My latest sound install for HitmanR32 (non vw)

[Mr ©harisma]

Lol I swear car audio really is an addiction. A bad bad one. Supporting the locals is a great thing, that is why I steer clear of fleabay.

It's a shame but I think I remember you saying you don't have a Morel dealer over there... they sound like they suit you down to a tee.

I am going to experiment with ambient tweeters in the new car. Ending up get a CJ Lancer VRX for the girl. At least it scored the 4B12 2.4litre.

[glidn]

yeah Car audio is a bad addiction i tell you, even thou we have good gear there is always better gear going to come out to we feel we should give try and this cycle never seems to end.

Well i believe the Sundown E8 has finally arrived on our shore down here.
So i feel i'll have to give them a go, alot of people that have them seem to be raving about them.

Could be a nice front addon in the centre console where theres a hole, Lol

Btw, nice score did not know they made the lancer with a 2.4. I guess it's like an Aussie specific model much like the old 1986 mazda 323/Familia with 1.6 turbo and 4wd was childs play. In South Africa they where release with 2ltr turbo and or 4wd.

[Mr ©harisma]

Yeah its simliar to the Lancer GTS which is a US spec. Bascially its just a bored out 4B11. Has a Rockford Fosgate upgrade with a 8channel amp, 6inch splits up front, 2 ways in the rear doors and a 10inch sub. Main thing is the front are actually run actively. Not very loud but not bad from factory.

Plan is the replace the fronts with some Boston SL-60's I have ( xovers allow active ) and put the existing tweeters in series with the existing door mounted rear coaxials. That should mean they will be attenuated 3db over normal, plus then ill be able to fade them out with the rears, if I don't like it ill just disconnect them. Going to keep it as factory as possible.

You can give anything a go once, I'm sure you have some gear lying round spare if it goes pear shaped. I haven't heard much about them here, I'm sure you will find room in this car of yours.

Have you settled on a system yet?

[glidn]

nope not quite, i have actually been contemplating going Rainbow SLX265 Deluxe for front stage now, but will remain with IDQV2D4 as sub bass unless i can find a Soundstream Exact 10".

However if you look at my other thread in the mk3 section, you will notice that my car has no interior, however it's mostly back together.

But in light of everything that has gone on the past 6 days, i might be selling my vr6 now and going to a 1990 toyota corolla 1300cc hatchback.
Sounds very strange, but yeah will see.

I almost did start on the install this weekend,lol. Well i might this week if the vr6 starts and runs tonight, then i'll pull in intake manifold off and maybe powder coat the intake and cam cover at the same time. If i keep the car i'll do the install this week.

On a lighter note, while everything was apart i removed all audio equipment that was in the car when i bought it, some seriously old school boston Acoustic gear. I have replaced the front boston tweeters with some Alpine Type R tweeters i had laying around. Alot of people rave about them so i decided to give them ago, also the Type R crossover allows -6db att. I felt the tweeters where just to bright, i feel -3db will suffice but will start with -6db first. Also i'm running the tweeters out of phase to the mids. this generally results in not only a higher staging presence but also blends the gap with the tweeters and mids better. Or so i have found.

I will however for the meantime stay with passive cross-overs (booo, i know)
And run a small 2ch amp (around 120wrms x 2 @ 4ohm, lol). then use a sundown Z1000D as my bass amp, running 650Wrms @ 2ohm on the IDQv2D4 or 340wrms on Soundstream Exact 10.

I had the chance of playing with one for a few hours around 2 weeks ago, for price point and low power it sounded extremely good, blended very well with the front stage even made the front stage more midbass punchy. Could not once actually hear the sub as such. Only feel it (yeah just the way i like it, lol)

[Mr ©harisma]

Did you end up keeping the VR6?

IDQ FTW! I really do like those woofers, its just a shame I have no use ( or car for that matter ha ) to need one.

You change your mind more than my girl changes outfits...

[glidn]

i guess it's just due to either having to many options or none.

In my collection, i have ID8,IDQV2D4, IDQV3D2 and IDMAX10V3D2.
But as of tomorrow i can now add JL Audio 8W7, its a little monster, lol

Well i'll have sure answer as of tomorrow. If they guy takes my vr6 tomorrow then no, and i get an MK1 Jetta. If not than yeah i'm keeping the vr6.

But i found a Lupo and polo that i'm interested in. Yeah i know just to many options. But in the same breath i have found a MK4 Bora V6 4 Motion in electric blue.

[Mr ©harisma]

Yeah I like your little collection. Had a look yesterday for a replacement woofer in the Lancer if she decides the RF doesn't cut it. Will probably settle for the ID 10v3. My jaw dropped when I seen the Xmax.

You should mount the JL in your door and get another one. That would be crazy!!