mejamj Posted January 2, 2009 Posted January 2, 2009 I'm looking around the internet for a reasonable priced stealth shelf for my uk300 2001 Impreza. I don't know if any of you are interested in sound installs here on SIDC but as I'm a Sound Engineer and a Petrol Head it's hard not to be right? I've already fitted an Alpine Head unit, Alpine Door speakers (direct fit) and a JL Audio 8"sub in the ski hatch (arm rest seat panel) but just fancy a nice mid range from a decent stealth shelf. Anyways if any of you are interested in Car Audio and Scoobies maybe we could start a bit of a chin wag. I can post pics etc if anyone is interested. Jam
Spaceman Posted January 2, 2009 Posted January 2, 2009 aye id like to see some pics what head unit did you fit? i fany the kenwood double din one wi sat nav
empty_heed Posted January 2, 2009 Posted January 2, 2009 fitted a head unit & got my joiner mate to make a box in the boot of my wagon. all i need is to staple some black fabric round it to make it stealth like & it'll look the biz
scouk Posted January 2, 2009 Posted January 2, 2009 Interested in this thread... SOund system is somethign I'll be looking at further down the line.. Definately need to get those speakers out from the rear doors and onto the parcel shelf sometime & Generally upgrade the whole set-up
mejamj Posted January 4, 2009 Author Posted January 4, 2009 Ok I took some pictures today to show you some of the install, The Alpine Head Unit (model. CDE-9881RB) is a ipod interface unit so you can just plug in the pod and stash it wherever with the 1m cable and run the pod through the head unit menu's. I like this method as the head unit charges the ipod and the sound quality is great, however many of you may enjoy a cheaper option with an aux-in where you still use the ipod to control the music (downside is loss of quality and battery charge) Anyways thats enough on head units except.... don't buy them from halfords if you can fit them yourself go to www.caraudiosecurity.com and if you cant fit them learn at www.fitaudio.com its easy. and dont buy cheap brands quality matters with head units. I could have gone for a double DIN head unit but decided to fit the pocket supplied by FHI (fuji heavy industries) for the forester which matches the 2001 impreza dash quite well. If your going for a double DIN I think it's gotta have a TV screen and those are pricey and cant be removed at night (except by the chav's on the street who see it). So anyways I run the Alpine E speakers off the head unit and then the JL audio 8"sub in the ski hatch is run off the Vibe black box 3. I think it maintains the stealth style install which is all covered up when the arm rest is put away. So as you can see the last thing I need is a stealth shelf with some 6x9's hiding away. By the way I rate the JL audio 8" sub big time, off ebay.com bargain except £25 delifvery. Maybe it should be boxed for clarity but i'm still thinking that one over. Jam
empty_heed Posted January 7, 2009 Posted January 7, 2009 (edited) my stereo & speakers. my amp is on the back of the seat behind my box. just need to staple the black fabric i have round the box. Edited January 7, 2009 by empty_heed
kennyuk300 Posted January 7, 2009 Posted January 7, 2009 my stereo & speakers. my amp is on the back of the seat behind my box. just need to staple the black fabric i have round the box. nice ketchup
scouk Posted January 7, 2009 Posted January 7, 2009 (edited) I really like the idea of the sub location! never thought of that! I take it you have a switch somewhere to disable it when the arm rest is up? Dont have any piccies at hand, but I currently have a 5 year old single DIN AIWA MP3 head unit at the mo with AUX in.. Gonna get it swapped out for a nice DVD JVC unit at a later date. Also got a VGA touch screen display which folds away into a single DIN.. Still a work in progress, but will have it tied to a PC/Laptop in the boot somewhere.. YouTube linky << Test of InCarPC software a few weeks back.. Still a few wee bugs to sort out but gives a rough idea of what I'm aiming for. Eventually will be complete with WiFi, Bluetooth, ECU Telemetry, Video recordoing from onboard cameras + loads more Future wise: Get the InCarPC thing working properly... Upgrade front speakers, Move rear speakers into rear parcel shelf (or just leave the ones in the rear door and add and extra set) add a sub and a proper amp. Then I'll be happy .. Not gonna happen any time soon though.. Edited January 7, 2009 by ScoUK
RS Grant Posted January 7, 2009 Posted January 7, 2009 Really interested in this thread, the standard speaker setup is really poor and its near the top of my list of mods for 2009. Cheers, Grant
empty_heed Posted January 7, 2009 Posted January 7, 2009 nice ketchup it's a must, nothing worse than a hot munch with no sauce
scoobykev Posted January 7, 2009 Posted January 7, 2009 Could you not make a shelf? surely that would be the cheapest option. Just need some MDF and fabric, then you could cut out speaker holes to suit. I made pods for my classic years ago so i could get my 6x9's to fit.
kennyuk300 Posted January 7, 2009 Posted January 7, 2009 it's a must, nothing worse than a hot munch with no sauce couldn't agree more
scooby222 Posted January 7, 2009 Posted January 7, 2009 ive got 6x9's in my shelf,theres cutouts for them in the metalplate that runs under the shelf so the guys that fitted them just cut holes in the shelf to fit and made small risers to let the speakers fit as i went for kenwood dual mags which needed a bit more depth. with the back window tinted you never see them anyway.run them and dual mag components in the front door off a kenwood 800 amp with a clarion head unit thats 5 years old now so will swap to a kenwood thatl let me control the amp without getting out the screwdrivers! can stick up some pics if you want
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