Hey guys,

just a quick question:

I want to install my stereo into my 98 Wagon.

Of course, I am able to do this myself - The technical part of this is NFP (No F-cking Problem)... but its the cosmetics which worry me - I always get them to sound great...but one can always see that I installed it...Its just not my cup of tea!


Here is the offer:

I am looking for someone to professionaly install the following into my car:

1 x 4 channel AMP - no idea where it should go..it should be out of sight (under seat, perhaps?)
1 x active Subwoofer tube (Sub with built-in amp) - Subwoofer tube goes in the back
switch rear stock speakers from stock to JL Audio
switch front speakers from stock to pioneers
preferably change stock speaker wiring to propper speaker cables


I have all needed parts and Amp-connection kits - but no tools and no "nerve" to do it myself.

I will pay $ 100 to anyone who can do this installation really well - as early as possible please! (Mr. Impatience again).

Please PM me if you can do it - once again: it should be done by someone who is really ood in installing these things.

I need an answer quickly!

Thanks, guys!

You're kidding Yourself $100 will get u no where... we called our mate to get a trade price and ur looking @ around $320 if u taking him out for dinner after he does it :bowrofl: :bowrofl:

You're kidding Yourself $100 will get u no where... we called our mate to get a trade price and ur looking @ around $320 if u taking him out for dinner after he does it :bowrofl: :bowrofl:


:-)

bit high there....Autobarn charges me 220 for a complete install....but lets give this thread a day ...

I'd go with cause to honest thats probably the cheaps u'll get... did u want the car re-wired...

i would do it for a carton of beer :confused:

300 doller cashie.. what a dreamer http://forums.eis.net.au/images/smiles/icon_rolleyes.gif

well then Chantra ur problem is solved.

except im a little far away. an install like that would take about a day to do really well, so maybe 5-6 hours of work. 50 bucks an hour for a very non technical thing doesn't sound right to me thats all.

i would'nt do it for 100 bucks ... to much work specially to rewire the speakers


even where i work would charge $50 an hour to do it

no one wants to help a brother out now days.

far out is everything for money these days
chantra mate if u were up near me id do it for free.

im sure some one down there will help u out, if they want more money tell em to shove it

far out is everything for money these days
chantra mate if u were up near me id do it for free.


THANKS, mate !! - I appreciate that statement! Good on you, bro!

Thanks to Turbo_Charade too!

No worries, though....if I cant find anyone, then I will let Autobarn do it - just wanted to save some cash :D

LOL...

I go several "bashings" as to why I am using the SubTube with installed Amp, and not go for a "propper" one.

Well -
I got that Tube at ebay for change....and I want to try it out. If it is useless, then i will get a different setup for subwoofer...but I will try out the bargain first.

:-))

For sure if i was in vic atm i'd help you out for free (with some refreshments of course :P).

For sure if i was in vic atm i'd help you out for free (with some refreshments of course :P).

lol OF COURSE!!! lol

yeh pitty your not down here i would do it too
ahh well good luck tho im sure someone out there closer will be willing to help ya out

no one wants to help a brother out now days.

well in that case, can you come down to melbourne, respray my car for free?

ahhh no :P

the girly bumped into a pol in that car too, not two weeks after lol

$100 for all that Work..., I mean you have provided all essentials EG wiring and all , $100 Labour isnt too bad...


Hell I charged McDonalds for Installs.... AS In, You get me what ever I want at McDonalds for Dinner... ( You have to meet certain Criteria to get that Rate though)
Most Installers charge $65 an Hour...

You have to find an AMC member in your hood that will do it for the Love of Installing Car audio, then Post it in the AMC Boot of Fame and list them with the Credits....

Hi again...

problem sorted - Gerard is helping me do it!

Thanks for all the other posts!

Most Installers charge $65 an Hour...


Must be alot of idiots around your parts.

I'd do it for $100 for sure! The hardest thing you want done is the re-wiring of the front speakers, all the rest is pretty easy.

I remember in my old car i refused to pay a rediculous amount to install a sub and amp, so even though i had never done it before, i researched a bit on the net and gave it a go myself. I did it all, except couldnt get thru the firewall, so i took it to Strathfield and said "i just want you to get this wire thru the firewall, thats it!! I do not want you touching anything else OK".
Took him 1 minute but still charged $10 lol oh well, could finish the job myself then.

