justy75
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| posted on 20/8/13 at 09:45 PM |
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Fitting a stereo!!
Hi all,
Before I start I just want to say that I appreciate that MOST of you 7 style owners will think that its a waste of time fitting a stereo in a 7 style
car! I too think that most of the time it will be drowned out by the exhaust, however.......
I like my tunes when I am driving and where I live I can spend as much time in traffic as I can out on the country lanes. Consequently I am thinking
about making a couple of new dash boards, one with a layout for a track day with no stereo, and another with a stereo in for general use. I have some
ideas for effectively quick release cabling enabling me to disconnect the speakers and stereo fairly easily.
I was just wondering whether anyone hear has fitted a stereo in the dash of a 7? Would like to see some peoples stereo and speaker installs, hear
about any problems or practicality issues etc....
Thanks
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ali f27
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| posted on 20/8/13 at 09:51 PM |
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purdy had a dvd in the 4 wheel drive car did barbon hillclimb with it playing
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austin man
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| posted on 20/8/13 at 09:57 PM |
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I have one in mine use earphones so no problem not hearing
Life is like a bowl of fruit, funny how all the weird looking ones are left alone
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mark chandler
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| posted on 20/8/13 at 09:59 PM |
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CB quick release slide mount for the stero and leave speakers under the scuttle, job done.
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Slimy38
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| posted on 20/8/13 at 10:07 PM |
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I'm hoping to use my mx5 donor seats which have speakers in the headrests. However, they won't be driven by a head unit. Somewhere in the
car will be a small amp and a bluetooth receiver, then whenever i want tunes i just use my phone to drive the music. No need for any dashboard mounted
kit at all.
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ReMan
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| posted on 20/8/13 at 10:21 PM |
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Presumably decent stereos are sensitive to getting wet?
Which might limit fitment to somewhere unusual or inaccessible?
www.plusnine.co.uk
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SteveWalker
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| posted on 20/8/13 at 10:25 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by austin man
I have one in mine use earphones so no problem not hearing
One earphone is fine, but I have heard various opinions on whether using two is illegal as they make it difficult to hear other vehicles horns,
sirens, etc. Certainly this is the logic behind in-ear hands-free kits only having one earpiece.
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steve m
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| posted on 20/8/13 at 10:29 PM |
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I had a cd/radio in mine for about a week, what a waste of time!
Thats was probably spelt wrong, or had some grammer, that the "grammer police have to have a moan at
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jabs
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| posted on 21/8/13 at 06:58 AM |
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Earphones: I saw someone driving with a set of headphones on yesterday!!!
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Mr Whippy
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| posted on 21/8/13 at 08:33 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by jabs
Earphones: I saw someone driving with a set of headphones on yesterday!!!
Only way I can hear anything in my Landy is with my iPod and headphones, good for blocking out wind buffet
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Stott
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| posted on 21/8/13 at 09:14 AM |
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I fitted one and a pair of 6x9 speakers.
It was worth it for me, I drove the car with earplugs anyway and that means you can hear the stereo better oddly enough.
Mine had a remote control so I could do it easily while belted in.
You can just make out the speaker grills at the back of the boot.
Pics:
THREAD LINK
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Simon
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| posted on 21/8/13 at 09:18 AM |
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http://www.pure.com/product/pocketdab-1500-vl-60799/
Have one of these and think it's great
ATB
Simon
[Edited on 21/8/13 by Simon]
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Vindi_andy
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| posted on 21/8/13 at 03:37 PM |
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I fitted a £50 Aldi radio and a couple of ripspeed speakers from Halfords that were on half price.
I can hear it fine in mine even at a steady 60ish on the motorway. radio is cracking its MP3 on a disc compatible and even has an aux input and
bluetooth.
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