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KINGreignn:
Who drives an AMG in Comfort mode?
Switch it to Sports mode bro....

Good morning Sir how's your day going?

Lol, it's a screenshot from a review Video.

Going great thanks. Happy Corona Holiday

HeavenlyBang:
Only AMG I'd be interested in is the C63, and it's a bit too expensive for me rn. Plus every Tom, Dikk, and Harry drives a W204 around here.

C63 AMG, P31 package specifically..... next dream car. Such an underated beast. Best bang for your buck Merc.

The mere sight of the Speedo gives me goosebumps

dasphinx1:


Bros, why you no create thread for this DIY na

I will, just haven't had the time

KINGreignn:
Though, I am an audiophile, but my craze no reach your own. One headache I avoid is rewiring and rerouting of factory wirings for cars. In more complex cars, you'd get frustrated easily trying that. I recall a friend trying to do custom audio system in his Lexus. Mehn, the guy wept badly.

Lol , e no easy. But if you do adequate research and you're handy and tech savvy, you'll do fine. As long as you're ready to strip your vehicle down.

Small example

AgentGoat:
Please how much is the jbl portable Bluetooth speaker?

150 dollars at the time, its a little less now

AmuDimpka:
In cars ...I would go for Bose ! Benz is what is it

In homes I would go for bang and okufsen

Lots of recent Model Mercs have Harman Kardon Audio


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OMXWpfKRrWU

KINGreignn:
Nice setup you got, for you to lay hands on infinity mid-range and Rockford fostgate sub shows you're a real hard core audiophile.

Thanks we dey try .
buying was the easy part, doing the install was the real headache.
took almost 3 days ( couple of hrs a day) to complete. Including sound deadening.But it was worth it

Bypassing the factory Amp for this car meant running fresh speaker wires from each speaker to the head unit,
powering the sub meant running a lead from the engine bay to the sub enclosure in the trunk, and so many other quirks.
I'll gather the energy to create the process thread one day.

AmuDimpka:
BOSE beta sound system is standard in Mercedes cars from 00 models

Personally Bose reputation precedes them...just like Bang and Olufsen or maybe Nippon

This is one person's opinion.
It also states "factory sound system".
Most factory sound systems are budget . Just something to complete the car. If you want better, you have to look outside.
I have NEVER driven with factory setup for up to two months

HeavenlyBang:
Since this is cartalk, I'm using you're talking about premium car audio systems. At their very best:

Mark Levinson is number one.
Then Bang and Olufsen.
Then Harman Kardon.
Then Bose.

ELS is probably better than Bose.

Copy That

KINGreignn:
On most cars having BOSE as their audio system, I find the bass in BOSE over boosted and it distorts the natural sound because it is distorted. You can't get the pure sound and this is annoying. It's mostly for loud metallic rocks and hard core Hip hops.

But on Harman Kardon you get adequate levels of bass and also it gives a more natural surround sound especially with their pro logic 7. The system filters it's sound to suit a variety of music genres and speech.

CC: bizzle2, you're an audiophile, come speak about this.

Lol, harmon kardon tuning is definitely not in class with Bose. Premium brands in the world use Harmon Kardon for a reason.
the stock setup in my car was a 10 speaker Bose system. The sound was manageable at best. I got rid of everything including the headset and kept only the tweeters..
My current setup is a Kenwood DDX9904s, two infinity kappas 62.11i ( Harman Kardon) in front and two JBL GTO629s in the rear, with a rockford fostgate sub.
Current sound is.... hehehe.
The only Portable Bluetooth speaker I own and have ever owned is the JBL Charge 4. So I guess that shows where my loyalty lies

Terribly Miss My Old Wheels , We Turned Quite a Few Heads Together

Now it's.. Pedal to The Floor, Look The Devil In The Eye

So it Came down to a choice between a set of Michellin Latitude Sports at 90,500 x 4 or the Pirelli Scorpions at 73,500 x4.

both had load/speed ratings of 109Y. And both had similar reviews online.

Did some reasearch and finally settled for the Pirellis from Infinity Tyres on Adeola Odeku. was pretty impressed with their Tire Workshop. Same guy had all four Tires changed,wheels balanced and alignments done in about an hour. The right equipment make all the difference in efficiency.

These are my first set of New Tires ever and believe me , the Difference in traction, handling and Drive Comfort are definitely noticeable!!

rationalmind:
I bought a pair of brand new Michelin primacy tires from this guy here.

https://www.nairaland.com/naijatyres

Tire has been solid so far, the best part is the reduced road noise. If I had imported the tires, would have spent roughly the same amount that I spent buying it here so I guess the quality is the same.

Much appreciated, Thanks.
How long have you had them for? Any long distance trips (6 or more hours) with them?

I have gone through a couple of tokunbo tyres , from diverse sources ( including NL) in the past few years, and i haven't really gotten the kind of reliability and performance I have been looking for . So i finally decided on trying out brand new tyres.

I am not one to ever settle for cheap options.. ever! I have typically gone for the best I could find and intend to do same in this regard.
I'm looking at Medium to premium range brands (kumho being at the bottom of the list) all the way up to the likes of Michelin/Bridgestone etc.

Now the question is .. Are the Authentic stock of these top brands shipped and sold in Africa/ Middles East same as those Sold in Europe / North America Or are there subtle differences in quality between the regions as is the case with products of Many large Multinational brands.

I will appreciate first hand information on this

Please share first hand experience also if you have opted for any of the above med - premium brands.
Where did you buy?
How was your user experience?


There are so so many design options for any given size of each of these brands based on tyre construction, terrrain, handling characteristics , noise level, comfort, traction/wet stop.etc

I have looked at one or two authorized dealers online and have yet to get what i want.

I have narrowed my priorities to

All Season
All Terrain
size- 255/50R20
Load/speed rating- 109V
Temp - A
Traction- A or AA

Any helpful information with regards cost effective sourcing will be greatly appreciated.
Thank You

I need 4 units of 255/50/20's in "excellent" condition.
Travel Ready kind of excellent

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One Lucky pesin

Up for Sale is a Brand New Amazon Echo Plus (not to be mistaken with then Amazon Echo or Echo dot)

Local Market Value- 60k - 80k
Cost on Amazon- over $150 ( tax inclusive)

selling for N40k.
Item is brand new, never used.

Smart Home hub with Alexa
Enjoy great Music & control your connected smart devices with Alexa.

Pls read reviews online to understand what this device is and can do.
This is not a regular Bluetooth speaker

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