Prius install

by FirebirdPhil, 28-05-2018, 09:34 AM

The Prius is getting some loving!!

The OEM speakers are to be replaced with proper ones and amped up to really sound good. There are several problems with doing this to a hybrid vehicle, but 99% of them are "solvable" by using efficient and quality equipment, it does mean that 2000w amps are not really possible, so thats my mega boot build gone!!!!

So after a huge amount of research and reading various forums about this car, I have put together a fairly simple but effective set up. its going to be something like this:

Audiocontrol LC6i signal summing line output converter - this beauty will sum together the OEM audio channels and reduce the OEM 45W RMS down to up to 14v line output (+/-12db gain) plenty to feed amps and keep the gains comparatively low.

Hifonics BXiPro1.0 Digital Bass Enhancement Processor - lovely bit of kit very similar to the Audiocontrol Epicentre that Wozza uses but half the price!! Being Hifonics should be good. This little box of bass tricks restored the low harmonics removed by MP3 compression and of course OEM sound systems. OEM systems remove the sub bass to protect the OEM speakers so they will last the life of the car, its simple but annoying if you like bass.

Vibe LiteboxBS4 (4x90Wrms) - this beauty is a digital amp, which gives Class A/B amp performance but only has power drain of a class D amp - something that is important in keeping power drain to a minimum.

Alpine mono block amp - something that I have had lying around kicking its heels for a bit.

JL Audio 6" subwoofers, one in each rear door, will fit without changing anything!! The 8" ones also fit but require the plastic speaker grill to be pushed out with a heat gun, something I am not happy doing...

6.5" Components up front (yet to decide probably JL's)
and a 10" band passed sub box in the boot

So with this in the process of being bought, installed etc I will be able to keep the factory blue-tooth and the sat nav voice, and with the sub removed then boot space is needed there will be some bass from the 6"'s.

motorway football!!??

by is300_dino, 28-05-2018, 09:11 AM

found these bunch of nutters

http://news.sky.com/skynews/Home/UK-News...Manchester

this is getting silly

by TM, 28-05-2018, 08:50 AM

hock:just been to the shop ,and saw some ,well. something with his pants by his knees:Chair:
how do they do this:Chair:the belt was below his a###:w00t: and why
just can't get this........
don't want to see their under wear:Chair:
hock:wonder if we have anyone that dresses like that:Chair:
so i can punch them hard:Bazza::Chair:

Nice Supra

by Lexusboy, 28-05-2018, 06:57 AM

Nice powerful supra for sale

http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/1636085.htm

And how about a rx7

http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/1636124.htm

Feel Free to post up on Facebook

by Lexusboy, 28-05-2018, 04:25 AM

All of our members are most welcome to Join our Facebook account.

Please add Photos of your cars onto it.

You can also let your fellow members know what events you are going to on there..

And don't forget to spread the word:thumbup1:

So what other cars are in your household?

by Lexusboy, 28-05-2018, 03:39 AM

As the title say's what other cars do you have in your household.

For me its a Ford CC3

Veyron beater??

by garyskisplym, 27-05-2018, 05:45 PM

It hay seen that the Veyron has been the ultimante car to own for years but not for long if this is made-

http://cars.uk.msn.com/news/photos.aspx?...=154057998

Skyline r32 GTR

by Chri5, 27-05-2018, 04:10 PM

There's a slim chance I could be getting 1 of these if there's enough yes's in the right positions.
What do I need to look for???
Is there any weak spots in the engine??? Don't wanna go thro that again lol :thumbup:
How reliable are they when slightly modded???

20years of motoring will of taken it's toll so not expecting perfection but don't want **** either

Samsung Galaxy S - brief review

by parthiban, 27-05-2018, 01:59 PM

Following on from my last thread, after having been offered quite a sweet deal I was feeling good and also with VF being quite convincing that I could be waiting months for a new Desire, decided to just go for it and get a Galaxy S. Had it about a week now and have to say it is a very impressive handset.

I thought the Desire's 3.7" AMOLED screen was impressive, but this one's 4" S-AMOLED is something else! It is insanely good, and quite a significant improvement. You can also see it outside, which is a massive step forward. I do miss HTC Sense a little, as it's sort of all there which makes life a bit easier. They've tried with the TouchWiz interface but I don't like it much, mainly because they've tried to emulate the iPhone which simply isn't intuitive. Thankfully there are so many apps out there now that I've swapped to LauncherPro which is much nicer and surprisingly a lot faster (wish I'd tried it on the HTC to see whether it improved anything)

It's also noticeably faster than the Desire, the Hummingbird processor clearly showing it's power over the Snapdragon. Oddly there seems to be a common complaint (also on mine) that every so often it hangs for a bit - mildly annoying but hopefully fixed on the next firmware update. If not some guys on modaco have already fixed it so if it gets too annoying I'll just root it and stick that on.

Weirdly enough my only complaint is with its appearance - it looks a LOT like an iPhone 3GS - so much so that some mates actually thought it was one. It's all proper quality, and stupidly light, the desire feels like a brick next to this. I just don't get why they tried to make it look like an iPhone.

But that aside it's a brilliant bit of kit, and well worth a look if you're thinking of getting a Desire or N1

Welcome DimitrisTS

by dimis, 27-05-2018, 10:57 AM

Hi Dimitris tell us about you and your car