Mk4 sound system

[Nelson jr]

I am starting my build in a few weeks and I have been wondering how to install. Some music I don't need a radio maybe just an iPod hook up with whatever is needed for it to work an amp ect Who has ideas on this also speaker location. I don't want to see any of it I would like for it all to be hidden the best possible. Who has some ideas on this.
Nelson.

[Gordon Levy]

You would be far better off with headphones and an ipod. You won't hear a stereo while driving. That being said you can mount speakers in the trunk and make some kick panels for the footboxes to mount speakers.

[Nelson jr]

GOT IT I guess no music, for the roadster, I thought it would be hard to listen thanks for the reply

[CraigS]

Agree w/Ipod and headphones. But look at you local regulations about having your ears blocked while driving. Not legal in a lot of places. Might need to get some flesh color ear buds.

[Jeff Kleiner]

My 260,000 watt system:

http://i269.photobucket.com/albums/jj43/jkleiner/IMG_4535-1.jpg

:p

Jeff

[Ray]

We have a 300-watt amp in the trunk (small motorcycle type) a pair of 6-inch two-way round speakers mounted between the seats and an iPod jack. You do lose some sound quality but can hear the music-vocals etc. pretty well. It won't win any awards, but it's just about right for travel.

If you would like some photos, let me know.

Ray

[Nelson jr]

I would love to see some pictures of our sound system install also give me some specs on the stuff u used. Ty
Nelson

[Dale Claytor]

Ditto. . . Would like to see some pictures. Thanks.

Dale

[Jeff R]

I can hear mine just fine around town. It looses a bunch of quality to wind noise on the freeway, but can definetely still hear it. My car is very mild with a crate 302, cats and Lobaks, so its one of the quietest cars. 4 into 4's with blown out glass packs are gonna make a bit more noise than mine makes. Lots of pix on my website. (http://jr.stangnet.com/Cobra%20Images/Stereo/Stereo.htm)

[benkibler]

Here's a picture of what NOT to do (my first attempt):

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My plan was to build sealed boxes behind the woofers, and get a nice bass kick in the seat. In the end, I couldn't get a good sound from a small aluminum enclosure, no matter how much I braced it and put sound-deadening material on the panels.

So, I removed the 8" woofers from the cockpit panel, and installed them in a removable wooden enclosure in the trunk. I kept a pair of 6" co-axial speakers in the trunk behind the grill, and installed a set of 4" speakers in the bottom of the dash (using ReplicaParts.com under-dash panel). The whole system is powered via a 900-watt Alpine digital amp (http://www.crutchfield.com/p_500PDXV9/Alpine-PDX-V9.html?tp=35808), and uses a basic Alpine USB/iPod receiver (http://www.crutchfield.com/S-2kRoL48dmtc/p_500IDAX200/Alpine-iDA-X200.html) as the head unit. All of the electronics are mounted in a removable box in the trunk. I use a radio-frequency wireless remote (http://www.crutchfield.com/S-OvLPmRkaa6Y/p_500RUEM1RF/Alpine-RUE-M1RF.html) for changing the channel and volume from the cockpit. The whole setup takes up approx 1/3 of the trunk, but can be easily removed if more space is needed.

Here's a picture of the speakers under the dash:
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With my TKO-600's overdrive final gear ratio, the car is surprisingly quiet at highway speeds. Believe it or not, the tires are actually louder than the exhaust, since the engine is turning ~1200 rpm at 65mph. So, while it's not an audiophile experience, the music is actually quite listenable on the road, certainly no worse than the radio on a Harley Ultra Glide.

-Ben