I'd do it for you, but I only just did my car for the first time yesterday. Everything's still fresh in my mind although I'm hardly a pro.

Send me a PM if you want some help anyways.

I'd do it for you, but I only just did my car for the first time yesterday. Everything's still fresh in my mind although I'm hardly a pro.

Send me a PM if you want some help anyways.


Thanks again for all the offers!

Gerard is already helping me so I am sorted out! :D

Im happy to come help out as well mate...

Gerard, Chan Let me know if you need a hand.

I know a 3rd gen back the front. But not so sure I know much about Ferrari's ;)

I'm willing to come out, stand around and drink beer while you guys work.

Im happy to come help out as well mate...

Gerard, Chan Let me know if you need a hand.

. But not so sure I know much about Ferrari's ;)

LOOOOL :bowrofl: :bowrofl:

We are starting the show at 11 am Tuesday - Tim, if you feel like it, drop in....

Will probably come down when I'm awake mate...

Got a party on tonight

haha I just went for a cruise from your place to kangaroo grounds and back to mine... Only chance I get to listen to new cd's. Just got home then.

everyone wants money these days :S ...

any of my mates would do it for nothing and id prob buy them a carton just to say thnx,

my local workshop gonna put my springs in for me for a carton of beer ... lol whats the world coming to when a mate charges u buy an hourly rate :S

i know wat u mean.

I've put in my system, my bros, and 2 of my friends and i didnt charge em anything and they bought me a cartoon or so for my work, its great.

It's embarassing knowing that i put the sound systems in, and mines the worst, its only a headunit.:redface:

any of my mates would do it for nothing and id prob buy them a carton just to say thnx,

I did a mates front cut conversion and even lent him the money to cover it, because i like to help friends out.

I should be fine to get the job done Tim. But yea come down and give us some of that expertise of yours.

Weather looks like its gonna be pretty good, bit cloudy but should be a fun day.

I did a mates front cut conversion and even lent him the money to cover it, because i like to help friends out. good work...

myself and one other mate recently lent around $1000 cos my other mate pranged his car... we are also gonna help him move the motor over to his new car as well... KC laser with 1.8 DOHC goodness :P

i dont really want anything in return... just my money back whenever he can afford to pay us back.

Your lucky, maroochy car sound would charge $140 for the headunit alone, then $75 for each pair of speakers, and then about $250 for the amp and about $100-$150 for the re-wiring. Oh, but they will install the sub for free, its just an easy couple of mins.

So in total, it would cost you upto $690 - but they might do you a deal and only charge you $650. :rant:

Unless of coarse your a 20y/o chick with big boobs, then they will do it all for $150.

Thanks again for all the offers!

Gerard is already helping me so I am sorted out! :D

That's nice to hear.
If possible, could you please take photos of the final install?
I'd like to compare what I've done to what some more experience peeps do. Particularly the engine bay and boot. :)

That's nice to hear.
If possible, could you please take photos of the final install?
I'd like to compare what I've done to what some more experience peeps do. Particularly the engine bay and boot. :)


Will do, bro...just remember:
a) its a Wagon, and
b) its not the top of the line equipment :D

Will post photos later today....

well done whoever said they were doing it for free (or even a slab) its good to see people wanting to help others out, i didnt expect anyone to do it for under 100 bucks but if ur doing it for free ur a bloddy legend!

Well, looks like there are still some decent people in victoria :D

I've done about 5 mates cars and its usually only a 6 pack of beer, carton if lucky. I dont think i would actually accept $100, would feel bad...

Sheesh - i do so many cashies like this one weekends i have forgotten how many I have done now!!

I normally charge $50 for a H/U and $25 per pair of speakers, and I am yet to have any issues with any of my installs. The only one that died was a faulty (read cheap and nasty) head unit.

But for mates I normally do it for free!!

I've done dozens of installs like this one on mates cars, even mate's mates cars, and usually the topic of money doesn't even get mentioned. Most of the time they volenteer to give me money, and maccas, or like most of u mentioned - refreshments and a lap dance. lol

But yeah, if you were in Briz, I'd also do it. I enjoy working on cars (not like Phillbert), and all the more satisfying when you're done and everything works :cool:

:D :D :D

All Done....and doesnt even sound all that bad.

