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So i lied... that wasnt actually the weekend, it was Thursday.. The weekend was taken up by the next part but it wouldnt have made sense with out part 1!! So i wasnt happy with the -ve's that i posted so on friday i bought set of components so i could use one of the these as a centre channel. The choice was limited to a 4" speaker but it needed to be 2" deep max, play down to 60hz and handle some decent power. Now i also wanted to match my Mb quart fronts which was always going to be difficult without spending £300 on the 4" version and i felt this was too much just for watching films! With the help of the BassJunkies team we settled on the MB Quart PKC110. These are very curious little speakers as they are compenents mounted in a coax style arrangement so the tweeter sits in front of the mid but uses an out board crossover! Perfect for centre staging! They play down to 57hz which is about where my fronts are crossed over and take 60w rms.. Perfect! speaker,crossover and cd to compare size.. (its one big crossover) So this required a little more work.. I removed the gear gaitor off the centre console and made a new panel out of MDF. sanded, primered and sprayed back.. panel trimmed and gear stick gaiter mounted speaker mounted to panel.. Panel trimmed and put back in car.. I will retrim the panel with some alacantra to match seat and make a shiny ring for the speaker grill to match the gearstick. the crossover was a bit of a pain to fit somewhere out of the way. I found space in the passenger foot well behind the carpet on the transmission tunnel. So results part 2.. +ve - sounds excellent! on music you cant tell its there but brings the soundstage to middle of the car. I set the tweeter a little lower than normal so that its not as bright and the HU has an eq for each channel for fine tuning if needed On films, the vocal is very clear and actually sounds like a proper centre channel. it definatly benefits with the improved lower end of the sound spectrum when something moves across the screen the sound does too.. its just like being at home! -ve- this was the first attempt of this build as there isnt much room for error and if its out slightly it wont fit together properly. Its now in the third version, fits together better and sits in place much nicer. It would have been easier without the cig lighter but i wanted to keep it here so it looks as OEM as possible (once retrimmed). sound wise nothing -ve! now onto the rears in the c pillars...

This weekend i have mostly been... Making a centre channel for 5.1 surround in the car.. I started of with a Kenwood KSC-310CCS - centre channel speaker. I thought this might fit on the dash behind the nav. It kind of did but i didnt like it and couldnt think of anywhere else to put it. ( those without nav have a perfect place in the dash tray!) So i had an idea... The speaker inside the kenwood unit is only 2" so i decied to mod something to fit in the ashtray. Speaker (it might look big but is only 2") MDF Frame work and old nokia speaker cover. Speaker mounted to cover Frame and cover filled and sanded Sprayed black Fitted! i have a new centre console to put in as i scratched this one to bits and the gear stick piece needs retrimming. So results?? Well it sounded ok and a few people heard it thought it was good. +ve - the vocal was very clear and sharp over the effects and for the size of speaker handled the volume very well -ve - it spoiled the soundstage for me and was a bit to directional. Also didnt match my fronts well but i should have expected that!!

shaping up to be a great day.. should be some freebies too!!

afternoon mate.. bring your tools!!

PM rcvd! thanks Bazza..

As above, i need to get hold of Aztec urgently. If anybody has his number can you please either give him a call and ask him to call me ( i have sent him my number on PM) or send me his number. I am supposed to be collecting some bits off him today.. Thanks all.

you got 6 weeks mate loads of time to get it installed.. you may struggle to get the 15's in mate. the boot opening is only 14" so you would need to build the box in the car or have 2 VERY shallow box's lying flat.. If your around tomorrow, i will be at the w-ton branch tomorrow afternoon if you want a mini meet.. Oh, and MB quart all the way mate..

any idea why it failed? how many miles has it done?? its a but worrying that afterspending 2k on a unit this can happen! by the way, im not pointing any fingers here just being cautious as i may be in th market for one soon..

lol.. dont worry, you dont hav a stalker! no, one of the guys in the shop mentioned that an is owner had been in.. consider yourself added.. me aaronabbot paul cross mikeys is iceman 67 mrMISTeRYo

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i wondered when you might post up! :winky: This is exactly why i suggested a class that we would stand a chance in and looking at the numbers there will now be a saloon class!!

so its both then???

anyway back On Topic... sign up for your clock panels here!! instructions on post 1!

all is possible but unless there are more interest in this item, it may not happen..

have offered to let him test my working screen thats for sale in his car to test... think its the only way to get to the bottom of it..

great!! it would be really interesting to see what the stock system does to give us a benchmark!! anybody fancy being the guinea pig??

anymore?? i have four definates!!

New pics added on the first post now.. These perfectly match the finish of the rings from Goldilocks Engineering and brings it all together with the chrome inserts on the air vents. Gear stick surround and gear knob! There was a lot of interest in the first thread but not so many buyers!! remember that this ends on friday and once its gone.. its gone!! There may be options for other group buys for more shiny stuff from Graham..

rotherham is about 45 mins for me.. north of nottingham on the m1. would be a lot cheaper to arrange a courier..shouldnt be more than about £20..

no, just the front/top piece that has the cig lighter/ash tray in and the leatehr gear surround.. and thats a bit steep too.. cheers for looking though..

wont this afect it structural integrity and therefore affect what it does?

as above.. any condition is fine as wanted for a project..

the grey adhesive lipjust sticks to the lip you will need some double sided applicator tape.make sure its good stuff!you can also use flexible adhesive. i used this in some places and it has stuck better with it.. ebay item: 320082844975

killdisc should do this.. youwill need the original back up cd's or a new version of windows..

good stuff mate but come on you didn't know it had to be bled???? that would be like me fitting a new sub box without the subs and wondering why it wasn't goin boom boom boom.......... just pulling your leg mate just glad you got it sorted!! lol.. didnt even think about it tbh.. im sure i didnt bleed last time i fitted one or i would have known how to do it!! maybe itt should be in the workshop section 'how to change a caliper' as it seems to be common on this car now..