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Got a new BM. Need a good spot in North London/Hertfordshire area who can do a full car sound system upgrade, supply install etc. Do all BMWs have such crap stock sound systems - can't believe how bad it is? Especially going from my old Volvo which had a beastly system.
Got a quote for 4.5k from Impulse in Watford. What a joke guy must think we all made of money. I have a budget of about 1.5k
Give Tim Westwood a call, imo.Quote:
Originally Posted by John Bunnell
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Will there be room for your wife?
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BMW's have always had :****: stock sound systems, well known for itQuote:
Originally Posted by John Bunnell
It really is very bad - feels like the kick is coming from behind a wall.Quote:
Originally Posted by PSRB
The one in my Merc isn't great and that's the mid range one. God knows how bad the standard one must be.Quote:
Originally Posted by John Bunnell
On a side note the Auto gearbox is shocking in it.
These guys are supposed to be very goodQuote:
Originally Posted by John Bunnell
https://www.audiofile-incar.co.uk/?g...JX2yVIJwGgJoaQ
What model John?
Z4 M40i (2021)Quote:
Originally Posted by Herbert Augustus Chapman
Nice one got a call with them tomorrow.Quote:
Originally Posted by 7sisters
Are you a hairdresser, J?Quote:
Originally Posted by John Bunnell
That one doesn't fly with an Z4 M40i! It's verging on muscle car territory. If I had a Mazda MX5 or Fiat Spider I'll gladly accept the hairdresser jibes.Quote:
Originally Posted by IUFG
Spoke to them. 2.5k it seems the minimum I gotta spend for a marked up improvement.Quote:
Originally Posted by John Bunnell
It does, J.Quote:
Originally Posted by John Bunnell
I told my mate his M8 Competition looked like a hairdressers car.
He has an M5 now.
Loathe as I am to ever side with Bunnell, surely the answer to I?s question depends on the size of the engine and number of cylinders?Quote:
Originally Posted by IUFG
Quick google says this model can be 3litre V6
How butch is your hairdresser, I?
Now he looks like a Pakistani phone repair shop owner!Quote:
Originally Posted by IUFG
I have no need for a hairdresser, W.Quote:
Originally Posted by WES
Those days are, sadly, long behind me.
3-litre v6 and yet the Z4 performs no better than my Golf.
I presume you got a Golf R?Quote:
Originally Posted by IUFG
Well obvs...Quote:
Originally Posted by John Bunnell
A great car basically a sports car disguised as a hatchback so saying it performs no better is a bit misleading. My Z4 M40i absolutely has it beat in a straight line 0-100mph very comfortably. Wouldn't fancy it's chances on a twisty road tho against AWD.
You also are driving a Golf. To anyone who isn't knowledgeable about cars, a Golf R will look the same as a 1.4 entry level Golf... And that's a car for old ladies... That's just a fact mate and I really really do love a Golf R but that's the reason I've never considered one it just doesn't look cool.
Also got an Octavia vRS. At 300bhp.Quote:
Originally Posted by John Bunnell
A very practical car for motorway driving and shopping. That sort of thing.
The Golf drives like a dream. Even in snow. Whereas most BMWs would break down in tears at the thought of rain...
A couple of wolves in sheep clothing there and fun to drive.
Both for ?60k less than my mate paid for his M5...
I'd take a Octavia VRS in a heart beat. Especially the newer models in the lime green. That is a sexy car.Quote:
Originally Posted by IUFG
Not sure about it being 300bhp tho pretty surely they clock in about 250. Is yours chipped?
Also think that BMW breaking down easily thing is a myth.
Remapped to the Golf GTI Clubsport settings. Possibly right on the limit of power for a fwd car. Maybe a little too far.Quote:
Originally Posted by John Bunnell
The same engine and gearbox as the Golf R, of course.
The lime green is a great colour. As is the orange one. Mine is neither of those.
BMW - not breaking down, as such, well they do. But more the thought of anything other than a dry surface makes them wet their pants.
Very nice. Bet it's fun to drive.Quote:
Originally Posted by IUFG
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Originally Posted by John Bunnell
Of course, the DSG gearboxes.
One had a mechatronic failure and the other a gearbox control unit failure. Apart from that. Spot on.
They are fun. 6 points, so far :thumbup:
the one in my X3 is not amazing but after playing with the settings a bit it seems to have improved. seems better at louder volumes.
Opposite is true in the Z4. Can't play anything above 50% volume then it becomes unlistenableQuote:
Originally Posted by Pat Vegas
Why would you need talkSport that loud?
TalkSport sounds brilliant on mute.Quote:
Originally Posted by PSRB
I listen to Techno.
Last sound system in one of our vehicles that didn't just come as standard was 3 x 18" 600w bass scoops, and two 500w monitors each with a 15" bass driver and 1.25" compression horns with a passive crossover in each monitor box. Ran them with a 3kw bass amp and a 1kw amp for the monitors out of an active x-over so the monitors were just doing the mids and tops. Sounded lush.Quote:
Originally Posted by John Bunnell
Admittedly, compared to yours, we had to park our E-reg Ford Cargo truck, unload it all, set it up, plug it into the genny and then find a mate to DJ/Liveset it, but it sounded ****ing lush.