Meteorain ICE-ed Up! =D

For further reference, ICE = In Car Entertainment

Yeah, finally I have ICE-ed up my Meteorain =D Somehow I managed to loan the money from my sister (as I don’t have any money at all =p ) to completed my car ICE system =) Below are the list of the equipments that I’ve installed in Meteorain:




Pioneer DEH-2050MPG head unit
- MOSFET 50W x 4
- AUX in
- Remote control
- MP3 and WMA




Pincer component set 350W 4ohm(i'm sure this is a copycat brand as the label is same as Pioneer)
- 2 tweeters half-dome(design like SoundStream tweeter)
- 2 crossovers 3.5KHz 12dB/oct
- 2 6.5" mid bass speakers
- 25mm ASV voice coil
- Neodymium magnet


2-channel Amplifier 800 watts (i think, not sure what brand)


Pioneer TS-A6972E 6x9 3-way speaker (I already bought and installed it earlier)

Overall, I’m very satisfied with the sound produced by this kind of set up =) The bass was very decent and there is no problem at all with playing with all kind of songs. Although my actual target is to get all of the ICE system under Pioneer brand, but due to most car accessories shops here didn’t have any stock for Pioneer components set and amplifier v_v So I had to settle with Pincer brand. An unknown brand but with a same label design as Pioneer, plus their tweeter design was copied from SoundStream. But nevertheless, their performance was really good despite I’m using an unknown components set plus a cheap amplifier. It also improved the sound quality produced, thus leading to an enjoyable ride with my Meteorain =)

There is one thing that I kind of wondering, my engine idling went up like 500RPM from my normal setting. I wonder why as I and those mechanics didn’t touch anything on the engine. All they did was a wiring from the amplifier direct to the car battery that had been fixed to the right node of the battery. In between the wiring, there was a big fused installed which I’ve never seen it before. But oh well, as long as it can runs perfectly fine and it doesn’t drain my car battery like a mad man, I guess I should no need to worry. But I do need to worry visiting the petrol station often if I’m idling the car too much =D

A little advice for those that plan to ICE their car, please don’t place the Tweeters facing towards you. When you have the tweeters installed together with the crossovers, it will produce a high frequency sound directly to your ears. This is bad for the ears and also your concentration. The best position is to make the tweeters facing the windscreen of the car. Happy modifying and ICE-ing your ride =)

As usual, we will let the pictures do the talking =)


My old head unit, Blaupunkt Zurich RCR26P


Making the wiring for the socket for the new head unit


Making the wiring for others


Installing the crossover


Finished cutting the hole for the speaker


Tada~ finished


A closer look at the speaker


Installing the amplifier


The amplifier wiring direct to my battery


A close-up with the fuse in between the amplifier and battery wiring


The head unit without the faceplate


The head unit


Head unit at night


The tweeters. Remember, this setting is bad lolz


The label at the back is no different that the Pioneer label


Overall view of the interior

Oh yeah, finally I had Meteorain undergo its scheduled service (after almost exceed 2000km, thanks to someone else idea of going to Genting Highland and Fraser Hill in one night >_> ). Here are the parts that I chaged during the service:
- spark plugs
- engine oil
- oil filter
- air filter


Process of changing the air filter

Upon suspecting, some of the car parts also need to be changed as soon as possible according to the mechanic due to old age. These things are:
- radiator’s hoses
- engine block gaskets
- camshaft timing belt
- transmission oil

Today, one of my friend Ariff decided to buy a new head unit for his car as his previous head unit was already broken. So he decided to take the Sony model (can’t make out the model number, sorry) and install it in his car.


My Pioneer faceplate cover and Ariff Sony faceplate cover


A view from what the monster inside

As I went there, I also bought and installed door visors for my mum’s car as she likes to open the window while driving. So this visor can prevent water from entering while she is driving on the rain.


It looked kinda cool, maybe because my mum's car is also black =p

So right now my car has already turned into a mini disco. Maybe later next time I should buy the bling-bling sphere to put inside my car =p

Ciao~

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Few Upgrades For My Mum's Car =D

Few Upgrades For My Mum's Car =D

Since certain people already bored with my wedding crasher post (i went there because i can get free food you know >_>), so now i presented to you guys, the Boy's Expensive Big Toys a.k.a Car =p

Recently i add some mods to my mum's car =p. The first mods was adding a brand new powerful rear speaker, a 6x9 3-way Pioneer TS-A6972E speaker =)


The Speaker =)

The cost? RM250 with the installation. It is quite a good price as the current market price can reach up to RM300 for this speaker model.


Top view of the speaker after getting it out from the box


The back view of the speaker magnet


During installation


Tada~ Finished =D

Due to my standard audio player, the difference is not that great. But when i connected it with my Sony Ericsson w700i via a 12V FM player, the sound was damn great =D But still, i need to do a further enhancement in order to produce a richer sound. So now i need to buy a front/mid speaker, amplifier, and a new audio player soon. As for tweeter, crossover, and subwoofer, that can wait later =)


A set of front/mid speaker with tweeter and crossover worth RM260, but Pincer brand, never heard of it, so don't want to buy it xD


I want to buy that player x_x

So as for now, my wish-list for an enjoyable ride will be:


Pioneer Audio Player


Pioneer Front/Mid speaker


and Pioneer Amplifier

Yes, i will dedicate Pioneer to my car xD Pioneer is a good audio brand after all =)

Besides the audio upgrade, i also need to consider the security of the car as currently there is no any alarm system for the car at all >_< The previous stock alarm was removed by my dad a few years ago due to unknown reason. I asked him, he said he had forgotten as it was a long ago >_>

After discussing with my friend Amir, i decided to focus on the security issue first. So i went to the car shop to get myself a Tenon 2-way car alarm system that worth RM370 plus the installation for RM40.


The box of the alarm

Along the installation process, i found out that the central-locking device at the driver side was already damaged as it can't control the central-locking anymore. So another RM30 to replace a new one $_$ The process of installing was quite difficult as there are a lot wires that need to be cut and connected.

This alarm is really cool. Besides the normal lock and unlock, it has several other functions as well. So far from what i managed to understand, i can even lock my trunk and it only can be open via the remote (but i need to add RM60 for the device >_>), a turbo timer (but my car is not a turbocharger engine, so kinda of useless >_>), whole car sensor (which mean the alarm will set even when someone try to knock other part of the car), 2km range detection, an engine auto-start (which i like =D ), and the awesome 2 way alarm system (whereby normal alarm only provide 1 way which remote-to-car, but this 2 way alarm also provide car-to-remote communication which will inform the user that the car alarm has been set on).


During the installation process

So in the end, everything went fine, now i can use the alarm system =) Before too late, i asked to installed a front small tint to the car which cost me RM10. So the total money spent was RM450 x_x Oh well, this is my investment as i need this car when i start working later, maybe around September or October this year =)

By the time i got home, my mum keep asking me about the price, but i just say it is secret xD If she knows the amount, she will kill me for sure >_> But i guess the expression from my dad made my day. The alarm will lock all the doors whenever u started driving when you pressed the brake pedal. My dad said to me:

"Later if the car got fire, then i will die trapped in the car la..?"

I were like blur a few seconds -_- Of course you can override the lock by manually lift off the lock and can get out from the car >_<

Oh well, now my bank savings left with RM20, now where should i go and dig some more money.....? >_>

Ciao~