[shajufx]

1. What is your existing setup ?
Ford Fiesta 2 Din stock Head Unit
Hertz ESK 570 components
Rockford Fosgate P1S412 subwoofer in sealed enclosure
Blaupunkt THA 475 PnP 4 channel Amp

2. How much did it cost and when did you buy it?
Components = 6500
Amplifier = 10000
RF sub = 5500
Sub Box = 1200
PnP Fiesta wiring harness = 700
Wires, labour etc. = 1000
Total = 24900
Installation = October 2009

3.How serious were your about your system?
Moderately serious. Target was a system that has clarity, power, decent punching bass etc.

4. Which kind of music do you listen to ?
All kinds in 7 different languages.

5. Would you recommend it to others?
Offcourse, what I have done is a real VFM considering the total budget, selection of products and the end result.

[Mi10]

Car : Swift Vxi

1. What is your existing setup ?
Head: Pioneer DEH 5050 UB
Front Stage: Hertz DSK 165 components (80W RMS x 2)
Rear Fills: Hertz DCX 165 coaxials (60W RMS x 2)
Blaupunkt GTA 480 4 channel Amp (75W RMS x 4)
Wiring: Boss

2. How much did it cost and when did you buy it?
Head: 7100 (Grey)
Components: 6990 (B/W)
Coaxials: 2990 (B/W)
Amplifier: 9000 (B/W)
Wiring: 800
Install: 1200

Total: ~28000
Installation = Sep - Oct 2009

3.How serious were your about your system?
Quite Serious. Since this car would be mostly used by my dad, i didnt plonk in a Sub. Also, he listens only to oldies and classical music, for which i hope this should suffice

4. Which kind of music do you listen to ?
Soft Rock, Classical, Jazz and Oldies

5. Would you recommend it to others?
Yeah, Gives out clean music, people who are not Bass heads would certainly like it.

[furioussphinx]

Quite an informative thread.

[mkh]

Originally Posted by Latheesh

My Car:
Chevrolet Spark LT

what is your existing setup (HEADUNITS, SPEAKERS, AMPS, DSP,SW etc.)
Headunit : Kenwood MP6043U
Front Co-axials : Hertz DCX 100
Rear Co-axials : POLK DB690

2. How much did it cost and when did you buy it?

Above set up + MDF board + Installation costed me 15K with bill and warranty (in September 2009)
(got one Car refreshner free of cost)


3.How serious were you about your system?
Wanted a decent music system

4. which kind of music do you listen to ??
90s bollywood, Malayalam Classics, Soft rock, Pop, Hip-hop, Club mixes

5. would you recommend it to others???
Yes, I like it very much
I am thinking of upgrading

Hi Latheesh
Can you tell me the cost of the units seperately please? How much did the HU and speakers cost and from where did you buy them in Bangalore. I got a quote for the same set up except HU from Torque so wanted to check the price.

[SPARKled]

Car: Spark LS
HU: Clarion DXZ785USB - 8200
Front 3 way components: DLS Performance C36 - 10000
Sub in ported enclosure: Bull Audio SW-12 - 5490
Amp 4 channel Ground Zero GZIA4100 - 12500
Installation including everything
right from wiring + cabling to damping - 10000

[Latheesh]

Originally Posted by mkh

Hi Latheesh
Can you tell me the cost of the units seperately please? How much did the HU and speakers cost and from where did you buy them in Bangalore. I got a quote for the same set up except HU from Torque so wanted to check the price.

I do not have seperate final price, but the initial quote was

MP6043U - HU - 8800
DCX 100 - FRONT - 1700
DB690 - rear - 4500
MDF TRAY - 850
All with bill and warranty.

Finally I paid 15K for the same setup and got Rs.200 worth refreshner free. It was done at EVO in Cambridge Layout (owned by a TEAM-BHPian), neat installation.
According to me TORQUE in Indira Nagar is a rip-off.

[mkh]

Originally Posted by Latheesh

I do not have seperate final price, but the initial quote was

MP6043U - HU - 8800
DCX 100 - FRONT - 1700
DB690 - rear - 4500
MDF TRAY - 850
All with bill and warranty.

Finally I paid 15K for the same setup and got Rs.200 worth refreshner free. It was done at EVO in Cambridge Layout (owned by a TEAM-BHPian), neat installation.
According to me TORQUE in Indira Nagar is a rip-off.

