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#172402 - 29/07/2003 04:38 Cambridge Car Audio
furtive
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Registered: 14/08/2001
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Loc: London, UK
Is this the correct Cambridge CarAudio as recommended by the empeg team?

http://www.cambscaraudio.co.uk/

They are going to try and fit my empeg into my Lexus IS200 on Saturday.... I hope they know what they are doing!
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#172403 - 29/07/2003 05:09 Re: Cambridge Car Audio [Re: furtive]
rob
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Yep, they have installed LOTS of empegs.

Rob

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#172404 - 29/07/2003 05:50 Re: Cambridge Car Audio [Re: rob]
furtive
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Loc: London, UK
Good stuff, thanks.

I've had to suffer with just 6 CD's worth of music since March.
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#172405 - 29/07/2003 07:39 Re: Cambridge Car Audio [Re: furtive]
cookie_77
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Registered: 08/03/2002
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Make sure they do a good job , they did mine which was ok but broke the surround for the stereo and i had to wait a few weeks for another one from japan and for them to re do it.

They also squashed my sled out of shape and only put 2 screws in to hold the stereo cage in to the dash which caused loads of rattles.

The reason i went with them was i could not get the empeg to work in my car ,they found the problem (bad earth on the loom).

But i wont be going with them again , and when i fit my tuner i am going to buy another std factory carrier as mine is well bent now.

C.

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#172406 - 29/07/2003 09:48 Re: Cambridge Car Audio [Re: cookie_77]
sn00p
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Registered: 24/07/2002
Posts: 618
Loc: South London
make sure that they don't cut the power cable to the tuner module, they did this on mine which really p****d me off when I went to install the tuner, only to find that the cable was cut and had been run somewhere else, I wouldn't have minded so much if they'd then reconnected it back.... I didn't find out until I installed the tuner and found there to be a complete lack of power....delayed my tuner working by a day until I could get the crimps to make a small patch cable...

..other than that (which i'd never have noticed if I hadn't installed a tuner) they did a decent job....

Adrian

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#172407 - 29/07/2003 10:00 Re: Cambridge Car Audio [Re: sn00p]
furtive
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Registered: 14/08/2001
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Loc: London, UK
Hmm, I thought they were the experts. I'm driving up from London especially to use them, but now I'm not so sure it's a good idea.
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#172408 - 29/07/2003 10:08 Re: Cambridge Car Audio [Re: furtive]
sn00p
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Registered: 24/07/2002
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Loc: South London
...don't get me wrong, they did a good job, the install is very nice, nothins visible, it's all well mounted..... I can't actually fault the install..... The guy said, "ahh an empeg, haven't seen one of those in a while..." so they definately know what they're doing....

Adrian

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#172409 - 29/07/2003 10:22 Re: Cambridge Car Audio [Re: furtive]
andym
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Registered: 17/01/2002
Posts: 3996
Loc: Manchester UK
What exactly are you getting done? I've just bought a new car and wondered how much it would cost to get the empeg installed. I installed it in my last car but that was a banger, I wonder wether it might be a good idea to let the professionals take a look at it.
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#172410 - 29/07/2003 11:52 Re: Cambridge Car Audio [Re: andym]
furtive
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I'm getting it installed in place of the original headunit, which is a 2-din CD and tape unit. You can see it in the bottom left of this picture



I have a dash kit to convert it to 1-din plus a pocket, and I have a wiring harness that (should) connect the empeg to the existing amp, allowing me to keep the standard amp and speakers. Hopefully.

Cambridge Car Audio have quoted me £35 and said it should take about an hour.
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#172411 - 29/07/2003 12:08 Re: Cambridge Car Audio [Re: furtive]
andym
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Registered: 17/01/2002
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Loc: Manchester UK
Ah right, i think it'll be an amp in the boot job with me.... I've opted for the flensburg crap-o-tron single disc unit. I have a feeling I may be attempting this myself.
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#172412 - 30/07/2003 04:00 Re: Cambridge Car Audio [Re: andym]
frog51
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Registered: 09/08/2000
Posts: 2091
Loc: Edinburgh, Scotland
I got a bloke to fit mine, add an amp under the seat and fit new fuses/wiring etc - cost £70 and took him about 2 hours. Apparently the amp took the most time - seats out and bolts fitted etc.
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#172413 - 01/08/2003 10:49 Re: Cambridge Car Audio [Re: frog51]
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Registered: 07/01/2002
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#172414 - 04/08/2003 01:22 Re: Cambridge Car Audio [Re: rob]
furtive
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Registered: 14/08/2001
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Well, the guys at Cambridge Car Audio are nice guys, but were sadly unable to fit my empeg. They are going to find out if a wiring harness is in development for my car and call me back later today.
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#172415 - 04/08/2003 02:49 Re: Cambridge Car Audio [Re: furtive]
g_attrill
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Registered: 14/04/2002
Posts: 1172
Loc: Hants, UK
Any nerd can fit a car stereo/amp - it's a chance to:

a) Get new tools which are "essential" for the job
b) Spend hours under the dash/seats/carpet of your car
c) Snap irreplaceable plastic clips and shout "bugger!"
d) Find you haven't got some specific part when you are 99% done

I can understand people with nice/new cars not wanting to do this, and having a car of which there are only 100 in the country does cause it's own problems! (parts are easy though - thank god for limos!)

Gareth


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#172416 - 04/08/2003 04:13 Re: Cambridge Car Audio [Re: g_attrill]
furtive
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Registered: 14/08/2001
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Loc: London, UK
Any nerd can fit a car stereo/amp - I agree

Not every nerd can connect an empeg to the existing amp in a Lexus though. In fact it seems that no number of nerds is sufficient.

Still, it adds amunition to the "must get an MX5" war that i am fighting with SWMBO
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#172417 - 04/08/2003 08:34 Re: Cambridge Car Audio [Re: g_attrill]
genixia
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Registered: 08/02/2002
Posts: 3411
Any nerd can fit a car stereo/amp - it's a chance to:

a) Get new tools which are "essential" for the job
b) Spend hours under the dash/seats/carpet of your car
c) Snap irreplaceable plastic clips and shout "bugger!"
d) Find you haven't got some specific part when you are 99% done

e) Play with various epoxy-/cyrano-/solvent- based glues to try and fix the clips broken in (c).

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