Finally got my system in my MK3 2.0 8v GTI

[Djflipside]

Hi all finally got my system into my MK3 2.0 8v GTI. Will post up some pictures soon but heres what has gone in

Alpine 7874r - With Ipod Interface (£150) + (£75)
Alpine 4" 180w Speakers in the Dash (£40)
MB Quart 6.5" reference componants in the front doors (Woofer + Tweater) (£150)
MB Quart 6.5" reference componants in the rear doors (Woofer + Tweeter) (£150)
Alpine 6x9's on the rear Shelf  (£50)
2 Memphis audio competition Subs 500w rms each  (£1000 for the pair)
1x Memphis sound processor  (£350)
1x Memphis Belle Amp  4x 75w and 1x 1000w RMS (£1200)

Overall spent just over £3000 and it sounds awesome and i mean awesome. The bass from the system is earth shattering,  just got to love a wicked audio system.

Mounted the amp and sound processor under the rear seats, nice and tidy and very stealth.

[dragonfly]

Why did you go for 6x9's if you have rear speakers and a sub?

[Djflipside]

I did it for acoustic reasons.   The alpine 6x9's are much better mid and top end, Alpine not really known for bass, and as the rear door speakers are very low in the mk3 you lose a bit of the acoustic sound.  The 6x9's just add a little more to the top end, making sure all the frequencies are covered.  I just sat in the middle of the car and felt it was lacking a bit, so added them and i was impressed with the extra it gave, so left them in. 

[smoove]

Who did this system for you? If you paid a company todo it, you got taken for a ride.

You spent £1200 on an amp and then £150 on a pair of speakers? WHat were you thinking.

 What you mean "cover all frequencies"? What complete nonsense. You dont need 6x9's and imo you've spent a sh!t load of cash for crap.

£1000 on front components
£1000 on amps
£1000 on subs

Rip out the sound processor, all the speakers and start again.

[Djflipside]

Smoove,   Thanks for your constructive feedback,  very useful, spose everybody is entitled to an opinion though , but beleive me its not a load of crap. I did not get ripped off and i have not been taken for a ride.  The audio system i have built is exactly what i want, and i am extremely pleased with it.  I dont know if you know anything about audio systems or not, maybe we might meet one day and you can have a listen then you could have an opinion which is factual and therefore credible. 

As far as covering all the frequencies, i suppose i really mean that when i sit in the car i want to hear every little detail, thats why i did it the way i did it.  I have been fitting systems in cars for nearly 18 years so definately know what im doing.

Like i said i will post up some pictures soon for those that are interested.

[smoove]

I'm not saying it wont sound good, all im saying is you could have used the cash far better and had alot more sound out of it.
If you've been installing car audio for 18 years, i doubt you would have paid £1200 for an amp and then popped in some cheap alpine fronts and then spent another £50 on some 6x9s "to hear all the frequencies". You should have spent more on the fronts, so wouldnt have to bother with 6x9.s

[Len]

How did you fit 4" speakers in the dash?

[jv]

Screwdriver?

[smoove]

Is it just me, or am i not talking common sense?

[S11EPS]

Smoove, I agree with you.

Undoubtedly the system is going to be loud, but in terms of outright quality less kit of a higher quality would have been the way to go.

As the OP says, none of us have heard it, so no one but him can comment with any authority, but if my experience has taught me anything 6x9's rarely win SQ competitions.

Again, I have to stress, I haven't heard the system, but for me a set of components and and set of 6X9's, some of which would be powered by the amplifier, would be far to rear-heavy and bright for my tastes.

For me, I would have rather ditched all the rear speakers and had a set of top end Focal speakers up front, maybe with some horns for the top end stuff and a very high end source unit. If rear fill was a do-or-die necessity then I would have had a small set of rainbow, DLS or similarly high end co-axials.