amplifier placement in a 1302

[oasis]

Originally Posted by volkdent

Do it all yourself.

When I get a house with a garage, I will. And the next house will have a garage. And it will be used as a garage; not storage for the bikes, the lawn mower and the electric belly-button lint remover waiting to be regifted.

Part of the reason we are doing house renovations is because I reject many prospective houses. At least half of my rejections are because of a lack of a garage or an insufficient garage.

I have to shell out the extra greenbacks for now.

[oasis]

I thought I was going to have some news to report. I won't give the whole blow-by-blow, but I have a concrete date for the install (this time) -- next Wednesday. I want to be sure to check in with all of the help I got.

[volkdent]

I'll be around! Let 'er rip.

Jason

[volkdent]

Do you have a list of supplies?

Jason

[oasis]

Originally Posted by volkdent

Do you have a list of supplies?

Yup ... stacked in the living room to my wife's delight. A lot of this stuff is Martian to me so I will just report what the box says.

1 - Scat vinyl shelf for behind the rear seat matching existing interior

1 pr. - fiberglass kick panels from J-Bugs

1 - Alpine V-Power 4-channel power amp (MRP-F250) [50w RMSx4; 2 ohms, <=1% THD+N, 14.4v] (I am assuming the omega symbol stands for ohms.); [40w RMSx4; 4 ohms, <=1% THD+N, 14.4v]

1 pr. - Alpine Type S coaxial 3-way speaker system (SPS-69C3) [6"x9"; 250w peak] (for the rear shelf)

1 pr. - Alpine 5.25" speakers for the kick panels ... These had to be ordered and should be there tomorrow. The specifics are on the receipt but the receipt is locked in the car.)

2* - Alpine MP3/WMA CD receiver (CDA-9857) with "bass engine," 3 pre-amp outputs w/ subwoofer level control, 18w RMS x4, MP3/WMA decoder, Ai Net, satellite radio ready, HD radio ready, made for iPod [Power output measured at 4 ohms and <1% THD+N: S/N: 80 dBA (reference: 1w into 4 ohms)]

2* - Alpine "full speed" connection cable (KCE-422i) [for iPod]

1 - Rockford Fosgate RF Twister signal cable [for receiver to amp] (5 meters)

2 - Rockford Fosgate 16ga. speaker wire [for amp to speakers] (9 meters each)

1 - Rockford Fosgate 8ga. "amp power kit with signal and speaker" power cable "for up to 500w systems" [speaker 12 meters, signal 5 meters, power 5.2 meters)

Plus some other minor doo-dads I would call shop supplies.

(* - I have two headunits and two connection cables because I am making a straight swap in my 2002 Cabrio at the same time as all of this with my 1971 Super ... thereby making me Mr. iPod. )

I think that's everything. I hope I did well. I want to feel like I am right stinking there when listening to my Trappist Monk chants.

[oasis]

I know it's not the baddest system around ... not meant to be ... thought it might generate some opinions.

I will continue as planned ... pics after Wednesday's install.

[Ribz]

thats some pretty good gear you have there, it should sound pretty awesome

the only thing i might recomend is boxing in thoes 6x9s you will be suprised the amount of base they will produce, it will sound good either way though. keep us updated

Good luck
Mike

[oasis]

No pics ... no install ... plenty frustrated.

The news the head unit will not fit in the customary position where the stock Gilligan's Island radio now resides. The unable-to-make-fit report was because:
(1) There's not enough depth behind the dash
(2) The wiper control (behind the dash) is right at the area where the enlarged cutout would be
(3) The wiper motor itself would swing down and clobber the head unit when engaged.

The '71 Super has the wiper knob on the dash. It was moved to a separate stalk for the '72 model year.

So for the moment, everything is being returned. I need to decide if I am going to let someone else take a shot at it, place the head unit somewhere else (this doodle didn't his chances at the glove box idea), or something else.

I am really locked in on wanting the Alpine unit. It is the best I have seen at controlling an iPod. In fact, I am still going ahead with the head unit swap in my '02.

I suppose if I place the head unit in another location, I am going to have to figure out what to do with the stock radio slot. One idea would be gauges, except I really don't want to do anything with gauges until after a new power plant is installed. I suppose I could just leave the AM radio in there taking up space until I cross that bridge.

The bridge I need to cross now is figure out what options I have and which is most acceptable.

I am just so amazed (and bummed) there was a problem given I have seen other DIN-sized radios in the stock position of other Beetles.

Originally Posted by Ribz

the only thing i might recomend is boxing in thoes 6x9s you will be suprised the amount of base they will produce, it will sound good either way though.

Didn't see this somehow until today. With things being rewound back into the 20th Century, I will keep this advice in mind. Thanks! I especially appreciate the support right now in my current frame of mind.