Sounds like...

With the van back on the road it was time to sort out the sound system. I'd fitted my Pioneer CD/MP3 player head unit but the speakers needed a little attention. I wanted to keep the system as stealth as possible so this meant upgrading the speakers in the existing dashboard positions and an ultra-compact sub tucked away somewhere so as not to infringe on the load capacity of the van at all.


In the end I went for a pair of DLS B224 (4"coaxial speakers) in the dash, a RE Audio RE8 (8" sub) fitted in a box under the driver's seat and an Alpine MRP-M350 (350 Watt mono amp) under the passenger's seat. Having now heard how amazing the DLS speakers sound, the plan is to get second pair in the back when I re-do the panelling there.


I'll post some pics of the installation including the under-seat sub box I've made when I get the chance.

That didn't go quite to plan

Returned from holiday eager to get cracking on van jobs, but I've had a little miss-hap. Was reversing the van out the drive when I heard a clunk accompanied by a trickling sound as oil poured all over the drive. After scary thoughts of new gearboxes it turns out that my off-side CV joint came undone and knocked a hole in my sump. New sump on order but van is stranded on the drive until that gets fixed.

However whilst I had the time off work I managed to get cracking on a few other jobs:

- finished removing all vinyl stickers
- fitted new (legal) number plates
- replaced blown brake light bulb
- fitted Philips Blue Vision headlamp & side light bulbs
- fitted new tax disc holder that stays stuck to windscreen longer than 30 mins
- replaced weedy sounding horn for 2-tone I had on my Escort
- stripped out all the ex-AA sat-nav and GPS tracking stuff and rediculous amount of wiring for it all
- removed Blaupunkt stereo and fitted Pioneer DEH-P7400MP CD player out of my Escort
- fitted power and RCA cables under floor ready for amp and sub