Why do you say so? TORQUE gave me a quote for a setup with Pioneer 4190 HU, hertz comp and polk audio speakers for about 17K, did not look too high price( offered me a 15% discount on MRP)
How much does Hertz Component Front Speakers cost with Bill and Warranty anyways? MRP is 5990

[Latheesh]

OT:
I checked Torque for some of the accessories like Alloys, horns and other components. If you see almost all boxes I found there with MRP tag removed or scratched condition. He quoted 750+installation for roots windtone :-)))) actual MRP of this is 485.

I suggest you to check @ EVO in cambridge layout for the same ICE set up and decide.

[mkh]

Originally Posted by Latheesh

My Car:
Chevrolet Spark LT

what is your existing setup (HEADUNITS, SPEAKERS, AMPS, DSP,SW etc.)
Headunit : Kenwood MP6043U
Front Co-axials : Hertz DCX 100
Rear Co-axials : POLK DB690

2. How much did it cost and when did you buy it?

Above set up + MDF board + Installation costed me 15K with bill and warranty (in September 2009)
(got one Car refreshner free of cost)


3.How serious were you about your system?
Wanted a decent music system

4. which kind of music do you listen to ??
90s bollywood, Malayalam Classics, Soft rock, Pop, Hip-hop, Club mixes

5. would you recommend it to others???
Yes, I like it very much
I am thinking of upgrading

Originally Posted by Mi10

Car : Swift Vxi

1. What is your existing setup ?
Head: Pioneer DEH 5050 UB
Front Stage: Hertz DSK 165 components (80W RMS x 2)
Rear Fills: Hertz DCX 165 coaxials (60W RMS x 2)
Blaupunkt GTA 480 4 channel Amp (75W RMS x 4)
Wiring: Boss

2. How much did it cost and when did you buy it?
Head: 7100 (Grey)
Components: 6990 (B/W)
Coaxials: 2990 (B/W)
Amplifier: 9000 (B/W)
Wiring: 800
Install: 1200

Total: ~28000
Installation = Sep - Oct 2009

3.How serious were your about your system?
Quite Serious. Since this car would be mostly used by my dad, i didnt plonk in a Sub. Also, he listens only to oldies and classical music, for which i hope this should suffice

4. Which kind of music do you listen to ?
Soft Rock, Classical, Jazz and Oldies

5. Would you recommend it to others?
Yeah, Gives out clean music, people who are not Bass heads would certainly like it.

Hey the hertz component with tweeters is 5990 MRP- did you mean that or 6990?
Maybe there is a price diff in bangalore and chennai but doubt if 1k
I got mine for 5990 MRP

[mkh]

Originally Posted by Latheesh

OT:
I checked Torque for some of the accessories like Alloys, horns and other components. If you see almost all boxes I found there with MRP tag removed or scratched condition. He quoted 750+installation for roots windtone :-)))) actual MRP of this is 485.

I suggest you to check @ EVO in cambridge layout for the same ICE set up and decide.

Actually i did go to EVO, had heard good reviews about him. There was not much price difference- after all how much can one get when paying for items with B/W
I got hertz comps at 5990 MRP from EVO minus some 300 rs, Torque was giving for 15% discount. Overall the package deal was fine from EVO and i am not the kind to bargain much...but i think Torque is also a fair dealer as per this experience of mine...

[Latheesh]

Whatever comments I made about TORQE is from my personal experience. If you are happy with the deal and their service go ahead and do the installation.

I am thinking of upgrading my front co-axial to comps (IL 4.1 - Rs. 5000).

[StreetAddict]

1. what is your existing setup (HEADUNITS, SPEAKERS, AMPS, DSP,SW etc.) :

Head Unit : Kenwood KDC-MP4036U (Front USB-in)
Speakers (Rear-Fill): Kenwood KFC-HQ718EX (XOd at 80Hz)
Speakers (Front In-Dash): Kenwood KFC-1056 (XOd at 140Hz)
Amplifier : Kenwood KAC-8103D monoblock 500W RMS @ 2 ohms
Subwoofer : Kenwood KFC-W3514DVC in a Ported enclosure tuned to 38.9Hz
Port : AZ audiocomp AR80V
Power : Connection Audison FPK 600 4-guage
RCAs : Connection Audison FS2-550


2. How much did it cost and when did you buy it?
Kenwood KDC-MP4036U (Front USB-in) : No Idea, Procured by dad (with B&W)
Kenwood KFC-HQ718EX (XOd at 80Hz) : Around 5k INR (with B&W)
Kenwood KFC-1056 (XOd at 140Hz) : No Idea, Procured by dad (with B&W)
Kenwood KAC-8103D : around 11k INR (without B&W)
Kenwood KFC-W3514DVC : around 4k INR (without B&W)
Enclosure : 1000 INR
AZ audiocomp AR80V : 600 INR (with B&W)
Connection Audison FPK 600 4-guage : 6500 INR (with B&W)
Connection Audison FS2-550 : 1k INR (with B&W)

3.How serious were your about your system?

