Ian's S4s refurb

[Steve V8]

ICE it Ian...4x50w head unit with sub lead, 5 channel amplifier behind the passenger seat, front speakers via passive crossovers to tweeters in can't rails, 6 x 9s in the rear bulkhead and to top it off 1000w sub woofer in the boot. 

You and Shan can then sit with the boy racers in Tesco car park until the early hours, blasting out the hip-hop and learning a whole new meaning to garage.

[Bibs]

He lives in Margate, there's only a choice between Lidl & Aldi, Tesco pulled out. 

[temple]

You could always listen to Shan, for a change. 

[Chillidoggy]

2 hours ago, Steve V8 said:

ICE it Ian...4x50w head unit with sub lead, 5 channel amplifier behind the passenger seat, front speakers via passive crossovers to tweeters in can't rails, 6 x 9s in the rear bulkhead and to top it off 1000w sub woofer in the boot. 

 

 

I have no idea what all that means. Is a sub woofer a dog underneath the telly?

1 hour ago, temple said:

You could always listen to Shan, for a change. 

You know I hang on her every word.

[eeyoreish]

May be some ideas here. I don't know anything about ICE either but I researched a bit and took advice from a few members here for my upgrade.

Turned out well and everything looks standard except the door mounted tweeters which are a reversible upgrade as they sit in the ashtray positions.

 

[Chillidoggy]

Goodness me, that's a lot of posts to wade through! I assume you're still having problems, as it was open-ended?

[eeyoreish]

Says a man on page 39 of his thread...

I'd say it's mostly fine now with the earths run from head unit and amp to a single chassis earthing point. There is an occasional feint tick under heavy engine load but with the music turned up and engine/road noise it's not noticeable. Hence I haven't pursued it any further.

I really should get a couple of RCA lead suppressors to nail it completely... 

[swindon_alan]

9 hours ago, ian29gte said:

As to the speakers, I have no idea how old they are whether they're replacements or if they are the originals, and again it might be beneficial to replace them with something a little more up to date.

Lightweight response in that Neil thread Ian, if you simply want straight replacements and on the "keep it original" track, then replace them with similar Clarions. They fill the holes and look nice.

 

[Chillidoggy]

1 hour ago, eeyoreish said:

Says a man on page 39 of his thread...

I'd say it's mostly fine now with the earths run from head unit and amp to a single chassis earthing point. There is an occasional feint tick under heavy engine load but with the music turned up and engine/road noise it's not noticeable. Hence I haven't pursued it any further.

I really should get a couple of RCA lead suppressors to nail it completely... 

 

Page 39? It only seems like yesterday when I kicked it all off. Maybe I should forget the damn thread and instead concentrate more on fixing the car. There's so much in bits, I need to focus on what I need to do.

@swindon_alan yes, I had another look just now, and I'm tending to agree with that course of action at least that's today's assessment.

@eeyoreishOf course I could set a hare running by saying you need to fit lead sandwich insulation to cure your ticking noise, but I won't.

[swindon_alan]

I'm thinking more tin foil hats...

[swindon_alan]

On 29/03/2017 at 14:53, ian29gte said:

That would be great!

Apologies Ian, late back last night and it's the end of the quarter so had to catch up today. Tomorrow will be easier so will do some pics in the morning for you. Oh and rip the boot floor out and top up the gearbox oil ahead of Henley as both my bloody driveshaft seals have decided to weep over the winter. GRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR..........

[Chillidoggy]

8 minutes ago, swindon_alan said:

Apologies Ian, late back last night and it's the end of the quarter so had to catch up today. Tomorrow will be easier so will do some pics in the morning for you. Oh and rip the boot floor out and top up the gearbox oil ahead of Henley as both my bloody driveshaft seals have decided to weep over the winter. GRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR..........

No probs, Alan.

Do you have to remove the boot floor to top up the gearbox? Best you ask Barry; I've heard he's very knowledgable in such matters.

[swindon_alan]

Yeah, no low entry ramps or a lift. I hate getting under the thing anyway as it is so low. It's a pain. However, the boot floor comes out easily as most of the rivnuts are buggered! Yet another job, eh!

[Steve V8]

If you're putting lead sound insulation in the speaker holes, put a plastic speaker isolator dish between the speaker and the lead to reduce the risk of shorting the connections. 

[swindon_alan]

@ian29gte here you go.

 

 

[Barrykearley]

18 hours ago, ian29gte said:

No probs, Alan.

Do you have to remove the boot floor to top up the gearbox? Best you ask Barry; I've heard he's very knowledgable in such matters.

You can do it without on a four post lift........ but it's sooo much easier getting the floor out - you know replacing rivnuts makes sense

[Chillidoggy]

22 minutes ago, swindon_alan said:

@ian29gte here you go.

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Thanks Alan, can you possibly let me have one more? Where the A-pillar meets the caaant rail and the header rail. Just need to see how they sit together at the top of the A-pillar, so I can assess whether I need to modify the RH caaant rail.

[swindon_alan]

GRRRRRR...I'm getting moaned at as it has gone beer & wine o'clock and the pub is calling. For once, cars take priority over the urgent needs of a woman

[Chillidoggy]

I luv u.

[Steve V8]

Just thought I'd cheer you up a bit, the obligatory pic of carpets cut and awaiting the finishing touches. 

[swindon_alan]

Dare you to do some donuts on the carpets with the bike Steve. Give them some texture and patina. Ian is absolutely up for the well used look. A friend of Sparky and all that...

[Chillidoggy]

Right, I've decided. Once it's back together I'm selling it.

[Barrykearley]

I'll take the old nail off your hands now mate - just want to do the right thing and save you any more humiliation having to do teabagging and holding @Sparkys pipe 

[Sparky]

I'll miss him.

[Chillidoggy]

Battling a hangover, progress was best described as glacial today. Even Shan, who is usually dynamic, couldn't seem to get motivated.

Made bugger-all progress on the mystery wire for the Meta alarm that fell off at some point, apart from the possibility that it was connected to the brake pedal stop switch. I did find some info on the web that said it could be for a remote start, but drew a blank after that. I'll have to call Meta on Monday in the hope they'll come through.

Finally fitted the new oil cooler pipes, but had to take them out again when I discovered the front unions could be too long to fit the oil coolers. Hacksawed a few mm off, cleaned them them up, and now I can see a small gap between the cooler and the union with them hardened up on the spigot. Enlisted Shan to pull them through the chassis, and I'll finish them off tomorrow.