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Hi Guys,

over the next few months i will be installing my competition stereo in the stagea,

its been a while coming.

i still have not got the front speakers, but, hopeflly by the middle of the year ill have the cash to get them.

so this is the list of equipment that will be going into the system.

ill start with the front stage amps and speakers

3x Alpine MRV-F540,

these are running in briged mode, making aprox 200wRMS x2

the speakers are Hybrid Audio Technology Legetia series

ill have 8" Mid Basses in the doors, 4" Mid Ranges on the dash and 1" Tweeters on the A pillars.

Now for the Sub Bass.

2x Alpine MRD-M300,

these are running 4x Alpine Type S Subs.

the Subs i have are Dual 2ohm voice coils which i will parrallel down to 1ohm then series each pair to 2 ohms, geting the maximum potential out of the amps,

300wRMS each.

All this will be controlled by a Alpine PXA-H701 Digital Surround Sound Processor

here is a pic of the back of the car, with the boxes mocked up with cardboard.

i will post here with pics as often as i do stuff to it

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it appears wagons are very good at carrying speakers! :-P

going to need to uprate the springs in the rear with all that weight.

should look mad when its finished. what are you thinking in terms of finish on the install? carpet? vinyl?

i also reckon lighting makes or breaks an install - with the cheapness and availability of all sorts of LED's these days, you're spoilt for choice. any ideas?

my only tip would be to keep it so that you can still pull the cargo blind over the top of the install when parked. would hate to see you lose it all - and i know most insurers won't cover stereos!

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its a big install!

i think it would look touch if the speakers were reversed. it would also allow you to change the volume of the boxes.

I say a mixture of vinil and carpet. would look insane..

whats the colour theme going to be??

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Smokey, i agree that lighting makes or breaks a install. lucky for me i work at a lighting wholesaler hehe :)

Aaron, im going to be tossing up between carpet or paint finish, i think it will look spetacular with the boxes in a piano finish metalic grey/silver that matches the surround around the stereo

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the pic only shows my basic plan.. it will evolve once the accual making starts. and the final angles get worked out.

also i still want to be able to use the back so the back 2 (ones closet to the tailgate) will be removable to allow for more space for bags, n stuff.

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Looks good so far, gotta love how much room we have to play with. It certainly makes planning a lot easier. A piano-finish would look awesome - makes it more a "part" of the car, rather than a botched, add-on job.

I like a big, sound-quality balanced stereo, but I LOVE stealth! I've been delaying my upgrades mainly due to the cost of the head unit - I'd like to find something that will do music, video, iPod/iPhone integration and hopefully navigation in a single-DIN unit. Then find somewhere to stash an amp or two and a sub, with minimal impact on passenger or boot space.

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Dan that looks sweet. Id love to do something like that except i DJ so i need to be able to get all the gear in which is why i have done nothing yet cause with the gear i carry atm i have no room as it is. and i dont wanna lose the spare even if it is only a space saver. bought a DVD single DIN head unit with the slide out face but it wouldnt work so had to send it back now i dont have anything atm.

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