i put an alpine unit in mine and some MB Quart splits in the front. I think it sounds pretty good for not having an amp. Nice and clear and plenty volume.
I used to have an amp and 10" sub but i got bored with all that extra gear in the boot.
Actually, no. Dance music isnt my thing. But a decent stereo is!
Who has what in their mk3s?
I ask since the blaunkput (or however u spell it) player in mine is sending me crazy so I need to upgrade it and its poopy speakers SOOOON.
I'm thinking Clarion DXZ766MP and some alpine stuff I have stashed away for that special ride![]()
1996 Golf VR6 Colour Concept Green
i put an alpine unit in mine and some MB Quart splits in the front. I think it sounds pretty good for not having an amp. Nice and clear and plenty volume.
I used to have an amp and 10" sub but i got bored with all that extra gear in the boot.
I have a few sony bits and pieces (got em real cheap through work)
1. CDXM7810 CD deck
2. XM504Z 500W amp (for speakers)
3. XMSD22X 400W amp (for subs)
4. XSGT603X 55W speakers x 4
5. XSL1220R 800W subs x 2
6. Stinger wiring and fuses
I have also recently purchased a pair of sony XSD170SI component speakers that I will be putting in the fron and moving the current set into the middle.
It sounds pretty good.
I have,
Clarion DXZ565MP head unit
VDO Dayton 1700 6.5" splits with pioneer crossovers and pioneer tweeters
VDO Dayton 6.5" two ways
Clarion SRS1625 6" Splits with jaycar crossovers and Alpine tweeters
2x Kenwwod 12" 800w subwoofers with Jaycar illuminated grills
1x US Audio 554z 4 channel amplifier (for speakers: the rear sets are running at 2ohm, the frnts are at 4ohm)
Directed Extream 1500x monobloc for the subs
airpro 1 farad Capacitor
Cadance 4gauge cableing
US Audio RCA (front)
Cadance RCA (rear)
Stinger RCA (subs)
Custom made Subbox.
Jaycar Illuminated Rear parcel shelf speaker grills
Its aprox 140db
The boot install on its own is 80kg with the subs and amps mounted.
Alpine or Clarion would be the go I reckon. I'm not an ICE expert, but I see Alpine being a very popular choice if you're willing to spend a bit. I went for Clarion cos it looked the most OEM out of all the other headunits that met my criteria and pricing. Also got Clarion components with it too to replace the very mediocre factory components - sounds a LOT better, but I'll need an amp for it + deaden the doors (most of the factory deadening has been removed cos of a previous power window reg fix) to get the most out of it.
Anyway, pics!
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Yeah I'm thinking of going clarion too for much the same reasons. Plus the current models can change their colour scheme to fit your dash lighting - in my case green![]()
Pix of peoples installs would be great! MORE!
1996 Golf VR6 Colour Concept Green
I have a nec cd player, front -JL Audio TR 6.5" splits, rear -standard front mids, Alpine Type S 12" sub and monoblock amp. it goes alright, just a bit too boomy, but good quality none the less.
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