hello i missed you all so much my internet has been down for a while now so i havent been able to read whats going on ( just spent 2 hours looking through the posts i missed ) any way my uncle has asked me for some advice he has a nicely restored 1953 chevy 2 door businnes coupe (i think) well he want to put some audio in his ride his goal is he want a verry clean sounding setup he has arround a $700 budjet now my first thoughts were a fair pioneer cd player some componets up front and some 5 1/2 for the rear now he wants some nice bass in the car what he dosent want is the bass head style of try to blow your car apart so im thinking of sujesting a single 10 in a seadled box get a 4chanel amp and run the front components with two of the chanels and bridge the two rear chanels for the sub . so my first question is would you go with this route? second if so what would you use trying to stay around that $700 budjet its a litlle flexable id say probobly no more than $850? thanks for your help
Replies (7)
Victor on 05/30/2006 11:02:05
got any real time messenger u use??
yahoo, msn, skype??
raulbustos on 05/30/2006 12:11:10
yahoo well at least i use to use it a few years ago i think it still works
raulbustos on 05/31/2006 11:24:35
well dose any one have any advice
Victor on 05/31/2006 11:47:35
my yahoo id is
victorginger@yahoo.com
swez on 05/31/2006 13:34:56
Suggest you have a complete review of what your uncle really wants and needs. (No your preferences, but his pls) Figure out what HU features he likes and the kind of music he likes best. Some guys love gadgets and others prefer simplicity. What is his preference?
Also, have a close look at the car and determine the best locations available for speakers. In this vintage, only AM radio was the option and often a single speaker in the dash and perhaps one in rear deck were used.
The 4 channel option is a good one. Front stage for sure, rear stage can be a paor of 6x9's or a single 8-10" midbass/woofer, depending on how the LPF is setup. This give good low end extension and if you use a free-air sub, the trunk becomes the enclosure.
The budget should be fine here. One can get and do a lot with $800.00
Finally, realize the electricals on this vintage car were minimal back then. If he put a newer motor in and can upgrade to an OEM ALT with say 85-100A's, this is a plus.
Comments? swezdp is my YIM connect
Swez
PS Consider that you will have to pre-wire all speakers used. These older cars used a common ground for audio back then. That's 1 speaker wire and a body ground. Here, you want 2 wires per speaker.
gearhead on 05/31/2006 17:57:08
One other thing to take into consideration. If it has the original electrical system, it's 6 volt.
raulbustos on 05/31/2006 23:03:36
um first off he put in a new 350 motor with a new style alternator with a 12v setup and i would defenatly replace all the wires using 70 year old wire to me is asking for some problems. this is by no means an original car restoration so modern electronics is what he is looking for and the reason i would go with a pioneere cd player is first off personal experience with them and he has one in his new truck and loves it now as far as what type of music he likes im not exactly cristal clear but some how i really doubt it that he listens to a lot of rap! as for the placement of front speakers he want to use kickpanels and for the rear just on the trunk deck lid. so from what else should i find out
Replies (7)
Victor on 05/30/2006 11:02:05
got any real time messenger u use??
yahoo, msn, skype??
raulbustos on 05/30/2006 12:11:10
yahoo well at least i use to use it a few years ago i think it still works
raulbustos on 05/31/2006 11:24:35
well dose any one have any advice
Victor on 05/31/2006 11:47:35
my yahoo id is
victorginger@yahoo.com
swez on 05/31/2006 13:34:56
Suggest you have a complete review of what your uncle really wants and needs. (No your preferences, but his pls) Figure out what HU features he likes and the kind of music he likes best. Some guys love gadgets and others prefer simplicity. What is his preference?
Also, have a close look at the car and determine the best locations available for speakers. In this vintage, only AM radio was the option and often a single speaker in the dash and perhaps one in rear deck were used.
The 4 channel option is a good one. Front stage for sure, rear stage can be a paor of 6x9's or a single 8-10" midbass/woofer, depending on how the LPF is setup. This give good low end extension and if you use a free-air sub, the trunk becomes the enclosure.
The budget should be fine here. One can get and do a lot with $800.00
Finally, realize the electricals on this vintage car were minimal back then. If he put a newer motor in and can upgrade to an OEM ALT with say 85-100A's, this is a plus.
Comments? swezdp is my YIM connect
Swez
PS Consider that you will have to pre-wire all speakers used. These older cars used a common ground for audio back then. That's 1 speaker wire and a body ground. Here, you want 2 wires per speaker.
gearhead on 05/31/2006 17:57:08
One other thing to take into consideration. If it has the original electrical system, it's 6 volt.
raulbustos on 05/31/2006 23:03:36
um first off he put in a new 350 motor with a new style alternator with a 12v setup and i would defenatly replace all the wires using 70 year old wire to me is asking for some problems. this is by no means an original car restoration so modern electronics is what he is looking for and the reason i would go with a pioneere cd player is first off personal experience with them and he has one in his new truck and loves it now as far as what type of music he likes im not exactly cristal clear but some how i really doubt it that he listens to a lot of rap! as for the placement of front speakers he want to use kickpanels and for the rear just on the trunk deck lid. so from what else should i find out
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