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<blockquote data-quote="SkizeR" data-source="post: 8691900" data-attributes="member: 633600"><p>After coming up with a layout for the trunk, i started fabricating a steel amp rack while Kevin was running wire and fabricating a mount for the processor. The amp rack was secured down low to a pair of unused bolts that protruded out of the body of the car, and as well as 4 rivnuts that were installed in the frame where the rear deck meets the back of the seat. Once the amp rack was welded up, locations were marked and the rack was drilled and tapped for threads to have the amps secure to it with machine screws for quick and easy installation/removal. It was sanded and then painted in bedliner to protect it. In the second photo, you can see the lower attachment points for the amp rack. OEM bolt into OEM threads. For some reason, they were there and completely unused in this specific car. </p><p></p><p><img src="https://i.imgur.com/Q3wtqiw.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p><img src="https://i.imgur.com/eIG02NY.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>The DNX996XR is Kenwoods new top of the line double din radio. It offers a ton of great features, but the most notable ones for Josh were the super clean signal that rivals something like the GS9, 5v outputs with no clipping up to its max volume and wireless Android Auto. 10/10, would use this unit again. The director was also installed into the modified Scosche dash kit, which fit pretty nicely. The piece was finished in SEM texture coat, SEM landau black, and SEM low luster clear. </p><p></p><p>The director was also installed into the modified Scosche dash kit, which fit pretty nicely. The piece was finished in SEM texture coat, SEM landau black, and SEM low luster clear. </p><p></p><p><img src="https://i.imgur.com/D7asPqf.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p><img src="https://i.imgur.com/dhnX1Iu.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>The front half of the installs main attraction, the sail panels. We went into detail about these in our video (link posted in the first photo description), But what we did here was remove the OEM sail panel and fabricate the pod seem above. It mimicks the same shape as the oem sail, and houses the Audiofrog GB25 and GB10, which are mounted in a vertical arrangement. When going over the car and the goals for the installs end result with Josh, he was asking about doing pillars for the midranges, and the tweeters in the sails. The sail panels on this car looked pretty big, so i asked him "hey, do you prefer a deeper soundstage, or a wider soundstage?"... He said wider, and i pitched the idea of what you see above. Being able to get both drivers out on top of the door would help the width immensely, while also helping prevent comb filtering and cancellation in the off axis response in the drivers through their crossover range. I talk about this more in the video i mentioned, see the beginning of it for why.</p><p></p><p>In the end, the design we went for was to try to match the OEM shapes, grill style, and color . We also added some edge lighting to the very inside of the grill for a very subtle addition. These lights can be controlled by a switch to turn on or off with the dome lights, or be on constantly. In the end, they took up zero window space in the drivers line of sight, and were about 30 degrees off axis. Once tuned, it resulted in a soundstage that imaged well outside of the windows, and on some tracks even past the edge of the mirrors. Widest soundstage for a car we have built/tuned so far, and didnt have bad depth either. </p><p></p><p><img src="https://i.imgur.com/8i8IGDq.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p><img src="https://i.imgur.com/oN4kRmH.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p><img src="https://i.imgur.com/VUVWg0A.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p><img src="https://i.imgur.com/yjfW9fH.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p><img src="https://i.imgur.com/4Ib7mqQ.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="SkizeR, post: 8691900, member: 633600"] After coming up with a layout for the trunk, i started fabricating a steel amp rack while Kevin was running wire and fabricating a mount for the processor. The amp rack was secured down low to a pair of unused bolts that protruded out of the body of the car, and as well as 4 rivnuts that were installed in the frame where the rear deck meets the back of the seat. Once the amp rack was welded up, locations were marked and the rack was drilled and tapped for threads to have the amps secure to it with machine screws for quick and easy installation/removal. It was sanded and then painted in bedliner to protect it. In the second photo, you can see the lower attachment points for the amp rack. OEM bolt into OEM threads. For some reason, they were there and completely unused in this specific car. [img]https://i.imgur.com/Q3wtqiw.jpg[/img] [img]https://i.imgur.com/eIG02NY.jpg[/img] The DNX996XR is Kenwoods new top of the line double din radio. It offers a ton of great features, but the most notable ones for Josh were the super clean signal that rivals something like the GS9, 5v outputs with no clipping up to its max volume and wireless Android Auto. 10/10, would use this unit again. The director was also installed into the modified Scosche dash kit, which fit pretty nicely. The piece was finished in SEM texture coat, SEM landau black, and SEM low luster clear. The director was also installed into the modified Scosche dash kit, which fit pretty nicely. The piece was finished in SEM texture coat, SEM landau black, and SEM low luster clear. [img]https://i.imgur.com/D7asPqf.jpg[/img] [img]https://i.imgur.com/dhnX1Iu.jpg[/img] The front half of the installs main attraction, the sail panels. We went into detail about these in our video (link posted in the first photo description), But what we did here was remove the OEM sail panel and fabricate the pod seem above. It mimicks the same shape as the oem sail, and houses the Audiofrog GB25 and GB10, which are mounted in a vertical arrangement. When going over the car and the goals for the installs end result with Josh, he was asking about doing pillars for the midranges, and the tweeters in the sails. The sail panels on this car looked pretty big, so i asked him "hey, do you prefer a deeper soundstage, or a wider soundstage?"... He said wider, and i pitched the idea of what you see above. Being able to get both drivers out on top of the door would help the width immensely, while also helping prevent comb filtering and cancellation in the off axis response in the drivers through their crossover range. I talk about this more in the video i mentioned, see the beginning of it for why. In the end, the design we went for was to try to match the OEM shapes, grill style, and color . We also added some edge lighting to the very inside of the grill for a very subtle addition. These lights can be controlled by a switch to turn on or off with the dome lights, or be on constantly. In the end, they took up zero window space in the drivers line of sight, and were about 30 degrees off axis. Once tuned, it resulted in a soundstage that imaged well outside of the windows, and on some tracks even past the edge of the mirrors. Widest soundstage for a car we have built/tuned so far, and didnt have bad depth either. [img]https://i.imgur.com/8i8IGDq.jpg[/img] [img]https://i.imgur.com/oN4kRmH.jpg[/img] [img]https://i.imgur.com/VUVWg0A.jpg[/img] [img]https://i.imgur.com/yjfW9fH.jpg[/img] [img]https://i.imgur.com/4Ib7mqQ.jpg[/img] [/QUOTE]
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