My Mini had some ice already installed when I bought it, but it never sounded as great as I would have expected it to. It had 6x9 220W Xplods under the rear seat, Aiwa head unit (180W ), and 120w Pioneer coaxials up front.
As my complete resto is nearing completion I want to start the install from scratch. Reading the various posts I’m leaning towards 10" sub in the boot (should it be in a box?), 6" ish coaxials up front under the dash, 4 channel amp to running all three speakers and a decent head unit. How does that sound, and any recomendations on what actual components to get in that spec?
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Oh by the way, I already have an xBox lined up to go in the car and I have two 7" visor screens waiting to be used. If I get a good deal I would also like to add an in dash flip screen to the mix. don;t know if that will make any difference to the setup I should go for …?
Heh and I’d like everything to look as well as sound good so some polished/chromed bits would go down a treat but quality will prevail
Right, your going to get alot of Childish remarks about the 6x9s. People reffer to them as 6xshites.
I think its a bit silly really, They can sound half decent if they are setup right. But I personally dont like them either.
As for the Awia Headunit, If its the one with the AUX input on the front, Then Dont diss it. They are half bad. I had one in my old mini.
They have a built in LPF too which is a bonus.
If you are after a simple but affective Comps / Sub setup and you dont want to be faffing around with setting it up, I would recomend a set of Comps (Spend up to about £60 on them from CAD)
They are simple to install, Just follow the instructions. I would persoally mount the speakers on the dash, and the tweeters either fabricate into the roof lining (Next to the sun visors), or mount them ontop of the dash rail.
Active subs are a good option if you are after a simple install. Now I can see myself getting slated for this, But the FLI 10" active sub isnt half bad, Ive heared it, and it dont half sound good!
This will fit easily into the boot of a mini and will cost no more than £100. All it needs is a power lead, A remote lead, An earth and a sub input from the HU.
Ditch the underseat boards and try to avoid speakers in the rear of the car. You sit in the front, Why spend money in the back!
nod, i wasn’t imporessed with the speakers under the back seat, so I won’t be putting any of them back (the car is completely stripped down at the mo ready for respray - which means I can also put in lots of sound deadening). My front speakers will be going into custom pods that I’m fabricating myself in the footwells. I currently have some Pioneers - not sure how good they are? they sounded better than the Sonys the way they were before…
Yes the Aiwa is the one with the aux input on the front. You reckon thats worth keeping?
Its either keep the Aiwa for myslf and buy a new one for my wife’s car, or give her the Aiwa and I buy a new one…
by the way I always look for things on eBay first… so new prices may not be an accurate guide.
> Id keep away from buying speakers from ebay. 9 times out of 10 they are blown or have been cliped and will be naff.
wrong…all my speakers are off ebay, as long as you buy them NEW, which mine were, brand new Rockfords for 50notes, cant go wrong there.
> wrong…all my speakers are off ebay, as long as you buy them NEW, which mine were, brand new Rockfords for 50notes, cant go wrong there.
BIG difference between new and used items though!
It’s all about being careful, and obviously running grilles is a good idea There’s a suprising amount of room in the Mini footwells! With my size 10 feet, my heels were well out of the way
Total budget… good question. This is part of a complete rebuild so not OTT. but as I mor ethan likely will be buying all the components separately i’d say anything up to about £150 per item - probably off ebay. Keep in mind that I would like to keep the Pioneers up front (keep meaning to check exactly what they are) and I have the Aiwa head unit which I could keep unless somethng better is recommended.
What I’m looking for advice on is
Sub - (10" or 12" ? )
Amp (s ?)
possibly a head unit
and any suggestions on where to place them and any possible extras.
What sort of power should I be looking for in the amp? and would i be better off with two separate amps - one to run the sub and one for the front or does it make little difference?
), and 120w Pioneer coaxials up front.
so some polished/chromed bits would go down a treat 
