ICE is always an integral part of any car and with most of the new ones coming with built in audio it becomes when more simple for a layman to listen to his favorite tracks right off the showroom.
But then being a member of tbhp one's ICE definition in a car is totally different. In my previous Zen my ICE was collect over a long period starting with the following that came with the car
1. Tape player
2. Pioneer 6x9 at back
Then came the fronts in form of Lightening Audio 4". Didnt sound to good so wanted to change over to a CD/MP3 player, so once again bought a 2nd hand Pioneer set. The system sound good with more thump. Then came in the JBL poor mans components, this setup did duty for a long time. But then it changed again and by the time i sold my car my setup read as:
1. Pioneer 3390 HU
2. Rockford Prime 6.5 Components
3. JBL GTO 948 6x9
4. JBL GT-S644 Amp
5. Pioneer T-W303 sub
I am no audiophile or SQ specialist but i listen to a varied range of music, i mostly like it bright and airy. With the above setup i was pretty happy and when the plan came to buy the Manza, i was sure i am going to shift the entire list onto the new car. However, since the front door was cut to accomodate the 6.5 compo's i had to sell it away with the car.
So after a small hunt in Tbhp went and got myself a Morel Maximo components. So the basic list of equipments remains the same, only change being Morel comes in and Rockford goes out.
Finished the ICE install last Friday at EVO, it was a good install with some improvisations.
The Improvisation that was made was to the center console. Tata gives a single Din music system wrapped as a double din face plate
so first we thought we will order for a ready made center console where we can fix my single din Pioneer, unfortunately, there was none for the Manza and the one that was sent was for a Indigo that too in brown color and did not have a bracket as well.
So what Evo did was fabricate a MDF front facia the size of the Tata HU, cover it up with pseudo black leather whose texture is exactly that of the dash and fix the Pioneer, neat work i must say.
Could not take much pics as i was not there the whole time but clicked a few, will post a clear pic of the center console soon.
Pic1: The installer completely opened the center console and working on the wiring :shock:
Pic2: The old JBL 948 goes at the back, good work by Tata to provide a metal plan for the back.
Pic3: My simple sub from Pioneer, once all was done I realised the boot is so large you require 2 subs for more thump
Pic4: Front door damping with foam, a cheap alternative and works well.