Archive for February, 2010
Friday, February 26th, 2010
after loosing the code to the original ford radio a customer came to in search of a decoder that could give him the correct code to get his radio working again which we can do, but after a few minutes of talking with him i recommended he change the stereo as it would have a big difference in this car, in-turn his speakers would sound alot better and he would have a lot more possibilities with an aftermarket radio.
we went thought many radio choices and he was looking on the lower end of the stereo market he wanted to spend no more than £120.00 on a radio including parts and fitting this didn’t give him many good options so i showed him some units he could get and i showed him some units which he could get if he spend up-to £100.00 more. after about 10 minutes he made his mind up on a kenwood kdc w7044u
the standard radio
Connects 2 ford CT20FD01
the Kenwood KDCW7044U fitted
products used
kdcw7044u
ct20fd01
ct24fd01
ips2din
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Thursday, February 25th, 2010
Our customer came in with his volvo c70, his standard stereo system hasn’t been working for the past couple of weeks so he decided to upgrade to something better. he had a friend who was selling his old unit which was a pioneer avh4000dvd last years model. All he need from us was to fit it.
heres the standard radio the volvo come with 
the original wires
the din socket we adapted to make work with the volvo
using RCA leads to connect from the head unit into the volvo amp adaptor
the unit all done just a shame it didn’t have most of the parts
PRODUCTS USED!
AVH 4000DVD
VOLVO ADAPTOR LEAD
CT20VL01
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Tuesday, February 23rd, 2010
We did a nissan 350z not long ago unfortunately didn’t have time to take pictures as the job came in at 3 and it needed a kenwood KACX4D fitting and the original bose amp, and head-unit removing. we fitted a pioneer AVHP4100DVD in there before which was posted also showing how to use the original amp with an after market stereo.
now he wants to improve his bass in the car the original subwoofer is behind the drivers seat and that’s the way we want to keep it, at-least to passers by it looks all original as he doesn’t want to attract attention to the car.
once all the trims are removed this is what you will see there are about 20 10mm bolts holding in the woofer plate
once these bolts are removed you will see there is a large space behind this which you could custom build a box into but it would be too small and we want to use all the space we have to get the most out of the woofer so we built a baffle board for the sub to sit on which would just bolt straight in the original place
and the sub in the board all wired up and pumping some bass
looks sweat and sound mint just we dint have a black sub in but once its covered with the OEM panel you wont see it!
products used
ip41 2500w wiring kit
avhp4100dvd
kac4d
xt8p
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Tuesday, February 23rd, 2010
We had a customer come into our shop today asking what can be done to his camper to give him good bass! Cheap! And most importantly take up no room!
We asked the guy for a budget price and he gave us a figure to work within; For this we supplied and fitted 2x Kenwood KFC-W3012, 1x JA1200D and a Kenwood KDC-W8544U.
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We cut out some MDF for the same shape as a piece of ply wood which was underneath the VW Camper Bed/Back seat. We then cut central to each other 2x 12″ holes. After this we carpeted the MDF and screwed this from the rear of the MDF (underneath the seat) to the body of the vehicle so it was securly fixed in place:
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We securly fitted the Juice JA1200D Amplifier undear neath the seat. This had to be mouted away from the Kenwood Subwoofers to allow clearence for the seat to be flat from bed clearance so we was unable to get a picture of this as it was unseen.
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Once the Subwoofers where in place and the cabling was run to the front of the headunit, we then started to route the Kenwood KDC-W8544U USB connector through to the glove box
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We then started to connect the vehicles ISO’s
To the KenwoodKDC-W8544U Headunit
followed by the vehicles aerial connector
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We then clicked the headunit in place after checking the cabling is free of any obstruction and HAYPRESTO! We had light!
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Our Customer was very very Happy! For your In Car Audio need’s contact us at Car Audio Centre Manchester on 0161 832 4550.
