Caraudioaustralia Sound Quality season is underway, sponsored by
Alpine
Stinger
Treo Engineering
Viper
Directed Electronics
Oz Audio

Note: All dates are tentative I will confirm a few days before the event.

Round 1 (finished)- March 26th Sunday - Stothers Music & HiFi (Narre Warren)
- CAASQ, dB Drag Racing (Sanctioned), Show 'n Shine

Round 2 - April 23rd Sunday - Phatt Audio (Braeside) 10 Mason Drive Braeside

Test and Tune - May 21st Sunday - Egear (Campbellfield)

Round 3 - June 25th Sunday - Autobarn (Hoppers Crossing)

Round 4 - July 30th Sunday - Autobarn (Epping)

Round 5 - August 20th Sunday - Location to be decided

Round 6 - September 17th Sunday - Location to be decided

National Finals Saturday 7th October - Wagga Wagga, NSW. Showgrounds
National Series Presentation Saturday 7th October - 7:30pm [i]- Wagga Wagga, NSW.

I know there are a few people who made it to the last comp. Well myself and Righty will be at the next comp for more SQ action in Braeside.

If anyone wants to come down and audition some great gear or compete themselves feel free.
Cost for competitors is $35. I'm happy to give anyone from AMC a quick once over to set up your levels and soundstage and teach you a bit about it all before you get judged... Just ask.

Great way to get some cheap feedback on all the gear that you've spent hundreds of dollars on (that usually has all the potential there for good SQ with some simple tuning)

Competitors should be there at 9am to sign up and it generally goes till around 4 pm.
Spectators welcome.

Peace

Tim

imma pencil the hoppers crossing date in.

sounds good tim:)

dammit, why arent there and SQ comps in SA? damn SPL wannabe's is all we have, and i bet most of em cant even design a box properly.

I hear "Road trip" :p

imma pencil the hoppers crossing date in.

Hey TUFFTR, maybe we can go down together.

Hey TUFFTR, maybe we can go down together.

:P my car b**ch!lol lol lol

my car b**ch!

Or two cars perhaps?!

Or two cars perhaps?!


LOL yeah mate we'll work something out closer to the date, knowing me ill probably have to work or something:)

no worries bud, keep me posted. PM me or something.

Arg, the next round is only 3 weeks away! So much to do, so little time.. where the hell am i going to mount my fire extinguisher! :P

Arg, the next round is only 3 weeks away! So much to do, so little time.. where the hell am i going to mount my fire extinguisher! :P

ski port?
passenger side, right hand side? (opposite speakers?)

I'll see you two (tim and righty) at Braeside!

']ski port?
passenger side, right hand side? (opposite speakers?)
It has to be within arms reach from the driver.. i really don't wanna drill holes into my floor.. *sigh*

take out the passenger side seat and put it in the bracket where the seat was LOL

It has to be within arms reach from the driver.. i really don't wanna drill holes into my floor.. *sigh*

does that include a slight leaning over to grab it?
so becuase i have my extinguihsers where i do, do i get less points or is there another technicallity?

Should be able to make this month's, as Braeside is much closer to me than Narre Warren was.
As for the westside meets, not too sure yet.

If anyone is considering competing you get extra points for
a fire extinguisher
-Charged and suitable for automotive use
-Mounted securely (does not move around at all)
-Within easy reach of the driver

So seperate points for each of those categories.

Immobiliser (All 3rd gen's come stock) - Ideally If the system is armed the key shouldnt start the car although Magnas have the chip in the key so you should get by here.

Alarm
Door and Boot protection
If the system is armed and the door is opened with the key, the alarm should go off
If the system is armed and the boot is opened the alarm should go off.

Remotes
Extra point for a remote (must be in reach of the driver and visible whilst being judged
Extra point for an additional steering wheel remote/control

WiringSafety:
Grommet through firewall
Fused appropriately within 12" from battery (fuse should be mounted securely)
Appropriate gauge cable and appropriate fuse size for current draw
No exposed positive wiring. Terminals should be all covered up to avoid short circuits.

usually first time competitors are just warned though. But keep it in mind for extra points.

If anyone is considering competing you get extra points for
a fire extinguisher
-Charged and suitable for automotive use
-Mounted securely (does not move around at all)
-Within easy reach of the driver

So seperate points for each of those categories.

