My aftermarket sound system install

[sriray]

Hi folks,

Here is my aftermarket soundstream system install with LED speaker grille lighting

As the factory stereo does not have low-level lineout connection (Red/White Phono out), i used a lineout convertor to convert the audio signal from high to low. This is what i used.


I highly recommend getting a decent lineout convertor, as cheaper ones with have an impact on your system.

The Install

With the side trims removed. Power wiring is fed through the left trim channel and speaker wiring is fed through the right trim channel.






Wiring fed into the boot to where the amp would sit



Amp moved into position, mounted on a home made rack.


Door card removed


Factory speaker removed and to reveal the factory connection. This unforuntately won't work with the aftermarket speakers so there are 2 options, fit a adaptor to at as a middle man or cut the wire and wire your normal speaker connection, which is what i chosen


Factory speaker plug cut and replaced with normal speaker connectors


Sound deadening behind speaker mount


Aftermarket speaker fitted on to door


Front door fully sound deadened


Rear door fully sound deadened


*The rear door cards speaker grille will need to trimmed down to accommodate the aftermarket speaker. Take time and care doing this.*

Boot sound deadened


Speaker Grille LED lighting
Splicing the small led wiring from one of the front door card


Blue LED strip fitted behind the speaker grille


Close up of the LED wires and the factory LED wires


Front door speaker LED wires all connected together


The rear doors led grille lighting is different to the front install as it does not have ambrient lighting at the back, i am using the electric windows control power feed

Spliced the yellow and black wire from the electric window control


Attaching the led wires


Rear door speaker LED wires all connected together


After the door wiring is done, speakers have been tested, the door cards can now be refitted.

Here is my new underseat sub which will be fitted into the boot. It will be mounted onto a homemade sub rack


Placed into position


This is where i get the power from to feed the sub, this is permanent live but the sub is controlled by a lineout convertor so this wont cause the sub to drain the battery


Now that everything is fitted, the trims can now be put back.










All Setup.

[exclusiv.]

Did you need the floor riser in the boot Ray ,to lift floor over your sub ?? Also your car mats need hoovering

[0011728]

looks an excellent job that Ray . But how does the damn thing sound? thead

[Russ]

Ive heard it tis quite bassy for the flat sub but if you do push it it does distort the speakers are the bees knees i tried to order a set but there like gold dust so ive opted for mb-quarts i would say on par with the ss

[Mo_miah]

Has the sound deadening reduced road noise?

[sriray]

Boot riser are needed as the sub has raised the floor level.




Part numbers for the left and right riser are 13249755 & 13249757, these are about £12 each. The centre storage tray is 13315725 price is about £40.
I still have my space saver wheel under the storage tray

[sriray]

looks an excellent job that Ray . But how does the damn thing sound? thead

Sound is very impressive from the doors speakers considering they aren't high end speakers. These speakers produce 60 watts rms each combined you get 240 watts rms. The subs peak wattage is 150 watts, it can't be turned too loud or it will distort, but for the size it is pretty impressive.

[sriray]

Has the sound deadening reduced road noise?

This might be plazebo effect but i think it has made a difference but not a massive difference

[Butt0ns]

Excellent and cracking good post Sir ray....I mean Sri ray. Great 'how to' post.

[exclusiv.]

Need the boot risers ,now I have a 20 for a spare.....I suppose you could only have a space saver if you buy the middle bit of the risers ?

[Twed]

Great thread, like how neat and tidy it is!

Where did you get the feed for the speakers from? I have a Blaupunkt active sub to go in my car under the passenger seat but I don't fancy taking the head unit out!!

[nick.b]

Like the install, presume there wasn't enough clearance to have the carpet over the amp without over heating issues?

[sriray]

There is enough clearance. I have made the cutout to display the amp. Regards to over heating issue yes would be advisable to give it some ventilation.

[sriray]

Great thread, like how neat and tidy it is!

Where did you get the feed for the speakers from? I have a Blaupunkt active sub to go in my car under the passenger seat but I don't fancy taking the head unit out!!

The feed comes from a loom i purchase to use as a middle man instead of cutting into the original loom, this then connects to a rca convertor to convert audio signal from high level to low signal, then rca cables to amp, from amp normal speaker wires back into the loom to drive the speakers.


What you would need is a buy a loom, and cut into that instead of cutting into the original loom

[chili]

Need the boot risers ,now I have a 20 for a spare.....I suppose you could only have a space saver if you buy the middle bit of the risers ?

that is correct