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a very good diagram with some useful information!
every day there does seem to be a new post, with what spks should i buy or are these any good/worth the money ect.
so having 1 post with a good system in should help!
but you have missed a couple of things out of the overall budget!
you will need a decent wiring kit, some sound dampening would also be a added bonus! also how you install all of the speakers will have an affect on the overall system! location of tweeters, mount the comps on a mdf rings ect
Not to mention actual setting the amp up also!
also in the budget you didnt leave any for materials for the sub box , spk wire or wiring kit?
here is an even cheaper way but it is down the JBL route!
you can get an faily good budget system for:
front speakers: SPL Dynamics SD-5.2 £60
Amp: JBL GTO75.4 £100
sub: JBL GT4-12 with box £55 (ebay)
wiring kit: 4awg £30 - £35 (ebay)
Total £250
Also it will be well worth buying a sheet of MDF/ply, to make a good stable floor in the boot for the sub and amp to go on.
Also to make 2 round rings to mount the door speks on!
shount be that much to by a sheet!
By no way is this system going to be amazing or blow your socks off!
BUT it will be a whole lot better than the standard car speakers!
Additional upgrades
front spks: bostons £90
If you want to get the most out of your system then i would highly recommend a good % of your overall budget on:
sound deadening, as if the door/boot is just rattling away then all of the sub/spk energy is just being wasted and it wount be as loud as it could be!
also upgrade the door clips, seems to be a good option.
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I could have gone into a lot more detail, but the post was designed as a system recommendation rather than an installation guide, there's plenty of them around thanks to Pred. As mentioned in the thread I contemplated the JBL set up but I thought i'd use the budget and get the best I could, i've done many installs with JBL gear and for the money they are brilliant but comapared to the performance of this system it can't compete.
I did leave £70 for installation meterials like MDF rings, MDF for the false floor and sub box, and new EQ box. I was able to get wiring, but I didn't get it in a kit, I bought all the bits seperate, like fuse holders, dizzy blocks, wiring etc.
That's the reason why I didn't put up a wiring kit, all my accessories came from a company called KnuKonceptz. Most people if they're willing to spend £4-500 on a system they will be fine with spending another £50 on the needed accessories to use all their new gear and get the best from it. This was simply a system recommendation. The mounting of the tweeter is currently in the door, but will be moving to the A-pillar, but as said tastes differ from person to person so i've left mounting suggestions and positioning to the reader's imagination.
I did have a fair amount of Dynamat left over from another install so that was used to deaden the inner/outer door skins, the boot floor, walls and boot lid. I didn't include this in the post because it's not really a choice of what to buy it's whether you want it or not. I.e in order to run a sub you
NEED an amp, so therefore i've recommended the best one in the budget in my view, but you don't need Sound Deadening, it's an upgrade, granted 1 I wouldn't go with out but that's down to the buyer.
Cheers Scott for making this a Sticky.