Jay's IS200 Sport Mod and Maintenance Thread.
Jay's IS200 Sport Mod and Maintenance Thread.
daz@likwidart
02-05-2018, 11:02 AM #71i cant believe i have just seen you polishing your car:ohmy: looks awesome mate keep up the good work mate and i will pop round and have a better look soon.
Hey all. Been a while, I have been collecting bits with scraps of money I make.
Anyhoo..here is a list of bits I have to install.
1. 4.5 inch tailpipe to be fitted, and the mid silencer removed.
2. Infinity Kappa 6 x 9s
3. 12mm spacers for 6 x 9s
4. In-Phase 17cm woofers with MB Quart tweeters and active crossover.
5. In-Phase 4 channel amp to power front and rear speakers.
6. Brand new amp wiring kit.
7. Relocate car's microphone to behind the rearview mirror.
8. -40mm springs to be fitted.
Seen as I am busy doing 3 people's jobs, I will not be fitting the springs. So, my trusty mechanic Mad Mike @ Cyclone Motorsport will do the springs and exhaust while I work. I will have his rally Pug 205 for the day. Woo.
Now that I have all the audio bits, I will just do them on a sunday (maybe this weekend or next).
Next month, MOT and geo.
Month after, heater control LEDs maybe and HIDs.
Month after that, Baby seat and Pram.
I will post pics of my progress, and I will try and get stages of the install.
Cheers.
Jason.
FunkMasterJay
11-05-2018, 01:01 PM #72Cheers Dazols.
Hey all. Been a while, I have been collecting bits with scraps of money I make.
Anyhoo..here is a list of bits I have to install.
1. 4.5 inch tailpipe to be fitted, and the mid silencer removed.
2. Infinity Kappa 6 x 9s
3. 12mm spacers for 6 x 9s
4. In-Phase 17cm woofers with MB Quart tweeters and active crossover.
5. In-Phase 4 channel amp to power front and rear speakers.
6. Brand new amp wiring kit.
7. Relocate car's microphone to behind the rearview mirror.
8. -40mm springs to be fitted.
Seen as I am busy doing 3 people's jobs, I will not be fitting the springs. So, my trusty mechanic Mad Mike @ Cyclone Motorsport will do the springs and exhaust while I work. I will have his rally Pug 205 for the day. Woo.
Now that I have all the audio bits, I will just do them on a sunday (maybe this weekend or next).
Next month, MOT and geo.
Month after, heater control LEDs maybe and HIDs.
Month after that, Baby seat and Pram.
I will post pics of my progress, and I will try and get stages of the install.
Cheers.
Jason.
The eBay seller contacted me today. I will meet him after work on Saturday. Not bad for £12 eh!
I was gonna fit them on Sunday if everything else turns up on time, but I forgot I will be cheering Jensen, Lewis and Paul DiResta on for the Grand Prix so you might have to wait until next week.
That ok?
FunkMasterJay
12-05-2018, 12:49 PM #75Sure will do.
The eBay seller contacted me today. I will meet him after work on Saturday. Not bad for £12 eh!
I was gonna fit them on Sunday if everything else turns up on time, but I forgot I will be cheering Jensen, Lewis and Paul DiResta on for the Grand Prix so you might have to wait until next week.
That ok?
FunkMasterJay
12-05-2018, 12:55 PM #76@Rabster - Sorry, would love to come to Brands, but too short notice, and I don't want to show the car off until it is worth it. Needs a good polish etc...once I change it from my trusty chariot to my CAR people will see it.
With the tweeters, I just hope they fit the existing housing. Now I neet to think where to mount the amplifier lol.
FunkMasterJay
12-05-2018, 10:55 PM #78Thanks man.
With the tweeters, I just hope they fit the existing housing. Now I neet to think where to mount the amplifier lol.
Dinho Jay when you get your new 6x9's fitted let me know how much of an improvement the sound is, as I will be upgrading mine soon myself and running them off an amp.
The standard ones are pretty good quality, but (depending on the amp/speaker setup of course) you should still be able to hear an improvement in quality, and a BIG improvement in volume. As the standard amp is only something like 25W per channel. Though if you do the rears and not the fronts, then that will give a strangely unbalanced sound.
We were discussing this on another thread, but I think I when I do my system, I will do it without any 6x9s, and just run some high end front components and a sub. Rear speakers can interfere with the sound stage of the front. I have often run them before, but any audiophile will tell you stereo music is best listened to in 2 channel stereo, and not 4 channel stereo. It will also help the sub bass into the cabin from the boot, as this time I don't think I will have the sub pointing through the rear seats as I did before, it sounds good and looks **** cool, but a stealth box at the rear side of the boot will give so much more boot space, and as I'm getting old now (26!) these things need to be considered.
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ad: It was a tough call to make, but the Supercharged IS200 is being retired. ad:Dinho Jay when you get your new 6x9's fitted let me know how much of an improvement the sound is, as I will be upgrading mine soon myself and running them off an amp.
The standard ones are pretty good quality, but (depending on the amp/speaker setup of course) you should still be able to hear an improvement in quality, and a BIG improvement in volume. As the standard amp is only something like 25W per channel. Though if you do the rears and not the fronts, then that will give a strangely unbalanced sound.
We were discussing this on another thread, but I think I when I do my system, I will do it without any 6x9s, and just run some high end front components and a sub. Rear speakers can interfere with the sound stage of the front. I have often run them before, but any audiophile will tell you stereo music is best listened to in 2 channel stereo, and not 4 channel stereo. It will also help the sub bass into the cabin from the boot, as this time I don't think I will have the sub pointing through the rear seats as I did before, it sounds good and looks **** cool, but a stealth box at the rear side of the boot will give so much more boot space, and as I'm getting old now (26!) these things need to be considered.
ad: It was a tough call to make, but the Supercharged IS200 is being retired. ad:Totally agree with you.
I have always had 2 components up frront, and a sub. This time round, because baby is on the way I do not want a sub if I can help it. also, the 6 x 9s will only be running 100hz and below, and at around 30% gain so most of the sound will come from the front.
The 6 x 9's will literally be bass speakers and I will tune this with the amp. I tend to run my head units flat, and use just amps or external EQ's.
I will let you all know how I get on.
J
FunkMasterJay
13-05-2018, 01:48 AM #80hEY STONEY.
Totally agree with you.
I have always had 2 components up frront, and a sub. This time round, because baby is on the way I do not want a sub if I can help it. also, the 6 x 9s will only be running 100hz and below, and at around 30% gain so most of the sound will come from the front.
The 6 x 9's will literally be bass speakers and I will tune this with the amp. I tend to run my head units flat, and use just amps or external EQ's.
I will let you all know how I get on.
J
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