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This subwoofer.
This fucking subwoofer.
It is... life changing. I still have the factory speakers up front, and haven't had a chance to even really set the gains correctly, but I can already tell you that the FI Q is a BEAST. I haven't even taken the rear speakers out, and I probably won't, because the volume level from the sub is FAR more than I expected, even through the gas tank and rear seat. The sub is far from broken in yet, but my initial impressions are that the Q is wonderfully musical and incredibly fast, not to mention the ridiculous amount of sound it puts out.
After listening to it for a minute in the driveway, I simply had to take the car for a drive. Still halfway torn apart, and with the horrid stock speakers still clapping at me from the dashboard, I took a cruise around the neighborhood. Listening to the sub, I couldn't help but grin uncontrollably, the first time this car has really made me smile.
On the way through the neighborhood, I also happened across this little guy:

Hoping to finish up the audio install before Friday!
Thanks for the kind words! I'm glad I'm not the only one whose buffing pad agrees with the rumor that some of these later cars retained single stage paint, as weird as it is.
So far, I only have put two tanks in the car since April, and between the two, my mileage averages at 29 MPG, most of that being city driving. Very pleased with the mileage, especially for as big and heavy of a car as the E-class.
How's Bellevue these days? I used to work in Crossroads, and I lived in Kirkland for a spell. It's a nice area, if you can manage to avoid having to go across the lake
EDIT: Quick question for all the W124 experts on here! Does anyone know the location in the car of the splices I have circled below?

If I can find these splices, I can hopefully avoid running 1100 miles of speaker wire through the car. Thanks!
This subwoofer.
This fucking subwoofer.
It is... life changing. I still have the factory speakers up front, and haven't had a chance to even really set the gains correctly, but I can already tell you that the FI Q is a BEAST. I haven't even taken the rear speakers out, and I probably won't, because the volume level from the sub is FAR more than I expected, even through the gas tank and rear seat. The sub is far from broken in yet, but my initial impressions are that the Q is wonderfully musical and incredibly fast, not to mention the ridiculous amount of sound it puts out.
After listening to it for a minute in the driveway, I simply had to take the car for a drive. Still halfway torn apart, and with the horrid stock speakers still clapping at me from the dashboard, I took a cruise around the neighborhood. Listening to the sub, I couldn't help but grin uncontrollably, the first time this car has really made me smile.
On the way through the neighborhood, I also happened across this little guy:

Hoping to finish up the audio install before Friday!
Originally posted by mike-81-240d
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So far, I only have put two tanks in the car since April, and between the two, my mileage averages at 29 MPG, most of that being city driving. Very pleased with the mileage, especially for as big and heavy of a car as the E-class.
How's Bellevue these days? I used to work in Crossroads, and I lived in Kirkland for a spell. It's a nice area, if you can manage to avoid having to go across the lake

EDIT: Quick question for all the W124 experts on here! Does anyone know the location in the car of the splices I have circled below?

If I can find these splices, I can hopefully avoid running 1100 miles of speaker wire through the car. Thanks!
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