New member from UK - pics of my install

MEGA · Post by **MEGA** » Mon Apr 14, 2008 1:57 am

Hi all, before I go and throw up a question in another section of the board I thought I might post here with pics of my current install for you guys

MEGA · Post by **MEGA** » Mon Apr 14, 2008 1:58 am

My gear:

General:
-Alpine DVA-8961Ri DVD Head Unit
-7" Widescreen TFT in the dash
-JL Audio Battery Terminals / JL 0-gauge wiring throughout.
-JL RCA cabling

Speakers:
-JL Audio XR650CSi 2 way component speakers.
-2x JL Audio W3v3 12" Subwoofers in a custom 2.3~ CuFt fiberglass sealed box.

Amps:

-Phoenix Gold Ti 500.4 powering the components, 'semi-actively' ie one chan per component.
-Phoenix Gold Ti 800.1 powering the subs.
-Phoenix Gold PLD1 line driver behind the head unit for the Components/500.1

And one of the car just for luck:

Hope you guys like

I love the Ti amps, This is the second 800.1 I have gone through, and sadly - my 500.4 might need replacing soon also. Then again, its seen better days.

twisted · Post by **twisted** » Mon Apr 14, 2008 4:28 am

very nice use of truck space sir

looks good

Post by **Francious70** » Mon Apr 14, 2008 5:38 am

Welcome to the Phorum mang. Great install!

Post by **stipud** » Mon Apr 14, 2008 6:42 am

Semi-active? If you are powering all four speakers separately, but still using the crossover, the term you use is "Bi-Amping".

Nice install... quite like your interior trim.

MEGA · Post by **MEGA** » Mon Apr 14, 2008 7:04 am

stipud, OK, Then thats what I'll say from now on. Thanks for that.

Thanks for the kind words all.

Post by **Bfowler** » Mon Apr 14, 2008 7:55 am

i like it! that poor car is going to rattle away to nothing!

I think the cleverest part of the whole install is that the fans on the TI amps arrange into a triangle to match the LED's looks awesome

how are the JL components? I haven't seen many reviews from anyone that wasn't either A: already a JL fan boy, or B: never heard anything else. I'm trying to get a feel for how they stack up against similar speakers

MEGA · Post by **MEGA** » Mon Apr 14, 2008 8:05 am

The car has had about 20 sheets of Dynamat extreme, and I have literally covered everything I can get to,

Front door cards
Front door outer skin
Rear door cards
Rear Quarters, upper and lower, outer skin
Full trunk kit surrounding the entire install in the boot
Dynamat in the hatch on the boot (the part that lifts if you open the boot)
The roof liner has been removed, and the roof covered with Dynaliner.

Hopefully theres enough sound proofing there to keep the poor car together

I have a WIP thread if your interested: http://forum.evotechnik.net/showthread.php?t=19210 - This shows the pre fabrication stages with a standard off the shelf box for the subs, going through to the fiberglassing being done. I never really got pics from later on into the build, but you can see the finished result.

Regarding your question on the components,

Sadly, I fall vaguely into the second category. Although having heard Ti Elites (which do sound better, as the XRs are 'sharper' on certain symbal notes etc and can hurt my sences a little) and Rainbows (which sound worse by a fair margin to my ear) also run from similar amps.

I'd go for the JL out of the 3.

Obviously also had the mixed pleasure of hearing some of the cheaper brands, the KAPPAS, Alpines, JBL, West coast customs, Mutant and similar cheap brands... Even the cheapest JL series Components will slaughter any of those.

The price for JL in the UK is very very formiddable. I paid £350 for my XR650, which equates to about 670-700 dollars US. This is why I have XRs and not ZRs, which are £750!!! Retail here. BBG slaughtering us in that regard.

Post by **Bfowler** » Mon Apr 14, 2008 8:12 am

ouch...to be fair though, JL has very strict MSRP's which they make BBG adhere to...also regarding BBG....Gordon dutch is my uncle.

MEGA · Post by **MEGA** » Mon Apr 14, 2008 8:16 am

Gordon Dutch is really your uncle?

If true then its a very very small world my friend.

