FD stereo Thread

[Stig]

well the dollar is going up so im pretty happy, maybe after i get my tax return back or something which gives me some money to spend, only a student yo

ill prob end up buying just one bulk and see how much that gives me and if i need any more ill get more, cant wait to get rid of this rattling though, can only max my volume at like 10 before it starts rattling

[TGS79]

Although there are no tweeters in the factory position does anyone know how hard it would be to run speaker wire up there for installing aftermarket tweeters?

[black8thgen]

Although there are no tweeters in the factory position does anyone know how hard it would be to run speaker wire up there for installing aftermarket tweeters?

i've heard that job is veryvery hard lol. don't know anything about how its done though.

[ekdez]

.. i was told that there were tweeters in my dash LOL..
or am i imagining it.. up in the corners..

[sKy.xD]

There isn't any. Think everywhere else in the world they got tweeters but since our civics are Thailand made they didn't put any in.

[black8thgen]

yeah thats where tweeters are, u can see the mesh thingy haha, but i think its empty LOL

[cracker]

theyre empty lads. apparantly installing in those spots are also uber hard

[.k.]

One of my mates has his tweeters there so I'll ask how he did it. He has the tweeter sticking up out of those two areas and the mesh is gone I think.. I'll try get a picture.

Now I'm not bing lazy, I wanna learn how car audio works and I will look It up more once I finish exams. Could someone please like make a list of a decent stereo setup that can be had for about 1k?

HU - pref a pioneer dvd, so the harness is easier to hookup to my pioneer screen (?)
Front splits - 6/6.5"?
Tweeters? Or dw cos of my budget?
Amp - 4ch?
Speaker wire?
Can my budget allow for rear speakers or sub?

Thanks a bunch!
Also, where can I go to have a look and see what products are "good"? Like which brands have a good reputation for quality + performance?

[cracker]

depending on the standard of product you want to buy, can tell u if u can get the sub brah

[.k.]

I don't necessarily want a sub, even though I listen to a fair bit of techno/hardstyl etc I want a system that's able to deliver clear sound (loudly =p) haha. I'd need the best of quality/price/performance.. Are there any products like Hu's, speakers, amps etc that have proven to be the best bang for buck?

That's what in after.. Bang for buck, end of the day I want to be able to listen to clear music not like the nubs who roll with the epic doof doof boot rattle lol

[sKy.xD]

If you want sound quality you don't want to be getting rear speakers as they just mess up the clarity. Unless you have constant rear passengers then you would possibly want to but other then that no point.

Pro's themselves just fade the back out and either leave the stock speakers or get cheap coaxials (That's for SQ comps). Majority of the money is spent on the front splits for speakers, so if you don't have a budget over 2,000 don't even worry about rears.

300 on head unit - probably alpine or even eclipse 3200.
350 on front splits - old MB Quart discus (new name is MYSTRO) rated one of the better speakers under $500.
350 on 4 channel - If you want something really good you can get decent stuff 2nd hand. With a smaller budget that's the best you can do. Have a look on MEA website forums for 2nd hand stuff. Everything on there is good stuff.

If you really want something new then the best bang for buck is probably jaycar. For wiring look for the brand Aeropro. Very good and cheap budget wiring.

I would heavily suggest getting a sub afterwards. Have you ever had a sub in a car? Honestly i couldn't live without it. I had $1100 dollar focal splits in my car without subs for 2 weeks, and i couldn't stand it. You cant really go without a sub for bass. The boot rattle isn't so bad for the civic so don't worry.

[black8thgen]

when u guys talk about front splits... are u talking about the front door speakers?