Finally got round to finishing the install. It's been a work in progress for a couple of weeks and has had me scratching my head for some time. Thank God my son knows what he is doing and found the time to help the old man out.
Was quite happy with the Cabasse system that the car came with but it just seemed to lack a bit of depth. I am a tone deaf middle age old git but enjoy listening to the system my son has in his car and appreciate the fuller sound from a properly set up system. So after some time of researching and looking at what I could afford I bought the system that my son has installed for me. I knew a little bit about what I wanted and also wanted to be able to remove the sub and amp for when I needed boot space.
So I bought a pair of Vibe SA K 50 Co-axial speakers for the rear.
1. Cover removed
2. Factory fitted speaker removed.
3. Wires and connectors stripped and new ones fitted.
4. Yes they were heat shrunk using Mercedes connectors. Sorry for the poor quality but you get the idea.
5. Front grille plate removed ready to remove the factory fit speaker
6. Front speaker removed and wiring ready to be stripped and new connectors put in.
7. New speaker Fli Integrator Comp 5 wired up ready to go in. Only used woofers and left factory teeters in.
8. Another pic of the Components.
9. Original Head unit removed
10. Not much better pic and new extra wires installed
11. Finally broke through to the engine bay and got the amp wire through. Routed in nicely and used a Fusion 8 guage amp wiring kit with a nice big glass fuse.
12. Installed the active sub and amp using a Vibe connector block for easy detachment when taking out the sub.
13. Sub all ready to go. I know it's a Fli Active Trap 12". but it is ideal for the budget and what I want out of a system. Thought that I would keep it contained a bit by holding it down with the boot net until I can come up with a quick release locking system.
14. Another pic of the sub
15. The head Unit to power all of the new speakers. An Alpine CDE - 9871R with i-pod connector.
Been out testing it all and setting the sound up and am really pleased with it all. For a budget install it truly sounds amazing. Now where did I put that Pink Floyd CD?
A big thanks to my son Tim for all of his hard work in installing my system and for putting up with an old man trying to be hip hop and not hip op.
Was quite happy with the Cabasse system that the car came with but it just seemed to lack a bit of depth. I am a tone deaf middle age old git but enjoy listening to the system my son has in his car and appreciate the fuller sound from a properly set up system. So after some time of researching and looking at what I could afford I bought the system that my son has installed for me. I knew a little bit about what I wanted and also wanted to be able to remove the sub and amp for when I needed boot space.
So I bought a pair of Vibe SA K 50 Co-axial speakers for the rear.
1. Cover removed
2. Factory fitted speaker removed.
3. Wires and connectors stripped and new ones fitted.
4. Yes they were heat shrunk using Mercedes connectors. Sorry for the poor quality but you get the idea.
5. Front grille plate removed ready to remove the factory fit speaker
6. Front speaker removed and wiring ready to be stripped and new connectors put in.
7. New speaker Fli Integrator Comp 5 wired up ready to go in. Only used woofers and left factory teeters in.
8. Another pic of the Components.
9. Original Head unit removed
10. Not much better pic and new extra wires installed
11. Finally broke through to the engine bay and got the amp wire through. Routed in nicely and used a Fusion 8 guage amp wiring kit with a nice big glass fuse.
12. Installed the active sub and amp using a Vibe connector block for easy detachment when taking out the sub.
13. Sub all ready to go. I know it's a Fli Active Trap 12". but it is ideal for the budget and what I want out of a system. Thought that I would keep it contained a bit by holding it down with the boot net until I can come up with a quick release locking system.
14. Another pic of the sub
15. The head Unit to power all of the new speakers. An Alpine CDE - 9871R with i-pod connector.
Been out testing it all and setting the sound up and am really pleased with it all. For a budget install it truly sounds amazing. Now where did I put that Pink Floyd CD?
A big thanks to my son Tim for all of his hard work in installing my system and for putting up with an old man trying to be hip hop and not hip op.
