ANYONE DONE AN ICE INSTALL IN THERE E30

[devonboye30]

hi guys im thinking of doing an ice install in my 2 door saloon and just wanted to se if anyone has done it and have pic to help me alittle

[Rkive]

Going to be doing my install this week I think, im in the same position really so any help/advice would be great.

What have you got to install?

[Simon]

Duplicate post removed.

[Taylor325i]

hi guys im thinking of doing an ice install in my 2 door saloon and just wanted to se if anyone has done it and have pic to help me alittle

I've recently posted a thread on my install -

http://www.e30zone.net/modules.php?name ... ic&t=83021


Have a browse through the ICE section for other ideas.



Taylor.

[anton]

ive done a install over the last year, only finished it recently. competed in an iasca sound quality competition.
came 1st in PRO division. ;)
its a fully custom install....

not at home now.. using someone else's pc. so i cant post pix.

but will do so in due course.

cheers
Anton

my car is an e30 4dr 325i 1989 btw.

[Rkive]

What about the basic install help that is needed.

Like which colour wires etc for head unit and amplifier/sub install guides etc.

I doubt devonboye is gonna go custom, just wants tips, as do I.

Cheers

[devonboye30]

hi yeh im going custom as iv already got my subs and amps in the car but i wanna make it look ahell of abit better

[Rkive]

fair enough, anyone got tips on installing amp, sub and components?

[zaust]

I had my amp's on the cabin side of the rear seat/support. 2x 4 chanel and a cap under the ski hatch but on the boot side. Still have all the bass side of the system but I don't know what to do with it...

[devonboye30]

hi rkive the install of subs and amps are very easy.

[Rkive]

What about wiring and that, where do the wires go around the car?

[devonboye30]

all i did was got the red power cable the blue wire and the other cable that has the 2 pin on each end i put under the carpet by the drivers door then under the steering wheel

[devonboye30]

a mate of mine giva me a 7inch screen with all the bits to put a game consol in.i was thinking of the ps2 but wot do u guys think.i know it will keep the gf quite onlong drives lol

[secondtimelucky]

Custom all the way mate, i know mines in a touring and only half finished at the moment but hope it might give you some ideas, what you think?

[tari]

I think in a coupe you lose too much bass when facing the subs outwards...

I've currently got two 12" subs facing into the car from the boot and it sounds massively better then when they were facing out.

hope this helps

[bss325i]

I think in a coupe you lose too much bass when facing the subs outwards...

I've currently got two 12" subs facing into the car from the boot and it sounds massively better then when they were facing out.

hope this helps

The opposite for me. I have a single 12 in my 2dr and it is has more bass with it facing outwards. I think its able to move the air better than if it was facing the cabin up against the ski hatch panel.

[tari]

See what I've done is indent the subs in the box so there's about an inch and a half wood around the edges (if you know what I mean), and stuck my amps on the floor between the sub box and the ski hatch. this gives me enough room for the subs to move all the air they need to in the car.

This through my own trial and error experimentations... Try it, you might be surprised

[Heyho]

If I was installing into a saloon, I would almost certainly fit an infinite baffle sub in the parcel shelf. It would be a fair bit more work to install, but would sound clearer and more integrated, plus you wouldn't need so much power to really get it moving.

You have to check the specs of the sub beforehand though, as not all are compatible with this type of installation. You also get to keep pretty much your entire boot space.

[tari]

Shame about the shelf though, not too keen on cutting the metal back there.

[tha_lick]

if you want a heavy bassline that sounds clean i suggest a 12" Kicker L5. . . now i know you may be thinking " kickers bollucks " and i agree, BUT the enclosure makes a BIG difference, Kicker done a L5 in a box made by themselfs so its tuned properly. contact; e30gav on here and try and get him to post up pics. i fitted it with him and i tell ya, sounds better than 12"s and in a Coupe pulls out bass notes that remind me of my 15" L7! in my mk2 golf!

