HU upgrade in my Scorpio - Team-BHP

prabhuav · 18th December 2007, 11:37

Mah 7998 is landing in 2 hours

. an SQ upgrade from my 7894. I know I owe you guys pics of the original install itself. Will post them after the upgrade.

JayD · 18th December 2007, 11:58

What on earth is this all about? Pls be more clear on what u mean!

prabhuav · 18th December 2007, 12:12

saar, these are both alpine head units

iraghava · 18th December 2007, 12:26

You mean the Phantom Face??? How did you manage to get one now? Used?

JayD · 18th December 2007, 12:30

Quote:

Originally Posted by prabhuav

saar, these are both alpine head units

And i thought they were his car's numbers!!

prabhuav · 18th December 2007, 12:46

Quote:

Originally Posted by iraghava

You mean the Phantom Face??? How did you manage to get one now? Used?

The phantom face indeed.

.

Bought it used in the US and got it shipped to my BIL who just traveled to India.
I have to tell you this -
The day he got the package, my wifey got a frantic call from him saying that the it was missing parts - the face plate. I was traveling to Dehi and she didnt want to tell me on the phone.
She was pretty upset and told me as soon as I got home. Poor bro and sis were worried all of 3 days and here I was, grinning away to glory.

gunbir · 18th December 2007, 13:19

thats a nice HU, Congrats.

hellstar · 18th December 2007, 14:16

Quote:

Originally Posted by prabhuav

Mah 7998 is landing in 2 hours

. an SQ upgrade from my 7894. I know I owe you guys pics of the original install itself. Will post them after the upgrade.

thnx to @prabhuav my JVC KD AVX33 is also landing with the 7998 ! now when i come to think about it , damn the HU is already in the same city as i am !

myself and prabhuav went through quite some rigmarole to get these HUs from Pune down to blore.

prabhuav · 18th December 2007, 14:32

Quote:

Originally Posted by gunbir

thats a nice HU, Congrats.

Coming from you sir, I feel doubly happy

low_bass_makker · 18th December 2007, 15:36

Nice HU...

Alpine CDA-7998 CD/MP3 Receiver with Ai-NET CD Changer Controls at Crutchfield.com

For how much did you got it for.

JPL · 18th December 2007, 17:27

WOW

, how on earth did you manage to get it, please the full story here will be appreciated.

iraghava · 18th December 2007, 17:33

Sigh, I still remember back in 2003 when I was buying a new HU, this was the one I really wanted but there was no way I could afford it at the price of 54k with B&W!! So, had to settle for a 9813 :(

navin · 19th December 2007, 10:27

Quote:

Originally Posted by iraghava

Sigh, I still remember back in 2003(

Rags, you begining to sound like me.

prabhuav · 19th December 2007, 23:50

Ever since I made typo in my original ICE thread, the 7998 was haunting me. Was trawling ebay and found one for 300$. Given that my BIL coming this month , I bought it - what the heck..

Managed to get to my installer today in pouring rain, connected the HU. If the earlier setup was joy, this was pure ecstasy. Even FM sounds better

Moments later, hit a snag. The phantom face was acting up. Refusing to move. On investigation found that there were bits of thermocol (the stuff that the sellere packed it in) had scraped through the mounting holes and was jamming up the slider mechanism. Thank god that my installer is an authorised Alpine service guy. So he is currently cleaning it up and regreasing.

More tomorrow when I get it running full throttle.

prabhuav · 13th January 2008, 13:42

Since I managed to hang my digital camera

2 weeks back, I had been at a loss to post pics of the install.

Finally got the camera back from service and here goes.

Now you see the face

Now you dont

The JL6450

the monster audio RCA cables.

The Alpine 17rls mid bass

The tweeters

JL 10W4 sub in a sealed box

Connectors on the sub

Connector on the rear door frame to aid removal of the sub box to make room

Finally the polk coaxials in the stock location

Me is one happy bloke after this

ICE gurus comments plz..

18th December 2007, 11:37	#1 (permalink)
prabhuav BHPian Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Bangalore Posts: 243 View My Garage	HU upgrade in my Scorpio Mah 7998 is landing in 2 hours. an SQ upgrade from my 7894. I know I owe you guys pics of the original install itself. Will post them after the upgrade.

18th December 2007, 11:58	#2 (permalink)
JayD Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: In the garage! (cochin) Posts: 1,443 View My Garage Infractions: 0/1 (4)	What on earth is this all about? Pls be more clear on what u mean! __________________ A lil more work and she'll fly like a streamlined butterfly! :)

18th December 2007, 12:12	#3 (permalink)
prabhuav BHPian Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Bangalore Posts: 243 View My Garage	alpine head units saar saar, these are both alpine head units

18th December 2007, 12:26	#4 (permalink)
iraghava Distinguished - BHPian Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Bhaiyyaland Posts: 7,268 View My Garage	You mean the Phantom Face??? How did you manage to get one now? Used? __________________ There is a very fine line between "Hobby" and "Mental Illness".

18th December 2007, 13:19	#7 (permalink)
gunbir Senior - BHPian Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: New Delhi Posts: 2,194	thats a nice HU, Congrats. __________________ Stuck in my head - Goldspot - Rewind

18th December 2007, 15:36	#10 (permalink)
low_bass_makker Senior - BHPian Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Faridabad Posts: 5,749 View My Garage	Nice HU... Alpine CDA-7998 CD/MP3 Receiver with Ai-NET CD Changer Controls at Crutchfield.com For how much did you got it for. __________________ If you are good at something do not do it for free !!!!

18th December 2007, 17:27	#11 (permalink)
JPL BHPian Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Bangalore Posts: 220	WOW , how on earth did you manage to get it, please the full story here will be appreciated.

18th December 2007, 17:33	#12 (permalink)
iraghava Distinguished - BHPian Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Bhaiyyaland Posts: 7,268 View My Garage	Sigh, I still remember back in 2003 when I was buying a new HU, this was the one I really wanted but there was no way I could afford it at the price of 54k with B&W!! So, had to settle for a 9813 :( __________________ There is a very fine line between "Hobby" and "Mental Illness".

19th December 2007, 23:50	#14 (permalink)
prabhuav BHPian Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Bangalore Posts: 243 View My Garage	Story of the 7998 Ever since I made typo in my original ICE thread, the 7998 was haunting me. Was trawling ebay and found one for 300$. Given that my BIL coming this month , I bought it - what the heck.. Managed to get to my installer today in pouring rain, connected the HU. If the earlier setup was joy, this was pure ecstasy. Even FM sounds better Moments later, hit a snag. The phantom face was acting up. Refusing to move. On investigation found that there were bits of thermocol (the stuff that the sellere packed it in) had scraped through the mounting holes and was jamming up the slider mechanism. Thank god that my installer is an authorised Alpine service guy. So he is currently cleaning it up and regreasing. More tomorrow when I get it running full throttle.

13th January 2008, 13:42	#15 (permalink)
prabhuav BHPian Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Bangalore Posts: 243 View My Garage	finally Since I managed to hang my digital camera 2 weeks back, I had been at a loss to post pics of the install. Finally got the camera back from service and here goes. Now you see the face Now you dont The JL6450 the monster audio RCA cables. The Alpine 17rls mid bass The tweeters JL 10W4 sub in a sealed box Connectors on the sub Connector on the rear door frame to aid removal of the sub box to make room Finally the polk coaxials in the stock location Me is one happy bloke after this ICE gurus comments plz.. __________________ Empty slot in garage full - elantra crdi it is :)

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