Trying to put a system in my 1998 Civic and need some help!!
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Trying to put a system in my 1998 Civic and need some help!!
I have a little dilemma because I have some pieces but don't know how or what to put with them to get it all to work right.
- Head unit....... I don't have one. I want to take the factory unit out and put in a CD/XM Pioneer tuner in. I have a 7300 in my truck and love it. They have a new 7300MP that does more so I was leaning towards that. Anyone have something in the Pioneer line that is better to use in this car?
-Sub..... I have a Resonant Engineering SE-12" that is rated for 600W. I want to use it!
-Box.... No box for the sub yet. Should I go ported, unported, band-pass. Don't have a clue. I want nice tight bass and good SQ.
-Amp..... This is the part that is throwing me in fits! I have a 4 channel Kicker amp rated at 800W. Should I look at two seperate amps, get one single bigger than this or just use it?
-Components.... I haven't bought them yet but I want to put CDT HD-62 6.5" setup in the car. This is a 6.5", 1" silk tweet and the better X-overs. Will the 6.5" fit in the door pods? Where should the 1" tweet be placed?
My biggest concern is the amp situation. All of this stuff is new and I picked up the amp thinking I could use it. Maybe I will need to sell it. Don't know!
What size box?
- Head unit....... I don't have one. I want to take the factory unit out and put in a CD/XM Pioneer tuner in. I have a 7300 in my truck and love it. They have a new 7300MP that does more so I was leaning towards that. Anyone have something in the Pioneer line that is better to use in this car?
-Sub..... I have a Resonant Engineering SE-12" that is rated for 600W. I want to use it!
-Box.... No box for the sub yet. Should I go ported, unported, band-pass. Don't have a clue. I want nice tight bass and good SQ.
-Amp..... This is the part that is throwing me in fits! I have a 4 channel Kicker amp rated at 800W. Should I look at two seperate amps, get one single bigger than this or just use it?
-Components.... I haven't bought them yet but I want to put CDT HD-62 6.5" setup in the car. This is a 6.5", 1" silk tweet and the better X-overs. Will the 6.5" fit in the door pods? Where should the 1" tweet be placed?
My biggest concern is the amp situation. All of this stuff is new and I picked up the amp thinking I could use it. Maybe I will need to sell it. Don't know!
What size box?
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Re: Trying to put a system in my 1998 Civic and need some help!! (Intercooler)
Don't pull out your factory head unit in your civic. Place your cd player in the place where the cassette deck attachment goes right in front of the shifter and behind the cup holders. Gives your vehicle a cleaner look and it appears stock to ward away would be thieves.
As for a pioneer deck get the Preimer line. It comes with a better warranty and usually better options with it. Just get a deck that you will be happy using.
As for the sub get the instruction sheet out for it and look at the specs for different enclosures. Get the one that is recommended by the factory. If the factory says ported only then do ported. If you have the option sealed will give you a tighter bass note and a smaller box (which means more trunk space).
That amp will do fine. Use 2 channels for the componnents and bridge the rear channel for the sub. Toss out those crappy 6x9 in the back if you have a coupe or a 4 door. You don't need rear speakers.
6.5 will fit in your doors. You will have to do some minor cutting to the panels to make them fit. Really easy to do. If you have the stock tweeter mirror pieces in your car you can place them in there to make life simplier for you. Alot of people recommend placing the tweeters close to the woofer for optimal sound. But it is purely preference. Play around with tweeter locations and see what you like the best. I wouldn't recommend cutting holes in the door panels if possible incase you ever want to sell your car, and keep your system.
As for a pioneer deck get the Preimer line. It comes with a better warranty and usually better options with it. Just get a deck that you will be happy using.
As for the sub get the instruction sheet out for it and look at the specs for different enclosures. Get the one that is recommended by the factory. If the factory says ported only then do ported. If you have the option sealed will give you a tighter bass note and a smaller box (which means more trunk space).
That amp will do fine. Use 2 channels for the componnents and bridge the rear channel for the sub. Toss out those crappy 6x9 in the back if you have a coupe or a 4 door. You don't need rear speakers.
6.5 will fit in your doors. You will have to do some minor cutting to the panels to make them fit. Really easy to do. If you have the stock tweeter mirror pieces in your car you can place them in there to make life simplier for you. Alot of people recommend placing the tweeters close to the woofer for optimal sound. But it is purely preference. Play around with tweeter locations and see what you like the best. I wouldn't recommend cutting holes in the door panels if possible incase you ever want to sell your car, and keep your system.
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Nice advice! Thanks!
The CDT's have a rather LARGE basket.... still think they will fit okay?
The sub calls for 600 RMS and the CDT 6.5"s call for 150-180 each. If I do as you have said I get 100 to the CDT's each and 400 to the sub. Or is my figures off. Maybe need more power?
The CDT's have a rather LARGE basket.... still think they will fit okay?
The sub calls for 600 RMS and the CDT 6.5"s call for 150-180 each. If I do as you have said I get 100 to the CDT's each and 400 to the sub. Or is my figures off. Maybe need more power?
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