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Right I want a decent stereo in my car not noise just quality I would normally go for 6.5in components up front and a sub what have you guys done and gave you any pics. 6x9s in rear shelf are out of the question.
Tia

Here some inspiration

I have the standard size 4 x 6 inch held for the original looks. Connected to jvc 4x75 rms.
a rca jl audio inverter for directional control, and an active sub of pioneer for the low tones.

It's a nice invisible upgrade, not the highest quality sound but with 4 x 6 inch speaker its good enough.
I prefer to listen to the sound of the 6 cylinder

pattam2009 wrote:Hobby projectje tussendoor.
Omdat de originele radio met de 4 speakers (4"x 6") niet voldoende vermogen geeft om een goed vol geluid weer te geven ben ik op zoek gegaan wat de mogelijkheden zijn om met een originele uitstraling een beter geluid te creëren.

ik ben met het volgende uitgekomen.

Standaard Bmw radio voor de uitstraling met losse speaker om het werkend te houden.
Uitbereiding op het systeem,

jl audio RCA aansturing 3x RCA omvormer met als aansturing een ipod/ i-phone.
4 kanaals versterker om de standaard 4x6 speakers aan te sturen (4x75 watt) weggewerkt onder de bestuurders stoel.
Active subwoofer, alles in één onder de bijrijders stoel voor de lage tonen op te vullen.
ipod docking station weggewerkt in de asbak en de control unit voor de active subwoofer ingebouwd.

Over het resultaat ben ik zeer tevreden, mooi vol geluid en verder op het extra volume knopje na in de asbak niets van dit alles te zien.

Nakamichi

Kenwood KDC BT60U - You can customise the backlight and button lighting to match the E21 dash (not many have an 'amber' option).

pattam2009 wrote:Here some inspiration

I have the standard size 4 x 6 inch held for the original looks. Connected to jvc 4x75 rms.
a rca jl audio inverter for directional control, and an active sub of pioneer for the low tones.

It's a nice invisible upgrade, not the highest quality sound but with 4 x 6 inch speaker its good enough.
I prefer to listen to the sound of the 6 cylinder

This is awesome! Ingenius way to mount an ipod and keep original looks.

Classic black Nakamichi head unit, with JBL 6x4 front, 6x9 rears and a slimline Clarion sub under the passenger seat.

e21-Mark wrote:Classic black Nakamichi head unit, with JBL 6x4 front, 6x9 rears and a slimline Clarion sub under the passenger seat.

How much hacking of the steel was required to get the 6x9's in the rear shelf?

nakamichi 45z is high end. 24bit d/a and it gives just such a clean and warm sound. best thing is its not too "modern" looking either, that model was the best one they ever made, proper machined alloy volume knob, it goes up to 50 so you get the perfect volume.

The only problems with them is that the mech wears out after a bit though, but seeing as I plug in AUX its not too much of a matter.

Id not consider anything in my e21 everything else just looks wrong.

I have a 5 channel "cheap" amp, some jbl standard fit in the front wells, and a 50p shaped sony sub and its perfect for my drum n bass soundtrack. I need to improve the midrange though, the problem is the rear shelf can take 6x9's but you have to chop the torsion bars that hold the boot lid open,

Harley trike did a really nice job of making a parcel shelf out of mdf that raised the speakers up a bit, so he didn't have to cut his shelf.

I'm thinking of buying some of those old school bass reflex speakers that go on the rear shelf, gutting them and improving the speakers, then bracing it with Kevlar on the inside.

I bought some spacers that bring the 6x9's up and give enough clearance. That said, I might just use 6x4's instead as they sound nice enough for my needs. I can blast the Archers out and get the shipping forecast without any distortion.

I think the Nakamichi really suits the e21 interior.

archers? never heard of them - can i have more info on the spacers please!

You've never heard of The Archers?

Spacers are like these ones but angled slightly. They're not here so can't tell you part number unfortunately.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Car-audio-6-x ... 27d7724910

brilliant, that will do nicely, I just then need to stretch some fabric or get them trimmed to match the rest of the shelf.

That ipod dock is cool. im leaning towards a Beccker Cascade (A mexico would be nice but prices are silly) or hiding a modern Alpine in the glovebox.

I fancy one of these for my 02.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/NEW-VW-Bug-Be ... 3f29493cb8

get your fat wallet out and get one of these
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/BECKER-MEXICO ... 4612f998a3