New System Installed in FN2

[Chris_typer]

Hey just got my new sound system installed on thursday managed to take some photos today, 350watt amp and 12" sub from Rockford Fosgate :

http://img505.imageshack.us/img505/5919/dsc03786wl3.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img505.imageshack.us/img505/7517/dsc03787dg7.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

[sitta]

v nice v nice how much did it cost you? im planning to upgrade the front speakers n tweeters to a split soundstream speakers but no $$$ after my HID upgrade. I see you are a p plater same as me! but im a green p where about do you go to school chris

[Chris_typer]

v nice v nice how much did it cost you? im planning to upgrade the front speakers n tweeters to a split soundstream speakers but no $$$ after my HID upgrade. I see you are a p plater same as me! but im a green p where about do you go to school chris

cost me in total with installation $1100..they did a really good job..yeah I saw your HID upgrade looks pretty good. Yeah i am..goto king's in parramatta so gay..how bout you?

[hengz]

nice system there mate. im just gona stay with the OEM speakers for a little while. p platers with ctr ftw! i see theres afew of us :cool: where can i can my hands on some hids for my car? also hows the quality of them and k rating?

[6ary]

nice system there mate. im just gona stay with the OEM speakers for a little while. p platers with ctr ftw! i see theres afew of us :cool: where can i can my hands on some hids for my car? also hows the quality of them and k rating?

I haven't seen another FN2 P plater other than me so far. Only one NHB one in the city. I'll be interested in HIDs as well, mayb we should have a GB for FN2 owners?

[sitta]

I haven't seen another FN2 P plater other than me so far. Only one NHB one in the city. I'll be interested in HIDs as well, mayb we should have a GB for FN2 owners?

we should meet sometimes. Cheap HID you can get from ebay around $200 included delivery, 6000k is about the right since you dont want to attract the cops with the blue colour of the 8000k

[NightKids]

Nice install there, Rockford Fosgate is a great American brand that will provide you with nice sound for many yrs. to come!

[GupZ]

Wow...thats nice!...i think i should take this into consideration.

[Chris_typer]

Yeah well the system was done really neat through LifeStyle store...and the sound with the OEM speakers sounds really good so I would really advise people to get it put in, and don't go cheap on it because you dont want it to look cheap and tacky in 40g car. One weekend we should organise a cruise were we can all meet up..would be good.

[BusterSonic12]

cost me in total with installation $1100..they did a really good job..yeah I saw your HID upgrade looks pretty good. Yeah i am..goto king's in parramatta so gay..how bout you?

wtf!!! king's~!!! u the chris i know?? hahahahah Leon bro


hid kit sold by couple of our traders
http://www.ozhonda.com/forum/showthread.php?t=53631
http://www.ozhonda.com/forum/showthread.php?t=68711
http://www.ozhonda.com/forum/showthread.php?t=72120

[Chris_typer]

wtf!!! king's~!!! u the chris i know?? hahahahah Leon bro


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lol sck cnt...looks hectic ay

[6ary]

we should meet sometimes. Cheap HID you can get from ebay around $200 included delivery, 6000k is about the right since you dont want to attract the cops with the blue colour of the 8000k

Agreed, we should have a meet up for fn2 owners soon. But theres a knob on the drivers side that adjusts the angle of the headlights, would HIDs work with that?

[aijii]

how did they hook it in to the factory sound system ?

[BusterSonic12]

how did they hook it in to the factory sound system ?

ya i wanna know as well, did u use a LOC or using the rear speaker wires?

[sitta]

hey cris did you ask if they have any astra adapter ring? apparently if you want to change the front speakers you need to have this metal ring on the door to give the speaker some spacing for the cone to fit into the door

[aijii]

ya i wanna know as well, did u use a LOC or using the rear speaker wires?

The rear speakers don't actually produce much low end - i presume by design, they are for rear fill. Now if thats the case - they may be high-pass filtered by the deck, which would be poop if you wanted to use them to get a good sub-bass signal.

I wonder if there is some hidden line out connector or something that you can tap into behind the dash to get a good low level clean signal...

