ICE is DONE!!!! (56k warning)

[BigFas]

Full JL Audio system was hooked up today and in a word it looks CRUNK! It has turned out far far better than I initially thought it would and MAJOR Kudos to Andy P who spent the whole day setting everything up for me. Just a couple of VERY minor things to be sorted, namely amp remotes and a sub box connector block but apart from that it's 99.9999999% done

Some pics of the day

Started off with this heap of shite wiring that some local monkey did, long story, but he ended up with a smack in the teeth

http://photos.e46fanatics.com/data/500/6651DSC00877_Small_.JPG

The mess was extended to the head unit
http://photos.e46fanatics.com/data/500/6651DSC00879_Small_.JPG

Andy spent an hour just removing the crappy wiring and after having a laugh about how bad it was, we ended up with this
2 JL Audio 10w3D2's
2 JL Audio e1400 amps
Pheonix Gold Distribution Box
all kinds of wiring

http://photos.e46fanatics.com/data/500/6651DSC00899_Small_-med.JPG

All nicely hidden away under the standard carpet with the JL Audio logo cut out and perspexed
http://photos.e46fanatics.com/data/500/6651DSC00910_Small_.JPG

With some trick lighting as a final touch ;)
http://photos.e46fanatics.com/data/500/6651DSC00912_Small_.JPG

The lights are actually LED's which flash in a "knight rider" effect, side to side

[BigFas]

Let me take the opportunity to big-up Andy P for doing the install. A lot of you guys met him at the recent Brent Cross meet, he had an ICE'd out Smart Car.

Some pics of his install.
Custom boot install
http://photos.e46fanatics.com/data/500/6651DSC00890_Small_.JPG

Door builds
http://photos.e46fanatics.com/data/500/6651DSC00893_Small_.JPG
Head Unit
http://photos.e46fanatics.com/data/500/6651DSC00892_Small_.JPG

I'm sure he'll be along to explain what he's got in his install, but bottom line, he did this all himself.

We're working on getting his new company "ICE Cold" officially affiliated with EvoTechnik, but as one of the founding members, as an active member of this forum and as a customer of ICE Cold, I cannot recommend him enough

[yagga]

Looking very good mate... [ok

Hows it sounding??? [banana

[peppernick]

Looks great bro [cool [cool

I will have to speak to Andy, thinking of adding an amplifier to my stock Hi-Fi whilst retaining the Basslink.

[Shuriken]

Hey mate that looks amazing, theres some seriously hefty cabling around that amp! :D
As for the previous wiring, now THAT is impressive - lol! I think we need a video of these knight rider lights :)
I love the lighting too, but how does it sound?! Or have I missed the point entirely lmao.. :p

Shuriken.

[Ali_]

Looks very clean Fas congrats [ok

[Afif]

wow slick! How bout a slightly zoomed out pic so we can see how it looks from afar :D.

[churchwa]

Looks great Fas, i cannot wait to hear it!!!!!

What head unit are you using with it?

[lee330sport]

Lookin good fas, ill have to check it out this week. Your car is just getting better and better.

I have a Huge JBL amp im thinking of using with the stock headunit, but i just cant bring myself to take the beemer apart :o

[BeemerBoy888]

Looking slick Fas, I'm going to hook up Andy to do my install [ok

Top job [cool

[mattj]

fas, that looks great-a really good use of the (lack of) space in a cab. bet it sounds great too. im probably going to do somthing similar to my m once i get round to it.

thought id show a pic of the install in my old cab( apologies for highjacking the thread)

2x15" kicker l7's
kicker 1200.1
kicker 600.4
kicker resolution comp's
etc

this is what you can fit in a cab if you dont need your boot lol.

i fiberglassed the spare wheel well out and used it as the box. this setup was way too loud for the car(one word-overkill!!) and theres no way its going in the m3(way too much weight!-and i really dont need that much bass lol)

never got round too finishing the install because i sold the car

[Afif]

LOL 2 15 inch subs?..... Thats the type of bass which hurts the chest :p. Looks meaaaaaaaaaan tho.

[BigFas]

Thanks for the comments guys, The sound is just amazing! I'm not using a remote at the moment, so the bass is directly correlated to the volume I'm running the head unit at. However, when turned up, for the first time ever, you can feel it in your body, in fact, I was listening to it stuck in traffic on the North Circular and it actually made me feel queezy :D I love it!!!

I'm using the standard BMW head unit, I did think about changing to an aftermarket but I seriously don't like aftermarket head units in a BMW dash, it just doesn't look right and this way it's nice and stealth

Steve, drop Andy a line, I already told him you might call based on my experiences, see what he says.

And I still can't believe the setup I have and the amount of bootspace I still have. It's a much smaller footprint than even the Basslink, well happy.

I have a short video of the lights, I just need someone to host. It's only a meg

[Afif]

email it to me dude (afif@uksupercars.com) and ill put it up now [ok.

p.s. My regular front beemer speakers can shake me [hmm. Althought i got an aftermarket headunit which helps alot!

