I've sourced a bunch of things 2nd hand myself. However, I'm definitely a bit deeper down the rabbit hole.. parts and material I'm at around $7600.. I can't say I paid that out of pocket, though. I won a couple of raffles over the years and sold that gear to buy this current version.. (Helix Veight and director, kenwood dmx1037s) I also had some vintage gear laying around that I bought in the 90s that sold for way more than I paid for new.. if you cut my total in half, that would be a good realistic estimate out of pocket... labor would be crazy to factor, I have around 14 hours on each of the front doors alone, maybe more. Front stage is Brax ml1, ml3, dynaudio mw182.. subwoofers are Arc A12's x2. Amps are 2 JL HD600's and a HD750 ARC PS8-PRO dsp and controller. The only part I bought new from a retailer was the DSP.

i can have this system built for a show and be proud of it. your attention to detail is superb!

This is excellent. We’ll done for being patient with collecting the parts over the two years.

Yes, it's ABSOLUTELY budget because this is functionally a competition full vehicle build for right around 2500 US dollars, all in. You could have saved even more money by not going all out with install things that are not "needed" but make a huge difference to the end result from a looks standpoint. You have a 7 driver, 3 amplifier, DSP system for less than most people have in their "regular" builds, that's a great job!

Very informative video, I,m on the same principle of buying 2nd hand car audio equipment and hopefully once it warms up. I ll be doing my installation. Similarly 2yrs in the making.

love your vids

Excellent job bro! You know this hobby it's easy to let it get put of hand chasing the next best whatever. I commend you on your restraint. By the way I commented on Facebook and I'm up over 5k on mine and it's not even installed yet because I just bought this car and the only thing I carried over from my old build was Sub and Dsp. The rest is all new😮

oh man! the four RCA cables running to the amp next to the processor is the shortest RCA cable i've ever seen :)) Very nice system and great installation.

Laughed at the "wife doesn't know" section. Feel you mate, feel you :D When I receive a package I go put it directly in the garage and throw the box asap.

Very nice install. My SPL install comes out to about $2800.00 US dollars. The amps, deck, and some of the cables came out of the old build. But the sub, door speakers, alternator, and batterie's were purchased new but on sale.

Very good video and you had came up on some great equipment and it looks great....I am already 7k in the hole and that doesn't include all the other amps I swapped out because I did not like it

This is my little installation in my golf mk2 : Headunit : pioneer deh s720 dab 80€ occasion. Front : 2 focal kit 165 as3 300€ new. Sub : focal 21v2 90 € occasion Ampli : 2x dd audio sa 300.4 350 € new. + 1 x dd audio sa 500.1 180 € new. Active filter : 5 ways stetson stx 104 170 € new. Wiring and other thing : ~ 150€ Old installation for old car 😅 Total approximatif 1350 €.

Lmao..nerijus..never ever tell wife how much stereo costs..you will find in pawn shop.

With my radio, speakers, 2 amplifiers, dsp, cabling, sound deadening, etc. I am still under $1K USD My DSP was the most expensive part at around $220. USD if you include the $22 power cable I had to buy for it. I’m sure your system sounds a bit better than mine since I am using the factory speaker locations with the addition of my (2) 12 inch subwoofers only. I did all the work myself also. I still love it though.

Excellent topic sir,I'm building my system on the same principles.

I'm way over budget, mainly because I didn't plan it out well and didn't really stick to what I had planned. So I have bought thing I didn't use, some I sold for a loss. Also, some things I tried to save money on ended up costing more time and gave me poor results, so I ended up buying the more expensive options in the end anyway. Selling old equipment isn't fun, but I'll sell some of the unused stuff soon to get some money back.

Mine is a Helix DSP Mini, Helix G One, Helix G Four, Helix MPS 300 shallow sub, 2 Pioneer 7x10s, 2 Pioneer 4x6s and a digital Kenwood 1 din head unit. Total is $1,570 so far.

great video. I started out with sb17's in factory door locations and they were a great driver that performed very good. what do you have them crossed at?

Your wires in the trunk are nice and clean! Do you have a video on how you did that?

I agree this is a "budget" audio system. I've had many systems (of varying quality) in many cars and all have been what I consider "budget" type systems. My current car is the only one that I bought everything new, but still budget. My record for cheap systems came in right around $100 and everyone was blown away how good it sounded. It's my nephew's first car, the audio was a mix of used stuff and ultra cheap stuff. mine is a 2005 Hyundai Elantra purchased for $800, components are as follows: Kenwood KAC-304 h/u with dsp $150 SKAR RP75.4 $120 Dayton Audio RS-180p midbass $125/pair Dayton Audio RST-28A alum dome $75/pair Stinger MT-2000.1d $190 Sundown Audio U-18d4 in 4ft3 l-port enclosure $330 (driver) KnuKoncepts OFC wire, cable and RCA signal cables ($150) 2awg welding cable (big 3 and primary power) $100 80 mil Killmat (86sq ft) $75 KnuKonceptz fused distro, fuse holder, etc copper 2awg cable lugs building materials and such $500 (estimated), total system cost around 2 grand (estimated) sounds great and gets loud *upcoming upgrades: 1/0awg primary power cable second battery or high-output alternator

Nice setup. How do you make these wires organized in this way. You glued them?

for the installation in the seat exeo I wanted to stay below 2K€ of material .... I "almost" got there 😄 unfortunately almost everything new ..☹️ helix v8 dsp, Dayton epic e150, dayton mx10, scanspeak 5f, helix conductor and helix BT HD second hand: helix M one and an old tweeter that I have had for years

One thing to think about is what kind of tires are on your vehicle. I always run Michelin on anything I drive. Besides being a great tire they are extremely quiet. If you have loud tires that’s going to affect your sound quality

I’ve heard great things about the Helix DSPs in the SQ community. Impossible to find in the States.

C'mon guys. First rule of Fight Club...

No, its better to dont count the price of all components :D... you are very budget i think for some solid components. :D

What battery are you using?

Peter is brilliant Nerijus but you’re my new best buddy - don’t tell my wife 😅

You should play your stereo on KZfaq please

thats really cheap... usually in that kind system cost more...

In south africa a buget system is about 250 to 300 pounds for an entire system! Thats an indian system! Sq is non existent!😂😂😂

Everything was super cheap Has a helix dsp 😅 even 2nd hand theyre far from cheap dude