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[Mini Me]

Thinking making an mdf dash, putting in my inifinty components, and then two subs on the back seat???

or i might not because of weight, so might just stick to comps now!

[Brawlyrox]

get some of that ultra light weight ice they use in the jap street racers si, bit pricey tho

[marksmini]

or just a nice pair of 6x9's like i had and put then in your parsal shelf, then because of the small boot, they will pound out, u dont need a lot of ice in a mini to make it sound good!

[Bluemini]

A real mini doesnt need a sound system, if its anythin like mine is, all you can hear is engine, weber and exhaust noise... jus ask minime!

[Mini Me]

mine should also be god dammit loud, but for those journeys where u need tunes i will put some kinda speaker set up in it

[marksmini]

all you can hear in mine is the carbs sucking and lots of exhaust and engine noise, its greeeeeeeeat lol

but si is right a stero is needed when a long trip is called for.

im gald i had one when i drove me 1.0 257 miles from plymouth to nottingham when i moved up ear lol

6 hours with one two mini stop, was a exiclant drive i thort.... but got lonly tho and ear defenders was realy needed in the end lmao

[mighty_mini]

well im keeping my estate now, gonna have big ice install yet still bare...

i got kmd-673r head unit (mini disc) from that i have 12" 400w splX sub in perspex fronted box, at the front i have 2 1" comp's and at the back i have 6 1/4" splX comp's. im getting another amp & splX 6x9's then a pair of 4" comps for the footwells.

I will be running a carPC through the changer port on the HU

the spec is, Athlon 900
256Mb Ram
Composite Video out to a 5.6" LCD Monitor
2 x Seagate barracuda 20Gb's and one Quantum Fireball 30Gb (total 43Gb Tunes)
DVD-Rom Drive
Bluetooth Wireless network to mobile phone for internet access @ single ISDN
GPS USB receiver for tracking, speed camera warning and Jam News

I also have a creative pc-dvd remote to control all of this, and i will be using a Sky Open keyboard to replace the wire'd beyboard.

All in all its a good little project... any thawts?

check out www.mp3car.com

[Stingray]

Under the back seat is as good a place as I have found for a set of 6x9s. I made a panel to enclose the area. This way I don't have to cut any holes in my car. You can sort of see it in this picture:



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[marksmini]

ya this is a realy good idea,

i was going to do it for mine but never got around to it.
you can also get them for the rear pockets too..


p.s loves ther seat..... they will well tidy and smart...

[Stingray]

I made that panel in less than an hour. I cut it out of some light plywood and covered it with black cloth (using spray adhesive). Nothing to it. I think the whole thing cost maybe $5.

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[Mini Me]

i'm gonna have to make custom door pods! i have components and they r defo the best kind of speakers to own, but i may be tempted by the idea of 6'9's under the seat
B)

[Stingray]

Under the seat was the only place I could think of since I refuse to cut holes in things. I thought that they might be a bit muffled under there, but they really do produce pretty good sound.

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[iceman]

door pod construction is a great idea it will help stageing and imaging..
try and angle them towards the driver/passanger....make templates out of cardboard first before fibreglassing/and fillering!

[paul mq]

i have made a mdf dash in my mini and it looks good. if you make the dash out of thick mdf and make shure its scrud down tight the dash should be strong enough