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Tuesday, February 23rd, 2010
We had a very nice customer came into the shop following on from a phone call from him Quote ” I am in need of a cat1 alarm and audio for my beast”
we got the car booked in and fitted him a set of Focal access 5 1/4″ in the rear and Focal 4″ int he front with a sony MEX BT2700 and Cd changer which was supplied to us ny the customer
We also fitted him a Cobra 4138 Cat 1 alarm which was really nice to do as there was an old toad alarm in there which just needed removing and the cobra in its place
job done and a very happy customer with him insisting i took the car out for a drive as a thank you for great custom. Having a very big soft spot for old german cars i felt it rude not to. There was some serious power under that bonnet. made my week and still having a smile on my face
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Saturday, February 20th, 2010
They say you cant do these bmw’s or is it that they just dont want to! a customer we know came into store saying he wanted headrest screens put in his car before he sold it and said that everywhere he had been wouldnt touch it because they say you cant remove the headrest in this car. they were right it would have been very difficult to remove the head rests so we came up with a easier idea, fit the screens while the seats and headrests are in the car.
sorry about the DVD beauty and the beast wasn’t our first choice but no one had there blockbuster membership card.
products used
inphase ivm7pk
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Friday, February 19th, 2010
we had a customer come into the store yesterday asking if we could change his original radio in his Nissan after taking a quick look at his car he decided he wanted to put a double din screen in the car but didn’t want sat nav as he would never use it so he set his heart on the pioneer AVHP4100DVD
the original radio was really easy to remove well for a nissan it was easy lol!
you start buy removing the cup holders on the centre console and move up from there everything clips out easly and there is one screw behind the top pocket on the dash which just unclips
the wiring loom for this car is a ct20ns03 which fits perfect just make sure that the pins are straight and they dont bend when connecting them
and with the pioneer all connected up and in the dash
products used
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Wednesday, February 17th, 2010
good friend of mine came to the shop asking me to help him design and build a bass box for his little car he wanted all these silly designs and crazy ports making that would not give him the sound that he wanted so fibre glass was well out of the question we needed something tough that could handle some vibration!
Audiobahn AW1205 and proper mdf, PRICELESS
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Wednesday, February 17th, 2010
BENTLEY ARNAGE “RED LABEL” EDITION
Lets just say before we start on what we did with it this is a excellent car in every way, I’m not saying you should go and remortgage your home for one, but its nice and has been a pleasure (pain) to work on.
one of our very good customers called this morning to let us know he had one and he wanted to add headrest monitors and a dvd player just for rear entertainment. this is no surprise to us as every car i have seen that he has owned or just brought to sell on has had this done, i could see that a job like this done right would add a small amount of value to the price and also a pleasure to the owner or back seat driver.
naturally we didnt want to ruin the factory look so we made everything discrete but also user friendly
just as we got it in the garage looks brill and will look better once finished!
the first fitted just making sure everything is out the way cables and all!
we needed to find power for these screen and this would have been fun. but luckily we have the human audio bible right here and remembers from 9 years ago when he put a full system in one that there is a rather large fuse box fitted in the rear left quarter of the boot
peek closer and you can just see the alpine nav box which is original
well we got the other screen in and power to them so now for the best part seeing everything working!
like a fat kid in cadburys world
“The Greek” often may be disorientated and not know his own name but certainly knows his cars!
the finished product!
LIST OF PRODUCTS USED ON THIS INSTALL
IVM 7PK – 2 INPHASE 7″ MONITORS AND A DVD PLAYER
ALPINE SHS-N103 HEADPHONES
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Wednesday, February 17th, 2010
….so how about a treat for her? We’ve lined up some special offers for the MOST important woman in your life!
We all know Mums love a natter! So how about you fit her a hands free kit? That way you don’t have to wait for her to finish the call before she gives you your lift and you KNOW she’s safe while she’s driving!
Alpine’s EX-10 Just £99.99 Fitted! (FITTED RRP £209.99)
Parrot’s CK3000 Just £120.00 Fitted! (FITTED RRP £174.99!)
Parrot’s MKi9100 Just £170.00 fitted! (Fitted RRP £214.99!)
Parrot’s MKi9200 Just £210.00 fitted! (FITTED RRP £254.99)
Maybe your mum needs to get with the times and finally start using MP3s and USBs? Buy any USB radio, in store with fitting, and get a free MP3 player! They come in various colours, but are 1st come 1st served.
And if you’d like you can upgrade to the MP4 player for just and extra £20.00!
Or perhaps mum would just like some peace and quiet on the school run?
Inphase IVR10 Just £349.99 Fitted! (FITTED RRP £450.00)
Or
Inphase IVM7PK Just £349.99 Fitted! (FITTED RRP £485.00)
25% off Infra-red headphones bought at the same time as the two deals above!
All offers subject to T+C’s and limited stock available so hurry up and book today to avoid disappointment!
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