My wife just bought a very nice Mk1 tt 1.8 225 with (non bose) cassette / CD changer. It sounds Ok but def needs upgrading.
I still have all the kit that I removed from my Rover Coupe 13 years ago. Its all about a day away at the back of the loft so I don't remember model numbers but I'm pretty certain it includes the following:
JVC CD Tuner HU (Top of the range at the time but very willing to buy something better now)
Infinity Kappa 3 ways components, with the emit tweeters, 4inch mids and passive crossover. (the 6*9s blew and were replaced with dedicated Pioneer 6.5inch woofers - blue spirally plastic cone ones)
MB quart 2 way (I think they are the 5.5 inch ones - bought for my old company mondeo but never fitted)
Sony 600w (peak) 4/3/2 way mid range amp (was about £300 at the time)
10 Pioneer (blue plastic vortex cone again) in a Kenwood ported box.
It needs to have full Ipod control (not just 1st 6 playlists etc, like my HK drive play) so I'll either need a HU with control or one with 3.5mm / phono ins and then use another HK Drive+play.
Its been so long since I contemplated an ICE install and it was all so easy in those days. Now I have to worry about Canbus and VAGCOM and all sorts of other electrical wizardry.
If I can I'd like to make use of the infinities, possibly replacing the 6 inch woofers but still making use of the mids and tweets, as well as keeping the amp and sub.
Can / should I use the MB Quarts in the rear panels, and the million dollar question what HU for about £150 to £250 (I always liked Alpine in the 80's and 90's) ?
Cheers for making it this far
I still have all the kit that I removed from my Rover Coupe 13 years ago. Its all about a day away at the back of the loft so I don't remember model numbers but I'm pretty certain it includes the following:
JVC CD Tuner HU (Top of the range at the time but very willing to buy something better now)
Infinity Kappa 3 ways components, with the emit tweeters, 4inch mids and passive crossover. (the 6*9s blew and were replaced with dedicated Pioneer 6.5inch woofers - blue spirally plastic cone ones)
MB quart 2 way (I think they are the 5.5 inch ones - bought for my old company mondeo but never fitted)
Sony 600w (peak) 4/3/2 way mid range amp (was about £300 at the time)
10 Pioneer (blue plastic vortex cone again) in a Kenwood ported box.
It needs to have full Ipod control (not just 1st 6 playlists etc, like my HK drive play) so I'll either need a HU with control or one with 3.5mm / phono ins and then use another HK Drive+play.
Its been so long since I contemplated an ICE install and it was all so easy in those days. Now I have to worry about Canbus and VAGCOM and all sorts of other electrical wizardry.
If I can I'd like to make use of the infinities, possibly replacing the 6 inch woofers but still making use of the mids and tweets, as well as keeping the amp and sub.
Can / should I use the MB Quarts in the rear panels, and the million dollar question what HU for about £150 to £250 (I always liked Alpine in the 80's and 90's) ?
Cheers for making it this far
