Seriously BIG car audio visual systems!

[damienengland]

Hi All

Just wanted to see if anyone has tinkered with 'seriously' big sound and/or visual systems in panel vans etc. I know many are purists who want to stick with original equipment radios, but i believe in the best audio/visual you can possibly afford, so what has everyone done in their vehicles? Anything crazy out there? What about massive systems that hide inside classic looking vehicles? What A/V options would people want in this modern era? Cloud based media? Wifi hotspot? GPS? Theatre? Google Now? Nightclub lighting systems? 8 track?

Any Ideas?

[Dago]

I'm not big on huge sound, but Bluetooth and nice balanced sound is on my list. Nothing worse than listening to music you can't hear properly due to one or two tinny dash mounted speakers. I say hidden slim subs and splits fed from an amp, also hidden.

[damienengland]

I'm not big on huge sound, but Bluetooth and nice balanced sound is on my list. Nothing worse than listening to music you can't hear properly due to one or two tinny dash mounted speakers. I say hidden slim subs and splits fed from an amp, also hidden.

Great suggestion Dago. I enjoy AD2P Bluetooth in my work car and it works awesome with my Google Music account. Also agreed with Subs and splits. Should subs be ported or sealed?

[Indy Orange]

I'm not big on huge sound, but Bluetooth and nice balanced sound is on my list. Nothing worse than listening to music you can't hear properly due to one or two tinny dash mounted speakers. I say hidden slim subs and splits fed from an amp, also hidden.

So where do you hide them then Dago ,without mutilating front kick panels or front doors?

[Dago]

So where do you hide them then Dago ,without mutilating front kick panels or front doors?

Looking around in the ute, I think the subs could easily be mounted behinds the seats, along with an amp, though size is a problem. Unfortunately, the only place for speakers would be to mount them in pods on the doors. Externally so you didn't cut the steel. The splits could be mounted into the holes above the upper seat belt mounting points.
I haven't got that far yet, but that was my plan. I have holes in my doors so I currently run 6x9's behind the seats and 6 inch in the doors. No amp.

[Frosty]

I don't know much about this stuff but I put a modern stereo in my van. It has 1100w mono amp behind passager seat. 2 8inch subs just behind the archway. 2 6x10 3 ways at the back. 2 x 3 way 5 inch in the kick panels. (old panels were out of a WB ute and already stuffed )Head unit is Sony, CD,blue tooth, USB with adjustable sub volume. I also put acoustic sound stuff (Dynamat ?) right thru the rear. 10 inch tablet goes on the arch and plugs into the system for movies and music. It's also has under car LED lights in the back and a 2 kw inverter that runs a smoke machine. Gps tracker unit in hidden in the car incase somebody feels they want to take it away.We don't drive fast but we do listen to very loud music and smoke it up sometimes.

[damienengland]

I don't know much about this stuff but I put a modern stereo in my van. It has 1100w mono amp behind passager seat. 2 8inch subs just behind the archway. 2 6x10 3 ways at the back. 2 x 3 way 5 inch in the kick panels. (old panels were out of a WB ute and already stuffed )Head unit is Sony, CD,blue tooth, USB with adjustable sub volume. I also put acoustic sound stuff (Dynamat ?) right thru the rear. 10 inch tablet goes on the arch and plugs into the system for movies and music. It's also has under car LED lights in the back and a 2 kw inverter that runs a smoke machine. Gps tracker unit in hidden in the car incase somebody feels they want to take it away.We don't drive fast but we do listen to very loud music and smoke it up sometimes.

Frosty, that's gold! A smoke machine sounds awesome to me. Maybe a bit cheesy to others but i love it. How do you find the Dynamat?

[Frosty]

Frosty, that's gold! A smoke machine sounds awesome to me. Maybe a bit cheesy to others but i love it. How do you find the Dynamat?

I found the Dynamat did a great job of cutting the road noise and the drumming. Not sure the difference to the sound as I put in the Dynamat in before the noise system but it does sound very good. I also found the Dynamat expensive, about $500 to do the rear of the van. Smoke machine is amusing and very cheesy

[78 sin bin]

I don't know much about this stuff but I put a modern stereo in my van. It has 1100w mono amp behind passager seat. 2 8inch subs just behind the archway. 2 6x10 3 ways at the back. 2 x 3 way 5 inch in the kick panels. (old panels were out of a WB ute and already stuffed )Head unit is Sony, CD,blue tooth, USB with adjustable sub volume. I also put acoustic sound stuff (Dynamat ?) right thru the rear. 10 inch tablet goes on the arch and plugs into the system for movies and music. It's also has under car LED lights in the back and a 2 kw inverter that runs a smoke machine. Gps tracker unit in hidden in the car incase somebody feels they want to take it away.We don't drive fast but we do listen to very loud music and smoke it up sometimes.

hey frosty have you got any pics of your tablet setup? I want to do something similar myself. something I can remove for everyday driving and mount wen needed..... could you give me more information as to how you get it to sync with your headunit as well please? I am totally audio visual dumb...cheers mate

[Frosty]

hey frosty have you got any pics of your tablet setup? I want to do something similar myself. something I can remove for everyday driving and mount wen needed..... could you give me more information as to how you get it to sync with your headunit as well please? I am totally audio visual dumb...cheers mate

Photos continue to elude me as does many things. I used stick on Velcro and Blue tooth connected to the head unit. mine is on the arch way. Pick a unit with Blue tooth, works for your phone as well.