[Chris_typer]

Nah used a alpine converter and connected it to factory speakers..not sure about the astra ring...

[sitta]

this adaptor you need to use for the front speaker do you know if they sell these? http://www.caraudiodirect.co.uk/vaux...ors-p-498.html

http://img123.imageshack.us/img123/4881/astraadaptorgk9.jpg
http://img528.imageshack.us/img528/9971/tweeterwiringtw2.jpg

original speaker got that thickness that after market speaker doesnt have so after market speakers need the astra ring this one below is the original speaker
http://www.civinfo.com/forum/attachments/how/701d1159562115-front-speakers-replacement-infinity-ref-6510cs-sp12.jpg

The door panel only have small hole for the speaker

http://www.civinfo.com/forum/attachments/how/697d1159562101-front-speakers-replacement-infinity-ref-6510cs-sp08.jpg

Picture of astra ring
http://www.civinfo.com/forum/attachments/how/706d1159562186-front-speakers-replacement-infinity-ref-6510cs-sp17.jpg

[Chris_typer]

Well they might depends, I'm assuming they would but I've got my system done using the OEM speakers with just a sub and amp and the system sounds insane...so I don't even know whether you really need to replace the speakers in there but it is an option. Best thing to do is ring LifeStyle store and see, they could probably even order the part in for you.

[sitta]

does the amp power the front speakers as well?

[Chris_typer]

Yep everything.

[sitta]

going to install

focal component polyglass v2
12' kicker ex
4ch soundstream picasso amplifier
stinger signal converter (top of the range, apparently get rid of engine noise expensive :( )
stinger rcas
everything going in tommorow, more pics tommorow when they are in, i'll be very happy tommorow afternoon

next upgrade:
mono amplifier for sub
better rear speakers
sub upgrade to rockford 12' punch

thats right my system kick your ass chris!

the amplifiers are from the store that doing the install so i dont have them now here are some pics

http://aycu18.webshots.com/image/26977/2005723412178994126_rs.jpg
http://aycu36.webshots.com/image/27235/2005706899561844179_rs.jpg
http://aycu30.webshots.com/image/26189/2005708796748692776_rs.jpg
http://aycu10.webshots.com/image/24329/2005770497178229322_rs.jpg

[Chris_typer]

Sounds good...I would probably do what I did and make them do a custom box for your boot, that way it looks clean and you dont have it sliding around especially if your going to get a 12" Rockwood punch sub like mine.. are you going to upgrade speakers?

[sitta]

ya at somestage ill upgrade the rear speakers, i upgraded the front to the focal, they are going in tommorow. I got no money yet for anymore upgrade at the moment. Probably ill get the sub in about 3 months hopefully :). The kicker is from my old car so ill use that for a little while now, going for SQ rather than SPL, not really into those doooff dooff..

[Chris_typer]

Yeah i dont really have enough to spend on upgrading the speakers either maybe in the near future I will..but atm the moment the OEM speakers are fine and sound really good with the sub and amp...let us know how the focal speakers sound because I might be looking at upgrading soon. Are you doing it your self or what?

[sitta]

It will take too much time to do it myself, people at ryda will do it for me

[sitta]

Got the sound system installed yesterday, the focal sounds awesome, no engine noise at all but i find that the sub is not that loud, crish do you take off the boot cover?

here are some pics of the original honda speakers, looks like they only cot 5 dollars, the magnet for the mid speaker is only 3 cm in diameter my focal got like 10cm.
Tweeters
http://aycu13.webshots.com/image/25612/2001755240686094811_rs.jpg
speakers
http://aycu32.webshots.com/image/26191/2001711322330197489_rs.jpg
amplifier
http://aycu20.webshots.com/image/25779/2001706327802296279_rs.jpg

http://aycu26.webshots.com/image/23385/2001740737910641334_rs.jpg

[Chris_typer]

Nah dont take off the boot cover...cuz then when you park people can see your system through the side windows..best to leave it on. system looks good, you should maybe look at mounting it on the back seats or get a custom box so you dont lose so much boot space

[hengz]

oem speakers ftw still. lmao im slow to upgrade $$$$$$$$

[sitta]

i think im going to suffer from upgradeitist now.. like most audio people

[Chris_typer]

i think im going to suffer from upgradeitist now.. like most audio people

lol you should just do your system like mine..did it once and thats it.