[nass]

congratulations bro! ;)

[BigFas]

Very quick clip of the LED's in action :D My favourite part of the whole install.

Thanks Afif for hosting

http://www.uksupercars.com/bmw/MOV00915.MPG

[rossi46]

Very quick clip of the LED's in action :D My favourite part of the whole install.

Thanks Afif for hosting

http://www.uksupercars.com/bmw/MOV00915.MPG
nice and neat mate. [ok
luv the LED's . [cool

[Tin]

nice one fas.. that looks top! whats next on the list? [read [cool

[Durgesh]

I saw and heard this today!

I have to say it sounds very good! And the input is coming from speaker outputs!

The bass is tight, and crisp, and the install is very very nice work indeed. If anyone needs any ICE done, I can recommend from what I saw today.

Congrats Fas, I know how long you have been wanting to do this for.

Durgesh

[westside]

looking good dude i'll have to pick hi sbrain any body jnow if 2 12" subs can fit in th eback of a drop?

[bmsingh]

loooking gooood bro...... ;) congratsss

[mysticm3]

wow looks amazing bro, let me hear it when I go help putting you HT back on. One question how are the logos cut? Does he have a special machine or something? Can he cut customer logos too? [cool

[Afif]

you want it to say SSDD Motorsport dont u ;)

[BigFas]

a template was made then drawn onto the carpet and then cut out using a jigsaw. it the design is simple, I'm sure he can do it, alternatively, what I'm sure would be easier is to have any logo printed onto some perspex, or using see-thru decals, and cut a window into the carpet and get it illuminated underneath

[BigFas]

Right guys, this picture is bugging me:

http://photos.e46fanatics.com/data/500/6651DSC00910_Small_.JPG

All I'm seeing is an expanse of greyness. I've had a quick chat with Andy and we're going to look at accentuating the Windows with a frame covered in black alcantara, as well as some more lighting.

Over to you guys, give me some ideas! Primary objective, maintain the space, I'm not looking for more audio equipment, just something to tart the boot up a bit.

[Afif]

so the perspex is just a square sheet underneath the cut outs?

[Durgesh]

Fas, tart up the JL signs like you said.

However above them, get EvoTechnik, in preplex, and light the Evo in blue, and Technik in white.

What do you think?

Durgesh

[BigFas]

now THAT is a decent idea! Will float that with Andy when I see him this week!

Afif, yes, just some perspex hot glued to the underside of the tray

[BigFas]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v90/thejames/Misc/fasbootidea.jpg

[Afif]

lol make sure it looks the same as in the actual logo and decals :p. As for ideas i think that ideas cool specially if you can pull of the colours :D.

[Shuriken]

Haha, who gave you photoshop for christmas? :D

Some lighting from between the subs shining down onto the bottom would look good. Maybe project evotechnik onto the floor - but that might be a bit much lol.

Shuriken.

[Shuriken]

I'm thinking this has got it going on :D:D

http://www.kanukai.com/stuff/fas' boot.jpg

hehehe - the wonders of photoshop..

Shuriken.

[Afif]

LOL you might aswell have a fireworks display in there :cool:. Projectin evotechnik out of the car onto the floor would be trick [jam. Dont even kno if its possible lol.

[TeshCooperS]

FAS, excellent install - fantastic use of my old box.. looking awsome.. cant wait to have a listen....

Tesh

[Shuriken]

On a more serious note a moment of inspiration has cuased this idea...

I dunno how far back the amps go so it would depend on that, but you could cut out rectangles starting at the top of the JL logos. So you have a little gap, then a bit going back into the boot, over the amps. If you lit that it would look quite cool :)

Shuriken.

[BigFas]

All sorted actually.

Getting the EvoTechnik laser etched into some perspex then getting it mounted above the JL windows and accented with LED's.

Watch this space ;)

[Shuriken]

Cool, look forward to the result :)

Shuriken.

[BMW Flex]

WHassup ma Beemer Brethren, as you all can see Fas has had WICKED job done with his ICE......i was there to see a lot of it beeing done.....and feed da BIG man himself!....and curb his anxiousness......a sign of a tru modder.

I've been chattin to andy...gathering thoughts....gonna rock an ICE install soon in my e39.......

Sad thing is andy and I are old mates....and he never finds time for me :(

But no biggy.....when it comes it;s gonna be Phat....and this time Fas....u gonna have to come down and help out....

peace out ppl , watch this space........i'm gonna be posting pic of all andy's (ICE COLD AUDIO's) work.....only on Bee-Em's though.......aint no pile of sh1t motors on here....designing a Fascia for my Head Unit.....watch this space.

[ANT MAN]

BMW flex, your mate Andy doesn't answer my mails [hmm

I would like him to install a system in my coupe (due 8th March), but might go somewhere else now ;)

[BigFas]

what e-mail address you using?

I can PM you his number but e-mail him at icecoldaudio@email.com I know it works

[ANT MAN]

what e-mail address you using?

I can PM you his number but e-mail him at icecoldaudio@email.com I know it works

Thanks for that. :) I have his number but was mailing sextons.