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StefanVXR8 said:
the_ferret82 said:
if i recall the mirror already has the heating element in it just needs wireing up.. it has been a while since i saw the back of a r8 mirror glass
)pah250 said:
StefanVXR8 said:
the_ferret82 said:
if i recall the mirror already has the heating element in it just needs wireing up.. it has been a while since i saw the back of a r8 mirror glass )However, the glass appears to be simply held in place by a plastic lip that surrounds it so if you could find some universal heating pads I see no reason why you couldn't apply them to the back of the existing glass and wire them in. Something like these? Now by my rough calculations they are about 14cm X 8cm which is about the size of our mirrors diagonally speaking................and worth a punt at £8.80'ish for a pair delivered. Picking up a signal for the timed 12v rear demister should be easy and coupled with a relay we should be good to go! Of course what would be nice would be to find the loom in place on the door side of the wiring connector!
Stef
P.S I now have considerably better bass!
Edited by StefanVXR8 on Monday 16th April 18:20
Gary H 2008 said:
Hi Mick - following on from our phone call:
Under here!
Hope you found it
Eve Gary... yes I found it ok, thanks for the call letting me know where it was, have now set it up like you said and I cant beleive how much better it sounds, well worth doing!!!! Under here!
Hope you found it
looking forward to hearing your set up one day.Also while behind the panel I found where the tracker was
snowwolf said:
have now set it up like you said and I cant beleive how much better it sounds, well worth doing!!!!
Out of interest, what is the recommendation to get the best out of the OEM setup? The advice i seem to see quite a bit is turn up the bass at the amp in the boot and disconnect the centre dash speaker?cheers
pah250 said:
Out of interest, what is the recommendation to get the best out of the OEM setup? The advice i seem to see quite a bit is turn up the bass at the amp in the boot and disconnect the centre dash speaker?
cheers
Not heard of the dash speaker one? but def set up the sub amplifier in the boot, the control is hard to find unless you know where it is LOL wish I had taken some pics now.cheers
Remove the boot liner on the left side, quite easy to do, and on the back of the amp is a smaller box about 80mm square, on the bottom of that box is a control knob that you can turn, it also has a central click possition, I found mine to be in between the half click and full base possition.
I found it easier to get in the boot with a torch, infact the boot is so big you could have an orgy in the back
Edited by snowwolf on Monday 16th April 20:40
Centre speaker is a very simple upgrade: Disconnect it It's truly a horrible little speaker. Chances are the paper or sponge surround has disintegrated by now and whilst you cant hear it by itself, it will be distorting and buzzing.
I actually replaced mine, but for a different reason - My Sat Nav has an Audio out. So I fitted a small amp under a seat and connected a 3.5mm to phono lead to it. So when I want to hear my Sat Nav, I just plug it into the lead and the audio comes out of the centre speaker.
Old Vs. New:
Mick - I really want to hear your cut-outs
It's truly a horrible little speaker. Chances are the paper or sponge surround has disintegrated by now and whilst you cant hear it by itself, it will be distorting and buzzing.I actually replaced mine, but for a different reason - My Sat Nav has an Audio out. So I fitted a small amp under a seat and connected a 3.5mm to phono lead to it. So when I want to hear my Sat Nav, I just plug it into the lead and the audio comes out of the centre speaker.
Old Vs. New:
Mick - I really want to hear your cut-outs
Edited by Gary H 2008 on Monday 16th April 21:38
Edited by Gary H 2008 on Monday 16th April 21:42
Gary H 2008 said:
Centre speaker is a very simple upgrade: Disconnect it It's truly a horrible little speaker.
Mick - I really want to hear your cut-outs
What speaker fits in where the dash speaker goes without any major mods? It's truly a horrible little speaker.Mick - I really want to hear your cut-outs
I do like my cutouts
I fitted them to my Ro and was really glad Donk had fitted them fitted there are certain times the cutouts work really well, like when your on the M/way in between 60 & above in top with light throttle, the burble sounds awesome!!!! reminds me of an SLS that past me last year, sounded so nice.
LOL - I did that too and shat myself Mick - I think mine was teh cheapest branded 4" co-axial (Alpine or JVC). I could find on ebay. I actually sold the second of teh pair on ebay (and advertised it as a centre speaker replacement) just make sure the mounting tabs are there - it doesn't really matter if you cant secure both sides, it doesn't really move about, but like I said, try it disconnected first, I think you'll be surprised.
Gary H 2008 said:
LOL - I did that too and shat myself Mick - I think mine was teh cheapest branded 4" co-axial (Alpine or JVC). I could find on ebay. I actually sold the second of teh pair on ebay (and advertised it as a centre speaker replacement) just make sure the mounting tabs are there - it doesn't really matter if you cant secure both sides, it doesn't really move about, but like I said, try it disconnected first, I think you'll be surprised.
Gary H 2008 said:
No. there's such low power going through it. 4 by default, 2ohm will not cause a problem - in fact I can't remember if it was an 2.4 or 8 to begin with. It should say on the back (sorry, binned mine)
I think they are 2ohm as standard, so fitting a 4 ohm should not harm the head unit? Edited by Gary H 2008 on Monday 16th April 22:34
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