Is there a PUK ICE expert willing to accept PMs with some very simple install advice - rather than embarras myself on the forum

fire away. Its one of my expensive hobbies.

cool ill be in touch later

Having seen some of your recent posts and errm purchases, I think what you're wanting to ask is covered elsewhere.... And it's not a stupid question, either.

Best wishes, Colin

I will need this information soon, as I am planning the same 'retro fit'.

Yer ask here so the topic can be covered by everyone and people can refer to it too. I may not be even to help but someone else might. b again i have no idea what you want to do fire away here.

Thanks for your reassurance chaps

Deep breath here goes

My prelude has the 6 speaker set up, the full range ones in the rear, the door speakers and the tweeters in the dash. I have just purchased a ‘sex blocker’ my plan is to install a single 6x9 sub where the original sub was. My limited knowledge of ICE setups tells me the front is where I should concentrate on rather than the rear.

My questions are:

Shall I leave the rear speakers unconnected and just upgrade the fronts? If so can anyone recommend some component speakers or should i just install full range

Do i upgrade the rears as well as the front ?

I have a sony Xplod 3-4 channel amp and thought I could run it 3 channel, powering the sub and the front components.

I am not looking for award winning SPL quality just something i can listen to my old Nightcrawlers CD

Oh and am on a relatively small budget

Yes concerntrate on the front speakers. Get some 6.5" components and make an MDF baffle for the midbass to to connect to. Never attach straight to the metal.
Run these front components off the 2 channels on the amp and then you can get a 6x9 sub and use that on the rainaining channel.
But 6x9 subs are hard to get. Genesis Do a Profile P69 sub that comes in 4 ohms or 8ohms. They only come as a pair. You can wire the 8ohms ones is parrallel of one channel on the amp to make they a 4 ohms 2 speaker sibwoofer or get the 4ohms version and use 2 separate channels. But you only have space for one sub. Unless you get 2 6.5" subs for the rear shelf, or get anothe 6x9 centre piece and ut it under the existing one.

Thanks mate

Another small question for now, if i did install a 6x9 centre sub would i disconnect the rear speakers ? Also can you recommend some front components that i can audition

Widowmaker, if you had to buy a pair of 6x9 subs and only needed one, I would possibly buy the other one from you.
I will know, hopefully within the next couple of weeks.

Yes, i think they may be out of my price-rage too adding up what i would need for front components, amp, leads etc

Have a search and see what you can find in your price range and maybe we can strike a deal.