LivingTheVanLife

Жыл бұрын

Built into my cabinetry, about mid-way in the van-

OK I'm a Lil confused, I live in Central Oregon Redmond to be exact and the Overland Expo was here back in July so is this just a really old video and you are just now putting it out or what

@LivingTheVanLife

Жыл бұрын

Correct.

So,where does the auxiliary battery get relocated to?

@LivingTheVanLife

Жыл бұрын

The garbage

Your gonna be deaf soon keep the clarity with the volume down it looks like a fantastic system to be fair another great upgrade

Hi what happens if you already have a diesel heater under the passenger seat? Where does the stereo go?

@LivingTheVanLife

Жыл бұрын

More like… “where does the diesel heater go??” Ha!

Chadddddddddd

Hey Chad just wanted to let you know this past year my 8 year old daughter died of covid.

Web Site looks to be broken?

I'm a big audio guy.....pre fab..no good for me...I love building my audio but I do know some are really good..but most are trash..so if you got something great....awesome....if it works for you

cheeerss

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THE AUXILIARY BATTERY YOU COULD KEEP IT AND ADD IT TO THE BATTERY BANK YOU ALREADY OWN INSTEAD OF THROWING IT AWAY

@LivingTheVanLife

Жыл бұрын

That’s not exactly how battery technology works.

3k plus instalation hmmm.

I would speculate that a Mercedes car radio will be built by somebody like Blaupunkt, it sounds like they use some cheaper outfit in this setup, or did they?

@munkyak49

Жыл бұрын

Considering blaupunkt is a Chinese garbage company these days, I’m not sure what you mean. All of the components in the roamrig beatbox are high quality mid to high end car audio components.

@craigbrowning9448

Жыл бұрын

@@munkyak49 Admittedly I only know the name Blaupunkt when they were a "Premium" European brand of car radio, what they've become since then, I'm not aware.

Ballpark cost for system / install?

@LivingTheVanLife

Жыл бұрын

You can reach out to them at info@roamrig.com and ask for a quote for your rig-

I feel like on a long drive it would be annoying to have a vibrating seat?

@LivingTheVanLife

Жыл бұрын

It’s in the passenger seat. Not the driver seat

@hdc2766

Жыл бұрын

@@LivingTheVanLife I know I am referring to the passenger

@LivingTheVanLife

Жыл бұрын

I don’t ever have passengers

@hdc2766

Жыл бұрын

@@LivingTheVanLife lol, I know that! But others might and what are your thoughts on sitting on that big woofer for long periods of time? Some might enjoy???? I love the idea of upgrading the speakers/tweeters and maybe have a little baby sub under there?

@LivingTheVanLife

Жыл бұрын

It’s just a matter of turning down the volume on the sub if it’s too loud for whoever is in the van

Would love to upgrade my speakers system! Thanks

I can see those speakers coming standard on fleet orders Std van. But when you option the MBUX screen, steering wheel controls, driver package with expensive power heated seats and climate control that stereo system is Embarrassing for MB to use. I’ve had vehicles costing 1/3rd what a 170 2500 4x4 cost with FAR Better stereo equipment as Standard.

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