My Alto's ICE - Sound Factored!!

arpandiv · 25th December 2008, 22:45

Finally the time has come, after a long wait of 10 months (saving up) i am now in the process of ICE-ing my alto.
Setup was:
Pio 6850 + steering remote.
Sony Xplod 4" co-ax upfront (came with the car)
JBL 937
Twister 2 channel amp
JBL CS1204 BT
Some xyz wiring and abc RCA cables

Setup will now be :-
HU remains the same.
Rear speakers remain the same.
the sub is removed from the tube and put into a custom sealed enclosure.
Front compos - Focal Polyglass 165.
4 channel amp - JBL GTO 504.
the Twister amp will remain.
Good quality cabling will be installed.
Today was DAY 1 of the install. Hopefully should be done by sunday.
The install is being done at Sound Factor
Few Pics:
Old wiring comes out. You should have seen the mess!

My Alto's ICE - Sound Factored!!-old-wiring.jpg

Stock Alto side panel

My Alto's ICE - Sound Factored!!-panel.jpg

Rough cut of the speaker mounts

My Alto's ICE - Sound Factored!!-panel_draft.jpg

Focal Polyglass components

My Alto's ICE - Sound Factored!!-focal1.jpg

My Alto's ICE - Sound Factored!!-focal2.jpg

My Alto's ICE - Sound Factored!!-crossover.jpg

While waiting there, saw a lancer which had come up for a tuning.
Nice install, never seen the GZ subs being lit up this way!

My Alto's ICE - Sound Factored!!-lancer3.jpg

My Alto's ICE - Sound Factored!!-lancer2.jpg

Will keep you guys posted. !

25th December 2008, 22:50

Awesome man. Show us some pics in the light as well.

frankmehta · 25th December 2008, 23:10

dude you did the wrong thing putting up photos of the lancer. now ppl will talk about it more than your car. lol! hope that doesnt happen. anyways, the focal polyglass components look quite impressive... focals are known to have really good SQ, so maybe soon you will have to give me a free demo!
anyways congrats on the install. i see, you doubled your budget in true team bhp spirit!

dRaGsTerrr · 25th December 2008, 23:53

Congrats arpandiv, good choice of components. How much does that cost you?
Hehe, I agree with frankie there.

nitrous · 25th December 2008, 23:55

congratulations on the setup,dude.
but,there is one thing. Please return the JBL 504 amp and get the gto 1004 instead.

Quote:

Originally Posted by frankmehta

soon you will have to give me a free demo!

so you usually pay for demos,heh?

frankmehta · 26th December 2008, 00:03

i charge for auditions of my system if any himmesh or aanand raaj aanand songs are played on my system as benchmarks! lol!! thats why i asked if i could get a free demo! lol!

panky12345 · 26th December 2008, 08:43

how much did you pay for the focals?

Technocrat · 26th December 2008, 09:16

So I see you have put up the thread

Keep us posted on the install progress.

@panky: IIRC the speakers are costing him around 10k

phamilyman · 26th December 2008, 09:25

Woah. That is indeed a mini bundle! Congrats man - enjaay!

/sigh - 5500km now without ICE :(

panky12345 · 26th December 2008, 09:32

Quote:

Originally Posted by phamilyman

/sigh - 5500km now without ICE :(

why don't you plan for some ICE sir?

arpandiv · 26th December 2008, 11:02

will put up the costs once the install is done. My budget has gone out of the window. Frank, My budget has been crossed 3x lol.
phamilyman, it was 14,000km for me without a decent ICE

The install is going to take time because of some customization i want and 6.5" spacer rings installed on the alto door have to be given a good finish. Initally plan was to "skin wrap" the whole panel in PU leather. however that is not feasible on the alto because the door panel is one piece (all cars now have 2 piece panels which makes it easy) so finishing will take some time.Thankfully i have Power Windows, mounting depth of the speakers is 3". The problem is with the tweeters, flush mounting them on the panel is not possible on the alto. so will have to experiment with mounting it on the dash / A panels.

drvhplyevraftr · 26th December 2008, 11:15

Quote:

Originally Posted by Technocrat

So I see you have put up the thread

Keep us posted on the install progress.

@panky: IIRC the speakers are costing him around 10k

Wow! Focal Polyglass for 10k. I was quoted Focal Access 165 A1 for 12k. The polyglass is quoted $449 on their website. If the polyglass is indeed 10k, then it is hell of a deal.

Dippy · 26th December 2008, 11:17

Thats sounds like a nice install Arpan. Finally you get into action after al those discussions we had. Hope to hear you blaring in our neighbourhood. Call me when the car comes home . Congratulations

arpandiv · 26th December 2008, 21:38

End of day 2 of the install.
MDF work has started.
The MDF tray.

My Alto's ICE - Sound Factored!!-tray.jpg

Test fitted inside the car.

