i brought my fabia in February and thought i'd fill you in on my progress.

the first look

http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/692/72090752.jpg/

first things i did was added two 400watt 6x9's because the two door speakers was just plain and boring

well it took a while to start doing things to the car but in july the suspension springs decieded to wear badly so i decieded to lower the car 35mm

http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/834/27299222469830572451328.jpg/

then i decieded to get some wind defectors in mid august for the car which made it look smarter, which you cannot notice

http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/841/imag0134ta.jpg/

and now its got some subs fitted... 1800watts worth

http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/855/imag0135bq.jpg/

future plans: rear windows tinting, new headunit, secondary amp, upgraded door speakers, aiming for 3000+ watts with the sound, then maybe in the future some new wheels

the reason for the link to the photo's and them not actually uploaded is because this is my first ever post and don't know how to upload them

thankyou

Black or anthracite 16" standard vRS alloys will transform the car - should be able to pick a decent set up with tires for around the £200 mark

im thinking black vrs wheels or 05 seat ibiza sport 16's, 7spoke on the car, can get them for the same price

either will transform the car nicely

Good progress mate, im surprised you didnt splash out on a great headunit before you started to load up the car with audio

Do you get any vibrations using the OEM parcel shelf and the 6x9's?

Maybe colour code the door handles, wing mirrors etc. Looking good so far

the head unit that is in the car at the minute is one i brought for my old car, which cost £40 which has usb and aux in etc...

getting a new one soon with bluetooth and more amp connection ports.

im adventually going to colour code the door handles and wing mirrows, and around the edge of the wing mirrors im going to have an orange edge

also im going to paint the brake calipers orange.

i get no vibration at all with the oem parcel shelf, but the 6x9's are not on a amp which is properbly why.

and cheers for the comments

Not a fan of 6x9's. The standard speaker locations in the doors are pretty good, main issue is the limited mounting depth. I'd imagine the front standard speakers without 6x9's, plus the subwoofer - would sound better than 6x9's with subwoofer.

update on the progress of my car

got the front door speakers ready to be fitted, but iv had a set back on the stuff i wanted to get done because of the rubbish weather season :(

also had another thing to replace on the car which i could of done without, had to replace the front windscreen :( should of got the insurance :/

plans for the good weather next year, if passes m.o.t in december...

1: facelift front bumper with plastic bumper strips smoothed.

2: tinted rear windows

3: new alloys

4: orange callipers

or if i can get insurance cheap enough on a octy 1.8 vrs ill be exchanging

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hey, just an update on my progress, everything has stopped untill the summer, wanting to do some painting but unsure weather ill be keeping the car if i can get insurance on a vrs fabia

unfortinaly the day before christmas, i was rear ended :( lucky for me both cars are insured so thankfully ill be getting it fixed

hopefully in january ill be getting some angel eyes and window tints other than that im debating on the car

looks like a nice fabia, shame about the bump :(

as for the audio, its not all about the watts and cramming as much in as possible!

Rich

what front door speakers have you got because i want to replace mine.. just kind find the right ones because of the mounting depth

what front door speakers have you got because i want to replace mine.. just kind find the right ones because of the mounting depth

hey sorry for delayed reply

im using standard door speakers atm as im waiting for spare cash to come in for the speaker holders but im going to be using edge speakers 240watts for this car, next one ill be splashing the cash one

kieran

i brought my fabia in February and thought i'd fill you in on my progress.

the first look

http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/692/72090752.jpg/

first things i did was added two 400watt 6x9's because the two door speakers was just plain and boring

well it took a while to start doing things to the car but in july the suspension springs decieded to wear badly so i decieded to lower the car 35mm

http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/834/27299222469830572451328.jpg/

then i decieded to get some wind defectors in mid august for the car which made it look smarter, which you cannot notice

http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/841/imag0134ta.jpg/

and now its got some subs fitted... 1800watts worth

http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/855/imag0135bq.jpg/

future plans: rear windows tinting, new headunit, secondary amp, upgraded door speakers, aiming for 3000+ watts with the sound, then maybe in the future some new wheels

the reason for the link to the photo's and them not actually uploaded is because this is my first ever post and don't know how to upload them

thankyou

A 3000 watt speaker rated system dont make a loud powerful system unless you have a very powerful power amp to drive them.So for a full 3000w rated speaker system you would want a power amp capable of producing a electrial current of around 280 amps from a 12 volt system VxI=Watts

yeah i know, im learning with this car as i go along as it is my 1st modifying attempt

yeah i know, im learning with this car as i go along as it is my 1st modifying attempt

Surely the 6x9s in the parcel shelf fighting with the twin subs in the boot sounds dreadful! The air displacment of the subs is probably damaging the 6x9s and must be causing nasty distortion. I guess it's ok if you just want noise rather then sound quality, but for me I would ditch the 6x9s and replace the front door speakers and tweeters and power them from a good quality amp (i.e. forget the watts (most of them are false claims anyway) and concentrate on SNR and good frequency response across the board). Let me know if you want to know anything regarding fitting front door speakers. Looks like a tidy car.

yeah it does distort but only when its on a loud and basey song, the 6x9's was fitted about 6months before the subs cause the car was originally a 2speaker model and drove me mad

well i forgot to add a few tiny modifications that i done to my car before the accident, okay its only changing bulbs but it made a hude differance to the car

and a few too many songs on the radio :p

Just a general Family Gathering

octy 1.9tdi estate, octy 2.0tdi laura kelmant, fabia silverline (mine), Fabia vrs

update: i had a minor disagrement with a moped on easter weekend :/

luckly the insurance is staying out of things and paying for our own to be fixed, luckly his was £30 to fix but mines been quoted at £450 :/ think its time for the car to go as i have lost interest in this project

kieran