za_killer

spot on nevertheless, some MB Quart kits (mostly amps) were still made with "old" parts. this made the quality of those kits comparable to the original brand -> this went on till about 2005 (or so i've heard), but only for couple of models

great moustache

just bought a pair of new TRW's (rear) for 56 a piece. still waiting for them to arrive... ebay is your friend

no worries you won't break it. had mine (rear right) solid about 3 weeks ago. broke the pin on the rewind tool but managed to get it back going until the replacement arrives. as an immediate effect the fuel consumption dropped drastically and regarding rebuild: i've seen brand new TRW calipers go for under 100 euro. for that money i would rather buy a new one...

it's not about the speakers, more about the "enclosure" (i.e. the doors themselves, etc) that's rubbish... - major loss in low(er) frequencies it could be an improvement, although i would not expect it to be some epic change anyway might well be worth the 40's

had one of those till someone smashed the drivers window and snatched it, destroying the wiring to the in-dash amp... wiring was a pita to restore so beware i always hated how the HU would just hang in "searching" mode

have a look

already changed all of mine, so be prepared: if one goes, they all will

:(

aftermarket maf's tend to break down the soon you slam them on... had a mate with a passat and 15 mins of NEW aftermarket maf operating time

thanks for all the great input. nevertheless i've managed to sort a MBQuart kit (300W RMS, 12", quality over power) on a epic budget did the install myself. pulled the cd-changer out and made a custom plate to fit the amp. pic of the finished install: [excuse the messy boot (crap phone pic makes it look even worse) and the cheap looking RCA kit (a temporary extension, as my 5m kit ran short, plus, it's in fact double shielded and gold plated)]

they're still awful, rest assured

been browsing the interwebs and looked at some interesting jl kits. problem is, i'm located in eastern europe (romania), so the shipping costs blow my budget... i'm flexible with the budget, but i would like to stop somewhere around 250 on a side note, the CP112-W0v2 alone starts at 260+ euros in austria...

am satisfied with the alpine kit so far. i'm after quality and precision without having to murder my wallet the alpine kit becomes attractive as i can sort it for a little under 175 pounds. plus, the only reviews i could find on this kit were positive... nevertheless, the jl kit you suggested is pretty interesting

just had a full alpine system (my aftermarket headunit went bang, so i decided to do the whole system and bin the cd-changer) - headunit, - 4x45W amplifier [link] (ktp-445), - 2x type-g spg-17cs [link] - 70w rms, - 2x type-g spg-13cs [link] - 65w rms i'm looking for a sub right now, probably wanting to stick to alpine. anyone had experience with alpine subwoofers ? there's a [link] sbg kit, that i can sort fairly cheap. (250w rms woofer and 200w amp). any other recommendations out there ? (different sub and amp specs ?)