FD stereo Thread

[cracker]

yeah big 3 battery and alternator would be an ultimate solution, thats why i said it masked the problem. but i did a trunk kit so yeah pretty much all around the boot, not including the plastic areas. it pretty much took care of most of the rattle!...then i put sum blue tack behind the number plate because i noticed it rattled too, thats what you get when you play with alpine x types

[Stig]

sound deading the rear shelf, two front doors and boot lid is a must for me! I HATE THAT RATTLING!! my mate with a impreza rs, we installed his sub and man, his car does not rattle... shows you how well civics are built...

[black8thgen]

my front left door rattles with the stock sound system lol..... =.=

[Stig]

i think everyones left door rattles with a stock system lol

[sKy.xD]

lol, get some sound deadening for a stock system.

[.k.]

sorry if this has been covered before but can someone please let me know:

what size are the speakers F+R? - 6/6.5" Splits/co-ax up front?
what size rear speakers into shelf? - ? 6x9's for a bit of extra bass as i dunno if i wanna run a sub or not?
4ch amp to run all the speakers?
what size speaker wire would be suitable for a half-decent system?

and lastly, what brands should i be looking at?

I think i've covered everything right? - i also need to look into getting a dvd hu as i already have a screen, so altogether i need:
dvd HU (already have screen)
double-din fascia kit
speaker wire
tweeters
front splits
rear speakers
4ch amp?

amirite? - thanks in advancce for any help!

[black8thgen]

but mine didnt use to before.. retarded =/, maybe i just didnt notice it before lol.

hmm im so interested in getting a full custom sound system done but the cost is toooo tooo much =[

[sKy.xD]

sorry if this has been covered before but can someone please let me know:

what size are the speakers F+R? - 6/6.5" Splits/co-ax up front?
what size rear speakers into shelf? - ? 6x9's for a bit of extra bass as i dunno if i wanna run a sub or not?
4ch amp to run all the speakers?
what size speaker wire would be suitable for a half-decent system?

and lastly, what brands should i be looking at?

I think i've covered everything right? - i also need to look into getting a dvd hu as i already have a screen, so altogether i need:
dvd HU (already have screen)
double-din fascia kit
speaker wire
tweeters
front splits
rear speakers
4ch amp?

amirite? - thanks in advancce for any help!

First thing is you must come up with a budget and also if your going to diy or get it professionally installed.

Speaker sizes are 6.5" pretty sure both front and back. You can still put 6x9's in rear shelf i think but you have to play around, dunno about cutting (unsure on this).

I reckon you should just run a sub. If you have ever had a proper sub in a car you know that you 6x9's will never satisfy.

If you don't have enough for your budget just get some decent front splits and a sub all powered by a 4 channel amp. That's what most car audio places would suggest in terms of smaller budget.

Hey stig have you ever sound deadened a car? Sounds like you have. Since we both from Melbourne maybe we should get together and sound deaden them at the same time.

Ive never done it before so would be good to learn from someone who has :P. Beats paying an installer $800 for whole car i got quoted :O

[.k.]

Thanks for ya help mate.. not a big budget on car stereo - probably around the 1k mark.. would that be enough for a decent amp+splits+tweeters+HU?

never really been big stereo fan lol, my last car was a starlet gt all it had were 2 seats and a whole lotta rattle lols

[Stig]

Hey stig have you ever sound deadened a car? Sounds like you have. Since we both from Melbourne maybe we should get together and sound deaden them at the same time.

Ive never done it before so would be good to learn from someone who has :P. Beats paying an installer $800 for whole car i got quoted :O

nah i have never sound deadened a car LOL i was just planning to do it myself, isnt that hard, just grab some dynamat off one of the ebay stores for around $250, i assume we'll need around 2 sets so $500 all up.

then just pull off the front door, slap it on the whole door on both sides, put it back. same thing with the boot lid and the rear shelf i have to figure out, but i think it shouldnt be that hard, just time consuming

was planning to do it once i get all the speakers so i could do the whole thing at once

[.k.]

lookup diy under user '53XXX' he has a red eg which shows u how he sound-deadened his car.

[sKy.xD]

Thanks for ya help mate.. not a big budget on car stereo - probably around the 1k mark.. would that be enough for a decent amp+splits+tweeters+HU?

never really been big stereo fan lol, my last car was a starlet gt all it had were 2 seats and a whole lotta rattle lols

If you weren't adding a sub then probably would be enough. I would have a look at mobile electronics and check out beginners forum and there are heaps of threads with budget systems which you may help.

When you planning on getting speakers? It is pretty easy but there are small things you just gotta know such as some parts you dont meant to dynamat and also opening apart doors certain ways to do it.

I don't think you will need 2 bulk kits unless you were doing all around the boot and multiple layers. In a bulk kit there are 9 large sheets. Prob need a bulk and possibly at most trunk as well.