Post your car audio system and pictures

H/U Alpine CDA-5851 wit remote
Alpine KCA-420i Ipod interface runnin off Ipod Video 30Gig
Front Pioneer 4inch 220 3ways
Rear JBL 6 1/2 Splits 220watt
Subs 2X JBL 12inch 1000watt max 250rms
Amps JBL 74.5 4-channel 520rms
Boss amp gone sold it to JME_17 with JBL 10inch
DVD Screens Luminaura 7inch duel screens
Grouds upgraded to 4g cable...
Battery upgraded from 420CCA to 600CCA
For the amount ive spent she is a nice cheap loud system
Does bout 111db but that was tested bout 3months ago and ive now tuned better now so that the subs are tuned to two different freqs

Want to be runnin a Xtype Alpine sub by the end of the yr my mate just got 2 r types and i luv em so im goin a X type just so mine is better...hahaha
Anyways here are sum pics should have my false floor done in bout 2months so i will keeps use up to date when that happens
PS amp is held down with ocky strap wireing is just loosely floatin round boot,
It's just waitn for the false floor b4 i got do a tidy up on it....ino its bodgy atm but hell it runs so im not fussed....
http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a269/jazmine_mikaela/270806001.jpg H/U http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a269/jazmine_mikaela/270806002.jpg Ipod
http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a269/jazmine_mikaela/270806007.jpg DVD Screens
http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a269/jazmine_mikaela/270806008.jpg Boot lid
http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a269/jazmine_mikaela/270806010.jpg Subs flipped bak
http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a269/jazmine_mikaela/270806011.jpg Amp
http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a269/jazmine_mikaela/270806003.jpg JBL 6 1/2 spits
http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a269/jazmine_mikaela/270806013.jpg Battery
http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a269/jazmine_mikaela/270806012.jpg motor nice n cleanish
http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a269/jazmine_mikaela/mycar2.jpg me old vn

 

Here are some pic's sorry it took so long.

cheers luke :bow:

 

is that "0" gauge amp wire???????hope uve upgraded your alternator dude that would have some massive drain

 

nope no upgrade and yes 0 gauge wire. Don't need to up grade it yet but i do need u bigger cca battery do u know much about all this big power stuff??

 

Why do you need a bigger CCA battery? What is the problem you're having?

Running stereo with car off - Requires higher AH (amp / hour) output
I don't even know how a higher CCA battery would help at all... When the car is running the alternator is providing the power, not the battery. High CCA just helps start the car by being able to discharge current easier.

 

Ok sorry i don't know much about all this power stuff i just know about the stezza gear. The prob i have is that with it turned down i run on 13.8v to 14.2 but when i turn it up it goes down to 12 and i have seen it as low as 9, this is with the car running but as soon as i turn it down it goes straight back up to 13.8v. So what do u think i need to do?? a bigger cap or can i just add a nother 3 farad to help even my boot up.

 

Pioneer DEH-5750MP HU
JBL GTO 755.6(series 2) 6 CH amp running in 4X60WRMS, 1X300WRMS Bridged
4 rather non descript 55WMS / 220 W Max (yeh right) for like 20 bux a pair
one 15" sony sub (1000W peak / 250WRMS) mounted in the drop down of the rear seat.... i bought the box, and squeezed it in there.... never had a prebox setup work so damn well..... i'll get a picture up when i can!

Mods, add the CD-IB100 (Ipod interface) so i can just plug that in a hidden part of the car (under a panel) and not have to worry about carrying cd's.... and nothings visible to the theives either! Seeing as my last HU's face was stolen when i was broken into.... lucky they didnt take anything else like the whole HU, amps.... but they did take my ipod..... so i'll be hiding the next one.....(i dont get new music often)

 

ukie vy 1 "S" 5 Speed... That is happening because the stereo is drawing more power than the alternator can provide. If you already have 3F of caps, i'm not sure than anymore are going to help you.

Where do you see the voltage display? In the boot or at the battery? If you have a multimeter measure it at the battery with the car running and see if the voltage drop is as big there. If not, you're getting a drop over your power cable. If it drops the same, then you probably need a higher output alternator.

You can get your current one rewound to output higher current, you could try to find an ex cop car one, i've heard of people making custom mounting brackets to fit ambulance ones, and I think Bosch make a pretty universal aftermarket one.

 

ok thank's Stonex, will try the alt. I am getting the same reading of the bat, cap, amp's and my dash so it is a prob all over the place. What size alt do u think i should go up to??

 

I have no idea what sizes they come in... I have a VT Berlina which has an 85A alt, i think, and I get dimming running a 2400Wrms amp, and two 400Wrms amps, but nothing major. I think cop ones are about 120A.

 

in my vn
alpine hu
2x Alpine 12 inch type R subs
front- Alpine 6'' dd liniers
back- Alpine 6'' 2 splits
2x Alpine 500 watt mono blocks
4 channel Alpine amp
3 farret stinger cap soon to be replaced by a 12 farret stinger cap.
stinger cabels and fuses.

in my maloo in the inside of the car
clarion cd/dvd hu
6 n ahalf infinitys in the drs
alpine 6'' in the back
2x jl 8'' bass cannons
500 watt jl amp
500 watt alpine amp

in the back of the maloo in the tray
4x alpine 12'' type R subs
4x 6'' DD liniers
2x 1000 watt digital mono blocks
5 channel alpine amp
3 farret stinger cap
17'' monitor lg screen
alpine touch screen hu
xbox 360

 

hey all
Pioneer DVD player 7" screen fold out
6" kenwood 2 ways in front
6.5" fusion splits under rear shelf
kenwood 800watt amp
2 12" pioneer 800watt subs
pioneer 6 stack cd changer

 

Damm lad, wat u goin to do with the monaro?? maybe some more of the JB bass cannon's on the back floor

 

I know this is not a commodore but its still a Holden Hehe,
This is my Combo Van i owned before i bought my VS Commodore.





JVC MP3 Headunit
2 x USTECH 1600
2 x DD 3515's
Fold down roof mounted TV
Playstation 2
And one big ass box with a big ass port!

I could post alot of pictures of other cars and stereos i have had but i dont think they really relate to this site hehe..

The neighbours loved it! :unsure: hehe.

Still planning for something in the VS.......

 

Ok I have just done a system upgrade in my car.

HEAD UNIT: Pioneer DEH-P1Y
FRONT: Pioneer TS-C130R 5.25 180 W 2-Way speakers
REAR: Pioneer TS-D161S 2-Way 260W Speaker
AMP: Cadence Q4000 4 Channel & Clarion APX4240 4 channel
SUB: JL Audio 12inch 125 watt in JL Box


Also re-built parcel shelf, boot and done some custom sound proofing.

will post pic soon !

 

sorry about the quality. took the photos of my mob

 

A decent audio place will tell you to get rid of one of those subs... Running two different size subs is not a good idea, it actually makes it sound worse, rather than better.

 

Alpine DVA-9860E
Alpine MRD-M605 running 2x Alpine SWR-1222D
Alpine MRV-F345 running Alpine SPR-17LS in the front and Alpine SPS-171A in the back
Alpine MRD-M1005 running a Alpine SWX-1242D
with a chepo $99 cap and a second battery
2 lcd screens in my sunvisors and 2 in the head rests