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<blockquote data-quote="04murdalanche" data-source="post: 8009327" data-attributes="member: 637570"><p>[quote name='Durango03']<a href="http://shop.soundmanca.com/" target="_blank">SoundmanCA : Home of the iPad install</a></p><p><a href="http://www.soundmanca.com/photos-and-info/" target="_blank">Photos and info &mdash; Soundman - Home of the iPad mini Car Install</a></p><p></p><p>$1,200 bucks if they do it.. obviously much cheaper to just look at the pics and try to fiberglass one yourself. However they sell the necessary hardware as well.</p></blockquote><p></p><p>You can choose to buy from them or not, I only got the front face bezel and bent over for it, I got it because I couldn&#39;t get the face bezel to look the way I wanted it too.. But I can build anyone on here one for MUCH cheaper than 1200 and it will look just as good. They do have some nice pieces but everything on their website is over priced IMO</p><p></p><p>[quote name='neo_styles']Soundman is a ripoff unless you&#39;re buying their stuff and, even then, not saving much.</p><p></p><p>IPad installs are actually pretty easy. You can just use a LOC with an Aux In if you want the bare basics. If you want to be fancy, use the line in of a HU or sound processor. As for the mount, [USER=637570]@04murdalanche[/USER] ; has done a couple and can suggest the best method for fabricating one.[/QUOTE]</p><p> This..</p><p></p><p>I&#39;ve done 4 now. You nailed it pretty good, I will be using a Audison Bit ten D with my next install but for now I&#39;m using a Kenwood x994, it allows me to control the ipad and still gives me volume control from the HU itself..</p><p></p><p></p><p>[quote name='neo_styles']Ideas for a processor: JBL MS8, Arc PS8, or Rockford 3.sixty</p><p></p><p>For an LOC, an Audiocontrol LC6i will be more than enough.[/QUOTE]</p><p> </p><p>LC6i would be a good beginner choice, if you got dough I&#39;d recommend either the 3sixty or the Audison bit tenD or bit one </p><p></p><p>[quote name='alec14']Those Audiocontrol ones are some of the most common but best out there, right? And I&#39;d prefer to make my own than drop $1,200 to get one made.[/QUOTE]</p><p></p><p>Audiocontrol is decent but won&#39;t sound as good as the others previously mentioned</p><p> </p><p>[quote name='Atl_monte']Like Alec14 said Id rather make my own than drop $1200, I would like the iPad to charge when docked, and how would I get the signal to from the iPad to the Audiocontrol? Would the 12 volt istreamer be the only way to accomplish that? Or are there similar units?[/QUOTE]</p><p></p><p>You can use a thing called a pocket dock, or using the I streamer will help as well, I will be using a device called a Pure I20 with a Toslink cable to the Bit Ten D</p><p></p><p>PM me if you guys have any questions or need help.</p><p></p><p>Jeff</p><p>[/QUOTE]</p>
[QUOTE="04murdalanche, post: 8009327, member: 637570"] [quote name='Durango03'][url=http://shop.soundmanca.com/]SoundmanCA : Home of the iPad install[/url] [url=http://www.soundmanca.com/photos-and-info/]Photos and info — Soundman - Home of the iPad mini Car Install[/url] $1,200 bucks if they do it.. obviously much cheaper to just look at the pics and try to fiberglass one yourself. However they sell the necessary hardware as well.[/QUOTE] You can choose to buy from them or not, I only got the front face bezel and bent over for it, I got it because I couldn't get the face bezel to look the way I wanted it too.. But I can build anyone on here one for MUCH cheaper than 1200 and it will look just as good. They do have some nice pieces but everything on their website is over priced IMO [quote name='neo_styles']Soundman is a ripoff unless you're buying their stuff and, even then, not saving much. IPad installs are actually pretty easy. You can just use a LOC with an Aux In if you want the bare basics. If you want to be fancy, use the line in of a HU or sound processor. As for the mount, [USER=637570]@04murdalanche[/USER] ; has done a couple and can suggest the best method for fabricating one.[/QUOTE] This.. I've done 4 now. You nailed it pretty good, I will be using a Audison Bit ten D with my next install but for now I'm using a Kenwood x994, it allows me to control the ipad and still gives me volume control from the HU itself.. [quote name='neo_styles']Ideas for a processor: JBL MS8, Arc PS8, or Rockford 3.sixty For an LOC, an Audiocontrol LC6i will be more than enough.[/QUOTE] LC6i would be a good beginner choice, if you got dough I'd recommend either the 3sixty or the Audison bit tenD or bit one [quote name='alec14']Those Audiocontrol ones are some of the most common but best out there, right? And I'd prefer to make my own than drop $1,200 to get one made.[/QUOTE] Audiocontrol is decent but won't sound as good as the others previously mentioned [quote name='Atl_monte']Like Alec14 said Id rather make my own than drop $1200, I would like the iPad to charge when docked, and how would I get the signal to from the iPad to the Audiocontrol? Would the 12 volt istreamer be the only way to accomplish that? Or are there similar units?[/QUOTE] You can use a thing called a pocket dock, or using the I streamer will help as well, I will be using a device called a Pure I20 with a Toslink cable to the Bit Ten D PM me if you guys have any questions or need help. Jeff [/QUOTE]
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