Advice on Alpine HU

[cli0 172]

am looking at buying the Alpine 9812RB head unit http://www.caraudiodirect.co.uk/product_info.php?products_id=2193http://www.caraudiodirect.co.uk/product_info.php?products_id=2193 & have heard with it being 4x60w output that a lead will have to come directly off the battery for power is this correct ?

Also i want to replace all 4 reno standard speakers ,can anyone suggest what would b best to go with this HU .

thanks in advance

Scott

 

[arj256]

Yea you will have to have a lead coming off the battery for power.

 

[TheRoninV6]

i have a 8 month old one of these up for sale with the reno leads needed to conect it, if your interested pm me. I also have a cd changer, amp and some speakers for sale.

 

[CraigM]

Its cheaper at http://www.cel-direct.comwww.cel-direct.com £235 instead of £250 - I bought mine from them and their service was really good.

 

[Tim172]

I brought myself the 9812RR (same but red illumination) this week, fitted it yesterday and the quality is superb.

You will have to connect it to the battery but its not a large diameter feed and will easily pass through the firewall. It cant be run from the internal supply and even comes with its own fuse box.

Only things you will need are:

Longer wire and connector to the battery & Longer earthing wire (very cheap)

It is quite a long job to fit but the results are well worth it! The flip screen and display are both superb and the sound itself is amazing, would suggest upgrading all the speakers to more powerful ones otherwise the improvements will not be as great (I use pioneers)

 

[LeeBoy]

You dont have to run the feed from the battery....Agreed, its the best way of doing it and will give you the proper supply, but if you cant be arsed then you can run from the fuse box, or just repin the iso plug n run it like a normal stereo....All the other alpine units that run 4 x 60w just use the normal iso plug....

Speakers, would replace the fronts for some decent ones, the rear ones would leave alone or disconnect n run some 6x9s if you want a louder sound...

 

[cli0 172]

thanks for your advice guys