My Alto's ICE - Sound Factored!!-tray-fit2.jpg

AMP - JBL GTO 504

My Alto's ICE - Sound Factored!!-amp.jpg

Internals of the AMP

My Alto's ICE - Sound Factored!!-amp_guts.jpg

Ramie gets some MDF work done

My Alto's ICE - Sound Factored!!-ramie.jpg

There you go

My Alto's ICE - Sound Factored!!-test-fit2.jpg

In addition to this a MDF base has been made which will cover the whole boot.
MDF work should be completed tommorrow, sunday will be final setup and tuning.

adityamunshi · 26th December 2008, 21:50

Looks like a nice install, cant wait to see the final result on Sunday. And please post a review of the GTO504 and prices after the work is completed.

25th December 2008, 22:45	#1
arpandiv BHPian Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Mumbai Posts: 445 Thanked: 61 Times View My Garage	My Alto's ICE - Sound Factored!! Finally the time has come, after a long wait of 10 months (saving up) i am now in the process of ICE-ing my alto. Setup was: Pio 6850 + steering remote. Sony Xplod 4" co-ax upfront (came with the car) JBL 937 Twister 2 channel amp JBL CS1204 BT Some xyz wiring and abc RCA cables Setup will now be :- HU remains the same. Rear speakers remain the same. the sub is removed from the tube and put into a custom sealed enclosure. Front compos - Focal Polyglass 165. 4 channel amp - JBL GTO 504. the Twister amp will remain. Good quality cabling will be installed. Today was DAY 1 of the install. Hopefully should be done by sunday. The install is being done at Sound Factor Few Pics: Old wiring comes out. You should have seen the mess! Stock Alto side panel Rough cut of the speaker mounts Focal Polyglass components While waiting there, saw a lancer which had come up for a tuning. Nice install, never seen the GZ subs being lit up this way! Will keep you guys posted. !
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25th December 2008, 22:50	#2
nitin.dangayach Posts: n/a	Awesome man. Show us some pics in the light as well.
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25th December 2008, 23:10	#3
frankmehta Senior - BHPian Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Mumbai Posts: 4,000 Thanked: 3,577 Times View My Garage	dude you did the wrong thing putting up photos of the lancer. now ppl will talk about it more than your car. lol! hope that doesnt happen. anyways, the focal polyglass components look quite impressive... focals are known to have really good SQ, so maybe soon you will have to give me a free demo! anyways congrats on the install. i see, you doubled your budget in true team bhp spirit!
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25th December 2008, 23:53	#4
dRaGsTerrr BHPian Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Trivandrum Posts: 56 Thanked: 2 Times	Congrats arpandiv, good choice of components. How much does that cost you? Hehe, I agree with frankie there.
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26th December 2008, 00:03	#6
frankmehta Senior - BHPian Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Mumbai Posts: 4,000 Thanked: 3,577 Times View My Garage	i charge for auditions of my system if any himmesh or aanand raaj aanand songs are played on my system as benchmarks! lol!! thats why i asked if i could get a free demo! lol!
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26th December 2008, 08:43	#7
panky12345 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: New Delhi Posts: 2,697 Thanked: 171 Times	how much did you pay for the focals?
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26th December 2008, 09:16	#8
Technocrat Senior - BHPian Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: GTA Posts: 14,813 Thanked: 2,700 Times	So I see you have put up the thread Keep us posted on the install progress. @panky: IIRC the speakers are costing him around 10k
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26th December 2008, 09:25	#9
phamilyman Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Gurgaon Posts: 5,968 Thanked: 4,642 Times	Woah. That is indeed a mini bundle! Congrats man - enjaay! /sigh - 5500km now without ICE :(
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26th December 2008, 11:02	#11
arpandiv BHPian Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Mumbai Posts: 445 Thanked: 61 Times View My Garage	will put up the costs once the install is done. My budget has gone out of the window. Frank, My budget has been crossed 3x lol. phamilyman, it was 14,000km for me without a decent ICE The install is going to take time because of some customization i want and 6.5" spacer rings installed on the alto door have to be given a good finish. Initally plan was to "skin wrap" the whole panel in PU leather. however that is not feasible on the alto because the door panel is one piece (all cars now have 2 piece panels which makes it easy) so finishing will take some time.Thankfully i have Power Windows, mounting depth of the speakers is 3". The problem is with the tweeters, flush mounting them on the panel is not possible on the alto. so will have to experiment with mounting it on the dash / A panels.
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26th December 2008, 11:17	#13
Dippy Senior - BHPian Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Mumbai, India Posts: 7,561 Thanked: 2,470 Times	Thats sounds like a nice install Arpan. Finally you get into action after al those discussions we had. Hope to hear you blaring in our neighbourhood. Call me when the car comes home . Congratulations
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26th December 2008, 21:38	#14
arpandiv BHPian Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Mumbai Posts: 445 Thanked: 61 Times View My Garage	End of day 2 of the install. MDF work has started. The MDF tray. Test fitted inside the car. AMP - JBL GTO 504 Internals of the AMP Ramie gets some MDF work done There you go In addition to this a MDF base has been made which will cover the whole boot. MDF work should be completed tommorrow, sunday will be final setup and tuning.
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26th December 2008, 21:50	#15
adityamunshi BHPian Join Date: May 2007 Location: Baroda Posts: 771 Thanked: 6 Times	Looks like a nice install, cant wait to see the final result on Sunday. And please post a review of the GTO504 and prices after the work is completed.
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