1988 325IX My $500 Stereo Install

[StereoInstaller1]

nah, it is just old school. That is how we did it back when, when that setup was common, but there was no such thing as "deck tuning" or a deck with sub outs.

[atl530i]

Looking great so far. Loving your wiring work. Luke is right, most professionals do not take the time and effort to do things as properly as you are. Myself included (most of the time)... most customers don't want to pay to have things done as correctly as you are doing and so limits what you can do for them.

Anyway, nice work and looking forward to seeing the finished setup. BTW, where did you get the mesh loom? I use split loom mostly because I can get it wholesale from local suppliers but it is not nearly as pliable or visually pleasing as the mesh.

+1. A lot of my customers want their car back yesterday so it does make it a challenge to a) make it look right, and b) get it done on time. Wire ties and wire loom along with black cloth tape (for that OEM finish) are my best friends when it comes to installing.

This install came out extremely well, everything was well thought out and planned in great detail. The one thing I noticed is that if it comes down to you having to remove that, it would not be that hard. When I built the amp rack for my E34, it was a matter of disconnecting a few wires and a fuse and the entire board came out. I think I noticed some Monster Cable RCAs in there as well which I thought was nice (all I use in all of my BMWs).

Excellent attention to detail and the wire management is kick ass (my favorite part of any install).

[Schnitzer318is]

nah, it is just old school. That is how we did it back when, when that setup was common, but there was no such thing as "deck tuning" or a deck with sub outs.

Sorry I forgot who I was talking to... I meant deck filtering and non fader output. ;)

Again, Nice work Moto.

[flash 23]

deserves a semi-resuscitation bump. your attention to detail is flawless, especially when it comes to wire-management.

i am definitely going to finally break out my deh64bt and blaupunkt amp/sub (temporary) and start with my install. thanks for the motivation. lol

[German Audio Specialties]

deserves a semi-resuscitation bump. your attention to detail is flawless, especially when it comes to wire-management.

i am definitely going to finally break out my deh64bt and blaupunkt amp/sub (temporary) and start with my install. thanks for the motivation. lol

Yeah, what the hell, get on it!

Guys, I just wanna take a second and say thanks for all your support over the years.

We are in danger of losing this place and our home as well...things ain't so good right now. On the other hand, we never would have gotten this close if it weren't for R3V!

I hope this thread and many others will help people learn what proper car audio is all about. Nice, clean, simple installs start with attention to detail.

You can bet that this car makes everything sound just awesome.

I hope and pray that we can find a way to increase our business so we can continue...but things are bleak right now.

Luke