My babe is out of action for a day. Doing major work on the ICE. Gotta be good

Maybe must organise a meet for ICE appreciation Neon... you start...

 

What did u do?? :D :D

 

spend a few grands....frm..so splitting...3 amps....sound proof...got 10'' sub at the back....wanted to do 12'' but think overkill later panel drop...lol

 

Wah ! Cool siah !
Manwe, so did you change to front / back speakers?
Think 12" sub will be good, u wun regret ... 10" is kinda small :p
3 amps? 1 front, back and sub?
Too bad our front panel cant change, if not it will be a great choices of HU !
Oh well, MM pay for it anyway , kekekeke :D

 

I was debating if i should go for 12''. But the boot looks a bit squeezy and I think a little overkill. My tuner also told me the same thing. Anyway, I am talking about 2 of them...not 1.

3 amps for tweets, subs and speakers.

Hahaha... the compensation mazda pays is insufficient. I spend way way beyond it. lol... like 3 times the figure?

 

Wah !

 

That is nothing my friend. There are ppl who do 60-70k worth. They have to buy insurance to cover their audio. :D

 

OMG ! *faint* 60-70k???????

 

wooohoo... thats alot of $$$... jaws dropping... that amt can buy a new car! :p

 

yea man. If you are new to this and you want some high end stuff...i suggest you buy 2nd hand. 3-4k you can get very very good system. And I can pledge my word that it is better than a lot of brand new 6-7k stuff....

Anyway, my boot is now stuffed with 2 crystal cm p 10". Looks real packed. The subs filled the whole inner compartment. I put the amps at the small well and got a cover with neon light over them. Cool looking. Am one happy Manwe now.

But boot space limited now lah....think put 1 golf bag nothing can go in liao. Put 2 tennis rackets some shoes and some rojak also can fill it up too...hehehe...but after hearing the effect...no regrets :D

 

do you mind sharing what speakers and amps went into your ride? n if possible pics pls!

 

Your ICE mod sounds awesome Manwe! Yet, in the short time I've owned my 8 all I want to hear while driving is the engine

 

Sure...let me go grab digital and snap pic...is a terrific job....will repost in a couple days...

 

I can give you a demo on fri.

Cygenic,

I'm doing a tint on fri at v-kool. Pictures may speak a thousand words but nothing beats hearing with own ears for sound. PM me to arrange to see it if you are free...

 

Hey Manwe,

You are too kind Guess I'm too late, missed the invite ;( Wld love to c your ride one of these days, another time then

 

This is my settings

Amp pa 100 and 450 s spk avi frm 160 sub dcs 10 pre amp three one.

No time to take digital pic. Tomorrow I'm polishing my car at noon time. Interested in coming and taking a look? If not you have to wait for another time when I'm around and free to meet up with ppl....

 

Saw and heard Manwe's ICE mod yesterday....drool. We're doing Zaino tomorrow, I'll post pix...

 

As promised, here's Manwe's ICE mod....

 

Oh, and here's the result of over four hours of Zaino sweat :D Manwe wins the prize for best shine...he was able to apply two coats of Z2 and Z6 while I struggled to keep up and managed only one :o

 

Thats awesome shine.... wish I have the patience and time like you guys do. Wanna do mine next sunday? :p

 

I should have time...ask Genesis... We haven't really clean the tires and interior yet...

 

BTW, where did you guys get the Zainol?

 

Yeah, interior next weekend 8citing...pm if you want to join us. Can get the Zaino products from Cazcomp at 21 Simon Rd., very helpful guys there. They've got the new Z2 in now....I may even put on another coat to match Manwe The claybar was the biggest chore, but it's amazingly effective.

 

Oh the products are in liao?

They never call me yet, basket say they will once in.

I will go get the damn stuff then...:D

 

Neon...they called me about five days ago saying the new stuff is in. Thing is, the bottle of "new" Z2 looks exactly like a bottle of the old Z2. I take it on faith that it's new, not just another new shipment of old. Regardless...it's amazing stuff, just lots of work to apply. Definitely do what Manwe did, put two coats on yer first total treatment (i.e. after claybar and Z1)....here's a cut from the US website:

"The first application of Z-2 Show Car Polish will produce a super high wet-looking, durable gloss. This is fine for the average vehicle. For the enthusiast, a second coat of Z-2 will simply amaze you in terms of wetness, slickness and optical clarity. You will really see the effect, Z-2 polish has on making ordinary paint finishes look Show Car quality. The third coat, well, simply put it's AWESOME! One eight ounce bottle of Z-2 Show Car Polish will yield approximately eight to ten coats on a mid-size car."

Note, I put too much Z2 on the first coat and once dry, it took more time than necessary to remove with a cotton towel. Better to apply only a very thin coat, let dry, buff off, then Z6, then another thin Z2, then Z6. Just look at Manwe's car compared to mine, not a huge diff but noticeable.