Transit Custom mods and 'upgrades'.

[ake]

Does the custom still use the valeo fog star?

[Mike]

Does the custom still use the valeo fog star?

Yessum, same as the MK7. The Osram LEDriving is designed as a direct replacement for it.

[ake]

Does the custom still use the valeo fog star?

Yessum, same as the MK7. The Osram LEDriving is designed as a direct replacement for it.

How does the cornering nonsense connect up? To existing wiring?

[Mike]

Does the custom still use the valeo fog star?

Yessum, same as the MK7. The Osram LEDriving is designed as a direct replacement for it.

How does the cornering nonsense connect up? To existing wiring?

You can connect to the indicators, but a better solution on the Custom is to connect to the oem cornering light wires.

[Mike]

The standard stereo has always been lacking compared to what I listen to at home, but I've been happy with it until now. Anyway a visit to the local in car guru's resulted in a plan and a few purchases.

A set of JL components, to be run actively from the 2 channel amp, with the Bit Ten doing the x-over and TA duties.



Adaptors (thanks Tran59)



Audison Bit Ten and JL 4 channel amp



And a lead to avoid any cutting of the standard loom, this will allow me to take the speaker output from the HU to the high-level inputs of the Bit Ten



Also a load of Dynamat for the doors

Sub to be decided on but it's unlikely that it'll be anything big, unlike young Meghan Trainor, I don't think that it's 'All about that bass', sound quality is the most important thing. But I'm not going as mad as the crazy MK7 build of 2010!

[ake]

The standard stereo has always been lacking compared to what I listen to at home, but I've been happy with it until now. Anyway a visit to the local in car guru's resulted in a plan and a few purchases.

A set of JL components, to be run actively from the 2 channel amp, with the Bit Ten doing the x-over and TA duties.



Adaptors (thanks Tran59)



Audison Bit Ten and JL 4 channel amp



And a lead to avoid any cutting of the standard loom, this will allow me to take the speaker output from the HU to the high-level inputs of the Bit Ten



Also a load of Dynamat for the doors

Sub to be decided on but it's unlikely that it'll be anything big, unlike young Meghan Trainor, I don't think that it's 'All about that bass', sound quality is the most important thing. But I'm not going as mad as the crazy MK7 build of 2010!

I knew you wouldn't leave it alone

[Altransit]

Like a kid with a BMX, just can't have it the way it came

[loot]

Nice little van there mike

[Mike]

Speaker wire colours from the rear of the cd player,

Left Front Speaker Positive Wire (+): White
Left Front Speaker Negative Wire (-): White/Brown
Right Front Speaker Positive Wire (+): White/Violet
Right Front Speaker Negative Wire (-): White/Orange

At the speaker end they're marked with paint, the LHS is marked with green (LF +) and yellow (LF -)

[Mike]

RHS cable markings at the speaker end are blue (RH+) and yellow (RH-).

[Mike]

So time for the standard speakers to go


Stuck a bit of Dynamat in the doors and an adaptor



Stuck the JL Audio mids in



Took out the stander tweeter



Which seems to take a full range feed from the head unit and filter out the lower frequencies with a capacitor



The JL tweeter is a little smaller than the Ford one, so it pops in nicely.



A couple of blobs of hot glue stops it moving



Tucked the tweeter wires out of the way



So I've taken the wires from the head unit and routed them to under the passenger seat, two pairs of wires go back to the dash, mids and tweeters. I've fitted the JL x-over for now, hoping the get the Audison Bit Ten and JL amp fitted soon.

[Altransit]

[kulataz]

did you get the kit finally fitted yet? Im still designing mine. Latest thoughts are

bit ten
focal 2 channel amp
cdt hd62's
focal 1 channel amp
12" type r sub under the seat.

I decided not to cut the door panels yet as I cant find a spare pair to butcher. Looks like the es06's are going to stay out for now

Graham

[Mike]

Not yet, I've been too busy enjoying myself

[kulataz]

that sounds ominous.....lol