Accessories For Maruti Suzuki Dzire Tour LDi

[appus]

@sankar,
Great modification !

What I Liked:- (Lots and lots of them)
Your way of detailing. You have invested lots of your time more than the money. I think very rarely people go to this extend. They often give to a place and ask them to get it done. If i were in your place, definitely I would not have done these many changes for sure.
Cool exterior looks.
Side beading looks really nice.
Painting.
Floor mats
Side Mirror
Rear LIP Spoiler (Adds a different look to it)
Damping
Audio setup (Do not know much about that woofer though)
Fog Lamp/switch.
Position of Reverse sensor.
etc etc..

Some mods which could have made it better:- (It is just my personal opinion)
That stickers were not necessary. You could have gone for the art leather stitching on doors than pasting these stickers. Dashboard looks bit odd.

Seat stitching could have done better (I do not know whether it is just in photo. Backseat stitching did not look perfect to me. Did they tear your original seat cover while fixing it? They normally do that to get a proper fit.

Pillar color - If you wanted to look like a VDI, pillar color should be black. Yes, you have mentioned in another post that you like White. (My friend used to say looking at some cars - "This is L(x/d)I to V(X/D)I - see the pillar color". Later i also started noticing it). Initially I too liked it white. Later, started liking in Black (Because of no other choice? )

9" LCD for watching movies ? If i am modifying a car by paying a lakh for accessories, I would have put two LCDs on front seat headrest for people sitting behind. Q: What about the guy sitting next to driver/me. Yes, that is a concern.

By the way, couldn't see the rear speaker pic. Did I miss it or you didnt post it ? checked the whole thread again.

Again, congrats for taking time and upgrading the car.
Thank you for posting all the updates. It really helps many Dzire owners in one or other way.

Drive Safe !
Regards,
appus

 

[manojodungat]

2) I wanted a Bhooomh Bhooomh effect rather than a Bhumhm Bhumhm and i first decided on a bass tube but then my car accessories guy advised me to go for a ported box with subwoofer which will give much better sound clarity and good bass.

He is right with respect to the bass tube.Before installing Sub in my scorpy, I tried JBL-1500W bass tube, which would break window glasses of my neighbor except that I don’t get to enjoy music inside my car. They didn’t have a sealed box at that time so went for the other.

I am spending almost 1lakhs on my audio system so always wanted the more powerful bhoom effect

There won’t be any power loss, if its in a sealed box, I guess. Its only that you can enjoy a much better tight bass with better sound clarity.

Your car audio setup looks cool. How much do you rate the performance of your components?

I added the amp+sub only after about 1.5 years of my initial ownership. The sound clarity was always excellent with the Polk and Boston set up. The Amp + Sub combo just gives an additional Bhoom Bhoom stuff which I always set to minimum.

Are you planning for an ICE upgrade?

• I never felt any need to do so, as my Polk + Boston + Piony Sub is one of the best combo, one can have.
• I might upgrade my rather basic 2-Din HU to a touch screen + GPS facility with a better 4-channel Amp.
• For sure, I will be getting rid of that crappy Reverse Cam monitor, as soon as I get back to Kerala, in June.
• As far as I am concerned, there is no meaning in wasting another 30k in addition to already spent 50k on ICE, especially if they are used sparingly.

I am contemplating returning to India and settling down in Kerala.If things work out that way, I may very well think of an ICE overhaul, could very well be in an all new vehicle.

BTW, it is first time that i am seeing such a heavily modified brand new car like Swift. Great going buddy. Please do post pictures of other Speaker components as well.

 

[vijay]

sankar, nice setup of all the different modifications you did for your tour VDi.
An advice, try to put your air freshner on either sides of your vents and not above your music system, as a single drop down would ruin your screen and panel.

 

[SankarNarayanan]

@SankarNarayanan Sir Nice and Neat And Clean Job ! and love to see Star kagu mat. but i checked website but not available for MS Alto k10 so i checked the universal size is fit on my car !

Thanks Indian_Mustang. All this was 5 days of fitting accessories and painting my car. Before that i had to source various parts to make my Dzire Tour to look like that of Dzire VDi. Still don't know if i have succeeded in doing so. You guys need to tel me if my car looks like Dzire Tour or Dzire VDi.

Regards,
Sankar

 

[VivekRj.Dieselhead]

It looks completely original, and awesome to me.

If your rides have some rattles due to sub then you can get the boot damped to avoid them.

 

[SankarNarayanan]

@sankar,
Great modification ! .............

Thanks appus. I am satisfied with how the car looks at the end. I think it looks almost like Old Dzire Vdi.

