Sound Steps to Getting Wired

Kyle feeds the last of the speaker wire to the doors where the Rockford Fosgate mid range speakers and their crossovers will be housed.


The products are pre-fitted to make sure they fit firmly into the door panels without any rattles. Once completed, the panels will be sent to CustomEiss for leather upholstry and fabrication.


Richard from P&P Car Sound Specialists ticks off another step on his in-depth "to do" list. Now that the door panels have been finalised, Richards team can complete the remaining elements of the car in time for the arrival of the upholstered parts from CustomEiss.


The boot is measured for the custom installation that will house the Rockford Fosgate Woofer, Capacitor and 3Sixty Processor. The Lightning Audio amplifiers will also be incorporated into the boot which needs to be practically designed in order to allow access to the spare tyre.


Barney finalises the various power and speaker cables required for the components that will be placed in the boot of the Subaru.

P&P Gets Technical

The ICE Map for the Extreme Auto Makeover Subaru shows the layout of the various audio, video and multimedia products being crammed in the vehicle by P&P. Never before has a such a complex array of equipment been used in this manner.


The last of the audio products finally arrived at P&P in Jeffreys Bay. The vehicle is now well underway to become South Africas hottest STi ever built in SA.


Here Richard (Scuba Master) begins to design the enclosure for the Rockford Fosgate Woofer that will go into the car. Many sound installers simply drop a sub into a box without considering the necessary technical specifications required for optimum performance and sound quality.

Taking Apart the Subaru STi

Less than a week after meeting with Richard from P&P, the STi is showing signs of progress in Jeffreys Bay. The front and rear door panels have been removed to begin building the custom panels for the Rockford Fosgate speakers:



The rear seats and boot linings are removed to begin the custom housing for the XBox and the boot installation where the Lightning Audio Amplifiers, Rockford Capacitor and Rockford 3SIXTY will be displayed.

Sound Advice from P&P J-Bay

At lunch time today we met Richard from P&P Jeffreys Bay. His new branch has taken the renowned P&P name national - for those who don't know, they are probably the top Rockford Fosgate & Lightning Audio fitment centre in South Africa.


This is where the STi will have it's gaming, multimedia & audio systems custom fitted. Richards workshop is situated a mere 80km from Eissmann which will make co-ordinating the interior more streamlined.


Lightning Audio amplifiers that illuminate blue will be used to power a full range of Rockford Fosgate speakers including a massive woofer in the boot and two sets of splits in the front and rear doors.


The new Rockford Fosgate 3SIXTY signal processor will also be used in the car to enhance the sound system. You'll need to come back here in a couple of days to discover what other gadgetry will be crammed into this STi, making it the most advanced audio-visual Subaru in South Africa.