Hertz Indicab Gets a double dose of alpine in the kenwoods

adityamunshi · 23rd December 2008, 12:42

Congrats on the setup greenhorn,
Very nice and informative thread.

BTW, do you have any pics of how the MDF plank (for fitting the amp) was fitted to the back of the rear seat.

greenhorn · 23rd December 2008, 13:32

Thanks- Regarding the plank, I think they just pushed it up the back of the rear seat cover. not sure if they did anything else though

Bass&Trouble · 23rd December 2008, 13:37

Congrats greenhorn! Setup is looking good. The only drawback I see with the rear speaker mounting is that it must cause the hatch lid to get very heavy and this must be a strain on the dampers. Other than that, very effective to save space. Enjoy the music! cheers:

dRaGsTerrr · 23rd December 2008, 14:35

Congrats Greenhorn. Happy listening

How does the speakers on the hatch lid sound? A friend of mine was going to install the speakers at the same location and I advised him not to do that thinking that it will spoil the sound quality. I asked him to purchase the wooden boxes for the 6X9's which could be better as he is not installing the sub.

From where did you buy the horn greenhorn? Me too planning for a better horn. Is this the one that sounds like the skoda's horn? Please pm me the place where I can get the horn and the progrip.

greenhorn · 23rd December 2008, 15:05

the hatch lid doesnt seem much heavier, but i need to be careful when i close it ( cant do it with the bang i used to earlier

)

I tried listening to it from the rear. not too bad, but doesnt have the same directness when the speakers were in the rear parcel tray, but none of my passengers have complained yet

. what car is your friend getting ?

dragster, PM me a location where we can meet after you get your car ( will they be bringing the car here , or do you have to pick it up ? ) in the latter case , we can have an audition later. the horn and progrip , and the rest of the stuff were sourced from emperor

redfire · 23rd December 2008, 15:33

Congrats man!, when we can get an audition? Hows the Alpine sub?

dRaGsTerrr · 23rd December 2008, 17:17

Quote:

Originally Posted by greenhorn

none of my passengers have complained yet

. what car is your friend getting ?

It was one of my friend in chennai who bought an Alto, when he went for ICE the installer told him that it is best to install the speaker on the hatch lid. I suggested him a total JBL setup for his budget along with pio HU and keep the ovals in seperate boxes and he is quite happy with it.

frankmehta · 23rd December 2008, 19:27

ot: why a hertz indicab for such expensive equipment(for a taxi)?

jkdas · 23rd December 2008, 21:48

Quote:

Originally Posted by frankmehta

ot: why a hertz indicab for such expensive equipment(for a taxi)?

lol. Its not an Indicab. Its an Indica Turbo alright but not a cab

greenhorn · 23rd December 2008, 22:27

and the hertz = hertz speakers

Steeroid · 23rd December 2008, 22:36

Okay redhorn, when do we get an audition? Or have Hydra and the other cochin boys already auditioned it?

greenhorn · 23rd December 2008, 22:43

nope, no one's heard it yet, apart from hydra's friend navigator who was there at the time of the install, and jkdas who got an audition today morning

anyone in tvm is welcome for an audition, just PM me !

dRaGsTerrr · 30th December 2008, 12:02

Quote:

Originally Posted by greenhorn

nope, no one's heard it yet, apart from hydra's friend navigator who was there at the time of the install, and jkdas who got an audition today morning
anyone in tvm is welcome for an audition, just PM me !

Had a brief audition of the istall yesterday and WOW, I never expected this much SQ from an indica!!

The 'cheap' damping done is really effective and the indica doors fell very strong after the damping. I expected a lot of vibrations on greens indica, but there was none. The tuning is really good and the sub is playing in sync with the compos and rear fills.
But I feel the tweeters could be better, but this depends on personal taste though. The ovals on the boot lid is really innovative and does sound good. The sub is a steal for the price he paid. Forgot to audition the redhorn

phamilyman · 30th December 2008, 18:18

Help me understand - How does it sound with a loaded up boot?

