Hello to the Forum!

[Phil Grifffiths]

just posting a message to say hi as i've just signed up to the forum. I Bought an X Reg Bravo 80 SX about a month ago and i'm lovin it. Just starting to look at ways to make it even better, most importantly right now, gettin a disc changer in. hopefully expecting to get lots of support and advice from the people on this forum

 

[Wimmy]

That you certainly will.

Welcome aboard. Check out the other links we have

http://www.bravo-guide.co.uk/ for everything u need to know about Bravo/a's

and

http://www.fiatboo.co.uk/
The foat bravo/a owners organisation (BOO)

 

[Anonymous]

welcome matey!
all the info about cd changers and any fix it guides are on here - www.bravo-guide.co.uk and there is aload of guys to help you out on here! dont forget to join fiat boo there is a link at the top of the page!
hope you enjoy this forum as much as i do and find it just as useful!
nick

 

[Anonymous]

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..and of course www.angeltuning.co.uk to get those extra horses out of the 1.2 engine....

Nige

 

[Phil Grifffiths]

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lets not go nuts. just wanna get the audio sorted for now. Just been reading the bravo guide about running the cable through, and rather worried about the mention of splitting the door sill plates. could do without breaking anything, but on the other hand i know some spotty little oik at a service centre wouldnt take half the care and attention to detail i would. if anyone has a few extra tips or cool thoughts on where to mount the changer it would be appreciated, and if anyone is in the Midlands and wouldn't mind helping a complete car audio beginner with his first (of many hopefully) project it would be greatly appreciated.

 

[Anonymous]

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where abouts are you in the midlands phil?
im from nottingham
nick

 

[Phil Grifffiths]

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im near birmingham.... about ten minuted from the merry hill shopping centre if anyone knows it

 

[Alan]

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what are you plans?

Fiat changer? Problem with this is it is quite expensive and you won't get any improvement in sound plus you are limited by the length of the wire. You would be better with a new CD dead unit. Ny changer is mounted on the parcel shelf but you need something a bit heavier than the standard one else it will skip! Better off on the back of the seat or at the side. There is also a space under the rear seat, some people have fitted theirs there!

 

[Phil Grifffiths]

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i thought about changing the head unit but to be honest ive not seen how they look with the facsia adaptor. anyone got any pics?

 

[Alan]

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there are two or three different types, there is the fiat/halfords one and one which a lad on here imports, see http://www.autoaudioaccessories.co.uk/

i havent got any pictures of them fitted

 

[Wimmy]

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Dodgy Halford one

Autoadioaccessories one

 

[Alan]

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we cant see it

 

[Alan]

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we can now!

 

[Wimmy]

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Hmmm, I can!

Press ctrl + F5 to do a refresh. Cant see why it wont work

 

[Anonymous]

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welcome to the forum. i hope you enjoy iy as much as e all do. you will get lots of help from the ppl on here with any problems or mods you have with th car.

Tafi

 

[Roger's Number One Fan]

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They both look crap to me.

Why waste your money?

As for modifications, the only assistance you need is to be advised not to modify.

Spens more monet and look stupid, with no more power or speed.

Very sensible.

 

[Wimmy]

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Phil,

Above is the local forum idiot. We usually just ignore any posts he makes nowadays. The arse wont go away so its safer to just ignore him

 

[Roger the Revengeful]

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Like you just did?

Like it or not - what I say is true about MODS.

 

[Anonymous]

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Well my mom always said if youve not got anything constructive to say dont say anything at all. To be honest i dont like the way the head unit seems to sit back in the console, though im sure the benefits of the improved head unit outweight this im just a big fan of smooth lines, sad i know but what can i say.

as for people fitting the changer under the rear seat, where exatley do you put it? Only place i can really see is under the middle seat. What are the downsides of fitting it here. im guessin you can't drop the seats down, but apart from under the front seats, where ever you put it it would affect this. But does it stop you having passengers in the back seat. any advice is appreciated.

Phil

 

[Alan]

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if you lift the rear seat and the carpet there is a lower section in the middle and an opening in the steel so that if a passenger was sat in the middle the changer would be between their legs. You would have to try it to see if it fouled the seat dropping. I dont think it will fit in the glove box or under the front seat so i guess the boot is the only other option. If you dont like those facia adaptors you could either make your own or put the head unit in the glove box or something.

For security reasons i took my fiat radio apart and it sits over the top of my head unit when not in use.