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This info might be a bit old but i'm installing the AVN mentioned into a ZRE rolla with sub, speakers, amps, cap + awesomeness (that last one comes standard :P)

Click the link in my signature to follow the progress. I should be doing the AVN by the end of this month and some basic cabling

hey,

I've never done this mod before, but it cant be too hard and would be willing to give it a go if your in SYD.

I guess they wont stack up to larger boxed hard driven beasties, but im over that these days, just need some low fill.

Dutchie, dutchie, dutchie ... at last someone else who thinks like me :) I've had the BIG systems in the past and have spent loads on getting them sounding *sweet* but I think you get over all that after a while. So good to hear someone agree ;)

/me doesn't approve of this ....but so long as your happy :)

Sorry to be a troll, but products like this are great for low end fill like what the dutchman is looking at. I would personal learn towards the focal as they do have a nicer sound. All this however comes down to personal taste.

Pete, are you by any chance installing a rear camera?

u54mot,

at this stage as see no need for one. this may change, but not gonna happen for a while.

......sent from my iPad :)

if you want someone very knowledgable talk to marty at FHRX. Good guy with good prices mght even offer free shipping depends?

http://www.fhrxstudios.com.au/

oh his in syd by the way.

Thanks for the heads up. I've already .... almost paid off the whole stereo. Should have it done by end of the month........Then the fun begins :)

For all those who work in call centres :)

You dirty old man john!

Hey,

They are either going to be 4" x 7" or 6" x 9" speakers

Ok oooone more question if you don't mind lol. Where did you/will you be purchasing the speakers from?

The store can be found if you look >> HERE

The prices should only be used as a guide

sorry "full" :P

Ha, I was more questioning the 'and it doesn't pretty good' part :P

Sorry man, I half dead typing this stuff

my mates alpine system does pretty good for the price

sorry "full" :P

ah damn, finding tweeters is so hard. Oh well, was worth getting. they are 6.5 inches but im not sure which series they come from. I guess i'll just leave those in the back for the bass and leave the current stock speakers as they are. I am thinking about getting splits but not 100% yet. But the Hertz HSK 165 are a great choice, and to have them all off an amp, your system going to be awesome. Im going more SPL than SQ.

Also pete, how did you remove the doors? i checked today while sitting in the car and wasnt 100% sure.

ALLOR152:

I'm going more for SQ, SPL does nothing for me.

Door removal: under the door handle (champagne bits) there are 2 screws and under the door handle, there is a plastic cover with one screw under it. Remove all 3 screws and then peel the top part of the tirm off till it clicks out. Then using a softish plastic tool (so you don't scratch panels), run the tool between the trim and the metal door carefully. Everything will slowly pop out and the trim will come off.

Laos, make sure you unplug all the switches first!

Aucix:

As I mentioned before, I'm not going to recommend any particular brand, it all comes down to what you like the sound of and your budget. That said, I do have a mate that has a fully alpine setup and it doesn't pretty good. He wasn't wasn't going for HQ audio, just something better than stock with a good range of features and well priced

Glad to see so many peeps take up my idea :)

ALLOR152 - it comes down to the speaker itself. are they actual car speakers or home theater ones? I ask because I have known people in the past find some great stuff at garage sales and wot not, they try and apply them to the car. This makes the audio gods upset and you will pay! And sorry the tweeter will not work if you change the woofer.

If you miss out the tweeter, you are going to miss all your high end frequencies and rely on the woofer the drive everything. This is why the back set of speakers in my rolla need to change and sound hopeless without the fronts.

Personally, I would build up cash and wait to get some half decent 6" splits. I not going to suggest ONE brand because every ones music taste is different. I can suggest a few to look for:)

Hetrz

Boston Acoustics

German Maestro

Focal

Response - yes the jaycar brand!

If you dont want to part with much cash but feel the need to spend money on it

Clarion

Alpine

Kenwood

But, at the end of the day it all come s down to personal preferences and dollars!

Hope this Helps

How much did the Dynamat cost all up and where did you get it from?

$225 from Lifestyle Store

HT:

Here are some stats on dynamat install

1. Its a bitch to fold easily

2. Strongly recommend the use of a artistic roller or plastic paint scraper to nail it all into place

3. Heaps of open space to play. A good mate with a double underground garage is the ultimate, but near enough is good enough on this one :)

4. One very quite weekend afternoon. It took about 6 hours all up from go to hoe!

Instant differences:

Much better bass response on stock stereo.....who da thought?!?!!?

Road noise reduction. I think there are some areas where I could go better on this (wheel archers), but that said it did make a difference.

Personal thoughts:

If you just want a fairly cheap, easy upgrade to your stock stereo setup and you know you are going to keep your car, I can only suggest Dynamat and speaker upgrade......then worry about the rest.

If any has questions, please ask ;)

FYI, I will help people install this :)

Phase 1 complete :)

I didn't put all the pics in because there was no need too.

it has been a while since i posted here but there is progress being made.........slowly

this will be installed over this weekend.

more pics to come

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Down thru the hills from the pie shop to the coast

The Winners from the Show and Shine next to there majestic beasts :)

I would like to make it very public that after the cruise today at our wind down BBQ, I was upset and somewhat annoyed that the people from out of state got left behind on the last leg of the cruise.

What i didn't understand was why the locals didn't help them out and make sure everyone was ok.

The first part of the morning was tame. the only unforeseen problem was an RBT. This could happen to anyone, anytime. But low and behold, we still bunched backup and all made to the mobil servo pretty much as one group.

My hat now goes off to FI76RE for staying at the back of the pack from the mobil to the pie shop. Again, there were a few gaps generated going thru towns, but still everyone showed up within 10mins at the pie shop.

Then going out the coast, we had our little mate with us that kept the peace within the group, but again, XOOM led the team thru the twisties and out the blowhole. I was last and made sure there was no-one that left behind.

I sad to say, it all kinda went down hill from there. I getting calls from people asking "why are we going back towards jambaroo?". I was the last to leave the blowhole, yet on the highway heading back towards Sydney I see STYLISH is behind me.....WTF......

I'm sorry if this sounds like a rant, but I just cant see why it was so hard to make sure the out of town guys are in the middle of the pack all the time and so them some courtesy. The big beef I have is why fellow members wouldn't let them merge!!!!!

So if I loose mates over this post, so be it. I strongly suggest that people who want to act the they did today and not help there fellow TOCAU members out, shouldn't bother showing up to any cruises around Sydney.

/my 2 cents

Just quickly,

If you are taking photos, can I please get a copy of all the RAW unedited photos. I take CDs, DVDs. I'll try to have a lappy with me tomorrow so I can copy all the photos to that.