Sound System

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Sound System

Postby DarkMessiah on Wed Sep 10, 2008 8:53 pm

Alright Lads just recently i purchased a Ford Fiest 1.3 lx 1993 model Mk3 and i was wanting to know what its like to Fit a sound system.As it is an old car what will i have to do about wiring and stuff like this.My main plan was to get an 300 Watt amplifier Bass Package and a decent Stereo that has Mp3 and blueTooth avalability.I would like to know What is the best package to get and is it a big job i dont mind going into high watts cuz i can get Dual 12v Battery for more amps and Bigger aternator. :D
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Re: Sound System

Postby MENACE on Thu Sep 11, 2008 9:17 am

if you are looking to do this you will have to buy a amp wiring kit and some decent speaker wire.they are quite easy to wire up the red wire will have to run from your battery positive to your amp.alsoput a fuse inbetween the wire somewhere u can buy the fuse and holder from places like halfords.the black wire goes to a earth point on the car and the blue wire goes to the remote lead on the back of your radio which will also be a blue colour.then its just a case of putting your speaker wire on then job done.hope this helps mate :D :D :D :D :D
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Re: Sound System

Postby HCS PIMP on Fri Dec 12, 2008 9:01 pm

no need to know wghat to do most lad just walk into halfords and start declaring i need ur help even though u didnt fit it lol

honestly get a fusion bass box system for £130 comes with the wirng kit sub and amp and saves fuss and sound good

hu id go for the sony bt3600 its got usb input, bluetooth, plays mp3 cds is 52wx4 and looks fairly good and is one unit no extra mic to run and has 3 preouts for 3 amps and the hu is about 160 at halfords and was free fitting a while back so ur be lookint at about 300 ish fitted so not too bad
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Re: Sound System

Postby dangermouse on Mon Dec 15, 2008 5:05 pm

fusion, mutant and fli are all decent cheapish systems that sound good, although when it comes to the head unit stick to the decent brands like sony or pioneer.
ive had my sony since i started driving 3 years ago and its still going strong, although i could do with a dvd head unit or one with an aux input for all my songs. dont buy the mutant head units, they may seem like bargains, my gf one cost 50 quid, we took it back twice, each time it was a new one and they both cocked up
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Re: Sound System

Postby HCS PIMP on Mon Dec 15, 2008 11:30 pm

steer clear of mutant and fli as theyre both sh.i.t.e

had a fli amp catch fire in my boot was testing it for a mate and i refunded about 4 mutant amps at work and also ripspeed units are pants the dv720 is ok but keep hold of the recipt u might need it

as i said the sony bt3600 does eveything and fusion subs dont go wrong and there speakers are the best

i had a 250 quid system in my saxo and a fusion 130 quid one was just as good :cry:
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Re: Sound System

Postby dangermouse on Tue Dec 16, 2008 3:28 pm

well my mutant amp and sub combo and my gfs aswell (she got the full system and the s**t head unit) have all been good so far, ive had mine for 3/4years and its still going good. no fires or blown fuses.
my gf has the flip out ripspeed dvd unit and i only pushed a button on the front of it and managed to wipe out all her saved radio stations lol dont rate that at all.
i will agree with the fusion stuff though, because ive got the components up front with the tweeters and crossovers and they sound mint.
and i agree with the sony bt3600, top buy if u get it
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