Audio Installation

[oliverconnell]

Hey im soon buying the Alpine IVA-W202E Head Unit and a set of Type - X 6.5 component speakers. I just wondering

1) How easy is installation?

2) How do i go about replacing the tweeters, cause the airbags currently covers them?

3) Is it a straight swap between stock head-unit and the new one? Or is there different cabling ect that is required?

Thanks

[Mr ©harisma]

Dude you should post it in the Audio section. Fire a PM to ICACHA for the info on CANBUS for the headunit.

Splits wont be a problem, mount the tweeters where you will get the best staging ( i.e. A pillars or kick panels ), often that is not in the factory slots
Just make sure you deaden the door for the mids and use an absorbant pad behind it. Are you going to amp them?

[oliverconnell]

Yeah ill move the thread to audio area. Didnt think. Um yeah im going to amp them but not right now, when i add a sub ect. Just doing install in stages

[oliverconnell]

also been looking around, and have found mention of needing a Cabus adapter, is this true. I have an 07 polo.
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Another item i wasn't sure about is the need for speaker mounts, i was assuming i could just swap the speakers straight over?

[icacha]

lots of nice work involved in getting it to fit and sound right, the polo we did had just that, SPX in the front doors...

Phil, I do this for a living, you expect me to give out free info? Free info days are Sundays

[Mr ©harisma]

Yeah sorry, I keep forgetting that expert advice comes at a price... what can I get for $1?

Free advice - Do it right, do it once.

[oliverconnell]

Phil, I do this for a living, you expect me to give out free info?

how do i get some of this advice? ahahah main reason i wanted to do install myself is that the JB Hifi near me seemed to have no clue, when we were going over car he wasn't sure about anything such as removing door paneling. I have got cars done there before but i just felt better having a crack at it myself and also make the saving on installation.

[icacha]

try, but unless you take your brave pills and are confident with your abilities, leave it to the experts who are privately owned inderpendants, chains really have no idea and we see it on a weekly basis here...

[glidn]

oliverconnell - be very with running alpine Type X speakers with out amps, they don't really like it, and what you will find is that they sound quite soft therefore you would be inclined to turn the volume up which could burn the vioce coils on the speakers.

IF i could make a recommendation?

You shoul replace radio only at this stage, then when you are wanting to install and get Type X speakers install them with an amp at the same time, your ears will love you for it.

[oliverconnell]

yeah i might do that, put head unit in myself and leave speakers and wait till I can get a amp, sub and speakers all done at once by a professional. I feel confident enough doing head unit but i was wondering about speakers just today and what is required in putting in crossovers ect.

Another question i have is to do with tweeters. Will the new tweeters fit where the stock ones currently are?

Ill head around to audio express sometime once the speakers finally arrive. lol yeah im never going back to chain like JB again, for speakers and head unit they told me something around and bit over $2100 not installed. Looked around a bit a got them off net to my door for under $1400. Ill also ask a mate who is getting system done at a private place somewhere in brisbane and ask how they were.