Nicest micra install?

[lewis]

Does anybody have any pics of a 'nice' audio install in a micra?

I've started a fairly large one in my car and I'm just looking to see if anybody else has done anything other than a sub box sitting in the boot.

Cheers :alien:

[Titch]

Mine was pretty tidy, and loud.

http://img153.imageshack.us/img153/4598/finished19oe.jpg

http://img54.exs.cx/img54/553/71zt.jpg

Consisted of:

2 x Kenwood Amps
Kenwood Sub (700W)
Kenwood 6x9's
Kenwood Components in doors
Kenwood 5x3's in boot and back doorcards
Kenwood Headunit 7024M
Crossover Kit

Was pretty loud as most will tell you :)

[Retepetsir]

see if anybody else has done anything other than a sub box sitting in the boot.

Tbh I'm more bothered about the sound quality than the look of the install, but I'll post up a couple of mine. I'm yet to trim the boot, but the amp, digital EQ, crossover, etc are all hidden under a false floor.

I'll soon be fibreglassing a subwoofer enclosure into the left rear wheel arch to make it more stealth (as well as being lighter than mdf and giving more room in the boot)!

[59 bhp is more than enough]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v311/6453/boot.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v311/6453/doorleft.jpg

this was my system i made up myself in my old micra. measured 153 db.

really good sound quality as well.

[micra man]

This was mine, for now it will be pretty much the same, just recovered in different material. :)

http://www.freewebs.com/micraman/pic5.jpg

[Retepetsir]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v311/6453/boot.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v311/6453/doorleft.jpg

this was my system i made up myself in my old micra. measured 153 db.

really good sound quality as well.

Sealed or ported? I cant tell from the pics? Also, where was the mic placed to get 153dB? :)

Looks good though :)

[Retepetsir]

Right, here goes........

Old Install (3 amps running 3-way active setup via AudioControl 4XS digital crossover - ~900wrms total):

http://www.retepetsir.com/images/oldempty.jpghttp://www.retepetsir.com/images/oldfull.jpg


New Install ( 1 huge 5 channel amp running SQ based 2 way active setup via Audiocontrol 4XS digital crossover, EQ and Epicenter - ~1.4kwrms total):

http://www.retepetsir.com/images/newempty.jpghttp://www.retepetsir.com/images/newfull.jpg

There's a lot of equipment crammed under that false floor! It leaves me with 'some' usable space at least, and I am hoping to soon get rid of the big ported box in favour of a fibreglass box in the wheel arch :)

[lewis]

Excellent guys, keep it coming :)

Pete, how do you ensure heat control under your false floor?

Thanks in advance!

[59 bhp is more than enough]

it was sealed mate. it was on the passenger side on the dash

[Retepetsir]

lewis, you cant see them but I have 4 x 6mm fan's, two at each end of the amp (its very long and quite thin), 2 fans pushing air and 2 pulling, they both draw air from under the front lip of a boot (some vents are present :)).

And 153dB from 2 sealed sub's, what mic was that with? Audiocontrol or something else? That's pretty impressive.

[59 bhp is more than enough]

tbh honest mate im not sure what mic it was. it was someone global ice wired knows that does spl competitions if that helps. we hired him at muk to measure everyones system

[Ed]

this was mine :)

[59 bhp is more than enough]

not 153 wat am i on about 133. 153 was wat teh evo measured at. soz people.

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[Ian]

lol nice ed, the back seats are still almost usable :o

[paddymarsden]

they are still usable, he has installed a sound system and rear heated seats from the amps lol

[Ed]

I welded a steel back that covered all of that, and was on hinges, this was padded and acted as the back seat - but yes, it was not that comfortable.

[Ed]

It was necessary though to get the required speaker volume. This design is how I would do it again (though I would use 12's and keep the back seat) It works very very well.

[Andrew]

It was a real experience the back of that car. It was loud enough to inhibit swallowing, so you ended up dribbling when you sat in the back. And you also experience severe spinal damage from hitting speed bumps. But fun anyway.

[Ed]

haha!!! Andrew what does 99 remind you of?????? hahahahahaaaaa

[NeX]

http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y279/Mcdiddys/boot.jpg
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y279/Mcdiddys/PICT0050.jpg
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y279/Mcdiddys/PICT0047.jpg
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y279/Mcdiddys/PICT0046.jpg

i like it :p