[JaCe]

Sorry for skipping a few posts (and pages of posts) but nice install. It looks really tidy! Did you request them to mould/mount the subwoofer and amp like that? Looks very very tidy!

[Chris_typer]

Yeah well I didn't want to sacrifice my whole boot for a sub so I got them to do it like that by building a custom box..

[hengz]

been listening to alot of house lately. i tihnk i need some more bass! craving for subbie aswell. i might get one within a week or so

[Chris_typer]

been listening to alot of house lately. i tihnk i need some more bass! craving for subbie aswell. i might get one within a week or so

make sure you get it done properly..dont go cheapo and make your car look like its worth 20 dollars..

[JaCe]

Yeah well I didn't want to sacrifice my whole boot for a sub so I got them to do it like that by building a custom box..

Did they charge you alot more for taht? Looks very tidy compared to mine!

[JaCe]

Yep everything.

I thought you bought a Monobloc amp so I'm inclined to think the amp is only powering the sub, and the other speakers are still powered by the HU. That's how Lifestyle did my setup initially. I also didn't think it was a good idea to amplify stock speakers...

[Chris_typer]

Yeah I did I bought a monobloc amp...hopefully in the future I will buy an amp and upgrade the stock speakers..the amp atm in only powering the sub, ur right its not a good idea to amplify stock speakers, no point.

[andyhui01]

how thick is the SubBox for your subwoofer Chris? I'm thinking of getting a custom setup for my FD1 in the trunk as well, either that or I spoke to this audio guy and he recommended if I didn't want to take trunk space, I could build 2 8" under the seat.

[Chris_typer]

Oh not very thick buddy like probably 40 cm's...id build a custom box to be honest, it will sound better then two 8"s under your seat...just get one 12" and amp.

[Dr.k20z1]

haha nice installl chris

RED P PLATERS FTW!!!!!! hahaha

DC5S FTW lol

[Chris_typer]

Lol cheers buddy. ;)

[sitta]

hey chris! im copying your install, DIY style red suede to match the interior, pics coming soon. The box is not yet finished. Maybe i can finish it by tommorow. Im using rockford fosgate P3 12" sub the shallow mount, what sub do you use?

[Chris_typer]

Yeah same r&f P3 12" Sub shallow mount with mono amp...im planning on probably putting another amp in under the back seat soon and wiring my speakers (hopefully new ones) to it.

[sitta]

if you put the amplifier under the back seat you wont be able to put it down flat just keep that in mind. you better off modifying your box to suit 2 amp

[sitta]

PICTURE! new install. I've been working hard through out the weekend and just finished it tonight. The amp stand and its surrounding is all in black so it gives the effect that the amp is floating in the darkness.
http://aycu08.webshots.com/image/31247/2002607831911664092_rs.jpg

[Chris_typer]

Hectic looks good man...actually dont mind the red looks sick..that a mono amp?

[sitta]

thats a 4 channel i briged the two for the sub and the other two are running the front split

[Chris_typer]

Ah ok fair enough..are you going to look at putting new speakers in?

[sitta]

I did. I have the focal v2 split at the front. I dont need the rear since i wont be carrying passenger anyway :P.

[Chris_typer]

lol yeah true...i've gotta figure out what i'm going to do..might go into the lifestyle store in the next week and see what options I have in regards to adding a new amp etc.

[JaCe]

lol i was at lifestyle today. I never realised this before but Punch P1 in dual sub is actually really good. since last time i went there, they've upgraded their sound room i think.

[Chris_typer]

Yeah its pretty insane. They offer quality installations, not neccesarily the cheapest but they do good jobs on cars. I was happy with my system.

[FN2TypeR]

Vtec is enough music to my ears!