[Gilead]

Boy, that's a lot of equipment!!

Are you sitting there supervising yourself? How much is the total labor charge for the install?

[frankmehta]

Originally Posted by Invinsible

Way to go Frank. I like the way the midbass is installed, looks completely stock fitment. Also, the sub enclosure looks really neat. When will the system be fired up ?
One suggestion, you could try to do some carpeting on the boot lid too, may be use a black carpet. Can hide all the aluminium look of the noisekill.

thank you abhi.
we should be powering up the system on saturday. mostly. If not, then Tuesday. Ajay's man friday needs some time off for Eid, hence the delay.
About the boot, I might hide the damping, but it looks ok without the cover too ;-)

Originally Posted by Gilead

Boy, that's a lot of equipment!!

Are you sitting there supervising yourself? How much is the total labor charge for the install?

I am mostly there, but I dont think there is any need to supervise the work. Skilled labour ;-)

[Piyush_Vroom]

Great pics Frank bro. The compos looks beautiful . everything looks perfect.looking forward to more pics

[navin]

Originally Posted by frankmehta

we should be powering up the system on saturday. mostly. If not, then Tuesday.

Something tells me you will be powering up the system on Tuesday. :-)

[Ajaybiz]

Curious to see how the woofer installation takes place, still feels you may have to damp more specially on the woofer enclosure.

[frankmehta]

Originally Posted by Piyush_Vroom

Great pics Frank bro. The compos looks beautiful . everything looks perfect.looking forward to more pics

cheers! I have never seen such a good fit. The 5 x 7 adaptors are a boon.

Originally Posted by navin

Something tells me you will be powering up the system on Tuesday. :-)

I will be very disappointed if that is the case. I am literally CRAVING to have some good music in the car.

Originally Posted by Ajaybiz

Curious to see how the woofer installation takes place, still feels you may have to damp more specially on the woofer enclosure.

I dont think one needs to damp the enclosure. Fibre glass is very strong, and when you have 7-8 layers of FG, you don't need to damp it.

[greenh0rn]

Fantastic work Frank bhai, this thread is getting better by the day! Those mid-basses look delicious and the installation looks very neat! Now waiting for the powering up anxiously and looking forward to your description of how the Alpines and the JBL sound!

This is truly turning out to be 'the big daddy reference thread' for all Fiesta owners - current and future ones like myself - looking to get top-class ICE in their rides!

One quick question- your sub will firing towards passenger-side (from driver's), instead of the typical firing towards the boot/latch/hatch. Why is it so- and does it help improve the bass in any way (better phase alignment etc.)?

[ameenmaj]

Frank Bhai,
Awesome fitment for the speakers. The adapter plates has been quite handy.
Its sad that you have to wait till tuesday :(

[frankmehta]

Originally Posted by greenh0rn

Fantastic work Frank bhai, this thread is getting better by the day! Those mid-basses look delicious and the installation looks very neat! Now waiting for the powering up anxiously and looking forward to your description of how the Alpines and the JBL sound!

You bet. Powering them up will be one of the biggest conquests for me. This upgrade is the BIGGEST ever (with a new car, new amp, new sub, new components) and I expect to have it powered up in 2-3 days (cant wait anymore)

This is truly turning out to be 'the big daddy reference thread' for all Fiesta owners - current and future ones like myself - looking to get top-class ICE in their rides!

I always noticed that there is no reference for people who buy a Fiesta and want to ICE it. Not just here, but around the world.
This thread breaks from that tradition and serves as a template for all!

One quick question- your sub will firing towards passenger-side (from driver's), instead of the typical firing towards the boot/latch/hatch. Why is it so- and does it help improve the bass in any way (better phase alignment etc.)?[

A sub woofer is not a uni directional speaker, sir.
As a low frequency transducer, it just has to produce the (lower) frequencies that it is supposed to produce.
The direction it is aimed at should not have an effect on its quality/quantity.
In my case, we chose the least intrusive position, and something that was conducive to provide us with the right amount of volume required for the sub.

Originally Posted by ameenmaj

Frank Bhai,
Awesome fitment for the speakers. The adapter plates has been quite handy.
Its sad that you have to wait till tuesday :(

You bet. What a long wait :-(


Thank you very much guys!

[nisarg86]

congrats frank. Don't forget to take veedeeo

[gigy]

Every equipment selected is of a different brand. So credit goes to the selector.All the brand seems to be originating more or less from the USA including the car i suppose

[yajaman99]

wow frank, great setup, eagerly waiting the youtube upload.

[Flying Bong]

Hey Frank

Sub enclosure looks good waiting for pics of the completed install

[DerAlte]

Originally Posted by frankmehta

... The direction it is aimed at should not have an effect on its quality/quantity. ...

In systems without time alignment it would - it sounds 'not integrated with the rest of the music'. The wave length of sound at low frequencies is an issue. Time alignment in your car corrects that.

[greenh0rn]

Originally Posted by frankmehta

A sub woofer is not a uni directional speaker, sir.
As a low frequency transducer, it just has to produce the (lower) frequencies that it is supposed to produce.
The direction it is aimed at should not have an effect on its quality/quantity.

Originally Posted by DerAlte

In systems without time alignment it would - it sounds 'not integrated with the rest of the music'. The wave length of sound at low frequencies is an issue. Time alignment in your car corrects that.

Bhaiyon, this is what I was talking about:

Aiming Part 2