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Audio Wiring

PostPosted: Fri Sep 18, 2009 10:17 pm
by 500tie
If anyone is thinking of putting an amp in the boot of their scooby make sure you're prepared to spend about 5 hours and cut and graze your hands and arms to bits.

Thankfully before i joined the RAF i was a mechanic so i know my way around a car, and now that im in the RAF i have to work nights and have an empty hangar to play in.

Getting the power cable from the battery to the interior isnt really a problem its getting it past the back seats and then the phono leads due to their size can be a massive pain in the plums..

However if you do take your time it can be done to look very good i cannot see one wire on the inside with the exception of the boot but that really can't be helped..

PostPosted: Fri Sep 18, 2009 10:23 pm
by Clark
Considering how simple and lets be honest, pretty basic an interior the Impreza has, I too was a bit surprised at how much effort I had to put in to get the wires from my DVD and Ipod control box through to the boot - think my old Leon was actually easier!

PostPosted: Fri Sep 18, 2009 10:29 pm
by 500tie
Yea my VW Bora was easier and that was very well made,

Clark did you find fitting that din pocket a bit of a nightmare aswell i ended up scratching the top of it, really annoyed me but im just going to replace it with a new one , when i get my dvd head unit.

PostPosted: Fri Sep 18, 2009 10:35 pm
by Clark
I managed to get mine to fit 95% perfectly but when Wuz fitted my Defi's he managed to get it to fit 100% perfect as the control unit now sits inside it 8)

PostPosted: Fri Sep 18, 2009 10:38 pm
by 500tie
Clark wrote:I managed to get mine to fit 95% perfectly but when Wuz fitted my Defi's he managed to get it to fit 100% perfect as the control unit now sits inside it 8)


Thats where im going to get my defi control until put when i get them hopfully it does the same for me then i might just buy the second one and keep it back just incase it all goes wrong...

PostPosted: Sat Sep 19, 2009 10:48 am
by M9JOC
I cheated and got checkpoint to fit my Amp in the boot and a bloody great job they did of it too. :D

PostPosted: Sat Sep 19, 2009 4:15 pm
by 500tie
Yea that is cheating a damn sight easier tho :D

so for that i dont blame you mate

PostPosted: Sun Sep 20, 2009 10:21 pm
by WR1 Bro
Sooty, you mentioned RAF... we just got back from a quality charity trackday event at RAF Valley. Superb day out, will post some pictures soon.

PostPosted: Mon Sep 21, 2009 8:37 am
by 500tie
Bro,

They have a lot of displays and family days this time of year, the other day it was my units family day however the wife and i have lived here for a few years now and arnt really that interested so we went to the rally day at castle combe instead.

Although saying that we went out shopping the other night and when we got back and pulled up outside the house there was a lancaster bomber flying round he had quite an audience..