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[babz_audio]

i am going to start my install today, so thought i would be first to post...will take pics as i go along

nothing major like my last install

Alpine MP3 h/u
Cadence mids
JL audio crossovers
Kenwood tweeters with separate crossovers
Kenwood 7x10s in boot
Cerwin Vega 10" sub
Kenwood Powerslide amp
Alpine 4 channel amp
power cap

that should be the lot ;)

[Dan Norton]

Hey mate....just finnished mine today....i have some progress features aswell.

heres my spec.

Pioneer DEH 9600 MP3 headunit (when i get it back as it blew up one day after it was in:rolleyes: ), sony one for now.
Jl audio 13cm mids,
Jl audio crossovers,
Kenwood tweeters,
2 Jl audio monoblock amps,
1 Jl audio 2 channel amp,
2 12" Jl audio subs,
Sunvisor 7" widescreen lcd monitors,
and the PS2.

And thats the lot for me aswell.....:D

[babz_audio]

Dan - you goty any pictures? impressive set-up

what does it sound liker? bet it sounds really good cus all the sound comes straight into the car

also, what route are you taking for your live cable and also what gauge are you using?

[Dan Norton]

I will get some pictures as soon as i have tided it all up....plus, i'm gonna re-trim it again, theres toooo much red going on, so i have ordered some grey suede instead:rolleyes:

Its sounds incredible :D .....well chuffed, but too be honest, i think i have made the box to small....either that.... or maybe split the box in 2 halfs, it seems one sub fights the other a little bit :confused:
I have made it so they fire in one chamber....maybe re work that.

Yes, the subs are right behind the front seats, so all the sound is in the front part of the cabin, which is what i aimed for....to give an idea how big the box is......the width of the rear seat upright, the depth of the box is from the rear strut bar upto the front seats (bear in mind i have fixed buckets now), and the height is from the transmission tunnel to well above the rear strut bar.....seeing in the mirror is a struggle.

i was advised to use 0 guage cable, but after seeing it in the flesh, i thought i better not.....its is incredibly thick and heavy, so i had a look on jl audio's website and they said 4 gauge was ok to use (at the least)

we found a gromit on the passenger side that we could run the power cable thro....its ok if you have 2 of you, one to feed it thro, and one to bring it into the pass footwell.....its level with the bottom of the glove box in the pass footwell, and behind a bit of carpet....i have some pics....but please bare with me, i'll get them up as soon as.

I have made all of it from mdf, as i want to remove it all for when i do some trackdays this year....so ididnt bother with a fancy fibreglass mould that would be permantly in the car.

Cheers,

Dan!!

[babz_audio]

definately get pics of the install and also the passenger footwell, give it a go tonight even tho it was dark and i couldnt really find the right spot...will giv it a go once i seen yours:D

my last system was loud, im tempted to go for 2 12s aswell now that you have got them in, need to see how you done them. can you get spare wheel out easily?

my last system:

Alpine MP3 headunit
Cadence 6" mids with JL crossovers
Kenwood tweeters with crossovers
Kenwood 6x9s
Kenwood 7x10s
2 x 15" Rockford Fostgate DVC Punch subs
2 x Kenwood PS401 1200w Mono block class D amps
kenwood 600w 4 channel amp
Crossover for mids, back speakers and sub with front mounted sub frequency control
1.5 Farad power cap
2nd car battery - Red top Optima
Split charging system

it was loud and very very clear...love my sound systems...
:cool

[Dan Norton]

Yea, i will try to get pics up tomorrow evening!

The only problem i found, was trying to get 2 12"'s in and get the required volume for the box.....there really isnt that much space to work with:eek:

i have my amps in the back, and you could get the spare out if you took everything out.....but i think the spare space saver with the rx7 are rubbish, i dont think my car would drive even with it on as i have 18"s....(10 " wide rears and 9" wide fronts), so i have some decent aa cover instead :D

Bloody hell, that was one hell of a system....what car was that in???

Cheers,

Dan!!

[babz_audio]

the box is very important with subs...is your box ported?

you seriously got me thinking of going from one 10" to 2x10"/12"

had all my last system in an e30 325i, still got that car, love them...

i got AA cover but will have to make sure its half decent cover...lol

are you coming to Rotorstock? if so please bring the sound system with you :D

i should have mine done by then, uni just gets in the way of everything :mad:

[Dan Norton]

2 10's would be easier to work with for sure.

Box is sealed.....maybe port it do you think?....or re-work the box all togther.....if i did port it, it would need to bigger anyway.

i love e30 325's....was in notts today actually picking up a replacement unit for the time being....from caraudio center.

Well my aim is deffinalty for rotorstock....its gonna be push and go as i still havnt got all my stuff from the usa for my turbo conversion (the guy is still waiting for the custom fuel rail to be delivered)....so hopefully wgt can get it done before rotorstock.....i'lll be gutted if i miss it. :(

[babz_audio]

2 x 10s would be easier...i think this months wages have just disappeared on 2 subs, lol

ported boxes are usually good for pushing air and cus the boot is part of the car think ported would be best...

gotta get mine to WGT for the power fc and re-map ready for rotorstock...hopefully you will get yours done...

if you ever in notts again just drop me a message...im usually just rolling about :cool

ps, my 325i

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v461/brenner5/upload2.jpg

[Dan Norton]

Cool....those apexi power fc's are great arnt they...i have ready to go in aswell:D

Do you not get a different sound with ported boxes tho?

Lovley 325....i love the old e30 shape, my dad had a 325 i sport....i loved it.

See this purple e36 roll up to that shop in notts yesterday, had some work done to it....smoothed sides, some sort of wide arches, massive wheels, looked like breytons, cream leather, somsorta custom bootlid.....looked really really nice.

Yea, no doubt i willl be in notts again, so i will pm ya deffinatly.

Cheers,

Dan!!