[CL9] Audio Upgrades

i have an 05 lux, no speakers in my rear doors but i did buy it from a dealer and an old guy owned it from new haha. Since i've owned it i've fitted an after market single din dash conversion kit from USA (replaces stacker and air con unit), have a single din clarion screen in there, i have focal splits up front, focal 6x9's in the parcel, kicker L7 sub, focal solid 4 amp running the splits and 6x9's, focal 750.1 mono block for the sub. All doors are sound deadened with dynamat, including resonance bats in the front doors. Parcel tray has 2 layers of sound deadening and also some of the boot is deadened too. I figure why buy top end gear and not sound deaden it, like buying a ferrari and using shell servo oil in it haha. You get what i mean though. Next purchase will be a graphic equaliser as the clarion screen is very very limited in tuning potential. Still sounds amazing but certain things i want to be able to fiddle with a bit better.

Can you take pics of your dash please. And if you dont want your original headunit ill buy it off you

What's your email mate? I'll shoot you some pics!, standard deck isn't for sale haha, gonna keep it for when I get rid of the car haha

yea i got my setup for around $1000 from jb hifi aswel, ill take some photos today and send them to you, basically the sub is not mounted to the floor in any way incase i wana remove it down the track,i DOUBT it will move around unless i drive like an absolute F*%*head..:)
BUT my amplifier is mounted on the roof of my boot upside down pretty much next to the right 6x9 speaker , soo it is out of the way and easily accessible.
i have no loose wires anywhere, the whole installation cost about $250 from Kim Car Audio in canley vale, top job i would recommend them to anyone.
definately a good choice mate

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Originally Posted by sertskiz

BUT my amplifier is mounted on the roof of my boot upside down pretty much next to the right 6x9 speaker , soo it is out of the way and easily accessible.
i have no loose wires anywhere, the whole installation cost about $250 from Kim Car Audio in canley vale, top job i would recommend them to anyone.
definately a good choice mate

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should have DIY!

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Originally Posted by DEIFIC

should have DIY!

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DIY and then blow my amps/sub from doing something wrong? or spend the extra bux gettin a proper clean installation with 3 years warranty if anything goes wrong?

if your going to spend big $$$ on a system, why turn into a cheapskate when it comes to installation??

Well, just bought my system yesterday guys. JL front splits, JL 6x9's and JL 12" sub with JL 4chan amp (from JB). With Kicker cabling... Decided to keep stock head unit, from what the JB guy said it should be fine... but anyone else have some feedback with amps and stock head unit?

u require a Line Output Converter to use the stock HU, coz you'll hear a lot of static noise hissing.
Im assuming the speakers will run off the 4 chan amp and you have a mono amp for the sub already?

U need a high to low converter that's what I have. (Y) then just tap the wires of the rear speakers and splits.

jbhifi is very overpriced...saw a double din deck for $329 and the rrp is $299 :S sound master has it for $229. jb has advertisements saying hot price and its the rrp? lol people mainly shop their because its slightly more convenient. just my 2c

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Originally Posted by unl3a5h

people mainly shop their because its slightly more convenient. just my 2c

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that's true I was actually able to talk the guy down from rrp about $50 so they're ok like that.

so getting a convertor will let me use stock headunit and cancel out the static bullshit? Nah, im gonna have the fronts run off the amp alongside the sub. And the 6x9s just on their own.
And guys, I work at JB, we're not overpriced trust me haha. Remember, usually in retail there's at least 150% markup due to profit making, otherwise it's pointless to sell items. Just haggle, usually gets it done well haha