1) The dashboard stickers are Autographix stickers which come as a kit. I had planned to install a plastic faux wooden kit but due to difference in costs (Costs 5k) i took the autographixs stickers. As it comes as a kit i asked them to go ahead and apply all stickers. Taking off front door panel and modifying is not advisable as it's already very feeble and i don't want to make it more feeble.(Poor build quality of Maruti Suzuki). Also stitching art leather into door pads were not possible at my car accessories shop.

2) I initially had plans to make the A pilliar black but my dad and mom asked me not to do so very sternly as they liked the white A pilliar.Also some of the original Dzire in Trivandrum are actually modified their black pillars into white ones. So i have started liking my car's A pilliar now though initially i wanted it changed.

3) The roof mounted LCD screen that i have fitted is a Voyager 9in LCD screen with Backlit LED. This screen is far superior to any roof mounted screens available here. All screens available in headrests are just LCD screen which are very inferior to screen i have fitted. So i wnet for roof mounted screen. Also front passenger can watch film through my Pioneer HU.

4) Oops sorry i missed out on posting pics of my rear speakers. Its a Rockford Fosgate R-16S prime component speakers. Will post pics soon.

Regards,
Sankar

 

[SankarNarayanan]

Completely understand your concern buddy. Now, if you source alloys from companies like Neo, Plati, Lenso, I dont think you will come across with the issue of unavailability. Even if the design gets discontinued, the alloys can be sourced from the dealers or aftermarket shops.
Now coming to your point of bad roads. I have been driving on almost non-existant roads of jharkhand (Alto LX) with Plati alloys for almost 2 years without any damage. So rest assured, the alloys are pretty strong and if you are going for a reputed brand, then you dont have to worry much. Rest is your decision.

But does lenzo and Platti have alloys which has diameter of 14in? I have seen some awesome alloys from both but most of them are 15 or 16in. It's not that it shgould be Lenzo or platti but it should also look good in my Dzire na. I think Lenzo and platti has many varieties of alloys which has a diameter of 14in.

Regards,
Sankar

 

[Akash]

But does lenzo and Platti have alloys which has diameter of 14in? I have seen some awesome alloys from both but most of them are 15 or 16in. It's not that it shgould be Lenzo or platti but it should also look good in my Dzire na. I think Lenzo and platti has many varieties of alloys which has a diameter of 14in.

Regards,
Sankar

Yes 14" designs are very much available in Plati, Neo etc. And you do get a lot of designs for that size of wheel. Check out various outlets before finalising. You could try Reliance Autozone in your city. They have a wide range of wheels available with them.

EDIT: I have 12" Plati alloys for my Alto, so in 14" size you get a lot of designs.

 

[SankarNarayanan]

Yes 14" designs are very much available in Plati, Neo etc. And you do get a lot of designs for that size of wheel. Check out various outlets before finalising. You could try Reliance Autozone in your city. They have a wide range of wheels available with them.

EDIT: I have 12" Plati alloys for my Alto, so in 14" size you get a lot of designs.

No national brand of car accessories shops in Trivandrum. All shops are local ones and try to rip you off to their best of abilities if you want some high end products.

Regards,
Sankar

 

[SankarNarayanan]

He is right with respect to the bass tube.Before installing Sub in my scorpy, I tried JBL-1500W bass tube, which would break window glasses of my neighbor except that I don’t get to enjoy music inside my car. They didn’t have a sealed box at that time so went for the other.


There won’t be any power loss, if its in a sealed box, I guess. Its only that you can enjoy a much better tight bass with better sound clarity.


I added the amp+sub only after about 1.5 years of my initial ownership. The sound clarity was always excellent with the Polk and Boston set up. The Amp + Sub combo just gives an additional Bhoom Bhoom stuff which I always set to minimum.

• I never felt any need to do so, as my Polk + Boston + Piony Sub is one of the best combo, one can have.
• I might upgrade my rather basic 2-Din HU to a touch screen + GPS facility with a better 4-channel Amp.
• For sure, I will be getting rid of that crappy Reverse Cam monitor, as soon as I get back to Kerala, in June.
• As far as I am concerned, there is no meaning in wasting another 30k in addition to already spent 50k on ICE, especially if they are used sparingly.

I am contemplating returning to India and settling down in Kerala.If things work out that way, I may very well think of an ICE overhaul, could very well be in an all new vehicle.

BTW, it is first time that i am seeing such a heavily modified brand new car like Swift. Great going buddy. Please do post pictures of other Speaker components as well.

I wanted a more vibrant boom boom effect. The sealed box will have more clarity but with my current setup of dual ported box the whole car shivers at even medium volumes.. I always wanted this from the beginning.