@frank ji: LOL man. cmon.

greenhorn · 30th December 2008, 19:37

@ dragsterr, I like them laid back - when you heard them, I was running the treble at -2 (HU settings go till +/- 7 , And hertz are laid back speakers to begin with

)

Either way, will you be available this weekend ? jk was planning a meet

@ phamilyman, I'll make it simpler - the boot is not very useful right now , half is filled by the sub, and the rest of it has the amp and a wire going through diagonally ( it turned out to be too short) , but it sounded okay at lower volumes with a bag stuffed to the side on our way back from ekm

I didnt think the ovals on the hatch door THAT innovative. A friend had a Wagon R iced by the maruti dealers locally, and they did the same thing

23rd December 2008, 12:42	#31
adityamunshi BHPian Join Date: May 2007 Location: Baroda Posts: 771 Thanked: 6 Times	Congrats on the setup greenhorn, Very nice and informative thread. BTW, do you have any pics of how the MDF plank (for fitting the amp) was fitted to the back of the rear seat.
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23rd December 2008, 13:32	#32
greenhorn Senior - BHPian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: KL-01 Posts: 7,842 Thanked: 4,746 Times View My Garage	Thanks- Regarding the plank, I think they just pushed it up the back of the rear seat cover. not sure if they did anything else though
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23rd December 2008, 13:37	#33
Bass&Trouble Senior - BHPian Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Bombay Posts: 2,756 Thanked: 135 Times	Congrats greenhorn! Setup is looking good. The only drawback I see with the rear speaker mounting is that it must cause the hatch lid to get very heavy and this must be a strain on the dampers. Other than that, very effective to save space. Enjoy the music! cheers:
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23rd December 2008, 14:35	#34
dRaGsTerrr BHPian Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Trivandrum Posts: 56 Thanked: 2 Times	Congrats Greenhorn. Happy listening How does the speakers on the hatch lid sound? A friend of mine was going to install the speakers at the same location and I advised him not to do that thinking that it will spoil the sound quality. I asked him to purchase the wooden boxes for the 6X9's which could be better as he is not installing the sub. From where did you buy the horn greenhorn? Me too planning for a better horn. Is this the one that sounds like the skoda's horn? Please pm me the place where I can get the horn and the progrip.
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23rd December 2008, 15:05	#35
greenhorn Senior - BHPian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: KL-01 Posts: 7,842 Thanked: 4,746 Times View My Garage	the hatch lid doesnt seem much heavier, but i need to be careful when i close it ( cant do it with the bang i used to earlier ) I tried listening to it from the rear. not too bad, but doesnt have the same directness when the speakers were in the rear parcel tray, but none of my passengers have complained yet . what car is your friend getting ? dragster, PM me a location where we can meet after you get your car ( will they be bringing the car here , or do you have to pick it up ? ) in the latter case , we can have an audition later. the horn and progrip , and the rest of the stuff were sourced from emperor Last edited by greenhorn : 23rd December 2008 at 15:07.
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23rd December 2008, 15:33	#36
redfire BHPian Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Chicago, USA Posts: 449 Thanked: 27 Times View My Garage	Congrats man!, when we can get an audition? Hows the Alpine sub?
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23rd December 2008, 19:27	#38
frankmehta Senior - BHPian Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Mumbai Posts: 4,024 Thanked: 3,651 Times View My Garage	ot: why a hertz indicab for such expensive equipment(for a taxi)?
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23rd December 2008, 22:27	#40
greenhorn Senior - BHPian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: KL-01 Posts: 7,842 Thanked: 4,746 Times View My Garage	and the hertz = hertz speakers
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23rd December 2008, 22:36	#41
Steeroid Senior - BHPian Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: N.A Posts: 7,046 Thanked: 2,752 Times	Okay redhorn, when do we get an audition? Or have Hydra and the other cochin boys already auditioned it?
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23rd December 2008, 22:43	#42
greenhorn Senior - BHPian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: KL-01 Posts: 7,842 Thanked: 4,746 Times View My Garage	nope, no one's heard it yet, apart from hydra's friend navigator who was there at the time of the install, and jkdas who got an audition today morning anyone in tvm is welcome for an audition, just PM me !
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30th December 2008, 18:18	#44
phamilyman Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Gurgaon Posts: 5,974 Thanked: 4,663 Times	Help me understand - How does it sound with a loaded up boot? @frank ji: LOL man. cmon.
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30th December 2008, 19:37	#45
greenhorn Senior - BHPian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: KL-01 Posts: 7,842 Thanked: 4,746 Times View My Garage	@ dragsterr, I like them laid back - when you heard them, I was running the treble at -2 (HU settings go till +/- 7 , And hertz are laid back speakers to begin with ) Either way, will you be available this weekend ? jk was planning a meet @ phamilyman, I'll make it simpler - the boot is not very useful right now , half is filled by the sub, and the rest of it has the amp and a wire going through diagonally ( it turned out to be too short) , but it sounded okay at lower volumes with a bag stuffed to the side on our way back from ekm I didnt think the ovals on the hatch door THAT innovative. A friend had a Wagon R iced by the maruti dealers locally, and they did the same thing Last edited by greenhorn : 30th December 2008 at 19:49.
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