Pioneer UD-G258

Great Value

The grills look great and they will also be used to measure and cut holes in the trunk enclosure

Fits

Fits perfectly, provided screws were a little short for my box so I used longer screws.

nice

on the money with the fit.

Good, but make sure it's compatible!

I have an older 10" Pioneer sub (TS-W255C) that I thought was blown, so I ordered a new sub (TS-W259S4) from SonicElectronix. It is fantastic! Come to find out that my old sub was not blown; it was a wiring issue (my bad), but I still like this one better (greater sensitivity). Anyway, since the old sub had a Pioneer grille (chipped, scratched), I decided to get this newer version of it for my new sub.

NOTE that the TS-W259S4 is NOT listed as a compatible sub in the product description; there's a reason for that -- this grille will not fit. The newer sub has a much shallower lip, and the grille, while nice, will NOT line up with the sub's mounting holes. This isn't SonicElectronix' fault -- it's mine, since I just assumed it would fit. The price, however, makes it easy for me to keep it for use with the old sub, which I'll sell to someone else.

Don't make my mistake if you have one of these newer Pioneer subs!

the finishing touch

I have this grill installed on a 10" Pioneer Champion Series Pro (TS-W2502D2) and it definitely adds a nice touch to the setup. My setup already slammed. It's a dual 2-ohm voice coil sub wired to 1-ohm powered by an Audiopipe APSM-1300 which is 1-ohm stable and pushes 1000w RMS. I bought the amp and sub used for a hundred bucks, built a fiberglass box (sub needs VERY little air space and still sounds like a pair of 12"s) for my trunk but it wasn't enough. Sure, it sounded amazing, but now it looks the part, too. If you have a Pioneer Champion Series Pro sub, you already know how great they are. If you have the power to utilize 'em, get this and make it look good too.

They are plastic, and I have whacked 'em pretty hard, but they held up. They still look as good as the day I installed them. There are large openings, so if you are putting some rods or some other item(s) that could possibly penetrate through the openings, you'll have to take a little more caution while arranging your items in the trunk. So, that is a downside. While these do offer protection, it isn't as much as your standard grill, so keep that in mind. While they are functional to a degree, their primary purpose is to be cosmetic (in my opinion anyway), but despite that, if I had to replace my grill for some reason, it would be with another of these.

Best DVD value car stereo on the market!

First let me say I was a car stereo installer in high school and college. I've been installing car stereos for over 20 years. This DVD car stereo is the best sounding, and visually pleasing stereo I've installed or seen. The price for what you get in the numerous options blows me away. I don't see many if any options this thing doesn't have that others have for 2 sometimes 3 times the price. This stereo is extremely powerful. Typically, because I deal in competition stereo systems, I normally only buy Pioneer "Premier" but I decided to go with this one and it actually outperformed my 5 year old Premier. You CAN'T go wrong with this unit.