Wot ICE to get????? :s

  1. #1
    now that my bodykit has turned up, i am now thinking bout a nice ICE install for my boot. have got a rough idea as to what i am after but i dunno which company to go with! i am after 2 x 12" subs, an amp, some front component speakers and 4 6x9's (two for the install and two for rear parcel shelf). does anyone now of a good company to go with that has a good price??? also if anyone nows of any deals on ICE installs (like in the bac of max power, etc) can you let me no!!!

    cheers for your help
  2. #2
    Give this guys a ring!

    www.audio-one.co.uk phone number should be on there

    tell em Garreth from G.S motorsport told you to ring, and they got some AMAZING products cheap!

    Great company, they set up near me and been really impressed
  3. #3
    nice one garreth! much appreciated! will have a look around and c wot i can find
  4. #4
    Bet they suggest some audio you have not even heard of... they deal with some good companies..

    Put it like this i trust them enough that they are doing work on my car
  5. #5
    am sure they will say some companies that i have never heard of as i aint heard of many! do they do custom boot builds or would i have to go elsewhere to get that done?

    have two potential ideas going round in my head!
  6. #6
    how about sony xplod?
  7. #7
    do you want to stick to sensible money jamie ?
  8. #8
    james - when u say sensible money, how much u talking about! but to be perfectly honest i dunno how much im gonna b spending on it yet!!!

    craig - yeah, have heard of sony xplod, got one of there cd head units
  9. #9
    well are you wanting a big custom install and like big power subs and quality components etc ......
  10. #10
    i dont no yet, havent really honestly thought about it in much detail yet! am just wanting to get some ideas about what is good and not good to buy!
  11. #11
    ok mate well infinity do some good 12 inchers, amps and components for decent money and get some biggish rms outputs

  12. #12
    will have to have a look at some of there stuff! a mate of mine has got there 6x9's in his saxo, and they sound alright! will have to have a look at there website?? errr.... wots the weblink for it?

    how much does the audiobahn stuff set you bac, looks well nice! wots the sound quality like on them?
  13. #13
    Audio systems are an EXTREMELY interesting market really...

    Budget really does define everything about your install.

    Quality of products varies so heavily between different brands! Stay away from stuff like SOny Xplode if you can... Stick with Soundstream and other high quality brands.

    www.audio-one.co.uk do custom ice installs... they even done some on Lambos, P1's etc.. thats what they specialize in chap.

  14. #14
    y u say stay away from sonzy Xplode.. i was gona go with 2 of there 12" subs.. love the look of them.. they sound alrite 2.. whats the poroblem with them m8? have u got msn.. ? ? ?
  15. #15
    Give Guardian Security a ring on 02085977774. the pioneer tsw121spl Are really good i put 2 of them on a directed 1500d in an audi cab and the customer said it was to load and then asked us to only use 1 sub. the subs are bullit proof.
  16. #16
    dont get 4 6by9z it wont sound rite

    get ur 2 12" subs and a good amp and 2 sets of good quality comp i has a set of 6by9z that cost £60 and they mad everythin sound out of balance

    oh and rockford fosgate and focal stuff is gdgd

    if u get 4 6by9z it will be like having another sub
  17. #17
    hurrah some one else that realises that 6x9s are rubbish!

    though 4 6x9s would never be able to replicate a sub
  18. #18
    i have had a look on the audio systems website, but couldnt find any of the products that they sell!! will have to give them a ring at some stage and see wot they can suggest for me!
    are prob right bout 4 6x9's was just an idea that i had floating around in my head! might just stick wit two, or just get decent components like jonsey051 said! wot would u suggest component wise jonsey?
  19. #19
    ALPINE!!!!!!!!!!
  20. #20
    Have a look on these websites www.caraudiodirect.co.uk and www.cel-direct.co.uk both offer good prices and good descriptions.

    and your dead right spend the money on the components and not the 6x9s
  21. #21
    cheers for the help guys and thanks for the websites scott! this is wot i have come up wit so far:-

    2 x 12" Alpine ALP-SWS1242D subs £109.99 each)


    5" Alpine ALP-SXE1350S components (£39.99)

    it looks like i get some tweeters with the components, am i right or wrong?

