ICE install in Belfast during the 90's

[Pumesta]

Gary's Fiesta was just incredible.

When Vibe brought that sub tunnel thing over to the shows and Gary was even louder, they were raging.

 

[acsmyth]

How times have changed, I used to flick through the parts sections at the back of Max Power magazines and put together builds for Fiestas and Novas.

This was always the dream:

 

[Lyons]

How times have changed, I used to flick through the parts sections at the back of Max Power magazines and put together builds for Fiestas and Novas.

Lol, I was just reminiscing about this yesterday. I used to make full parts lists on various cars (I specifically remember a Mk1 Scenic and a Beetle), including all styling and audio parts.

 

[Daviddunlop83]

Was it not further out past Mount Vernon? Shore Road? View attachment 317029

They were Conlig originally then 2 places in Balloo and the former Cartronics place on the Albertbridge Road, ran by Paul Houston.

Was it not Russell ran it?

I spent some amount in Iceman on W7 subs and JL Audio Amps etc

Really enjoyed that side of things back in the day

 

[purplea4T]

Was it not Russell ran it?

Russell owned it, Paul ran it for him iirc. I was never out of it early 2000s.

 

[Daviddunlop83]

Russell owned it, Paul ran it for him iirc. I was never out of it early 2000s.

Ah I remember dealing with Russell a fair bit, couldn’t remember the other guys name tbh

 

[purplea4T]

Ah I remember dealing with Russell a fair bit, couldn’t remember the other guys name tbh

Paul was the wee guy from Ballymena with glasses, Billy Dancey would have been one of the other boys too, though he was mostly in Bangor.

 

[Daviddunlop83]

Paul was the wee guy from Ballymena with glasses, Billy Dancey would have been one of the other boys too, though he was mostly in Bangor.

Ah yes I remember Billy now you mention his name. Yeah Bangor was where I went.

Remember the metro they built

 

[Lyons]

What was the Cartronics guy called?

 

[purplea4T]

Ah yes I remember Billy now you mention his name. Yeah Bangor was where I went.

Remember the metro they built

Yeah with the concrete floors! Very first car of theirs i was ever in was a caribic blue Nova Luxe in the mid 90s, gave me the bug for big systems.
Id spent 4k with them over 6 or 8 months in 2000, loved every minute of building and running that wee Clio.

 

[Martyn]

Your all flying off topic guys... the shop was called paddy hopkirks..

In the 1990’s the iceman (billy dancy) fitted my 306 dturbo with toad glass film and an interior camera... quite the business at that time.

What was the Cartronics guy called?

That was a Marc from the shop floor (owned a Carlton v6 on rms) and a lad Richard owned it

 

[carmad.]

sure I fell out with IASCA as lads were entering the amateur SQ class with full audio advice builds and winning while those doing our own builds hadnt a chance

I did love it though. wasted some cash alright

i am sure i entered one off those and thought the same

 

[Pumesta]

 

[carmad.]

and today’s smallest penis award goes too

 

[purplea4T]

There was a big Granada estate with a monster system in it too iirc?

 

[stuartyvilla]

That Fiesta above was class, raging I was too young to appreciate the ice era of cars. Although there is plans for a max power reunion show this year, organised by the guys behind the mag. Not going to lie, I would love to go!

 

[purplea4T]

That Fiesta above was class, raging I was too young to appreciate the ice era of cars. Although there is plans for a max power reunion show this year, organised by the guys behind the mag. Not going to lie, I would love to go!

Gary's stuff was always class, he'd a cracking Corsa with a fishtank as a build

 

[Pumesta]

There was a big Granada estate with a monster system in it too iirc?

There was a big Granada estate with a monster system in it too iirc?

He had a scorpio estate too

 

[purplea4T]

I remember seeing and hearing it at a sound off show at the Kings Hall about 2000, serious amount of time and momey in that oul bus.

 

[Mr.Mint]

Still have whats left of the build in my Clio.

Then I upgraded and got a Cerwin Vega Stroker for a Cavalier I had at a time and it was bibical. Still have most of all the stuff left actually when I think of it.

 

[pablo]

15" JL, was epic. Actually very musical too.

 

[FM155]

I was too old for all of this and thankfully still am lol.
None of my cars bar the daily has a working radio in it.

 

['96dc2]

bumped another thread but haven’t had a reply. Anyone able to advise me on amps for my gym setup? They are years old and just looking to see if it’s worth upgrading.

 

[Rocko]

@Cartunes is into the home audio gear.

 

['96dc2]

Just need to know what I could upgrade to or if it’s even worth doing. I’ll se if he replies.