Damn serious. Was thinking of getting this since my school days (much before we got the car)


4. which kind of music do you listen to ?? prefer deep bass or how is it...

I prefer loud bass. The current setup in enough to crank the central locking alarm in most cars


5. would you recommend it to others???

Some components like the HU, amp & wiring : Yes
Won't recommend the sub.

6. Place where the install was done :
Stuff was procured from Karol Bagh & the initial setup (which included fake JBL wiring) was done at an accessory shop there. Had some initial issues & was referred to Driven, East of kailash, Delhi. M a regular visitor since then.

7. Which car? :
'07 Maruti Suzuki WagonR VXi

8. Date of install :

Q1 2008.

[mkh]

Originally Posted by Latheesh

Whatever comments I made about TORQE is from my personal experience. If you are happy with the deal and their service go ahead and do the installation.

I am thinking of upgrading my front co-axial to comps (IL 4.1 - Rs. 5000).

cool- just my 2 cents- try out diff places, its a business that all people run so who knows what u may get when u ask To my utmost surprise a relative got the SAME installation done as mine at torque for 1.5K less than what i paid at EVO...lesson learnt well- always research well...

[Chuchan]

Originally Posted by shajufx

1. What is your existing setup ?
Ford Fiesta 2 Din stock Head Unit
Hertz ESK 570 components
Rockford Fosgate P1S412 subwoofer in sealed enclosure
Blaupunkt THA 475 PnP 4 channel Amp

2. How much did it cost and when did you buy it?
Components = 6500
Amplifier = 10000
RF sub = 5500
Sub Box = 1200
PnP Fiesta wiring harness = 700
Wires, labour etc. = 1000
Total = 24900
Installation = October 2009

Thank god I saw this. I was told that THA 475 PnP 4 channel amp was something around 15 to 18K. if you dont mind could share where you got his?

[mkh]

This was THE FIRST time ever in my owning cars that i went for a new setup. have always inherited the set ups in cars i bought and never added anything..had read good reviews about EVO- called him up and went there the very first day of buying the car.
I did no market surveys etc and just told him, am from TBHP so give me the best rate and decent set up for my requirements.
I got rear speakers as suggested by hom- Boston with plank. But in a few days wife did not like the idea of moving things out of the boot and having the speakers touch so went back and got them replaced. Lost 500 rs on the speakers which he took back but deducted 500 rs..i did not question why etc as i trusted his judgement totally. I did not get the HU initially at delivery so he lent me an alternative HU keeping a deposit which was nice of him.

What is your existing setup (HEADUNITS, SPEAKERS, AMPS, DSP,SW etc.) :

Head Unit : Pioneer 4190 SD
Speakers (Front): Hertz DSK 165 Component
Speakers (Rear): Lightning Audio Coaxials
Amplifier : Kenwood KAC-8103D monoblock 500W RMS @ 2 ohms

2. How much did it cost and when did you buy it?
Pioneer 4190 HU: I got it on a deal from the place i bought the car (car dealer) as i adjusted this against some free accessories, MRP 10500, EVO quoted 8500rs approx with B&W
Hertz DSK 165: 5500 with B/W
Lightning Audio Rear Speakers: 3500, with B/W
Other charges( harness, rings): 600

3.How serious were your about your system?

Not 2 much, wanted a decent setup, good HU - since was buying the first time at least wanted something nice but not that great. I did want something that would sound nice on the occasional time i needed to play my music and crank it up a little.

4. which kind of music do you listen to ?? prefer deep bass or how is it...

Occasionally metal, FM radio and lot of voice recordings( audio, not music)
We listen to music 20-30% max of the times we are in the car...


5. would you recommend it to others???

Its a good set up, have no idea compared to others, but looks like VFM. I suggest a lower end player, maybe 2190 would also do, but i just wanted a better one for the heck of it

6. Place where the install was done :
EVO

7. Which car? :
i-10 magna

8. Date of install :

November 7 2009