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Innuendomaster

Member Since: 29 Mar 2013
Location: South East
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My Kenwood ICE Upgrade

Just a brief showing, started here

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This was a test fit of a 12" Sub, didn't fit once the seats were put back so had to mount the sub hidden, under the ply

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OEM Head unit

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Replaced with a Kenwood Unit that's also a Hands Free Kit too

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Amplifier Added, just need to tidy the wiring

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8th Jun 2013 10:07pm

custom90

Member Since: 21 Jan 2010
Location: South West, England.
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Looks great.

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8th Jun 2013 10:22pm

Innuendomaster

Member Since: 29 Mar 2013
Location: South East
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Cheers. Not as Professional as Some, but practical and works well. I couldn't carry on with just tunes by my knees, so this is a perfect compromise

8th Jun 2013 10:32pm

custom90

Member Since: 21 Jan 2010
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How are you finding the power output now?

9th Jun 2013 9:05am

Innuendomaster

Member Since: 29 Mar 2013
Location: South East
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Well I can hear it now

. Seriously though, its a great budget upgrade that apart from the HU all was purchased via ebay cheaply.

Coming out of a D3 HSE you are spoilt with a 14 speaker Harmon Kardon system, and I do like my tunes all around rather than at my knees.

9th Jun 2013 9:08am

custom90

Member Since: 21 Jan 2010
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The D3 would be much more soundproofed and quieter though inside anyway boosting the effect. The Defender less so.

The sub you've got is that a shallow one? $W33T $0U7H3RN $UG4R
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9th Jun 2013 9:11am

Innuendomaster

Member Since: 29 Mar 2013
Location: South East
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The Sub is KFC-W112S. Now that is tight and took some head scratching to get it to fit too. I went from a surface mount which didn't fit (the Sub outer ring is 2.5cm), to hidden fitting which didn't work initially either. I changed the angle of the back board enough to allow just enough room for the 6x9's and that did'nt work either.

I then changed the Ply from 12mm to 9mm and that gave me just enough.

9th Jun 2013 9:17am

custom90

Member Since: 21 Jan 2010
Location: South West, England.
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Thought it looked a tight fit.

Ideally you could do with a sealed or ported enclosure really but I'd imagine in that space it's nigh on impossible. At least the Yanks don't have these problems much with their big trucks.
I expect your fining the 6x9's are pretty potent too... Are they the 500w peak versions? S-1094's off the top of my head. $W33T $0U7H3RN $UG4R
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9th Jun 2013 9:35am

Innuendomaster

Member Since: 29 Mar 2013
Location: South East
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Yes the 6x9's are powerful. I had them running before the sub & amp and thought did I really need to add more Bass?, but once I did the system works in harmony and although the Sub is turned down its a brilliant sound

9th Jun 2013 9:38am

custom90

Member Since: 21 Jan 2010
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To be honest I think you made the right choice. If you'd have gone for a more powerful Sub it wouldn't have fitted anyway and also perhaps may have cancelled out 6x9's a little. I have had in another car in the past running a Kenwood 1224D Sub which is a 12" & nearly 1000w rms power 1600w peak. In a sealed large enclosure. The bass power output on that was massive.

9th Jun 2013 10:16am

Innuendomaster

Member Since: 29 Mar 2013
Location: South East
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Well you did point me mildly towards a full Kenwood System, and apart from the OEM speakers up front I did just that. I will probably upgrade the dash ones, just not yet.

9th Jun 2013 11:13am

custom90

Member Since: 21 Jan 2010
Location: South West, England.
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if you do upgrade the fronts I think you'll be pleasantly surprised by the price to do it. As they are relatively small speakers they are £40 a pair.

9th Jun 2013 11:48am

Innuendomaster

Member Since: 29 Mar 2013
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Hence why I haven't done it yet

, any links though?

9th Jun 2013 1:03pm

custom90

Member Since: 21 Jan 2010
Location: South West, England.
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These are both the same only with different grilles:
New style
Previous
The S1094 is the newest version and AFAIk the only difference is the grill the power is the same.
Mine (As you can see in my gallery) are the S1093 and personally I prefer this one for it's grille design as I like it more than the newer one. Also the 1093 will match your 6x9's too.
Two choices both the best Kenwood offer for 10cm speakers.
Kicker also do some nice ones also but your probably best to stick to the same brand and design.

9th Jun 2013 1:32pm

Innuendomaster

Member Since: 29 Mar 2013
Location: South East
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Without looking at mine yet, are they simply a Plug n Play and fit in the existing hole?

9th Jun 2013 1:34pm

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