audio

Going to be getting an amp for my car soon and am after a bit of advice about wiring.. I've been looking round the web and seen alot mentioned about "the big three". As far as i'm aware, this includes.. 1) alternator positive to battery positive 2) battery negative to chassis 3) engine...

Afternoon people. I was just wondering if anyone had and info on upgrading the car audio in my Cupra. The standard sound system is pretty pathetic, so im trying to find a cost effective way of improving it. I dont want something really fancy and expensive, just an improvement on whats in it...

Just fitted a new head unit into my ibiza, and noticed there is a gap around it. was wandering if i need a facia adapter for it? Also need to run a power lead for my amp into the boot and cant see a gromet anywhere to put one through. Where is their a gromet to put one through, or have i not...

Ok so you want a good quality ipod connector for your Ibiza, that isn't an FM tuner, and doesn't have wires dangling everywhere, but don't want to spend £50 & not be able to use your CD changer? Read on for a guide which should only take 5 mins to do (not including steps 1&2 :lol:: Step 1...

hi, i haven't done this in a while but here goes! i have a kenwood kvt725dvd pop out screen unit.it wrks fine but now i want to add to it.this is what i want: 2xripspeed 7"headrest screens bluetooth handfree kit video ipod link into my arm rest play station for the lad as for the rear...

My 57 plate Cupra has the audio controls fitted and I was wondering if anyone could tell me if they have these and if so, does your's light up with the side lights on? Mine's been in the garage the last week and is still in there having multiple issues resolved found when picking the car up...

I'v been offered 2 kicker amps and 2 kicker 12" subwoofers. How much should i be looking at paying? they came out a Mitsubishi Warrior and was given to a mate! hardly been used, good gear i know :p cheers

Wanting to change my head unit to a pioneer dvd unit on my 54 reg LCR..Went to the local car shop and was told i needed an adaptor cable which i expected anyway,they told me one from a mk5 golf would work..i have since had a mate try and fit it for me and we are sure the gold wiring isnt the one...

Right i have my rear 6x4's upgraded so i am getting a nice amount of volume and clarity, but now i need to get the deep bass going. Dont really want to go for a sub and 6x9's are out of the question due to it being a cordy and having a metal bulkhead under the parcel shelf. So i want some...

Hi, im currently in the process of wanting to change the audio set up in my leon i know i need new speakers, and they will be amp'd im most likly going to go for vibe speakers and tweaters, unless i can find better ones in canada as im going over for a week... but i wanted to know were...

Well I never have been much of audio bloke but as its a 1.2 I am rather lacking in what to do next. So this is what I am planing, I fancy chaning the front and rear speakers, putting a sub and amp (hoepfully building sub into just behind wheel arch in the boot). Anyway Im after ideas of what...

I've had my Ibiza close to three years now. And in that time I've never really been bothered about not havin my Sub & Amp from my old Escort put in. Occasionally I think about how much I miss the bass, but other times I just think "what's the point". Anyway, recently I installed a Sub & Amp...

Hi all, Can anyone recommend an insurer that will cover my non-modified 1.4 (75bhp) 05 Ibiza, with a custom car pc installed? My current insurer (Zurich) class it as a modification, and won't cover it at all! Also had a word with Adrian Flux, but they can't do it because the car is standard as...

Hi Does anybody know whether you need a wiring loom if you replace the standard stereo with a different stereo such as a pioneer (about 2yrs old) the garage that i usually take my cars to reckon i need this as the vehicle was registered after march 2006, my car is a seat ibiza 1.9tdi 2006 reg...

To Mods: Can this be left in this section for a week or so before being moved to the audio section, as I've seen a lot of threads lately in the MK1 Leon section of people ordering things from here..... Hi guys, Here's a code for £6.99 off your order (basically free delivery) @...

Anyone had any dealings with MTX stuff ? I have it in my car and think its really good 2 x 12 " subs and a 6004 amp with exile front components . The bass is really good and the components inmy opinion are really good.

Some Alpine PR i thought maybe of interest! As more and more consumers shift their preferences from CDs to digital tracks, the demand for automotive products to meet those needs is on the rise. Alpine Electronics, the industry-leading manufacturer of mobile media solutions, today introduced a...

I am thinking of getting rid of the Aura Head Unit and CD Changer for a decent single MP3 CD player. Now I want to keep the OEM look as far as illumination goes but I am after some recomendations of what models to go for and I don't want to spend silly money, probably looking at a max of...

As some of you will know i have had a 55plate ibiza sport and an 06 1.8t fr both of which had steering wheel controls for the radio the thing that always annoyed me was that they didnt light up so at night they were completely useless driving my leon tonight which has the same steering wheel i...

Well worst case scenerio no one has bidded on any of my audio that i had on ebay and no one seems to want it on the seats and vw websites so... im planning on putting the amps back into the car possibly just the 2 channel amp, now what wiring would i need to put that back in and would it run...