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Offline DannyOOOOO

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Mk 2 Golf Install
« on: 16 February 2010, 18:49 »
Hey all

Just getting my first mk 2 golf GTI, looking to get an install but want to know how much to budget for, parts and fitting?? Anyone you can recommend would be appreciated. I'm based in hertfordshire but willing to travel.

Danny

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Re: Mk 2 Golf Install
« Reply #1 on: 16 February 2010, 19:54 »
Hey all

Just getting my first mk 2 golf GTI, looking to get an install but want to know how much to budget for, parts and fitting?? Anyone you can recommend would be appreciated. I'm based in hertfordshire but willing to travel.

Danny


how long is this piece of string you speak of? :)

what exactly is it you are looking for?
are you looking to do it yourself or get someone to do it for you?

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Re: Mk 2 Golf Install
« Reply #2 on: 16 February 2010, 19:56 »
danny i see you are just down the road from me
i am in colchester and i can possibly be of assistance
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Re: Mk 2 Golf Install
« Reply #3 on: 17 February 2010, 11:37 »
well im looking for something a lil bit different to the normal sub in a box in the boot, am thinking bout a false floor with a window in housing the amp with sum subtle lighting (LEDs or something) with 2 subs on either end of the boot above the wheel arches facing into the boot, not sure if i explained that well enough?? :grin: with a stealth shelf with 6x9s and all the usual speakers in the front replaced. getting the golf in about a month but want to book i tin for the audio the day i get it so trying to sort it all out now

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Re: Mk 2 Golf Install
« Reply #4 on: 17 February 2010, 12:22 »
well im looking for something a lil bit different to the normal sub in a box in the boot, am thinking bout a false floor with a window in housing the amp with sum subtle lighting (LEDs or something) with 2 subs on either end of the boot above the wheel arches facing into the boot, not sure if i explained that well enough?? :grin: with a stealth shelf with 6x9s and all the usual speakers in the front replaced. getting the golf in about a month but want to book i tin for the audio the day i get it so trying to sort it all out now

Danny

how much are you looking to spend? including equipment?

what you want done I would expect to pay someone at least £400 and that would be empty, so audio equipment on top. That is not to say if you pay just anybody 400 quid they will make you a good build ;) even if you paid them £3000 you are not guaranteed they would make you a decent build. On the flipside you could pay someone £100 and it would be excellent.

It is more about the company, I would take ken ( troublestarter) up on his offer ;)


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Re: Mk 2 Golf Install
« Reply #5 on: 17 February 2010, 16:41 »
yeah thats what i was expectin £300-£400 for the build itself.

Just trying to gauge what its going to cost at the moment, just so i can budget it within everything else i have planned for the vehicle  :drool:

cheerz for the replies guys  :smiley:

danny

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Re: Mk 2 Golf Install
« Reply #6 on: 17 February 2010, 17:41 »
as an example this is an install i did in a mk2 for a customer last year




i did not supply any kit as he had it all already and this cost him £350 including me supplying all the materials vinyl lighting and custom stealth box
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Re: Mk 2 Golf Install
« Reply #7 on: 17 February 2010, 17:48 »
very nice mate, excellent job  :drool:

near enough exactly what im after so about £350 for that, if i wanted to kit it out with similar audio how much do you reckon that would be on top of?? sorry for all the questions but this is one of the only parts of cars that i don't know about  :grin:

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Re: Mk 2 Golf Install
« Reply #8 on: 17 February 2010, 18:16 »
for a start i would ditch the 6x9's as they will actually make the sub sound worse
possibly lose the stealth shelf
look at getting some components in the front sub in the rear
possible 6x4's in the standard side shelf locations running off the h/u (just for a bit of rear fill)
a good quality amp for the sub and an amp for the fronts or 1 4 channel amp
for half decent kit look at jbl/infinity for a start and budget around £4-500 for the kit not including the h/u
cables are included in the install price so no need to budget for those
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Re: Mk 2 Golf Install
« Reply #9 on: 17 February 2010, 18:45 »
sorry mate so £4-500ish for the lot inc install or not inc install??