[aceraf]

Bit messy, but my touring has been done up as a multimedia centre on wheels.

Current spec:-

- Head-unit:- 7" Motorised Touchscreen DVD Player (DivX compatible)
- Front Speakers:- Pioneer Components + Tweeters
- Rear Speakers:- Kenwood 6x9's + Tweeters
- Subs:- 2 x 15" Vibe BlackAir (350W rms each)
- Amplifier:- Loudest.com 1500W rms amp
- 1 farad Power cap (used mainly to monitor voltage on digital display)

- Reversing camera
- Digital TV Receiver (with amplified aerial 20db) + Terrestrial TV aswell.
- 2 x 7" Rear Head-rest monitors

Need to still use the boot hence the subs facing the seats so they don't get damaged when the boot is being used.

There is scope to add my other 2 15" subs in there aswell.

[lenny-d]

this is mine it looks quite plain but it's the third different way that i've built the boot and i think the tidiest

first of all i fitted a false floor in 2 halves so i had something to screw to and still be able to get to my spare wheel

all i've done after that is build 3 sides of the skiniest box that i could fit the sub into, still sticking to the cc recomended for my sub, screw the amps on to the back of it (one for front comps the other for the sub) and my power cap to the side.

I then made a full width template to cut the board that the sub screws on to cut it out along with the hole for the sub and screwed it on to the box

a pic of my fronts


and one of the boot

[franco90]

nice set up guys

[andre]

what do you think of this , I made this a while ago.









was a democar for my shop (in the netherlands)

[lenny-d]

that sub box looks well sweet mate nice job.

was thinking about doing something similar with my car but need the room in the boot plus i wouldn't have the time or the skill to make it look as good as i'd like it to be.

[tari]

what do you think of this , I made this a while ago.









was a democar for my shop (in the netherlands)

I love the boot install!!! What sub is that? and also is it a free air sub?

Cheers Tee

[BadDave]

I'm loving the old skool Rockford Punch series amps

[schuey]

I'm loving the old skool Rockford Punch series amps

I've got an old skool Rockford amp,specially modified by rockford as they were sponsoring the car at the time('98) so it is rather good! Still sounds better than anything I have heard since and runs pretty much unlimited power!

There were four in the car one for each sub and one for each component,i.e one for the left front,and one the right front
I've only got one now.

They will bury me with it!

[BadDave]

I've still got a Punch 150Hd

Had it for years

It's gonna go in the boot of the tourer to power some subs@ 1.33ohms once i've got the enclosure built

The good old days when RF used nothing but the best components in there amps
Would love to get a hold of an old Power 1000HD

[schuey]

There is some good,old skool rockford stuff on american ebay

[hongkongfuey]

i've done this

these are fake

6x9 infinitys

focal componants

focal 5 1/4 in door pod bought off a zoner

jbl kick pannel surface mounted

big amp

jvc head unit

[ian332isport]

I guess a lot of you guys have seen it already, but these two posts cover my install

http://www.e30zone.net/modules.php?name ... ic&t=34663
http://www.e30zone.net/modules.php?name ... ic&t=30618

Ian.

[BadDave]

I guess a lot of you guys have seen it already, but these two posts cover my install

http://www.e30zone.net/modules.php?name ... ic&t=34663
http://www.e30zone.net/modules.php?name ... ic&t=30618

Ian.

Been ages since I 1st read these

Just had another look through these 2 posts and it's quite inspiring

Kinda makes me want to go out and redo mine(much needed as it's quite rubbish TBH)

Excellant work as always Ian

[Alex]

where are them 6x9 infinitys fitted under the parcel shelf or someting coz i want some 6x9 but do not want to cut holes in the parcel shelf

[hongkongfuey]

i had an e36 before and the speaker fitting kit are plastic mounted parts that i have screwed on underneath the parcel shelf.

you can do the same with mdf and bolt under the holefor the speaker or put in a shelf on top of the parcel shelf