System for '85 Golf (Help Needed.)

Welcome. Ask any questions you like, that's what were here for.

First you want to start off with a good head unit. I'd go with a pioneer, have a look on the following sites and tell us what you like and we can tell you if there are good or not.

sonicelectronix.com
woofersetc.com

always have a look on ebay to compare prices, you can usually find them cheaper there. Now, with a head unit you want to make sure it had decent preouts for the amps. 4 volts and up is what you will want to look for the RCA pre outs.

Now, i took a look at you car for what kind of component speakers you should be getting. Please confirm this if it's correct or not. According to crutchfield.com you car has the following speakers:

Front speakers
Dash: 3-1/2"
Front Door: 5-1/4"
Rear speakers
Side Panel: 4x6"

what i would be looking for is some good 5 1/4" component speakers, these type of speakers come with mid bass speakers, tweeters and crossovers. You should spend good money for these because they are very important. you don't want to have loud bass and the vocals being very weak. Component speakers will be placed in the front doors, this is where you want the good sound coming from. for the 4x6 speakers just pick a decent brand and you won't even have to put an amp to these speakers, you can just run them off of the head unit.

As for the brands you should choose, it is always best to go to some car audio shops and listen there to see what really suits you. If you are going to ask me what brands i would lean towards then I would say look at the following:

Focal
DLS
Polk

As far as amps and subs go, I would really suggest you take a look at elemental designs. Great warranties (5 years) and they are underrated amps so they put out more power then they claim.

http://www.edesignaudio.com/

If you have any more questions, just ask away...

 

Head Unit
http://www.sonicelectronix.com/item_12009_Pioneer+DEH-P6000UB.html

front speakers
http://www.sonicelectronix.com/item_7108_Polk+Audio+MOMO+MMC5250.html

Front Stage Amp
http://www.sonicelectronix.com/item_8857_Power+Acoustik+OV4-840.html

Subs
http://www.sonicelectronix.com/item_4281_Alpine+SWR-1242D+-TYPE+R-.html

Sub Amp
http://www.sonicelectronix.com/item_9464_Power+Acoustik+OV1-2000D.html

Wires
2 of these http://www.sonicelectronix.com/item_16568_DEI+-+Directed+64120.html#

approximately 17ft for power and like 5 or so for ground http://www.knukonceptz.com/productDetail.cfm?prodID=KLMX4PRL

1 of these http://www.knukonceptz.com/productDetail.cfm?prodID=KLMX4PRL

1 of these http://www.knukonceptz.com/productDetail.cfm?prodID=FH-44



I think that is all. That should bang and also sound really good all aroun the frequencies.

 

maybe you could get the db series components from polk instead and get eD amps and subs. its all up to you though dude. Ask all the questions you want, we love them all!

 

Pioners use warm colors and aren't excessive. Polks have a bright warm sound and sound great at any volume. Take everything everyone has suggested and add some sound deadening to the list. It will make your subs and speakers louder and sound better. It also helps with road noise and vibrations throughout the car.

 

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LOL Welcome to the boards Vw, you got alot of options to chose from with a budget like that, i know my whole system was about $1200 all together, its just not fully installed yet, been too cold. a couple components up front with a small powered amp might help bring out the full range, considering that with a hatchback that small if your going to use two subs your going to be engolfed with low tones. you should try and size up the front speaker mountings that are availab le and see where you can go from there.

 

2 10's or 1 12 in a properly built enclosure can sound really good and loud off of only a few hundred watts (3~400).

unless you can give up the hatch, and your car can support the electrical demands of what a hi powered sub needs...

 

sounds pretty decent for some really nice stuff... those speakers are really nice and JL makes great stuff... those two come out to 650 on sonicelectronix.... good front stage.. im sure the guys will have some other suggestions perhaps.

 

its worth a try.... cause you are saving a good amount at 500 already because 650 is without shipping and possible tax... they should go for 450 people on craigslist are flexible... i've heard an older model of those alpines and they sound really good.

 

if he gets some decent brands, he can get a lot more than that for about the same amount. I remember I bought my front stage amp for $200 shipped, i got it used but the guy i bought it from never even used it. I bought my DLS for about $200. That is some good stuff and it was for $400 shipped.

You could find another amp, and get some Phoenix gold RSD's which are only like $75. Even if you spend $200 for a decent amp you're still coming out a lot cheaper than the $500.

 

http://cgi.ebay.com/PHOENIX-GOLD-5-25-240w-COMPONENT-CAR-SPEAKERS-RSD-5CS_W0QQitemZ220348643183QQcmdZViewItemQQptZCar_Speakers?hash=item220348643183&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=72%3A1234|66%3A2|65%3A12|39%3A1|240%3A1318|301%3A1|293%3A1|294%3A50

http://cgi.ebay.com/KICKER-08ZX350-4-4-CHANNEL-AMPLIFIER-ZX350-4-AMP-NEW_W0QQitemZ270313462171QQcmdZViewItemQQptZCar_Amplifiers?hash=item270313462171&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=72%3A1234|66%3A2|65%3A12|39%3A1|240%3A1318|301%3A1|293%3A1|294%3A50

that's all brand new and it will come out to $253.10 shipped to your door. I'm just saying there is a lot out there for a lot cheaper.

 

Thats apretty good deal, iam a craigslist fan myself, just dont get burned lol, if its all in the box then you should be good, and always give a little cut to it, people are usually willing to bend a bit on a price, ide offer him 450 then see if he takes. those will make for some great fill in the front of a golf, size wise it will be a good match with a nice sub on low end RMS