    Twin 12" sub enclosure (£79.99)


    wot u guys think so far??? have i chosen wisely?

    p.s - WAS UNSURE ABOUT WHAT AMP TO GET AS I DONT REALLY KNOW A LOT ABOTU THE DIFFERENT TYPES OF AMPS. AM ALSO UNSURE ABOUT WHAT WIRING KITS TO GOT FOR! if anyone can help much appreciated
  22. #22
    Look's alrite.... I got 2x 12" Alpine type r's in a box like that with an Ampline amp and it sounds SWEET....
  23. #23
    wots the difference between the alpine type r's and the alpine type s's? wot exact amp have you got?
  24. #24
    the type R's can handle more power.

    Yes you get tweeters as they are a component that makes up the component speaker

    Basically with the amp, look at the RMS power of the sub and match that to an amp, with yours you will either need a two channel amp, each channel to run the sub and therefore ach channel will need to churn out the RMS value. Or you wire the subs together using the correct methods to provide one load to the amp which you then match up using the RMS value again
  25. #25
    cheers for that scott! still doesnt make any sense to me at all! which is better, getting a two channel amp, or wiring them together into a single channel amp?

    wots the RMS output?
  26. #26
    you will often read that a sub or amp has 90000000 watts, this is normally the peak output, this is a crappy way of judging things as the peak is very rarely reached. RMS is Route Mean Square which is basically the average i.e. the way it will play most of the time. Thats why it is important to match things up by the RMS watts value.

    Wiring subs together starts to complicate things a little as you can then change the resistance (commonly know as the "load") shown to the amplifier. The less resistance shown to the amplifier the more power it can throw out, but this means it is workign harder and not all amps are compatable with this. If you decide to wire the two subs together find out if they are dual voice coil or single coil. Then find out what Ohm rating they have, then you will have to look at how the two can be wired together and what end load they will show, the rockford fosgate wbesite has a fantastic diagram bit and shows you loads of ways of wiring with different resistance ratings etc... then you need to look at your choice of amps to see if they can take this load and what power they give.

    Alternatively give the caraudiodirect chaps an email or ring them, they are very helpful.

    It sounds long winded and complicated once you get your head round it and it makes sense its very easy and understandable
  27. #27
    ur def right about it being long winded and complicated, is beginning to make sense now, but like u said i'll give them a ring and they can sort me out wit the right amp that i need! cheers for the help scott! is very much appreciated! ya no wot ur talking about!
  28. #28
    i try i have dealt with both companies i listed and found both to be excellent, caraudiodirect in particular ahd excellent customer service even when i fucked things up a bit by ordering the wrong thing they just told me to send it back no questions asked for a full exchange for the correct thing, they are not the cheapest though but they will probably price match
  29. #29
    am gonna have to give car audio direct a call then! they sound like they have a good rep going for them! i dont think the price is to bad, should be good when its all finished thou! i am hoping to get it done before the big meet at donnington park
  30. #30
    m8 them Alpine subs will look and sound mint in your car..
  31. #31
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by starkie
    m8 them Alpine subs will look and sound mint in your car..
    i havent got them yet mark!
  32. #32
    yer i no lol.. but they will do
  33. #33
    im hoping they will look good, but i am also hoping to get them insatlled for the big donnington park meet! its a long trip up there so will need some good tunes to blast out!

    QUESTION - with the 5" compnoents, will they fit straight into the original mouldings in the front door or would i have to get some custom jobbies made up for it?
  34. #34
    i would suggest rockford fosgate,fusion,alpine,audiobahn

    your best sticking to the top names mate

    remember you get eot you pay for and ur cabeling is gona cost you a few quid as well
  35. #35
    just another thing mate ive got a double 12" sub box in my boot and if you are having 6by9z to go the the parcel shelf you will have to make plates for them to sit on because they will touch the top of the box and vibrate like fk.

    i had that problem anyway dont no if anybody else did ?????