Help with ICE upgrade ?
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Help with ICE upgrade ?
I have all the standard crappy setup in my 200k sedan at the moment, the front spekaers with tweeters and rears and the ****ty wee sub.
I need some more bass so to start of with i need an amp and sub, the problm being i have no idea where 2 mount the amp or sub, and wheather i would need 2 take out the current crappy sub ?
how have people placed and set up their amps and subs? i was thinking about just disconecting the current sub and placing a 12" sub in a box in the boot with the amp tucked away somewhere in the boot too? is this a good setup,? and is it gonna be expensive 2 install it as i wouldnt know how 2 do it myself ?
Any help would be great?
I need some more bass so to start of with i need an amp and sub, the problm being i have no idea where 2 mount the amp or sub, and wheather i would need 2 take out the current crappy sub ?
how have people placed and set up their amps and subs? i was thinking about just disconecting the current sub and placing a 12" sub in a box in the boot with the amp tucked away somewhere in the boot too? is this a good setup,? and is it gonna be expensive 2 install it as i wouldnt know how 2 do it myself ?
Any help would be great?
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okay, first of all ICE means "stereo system". secondly, you can either disconnect the oem sub and leave it installed, or you can completely remove it from the car. i removed mine completely and had installed 2 10" eclipse aluminum subwoofers. i have a totally custom-made trunk setup that is vinyled (looks like leather). i built a dual sub box that fits exactly into the rear portion of the trunk. it is 32" wide and extends all the way forward to about 1" from the spare tire well. you can do this, or simply buy a sub enclosure box that can easily be moved around. my suggestion is to go to a stereo shop, see how much you want to spend and ask them for suggestions. i would personally go with 2 subwoofers, but one is also loud enough. also, in my experience JL Audio and Eclipse are the better ones to go with.
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Originally posted by hokusbenz
whats an ICE upgrade?
whats an ICE upgrade?
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Originally posted by Clownburner
In this context, it usually refers to In Car Entertainment.
In this context, it usually refers to In Car Entertainment.
A prefabbed box, 12" sub and amp should go a long way toward solving your bass problem. The only downside to that setup is loss of truck space.
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Originally posted by Clownburner
In this context, it usually refers to In Car Entertainment.
In this context, it usually refers to In Car Entertainment.
Cheers, BT
PS: You may have heard of another term/concept invented by Gibson in the same novel - cyberspace.
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ICE is In Car Entertainment. Thats the classification used in car shows.
Anyways, I think you should get new speakers all around. Amp them all and get a sub. A single 12" is good and will give good bass. I recommend JL Audio sub, MB Quart interiors.
My current setup is:
Clarion touch screen 7" LCD w/DVD/CD/MP3 player
MB Quart DSD components in front
MB Quart DSK coaxles in rear
1 12" W3 JL Audio DVC sub
Rockford Fosgate Power 550X 4 channel amp for interiors
Rockford Fosgate Power 450S 2 channel amp for sub
Rockford Rosgate Digital Cap
Amps and cap are on a custom amp rack in trunk mounted next to subwoofer.
Anyways, I think you should get new speakers all around. Amp them all and get a sub. A single 12" is good and will give good bass. I recommend JL Audio sub, MB Quart interiors.
My current setup is:
Clarion touch screen 7" LCD w/DVD/CD/MP3 player
MB Quart DSD components in front
MB Quart DSK coaxles in rear
1 12" W3 JL Audio DVC sub
Rockford Fosgate Power 550X 4 channel amp for interiors
Rockford Fosgate Power 450S 2 channel amp for sub
Rockford Rosgate Digital Cap
Amps and cap are on a custom amp rack in trunk mounted next to subwoofer.
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Originally posted by fus10n
I was just wondering if it's just me, or does anyone really care where the word came from?.
I believe he asked for advice about in car installations..
I was just wondering if it's just me, or does anyone really care where the word came from?.
I believe he asked for advice about in car installations..
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Originally posted by fus10n
I was just wondering if it's just me, or does anyone really care where the word came from?.
I believe he asked for advice about in car installations..
I was just wondering if it's just me, or does anyone really care where the word came from?.
I believe he asked for advice about in car installations..
