Daimo B
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Well, jsut spent the last two ish days buliding brackets for my front components (at last). Went well im glad to say (which is unusual as i always have problems  ), and the tweeters and comps are sitting in place, fairly hidden. I've mounted the cross-over on the front doorcard. Its see thru turquoise blue plastic so looks pretty cool against the black doorcard.
I wired up all the components (front and rears) and tried my headunit, only to find it beep at me every so often, played for a few seconds then went off. This repeated every time i turned it on. I tried to eject the CD by lowering the face (Pioneer DEH8400), but it only lowers slightly, then turns off again. Every time i turn it back on, it lifts back up into place, then beeps, then goes off again.
I took the cable adaptor off and fitted another Pioneer head unit to find out everything works fine, so it must be the wire adaptor or the head unit. The fuse blew at the head unit, and i replaced it, had problems every since (was a few hours ago).
Should be in ICE, but im working on the car to get it looking half decent inside for Trax. Anyone help out??
PS, I've taken all the doorcards out, re-glued them, and are putting em back in too 
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DanielJ
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Registered: 21st Nov 01
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daimo u dont have the dimensions 4 ur flase floor handy do u m8? gonna start makin mine soonish
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Trotty
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Registered: 22nd Feb 01
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Hmmn, sounds odd... 
If I remember rightly there's a reset switch somewhere on the Pioneer head units isn't there? I'd check all the wiring, make sure that's ok then try the reset switch and see if that does anything?
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Daimo B
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Nice one Trotty, i'll go have a ganders, i've seen it on there.
Dan, nahh, not got em, found an old cardbored template though Try doing that first (then the aid of staples n sissors), trim the carbored around the inside of the car, staple it all together to make a template, then i got some cheap plywood (think its called that, soft thin wood), made a basic template, then just drew round it on a big peice off wood, cut it out, then cut it down the middle.
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DanielJ
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im not doin it  leavin it 2 a professional within the family so i wont b payin hardly nothn 4 it
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Daimo B
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I done it myself  ) Cost me the price of the wood, the electruicity to run the tools, and the price of the carpet
Can't get cheaper than that Plus i was well chuffed it turned out so well.
Took it out the other day, boyoboy the wood im using is far too think Sooo heavy.
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corb
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i'm starting mine on monday  nothing like anyones on here though. Anyone seen Alpines Type-R rear install? hehe, well, see how it goes!
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DanielJ
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shh corb u dunno wa im doin yet
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Daimo B
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Isn't that the like million $$$ install, with over 100,000 man hours work.
Think that may be a little out of your league dude
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Nobby
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Daimo your such a defeatist!
Bit of glass fibre matting, some filler and a sheet or two of wetn'dry, jobs a goodun!
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Daimo B
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u see the feature on it?? Quite a few man hours work
As for my head unit, gotta send it off, not gonna have it for tomorrow. Got to use an old Pioneer Deh1400 head unit or summit poo like that to listen to music now 
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ajscorsa
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Registered: 30th Apr 02
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my m8 has this with his pioneer head unit.
lasts like 30 secs beeps then switches off??
pain in the ass. sometimes workssometimes dont its weird
cant mind the model number but its an 8000 somthin or other
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Daimo B
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Yeah, DEH8400R.
Just heard that theres a lot of problems with these head units cos they are so complicated Doh. Its gonna be away for at least a week
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Nobby
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Yeah i've seen the feature.
I prefer the BMW that Alpine did, that was sweeet!!
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Trotty
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Registered: 22nd Feb 01
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Ah the BM was maaaad - all curved in the rear and amps in the seats, etc
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ajscorsa
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yeah damio thats the same one as his.
let me know what they say when you get the head unit back.
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Daimo B
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quote:
Originally posted by Trotty
Ah the BM was maaaad - all curved in the rear and amps in the seats, etc
Was a redline feature wasn't it/ REmember Dan mumbling on about it Was quality though, still got the mag somewhere in teh collection.
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Trotty
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Registered: 22nd Feb 01
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Yeah I think so - was an M3 on 19"s IIRC...
Absolutely stunning job though 
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GIBBS
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any pics of the BM ?
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corb
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Registered: 24th Apr 02
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Yeah, was quite a few hours work, but remember, im only doing the rear of the car. Look at the dash, that probably took up about half of the hours worked, then the cards. The rear of the car probably only took them about 100hours.
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