A big THANK YOU to Gerard and s_TIM_ulate ! There was NO WAY I could have done that on my own....

I owe both of you one!


Got to go for a cruise now.... :badgrin:

any pics? i'd like to see it all :D

any pics? i'd like to see it all :D

Its not that good a setup, bro:

Subwoofer tube with Amp - eBay $ 25 (BuyNow price was 149)
4 Channel 75w RMS AMP - eBay $ 40 (BuyNow was 199 Noname brand "Streamline")

Good 6 x 9 rear speaker from JL Audio (bought here for 130)
Still stock speakers in front because the eBay twat didnt send it yet - JLs comming soon (hopefully)

The sound is enough for me - even a CarAudio specialist like Tim said the sound was OK, considering what I paid.

Pictures will follow tomorrow - still got to clean out the car.


Have a good night, y'all!

it has to be better than mine

1 front right 4" stock speaker and pioneer head unit
(i had 2 4" speakers but my mum blew the other one up:redface: :cry:)

Yeh install's nothing pretty didnt get enough time to neaten up all the wiring unfortunately, but it's fairly neat.

With the few tools we had, we managed to get it all up and running, for the price it doesn't sound too bad. The active sub gives some nice depth although it starts distorting with a bit of power. Enough for everyday listening though.

Dash fitted back in all nice n neat. all the panels are back on with little to no screws left over lol
We managed to rewire the fronts and rears. heatshrinked most of our connections.
JL 6x9's in the boot lid.
Gerard ran the cable for the amp installed fuses etc Fuse right next to the battery for safety.
Unfortunately our lack of supplies meant our screws werent long enough to get through the back seat to mount the amp, we got a couple through though, will take 2 minutes to fix up with 18mm or 20 mm screws. Amps held on for now. A drill would have come in handy as well, meh... next time.
Only downfall the amp was stuffed up (Although not that surprising) So the rear channels had to be run in mono bridged at 8 ohm. But in all honesty, if I were running rears I would have them in mono too to stop imaging cues from the back. So no loss there

Some other things to fix up when you get some time:

Extend the wires to the active sub, so you have a bit more room to move.
Mount the sub down properly (especially considering it has an inbuilt amp and power wires rattling around)

Cover up the positive power wires at the amp and sub with something Dob of hot melt glue etc. Just to stop anything shorting out against there.

Move your rcas around a bit to get rid of that whine we had. Try moving them away from the power wires.

That should do it.

The worlds cheapest amp / sub / dvd / speaker / screen combo

Had a good day mate despite the heat. Big thanks to your better half for the donuts :cool:

See you at the next cruise.

Peace

Tim

Yea dude, hope you get those front speakers sorted out on eBay.

Was happy we managed to install a pretty much full car system with the basic home tools, from scratch, within a day.
All that pepsi is gettin to me tho :sick:

Hope you enjoy it man.. see you at the next cruise or somethin

Enjoy your cruise, and then show us some pics.
You know how it is, pics are always good.

Cruise was cool... :cool:

@Tim and Gerard:
Whining : Removed before I left. Fixed.
Sub: Done before I left. Mounting: at present still the "Strap it to the single loop-solution" lol

Will fix the rest up tomorrow - no worries.

Thanks again for your help....I shouldnt really say "Help" ...thanks for FITTING it all in guys! :)

Have a good one....I gotta chill now ... ;-))

....later!

well done guys, shows how good AMC really is, helping out a mate in need, pity i have a cressida and none of you would be able to help me! :P

well done guys, shows how good AMC really is, helping out a mate in need, pity i have a cressida and none of you would be able to help me! :P

My mate has a cressida, still kinda easy to do. I'd help but im swamped.

it has to be better than mine

1 front right 4" stock speaker and pioneer head unit
(i had 2 4" speakers but my mum blew the other one up:redface: :cry:)


Good was done to me, so the best I can do is do good to others....
If you want my stock ones - PM me your adress; I will mail them to you as soon as I get my new ones...my treat. :P

Want them?

i would like em but i cant afford anything right now, thanks anyway

i would like em but i cant afford anything right now, thanks anyway

Bro - all you do is yes, "Yes, sukka" ... wont cost you antyhing! :)

My mate has a cressida, still kinda easy to do. I'd help but im swamped.

i paid jb to do my headunit....but after that ill do the rest with the help from my 'friends'