R56 newministuff audio upgrade - warning contains scenes of nudity

[mikeythemini]

Fitted our upgrade kit to another S today.
Here is the car stripped

[mikeythemini]

Amp - 500 watt under the front seat
Clarion 16.5cm package in the front doors
Kenwood 6*9's in the rear,
Sound deadening
Sounds lovely

Now when I get the bluetooth sorted I'll be a happy chappy

[James]

yesus is that carnage really necessary

[Snowie]

Now that is severe nudity - it is a good job the baby in the pushchair is looking the other way

Snowie

[Olly.]

Just a bit of work left to do there Mike

Looks good

[KenL]

I can't look - that is SO nasty.

[ScottyBoy]

Ohh you really have some nerves to do that to a new MINI !

i guess it will sound awesome tho!

Good Job!..

[eggtruck]

I'm either getting rid of my R56 or taking it to Liverpool to get that kit fitted.

I wish you were closer!!!

Looks like you are doing a sterling job mate!

[eggtruck]

How much is this costing the customer?

[mikeythemini]

The audio upgrade costs £550 + vat fitted

[eggtruck]

Not bad considering the work involved

[Ryephile]

mikeythmini: is this upgrade you did here on a non-hi-fi MINI? If so, how did you source the pre-amp signals to the amplifier?

Thanks!

[mikeythemini]

Yes this one was standard boost
I used high level inputs into the amp

[Konman]

Mike, do you do something similar for the earlier Cooper S? I've got a 2005 car with the standard Boost CD which I find pretty poor, and wouldn't mind getting a reasonably priced upgrade. Something like this sounds just the job (pardon the pun!)

As I'm in Leeds, you're not too far away, so should be OK providing this is do-able in a day.

Cheers.

FYI, my car's got the MFSW and the Parrot Evo kit I got from yiu last year.

[DyeLooper]

Mike,
You said the kenwood amp is under the front seat. I see the pic. Is the amp under the carpeting under the front seat. Thats the way the pic represents. If so, what about the heat?