Immobiliser (All 3rd gen's come stock) - Ideally If the system is armed the key shouldnt start the car although Magnas have the chip in the key so you should get by here.

Alarm
Door and Boot protection
If the system is armed and the door is opened with the key, the alarm shoudl go off
If the system is armed and the boot is opened the alarm should go off.

Remotes
Extra point for a remote (must be in reach of the driver and visible whilst being judged
Extra point for an additional steering wheel remote/control

WiringSafety:
Grommet through firewall
Fused appropriately within 12" from battery (fuse should be mounted securely)
Appropriate gauge cable and appropriate fuse size for current draw
No exposed positive wiring. Terminals shoudl be all covered up to avoid short circuits.

usually first time competitors are just warned though. But keep it in mind for extra points.

can i just use some electrical tape over the top or do i need the professional clear PVC ones?

Ideally you want proper ones. With the heat of your engine electrical tape will come loose.
You can buy these from car audio stores as well (I picked up one the other day for $2 in a bargain bin)
Other than that you can use small pieces of perspex even mounted over your battery.

You should also be able to disconnect your main power wire (generally at the fuse/circuit breaker) within 30 seconds. If your fuse requires an allen (hex) key to undo it, you should use cable ties to attach a key in the engine bay (securely) to allow you to undo it easily.

They wont actually ask you to prove that you can do it in 30 seconds if it looks like you can. (They've only ever asked one person to do it before)

Ideally you want proper ones. With the heat of your engine electrical tape will come loose.
You can buy these from car audio stores as well (I picked up one the other day for $2 in a bargain bin)
Other than that you can use small pieces of perspex even mounted over your battery.

You should also be able to disconnect your main power wire (generally at the fuse/circuit breaker) within 30 seconds. If your fuse requires an allen (hex) key to undo it, you should use cable ties to attach a key in the engine bay (securely) to allow you to undo it easily.

They wont actually ask you to prove that you can do it in 30 seconds if it looks like you can. (They've only ever asked one person to do it before)

thats an awesome idea, im gonna try this, thanks for the tips :D

that battery termanial thing is crap.. my whoel battery is enclosed with a clip on lid (standard on verada) and i need ANOTHER cobver as apposed to my rubber one already on there!

Have a sook... :)

Those verada battery covers are stupid...

My stock red rubber cap is fine as it sits nice n tight. Upgrading to an Optima D34 so may also upgrade my connections and covers as well...

I'll see ya's at Braeside :)

HMMMMMMMMMMMm,
interesting i moght cruze down to the hoppers x-ing autobarn as well and have a peak

What times this shiz at Braeside meant to start? Since I dont finish work till 1pm :confused:

What times this shiz at Braeside meant to start? Since I dont finish work till 1pm :confused:
The last one started at 9am, I'm guessing this will be very similar. The peak times are prob between 11-2, when all the cars are out on show the bbq is going etc. etc.

BBQ?! I'm gonna have to try and get there quick after work.

Quick reminder that Round 2 is this sunday if anyone is interested to come :)
Round 2 - April 23rd Sunday - Phatt Audio (Braeside) 10 Mason Drive Braeside

Rock up around 9:15am to compete and we'll be there till around 4pm

Looks like I wont be going. Work called and said I'm gonna need to be on all day tomorrow. OMG..! I just looked at when the next one is on... I'm so depressed.

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Greetings All.

I might just have to head on down there to check out the scene around august...:D

Anyone up for a party? cruise? looking at my car?! :bowrofl:

--Tonba
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Hey timmy, the hoppers one so far is still going ahead ya?

Imma coming to dis one:D

All dates in the first post are confirmed and will be going ahead :)

Will probably be there tomoz Righty, depends how drunk i get tonight and how much new gear I can manage to install.

So umm, who's Planning on going to the hopper's Autobarn event?

']So umm, who's Planning on going to the hopper's Autobarn event?
Me :dancin:

So whos coming down to the hoppers crossing event next sunday. I'll be there for the spl event as long as this glandular fever doesnt get any worse.

As its the other side of melbourne maybe we could meet somewhere and cruise over there for those people that are competing.

I'll be there... Cars going to be a mess. Hopefully it will be sounding good enough though.