Hawk upgrade advice
Fellas,
The next job on my upgrade plan for my 2007 Hawk STi is the audio. The car's currently fitted with the standard system (bloody tape drive!! and sounds awful compared to the Logic 7 13-speaker system fitted to my previous car (335i). Problem is, I know next to feck all about sound systems. Defo, I'm gonna be changing the head unit and front speakers. From a little reading it sounds like upgrading the rear speakers could be tricky? I must say, i'm against having a subwoofer in the boot. I use that space a lot. The under seat options sound like a good compromise. The Beemer had them under the front seats and had enough bass for me. Is 500 quid a good budget? |
Update - after a lot of reading, I think I'll live with a speaker upgrade and plug in an HU with a decent internal amp.
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You can get some very good slim line components, id amp the fronts and use a good headunit
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How did you find going from a 335i to an sti, in terms of a 'driver's' choice? I've often wondered if the 335i is a better car.
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Originally Posted by cuprajake
(Post 11852415)
You can get some very good slim line components, id amp the fronts and use a good headunit
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Originally Posted by G10
(Post 11852418)
How did you find going from a 335i to an sti, in terms of a 'driver's' choice? I've often wondered if the 335i is a better car.
Thanks Now, the new M2, on the otherhand........ |
Depends the rears are only 4" so not amazing to start with lol
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Personally l wouldn't even bother with the rears. Just set the fader to front speakers. Your the one who's going to spend most of the time driving so you need the sounds up front. I have had all my cars set up this way.
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Originally Posted by jonnyboy82
(Post 11852750)
Personally l wouldn't even bother with the rears. Just set the fader to front speakers. Your the one who's going to spend most of the time driving so you need the sounds up front. I have had all my cars set up this way.
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Originally Posted by David__H
I wondered if I should mount some speakers in the parcel shelf and extend the wiring from the rear speakers to power them. Sounds like concentrate on the front of the car is the way forwards, then do a further upgrade if I want more.
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Originally Posted by David__H
(Post 11852665)
No doubt the M3 is a very, very good car, beautifully made and quick, but if you want fun, stick with an Impreza.
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Originally Posted by jonnyboy82
(Post 11852815)
Go with the fronts get a nice amp to power them and I'm pretty sure you will be more than happy with the outcome!
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Id say dynamat the door aswell, will make a massive difference.
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Originally Posted by cuprajake
Id say dynamat the door aswell, will make a massive difference.
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Trying to work out if I should go with coaxial speakers in the front, ie ditch the stock tweeters or just change the speaker for a better component one. Are the stock tweeters worth changing if sticking with components?
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Components. Any day.
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