Gordon Dutch and my mother were best friends all through first, middle and highschool. Literally known eachother their whole lives..

When you next speak to him tell him you've been speaking with Sandra Hayward's Son, Dave.

He'll know who you mean

( I've been trying to get her to have a word with him for aaaaAAGES to try and get in with BBG on some level or another from the top, but she won't do it. )

Post by **Bfowler** » Mon Apr 14, 2008 8:24 am

wow...that is really funny. to be official he is my cousin now that I'm breaking down the family tree . Reg (his financial director) is my granddad Brian Dutch's brother. who moved my mom from hemel hempstead when she was about 10.
we exchange emails pretty regularly.

he always busts my chops about supporting PG still...he LOVES JL.

i will shoot him an email right now

MEGA · Post by **MEGA** » Mon Apr 14, 2008 8:27 am

show him this thread, maybe he'll appreciate it!

I say it again, small world!

To everyone else, please keep the feedback coming, its why I spend all my money on this stuff

Post by **Rold Gold** » Mon Apr 14, 2008 8:47 am

You'd get more pussy if you spent that money taking chix out on the town......

Super sweet install. I like how the subs are angled.

fordtough1 · Post by **fordtough1** » Mon Apr 14, 2008 9:27 am

I like it, love the Ti amps, I'll bet it pounds hard.

MINI COOP · Post by **MINI COOP** » Mon Apr 14, 2008 9:33 am

nice install, I like it verry much

marko · Post by **marko** » Mon Apr 14, 2008 9:34 am

very nice, how have you done the front speakers? reason i asked is my wife has a pug 206 (although not a gti

), i always fancied doing an install in it but the standard speaker locations are shocking

MEGA · Post by **MEGA** » Mon Apr 14, 2008 11:51 am

Fuzzy -

HAH! Nah she gets just as much spent on her as the car to be honest!

And shes not complaining none. Long term gf, well I say long term - coming up on 3 years and I am 21 so it feels very long term!!! I'm not out to impress anyone else.

marko -

Frankly although the midbass location could be better, I thought the tweets were well located.
I have just kept things stock on the speaker locations . The midbass still sits behind the factory plastic grille. I'd preferr if it fired towards me rather than the headlights, but theres only so far I was prepared to go

Including the Alarm and everything else all told I've put like £6,000 into everything I have inside my car already and the exterior mods. Almost twice the car's value just on ICE and theres a point at which someone really really has to stop.

In the future, I might get the new JL Audio Evolution ZR800-CW along with a ZR 2 way component setup, to make a bespoke 3-way. This way I could cut a custom midbass location in a more ideal position, and have these babies under the seats firing up my ass

But that would be a new install for a new car

Really appreciate the positive feedback guys!

paulbfd · Post by **paulbfd** » Mon Apr 14, 2008 12:58 pm

Looks great. That 800.1 is a big mutha!

I like the Alcantara touches on the interior, this is something I have discussed doing with mine with Paul @ Source Sounds (they're doing my install, I don't have skill or time - and now money, lol!)

lashlee · Post by **lashlee** » Mon Apr 14, 2008 8:25 pm

Looks great!! Too bad I can't get a chance to hear it.

Post by **mr tibbs** » Mon Apr 14, 2008 9:01 pm

Looks like you put a lot of time into that, good work man!

Post by **mhyde71** » Tue Apr 15, 2008 3:02 am

Good show! Great work Chumbly! Good gear, wish i could hear!

Irongoats · Post by **Irongoats** » Tue Apr 15, 2008 8:48 am

I like it very nice install.

Post by **AVICJR** » Tue Apr 15, 2008 12:07 pm

Very nice. I like the look of the "floating" amps. Is this the one posted on the old PG forum?

MEGA · Post by **MEGA** » Wed Apr 16, 2008 12:01 am

Definitely not, has someone done a similar install in the past? I'd like to see it if so.

We completed this about 3 months ago so its definitely not been posted before.

Post by **AVICJR** » Wed Apr 16, 2008 4:07 am

MEGA wrote:Definitely not, has someone done a similar install in the past?

I've seen a Ti install with floating amps before. Sorry for the confusion, but yours probably looks better anyways.