My suggestion to you is go for a good HU, i recommend Pioneer AVH-X5590BT which has all features and costs 24k(comes with a 7in screen which can be used for reverse cam and sensors also). Change your front components to Rainbow Soundline series. Retain the rear polk speakers. Buy a more powerful 4 channel amplifier i recommend DD Audio C5C and a good subwoofer (Focal P-30 12in subwoofer in a sealed box if you like it that way). This will be expensive but worth your money. I am simply blown off by the Rainbow components and DD Audio Amps output. Also Focal sub sounds awesome.

Regards,
Sankar

 

[freakdude]

Already the bass is too much for the car(Not me ofcourse). The whole car vibrates if the volume is increased to more than 20(I suspect the max voulme is 35 or 40) and i listen at volumes of 9-11 range.

Exactly my point. Ported enclosures produce more waver per cycle and hence we get more bass but a sealed box generates a lot cleaner and pure bass as the sine waves travel short and hence do not degrade. Moreover, I suggested a sealed box as you had this Focal sub, it performs brilliantly in a sealed box. Had you had a pio or jbl I would have my self suggested a ported enclosure.

Even at this low volume the bass is excellent. Can you please explain the difference between a sealed box and a ported box?

Done above.

My box is designed for Innova but i selected this box because the larger the size of box much better will be the effect of subwoofer. Please correct me if i am wrong.

Sorry to say this buddy but yes you are not right. Boxes are made for subs and not cars. Each sub comes with a manual that specifies the correct volume of enclosure, be it sealed or ported. Also, a larger than required box would simply make the bass hollow though you perceive it as WOW what bass. But it is not music anymore.

 

[SankarNarayanan]

Exactly my point. Ported enclosures produce more waver per cycle and hence we get more bass but a sealed box generates a lot cleaner and pure bass as the sine waves travel short and hence do not degrade. Moreover, I suggested a sealed box as you had this Focal sub, it performs brilliantly in a sealed box. Had you had a pio or jbl I would have my self suggested a ported enclosure.



Done above.



Sorry to say this buddy but yes you are not right. Boxes are made for subs and not cars. Each sub comes with a manual that specifies the correct volume of enclosure, be it sealed or ported. Also, a larger than required box would simply make the bass hollow though you perceive it as WOW what bass. But it is not music anymore.

But the enclosure that i have fitted is made according to the space available in the back of New Innova. I personally went to the place where the enclosures are made and they showed me how it was a perfect fit for the innova. Also they showed me a much smaller box for the New Dzire (Which has much smaller boot than mine) and on auditioning with another Focal subwoofer i found the smaller one to produce much less bass. The larger one which i have fitted made much higher bass at absolutely same setting. Can you please explain how this happens? This was the main reason i went for the bigger ported box instead of the smaller one.

Regards,
Sankar

 

[SankarNarayanan]

sankar, nice setup of all the different modifications you did for your tour VDi.
An advice, try to put your air freshner on either sides of your vents and not above your music system, as a single drop down would ruin your screen and panel.

Thanks for your wishes Vijay.

Already done as per your instruction Vijay. Thanks for pointing this out. I have placed the air freshner a bit left to that of my HU. So even if a drops goes down it will go to the mats.

Regards,
Sankar

It looks completely original, and awesome to me.

If your rides have some rattles due to sub then you can get the boot damped to avoid them.

The whole car vibrates even at moderate volumes of 11-12 and i think the max volume is 40 Even the outside mirror vibrates to the tune of the bass. Thefront two doors are damped so no rattles from the front 2 doors. I suspect the whole car vibrates due to poor build quality of Maruti Suzuki Dzire. Am i right? Or it might be the case that my audio setup is a bit too much for Dzire Tour to handle.

Regards,
Sankar

 

[saishibu38380]

alloys you can find in new barath tyres near to international airport , trivandrum . they have wide collections.

planning for tyre upsize also?

 

[freakdude]

But the enclosure that i have fitted is made according to the space available in the back of New Innova. I personally went to the place where the enclosures are made and they showed me how it was a perfect fit for the innova. Also they showed me a much smaller box for the New Dzire (Which has much smaller boot than mine) and on auditioning with another Focal subwoofer i found the smaller one to produce much less bass. The larger one which i have fitted made much higher bass at absolutely same setting. Can you please explain how this happens? This was the main reason i went for the bigger ported box instead of the smaller one.

Regards,
Sankar

Maybe the way I put it was not clear.

The enclusures are made to the specs of the sub and not according to the boot or anything of the car. There is nothing like box for Innova and box for Dzire. But it's like box for Focal 12", box for RF 12", box for Boston Acoustic 10", box for Polk momo 12".

The loud bass you are referring to is actually hollow bass. It's all boom boom and no acoustics. I guess you have to try out your sub in a correct box and that too sealed and then only you'll understand what I am saying.

But, say you are happy with what you have put in and it's output then just leave these technicalities aside.