Finally got my stereo installed

[bamaster 0]

So after I was quoted two days to get get it done... and them taking three days... I finally got my car back.

Only having the car a couple hours, so far these JL Audio 8W7's are fantastic! Very solid and far louder than I expected. From Kid Rock to Jay-Z, the subs great and clean. Very pleased!

The best part is the Image Dynamics components. These get crazy loud and a simply amazing. Plenty of mid bass and the highs are crisp. I don't have enough time in the car with this system yet, but I'll work on adding different styles of music. Too early for a review.

Here are the pics! Nevermind that one of the amps is crooked. I guess I should take it back to have it fixed, but I probably won't.

[Mark LaFountain 1,054]

wow! very clean looking set up right there. Nice amps

[sick6ness 1]

wow! very clean looking set up right there. Nice amps

Nice job on the install. After all the drivers break in you will be more satisfied. After you get sick of the setup get a 9887 so you can run it actively. You will see a big difference. Tell us what you think after they break in. Good job.

[jbizzle 1]

Great amps

[lee 2]

[Biggy 0]

wow! very clean looking set up right there. Nice amps

Nice job on the install. After all the drivers break in you will be more satisfied. After you get sick of the setup get a 9887 so you can run it actively. You will see a big difference. Tell us what you think after they break in. Good job.

he could get the pxa-h100

cheaper with the same features?

[Juslivin 1]

You could easily fix the crooked amp by taking the screws out and putting a level on top of all 3 to level them out.

Also, where did you have it installed where they used sundown amps?

I have asked all the local car shops hear if i bought equipment would they install it and all of them said no.

Who cares though i want to install mine anyways lol.

[bamaster 0]

You could easily fix the crooked amp by taking the screws out and putting a level on top of all 3 to level them out.

Also, where did you have it installed where they used sundown amps?

I have asked all the local car shops hear if i bought equipment would they install it and all of them said no.

Who cares though i want to install mine anyways lol.

The shop isn't worth mentioning. I told them I had all the equipment and cables. Hell, I even had the battery terminals, distribution block and USB extension cable. The install is a little sloppy. Amp is crooked, the cables are pulling on the center. When I took delivery of the car, the head unit was crooked, too. They fixed it today. I have a supercharged Mustang, so on the way home I got on it a little. When I got home I looked in the trunk and the speaker box slid to the back of the car. They didn't secure it down. I had to put velcro on the bottom of the box today.

They also took my car out for a ride. I know because my front splitter (bottom of the front bumper) is scratched. They are a JL Audio and Alpine dealer, but not Image Dynamics or Sundown. They were pushing Diamond Audio comps/subs and JL amps.

[sick6ness 1]

They took your car for a ride, yep a bunch of asses. That's why I do everything myself

Edited December 20, 2008 by sick6ness

[BigNate 0]

Sounds like you have some nice equipment, but why did it take them 3 days?? Did they offer any explanations?? I don't really see anything that would cause them to have it for that long. What I mean is, I don't see any fibergass or really a custom box. Any good shop would have had it done in a good day, maybe two. Just my opinion.

[mccleery3 166]

Clean install but I agree that it shouldn't have taken 3 days. Everything was installed in 1 day in my truck. I wonder if they had a day or 2 of joyrides?..hope that isn't the case.

[Duran 387]

Nate up there is right, that is MAYBE a 3 hour install, and scratching your car? That's absurd. The shop you went to is ruining car audio.

I agree with leveling the amps; and actually using brackets to hold the box down, velcro will not hold that in an accident. It does look very smooth though, really clean. I know how hard it is to put any gear into a Mustang!

[bamaster 0]

Sounds like you have some nice equipment, but why did it take them 3 days?? Did they offer any explanations?? I don't really see anything that would cause them to have it for that long. What I mean is, I don't see any fibergass or really a custom box. Any good shop would have had it done in a good day, maybe two. Just my opinion.

The only reason it could have taken three days is if they weren't working on it. And that pisses me off most. I spoke with the owner to schedule the right day. He said, yup, he could get right on it. I assumed that meant that he had an installer who could get started on it. It's a major lack of respect for the time of others.

Well, I asked for the box to be sealed with fiberglass. Although I did not see the inside, I am confident that they did it. My car smells like fiberglass, a lot!

I would expect this to be a full one-day install with the box and amp rack. Everything else is easy. I had no problems at all with two days, but three was too much.

[david in germany 2]

Very nice gear! On a side note, get the amps mounted with a couple of more screws, it looks like they used 2 per amp.. That is not acceptable for a professional shop.

[Aaron Clinton 2,372]

Very nice.

[spencer 0]

Very clean!

[RaTtLz 3]

I like it!!