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John originally contacted me from the Bahamas to bring in a Land Cruiser that he hadn't bought yet but knew he wanted a simple audio upgrade before shipping it back to the Bahamas. So he found one, bought it and brought it in for a simple upgrade but that all went awry after he meet one man, Nelson. After a demo of Nelson's car John knew that a DynAudio Esotar set up was the way to go, so out the window went the simple system set up and hello to the blame it on Nelson build.
Guide lines for the build was to keep everything as OEM as possible and not to take up any rear cargo room. I originally said no problem because the size of the truck but once the build got started that was a statement that would come to bite me in the butt.
The electrical system was upgraded to accommodate the new audio system. The battery to chassis ground, battery to alternator, alternator to chassis ground were upgraded with 4ga wiring.
The OEM battery terminal had one open spot open and that was utilized for positive hook up.
The main fuse for the audio system is mounted on a fabricated metal mount that mounts using OEM mounting points.
0ga power and ground wires were ran into the cabin using weatherproof grommets.
On the frame in the engine compartment there was an open threaded hole which was used for an upgraded grounding point.
The alternator had an unused stud that served as a point for an upgraded ground run to chassis.
Guide lines for the build was to keep everything as OEM as possible and not to take up any rear cargo room. I originally said no problem because the size of the truck but once the build got started that was a statement that would come to bite me in the butt.
The electrical system was upgraded to accommodate the new audio system. The battery to chassis ground, battery to alternator, alternator to chassis ground were upgraded with 4ga wiring.
The OEM battery terminal had one open spot open and that was utilized for positive hook up.
The main fuse for the audio system is mounted on a fabricated metal mount that mounts using OEM mounting points.
0ga power and ground wires were ran into the cabin using weatherproof grommets.
On the frame in the engine compartment there was an open threaded hole which was used for an upgraded grounding point.
The alternator had an unused stud that served as a point for an upgraded ground run to chassis.