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So gettin the 420 would be a waste of money and they would be just as good and loud with the 220? since It would be nice to save the money but ile splash out for the quality if I have to.

Hi I have the new alpine type-r comps 2005 model they are rated at 75w rms and 300w peak i think. Currently I am using a shark 2 chan amp for them which i got for £40 at the local store its a realy cheap crap amp it says 260w on the front of it but I dont know what the rated power per chanel...

No ime using the plastic rings that come with my type-r's. That plastic stuff looks great think ile give that ago if i can find it ne where in the UK. Thanks alot for the help.

I have some plastic door panels and my midrange driver is mounted about 1" out from the sruface so I decided to fill the gaps with body filler to make it look like it was meant to be there. The body filler looked good but once it had dried the plastic door panel flexed a little bit and the body...

Ive recently installed some alpine type-r's and they r great had to do a little cutting to get em to fit. The grills on them are very unique they dont cover the whole speaker kinda hard to describe but anyone who has seen em will know what i mean. Well I am worried about someone seeing them...

ok thanks for the help i figured it dried in the air, i gues it doesnt need to be too durable but I dont want to do it and then one day it all falls apart. will post a pic of what am talking about in a bit

Ive got my midrange drivers in the stock panels in my doors but i cant fit the stock grill over them so i wanna just fill the gaps around the woofer so the panel looks smooth and the woofer apears flush mounted. The gap i want to fill is about an inch deep could I just fill this with body...

Would getting a big ported enclosure realy make a big difference? Does anyone know where I could buy a ready made one in the UK? I'de like to build one but tbh I dont think I have the carpetry skills to make it to the right dimensions lol

This is my second install since gettin a car I figured this was the best way to do it and still be able to use my trunk for trips. Heres the first pick of a bored I bolted to the bottom of the trunk and the screwed everything onto it, I tried to keep it tidy but didnt bother too much since u...

Indeed i gotta have some rear fill or my poor passangers just get bass and on long journeys head aches lol. Well thanks for the help think ile just go with the alpine amp then. Yeh not many people have heard of shark they make realy realy realy cheap car aduio stuff here in the UK so am hoping...

I Have just baught myself 2 sets of the alpine type r comonents... http://www.caraudiodirect.co.uk/product_info.php?products_id=4123&cadid=cad5c9de949911bb22d64ef03f7fcb43 Am pretty new to car audio so please dont laugh at my questions They are 70w rms each so i need a 4x70w amp right...

I've just orderd some of the new alpine type r components but I dont have enough cash for a new amp yet. I currently have a rly cheap shark 2 channel 260w amp. The components are 70w rms would I damaged them if I run them off this amp for a couple of weeks? Was hoping they would b ok if I just...

I just orderd myself some of those new alpine ones shld b here 2morow I havnt heard em yet but I was told they sound rly nice and last yrs model were nice, well for that price range i think they good ne way.

Great thanks alot, ile send that guy a message see if he can give me a quote for shipping to the UK

Got 2 of em on ebay for £180 each pluss about £50 shipping i think but dont have a box for the second one yet. Yeh my amp is pretty old I will def upgrade soon as i can, what would you recomend? Also you realy think a better amp will make that much difference? I mean I havnt hear too many subs...