System Is About Done (pics)

[Alpine CDA-9815 10+ year member]

Well this is pretty much the first install I have done without help //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

It's pretty much done. All I really have to do is carpet the floor for the trunk... not sure if I should go with black or try to match the OEM carpet already in there. Gotta clean up some wires. Then I need to finish putting the rear interior in and install the steering wheel controls. Oh and of course get with Ant from Second Skin for another Damplifer Bulk Pack to do the trunk. I will add a 6 disc CD changer later... I already miss my OEM one.

I had a few issues with the amp rack. I had to redo it 3 times... the vinyl kind of got messed up but I'm just happy to get it all in and working. If it bothers me that much I will take it all out and revinyl the amp rack, right now I can care less about it.

HU- Alpine CDA-9887

Components- JBL GTO 6.5" (needed 2 ohm to run off the stock HU for awhile, they will be replace when I get the $$$)

Rear Speakers- JBL GTO 6.5" coaxial

Sub- 12" Fi Q

4 Channle- Memphis 16-PR100.4

Mono- Memphis 16-PRD1000.1

PAC SWI-JACK (steering wheel controls)

150ish sqft of Second Skin sound deadeners

KnuKonceptz wiring and RCA's

A few pics of the car...

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[Calikid 5,000+ posts]

noice

 

[JimJ 5,000+ posts]

I see places that need more deadening //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/biggrin.gif.d71a5d36fcbab170f2364c9f2e3946cb.gif

And modeling clay...

 

[99gtxgolfer 10+ year member]

what woofer is that? a BL?

 

[Alpine CDA-9815 10+ year member]

I see places that need more deadening //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/biggrin.gif.d71a5d36fcbab170f2364c9f2e3946cb.gif
And modeling clay...

More deadening will happen... but not a lot, keeping the weight down on this car.

Moldeling clay? //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/confused.gif.e820e0216602db4765798ac39d28caa9.gif

what woofer is that? a BL?

Guess I forgot to add what sub it is... 12" Fi Q.

 

[bonesninja 5,000+ posts]

doesn't seem that the sub has a good path to put the bass into the cabin

 

[JimJ 5,000+ posts]

Moldeling clay?

It's helpful to put non-hardening clay on the back of the MDF baffle, and around it...even on the basket of the midbass if there's basket resonance issues.

 

[Mystic Knight 10+ year member]

Looks pretty good man. I'd put a couple more holes in the amp rack for the wire comming off the amp on the drivers side so it looks like the one on the passenger side. If you can, I'd go for factory matched carpet too.

How do you like the KnuKonceptz wiring? I'll be buying all my stuff soon. Just looking for opinions.

 

[Alpine CDA-9815 10+ year member]

How do you like the KnuKonceptz wiring? I'll be buying all my stuff soon. Just looking for opinions.

Works fine for me, seems to be good quality stuff. For the price I say go for it.

 

[Alpine CDA-9815 10+ year member]

doesn't seem that the sub has a good path to put the bass into the cabin

There is 5 3"-7" holes from the trunk into the cabin. I thought it would be an issue but the sound gets though pretty well. No way was I going to give up my rear seats for subs in this car. It's better than OEM, that's all I wanted.

 

[nismos14 5,000+ posts]

Loooks great man.

 

[THUNDERBIRD 10+ year member]

looks ok. i think if the box and the amp rack flowed into the trunk more it would look better.

 

[Alpine CDA-9815 10+ year member]

looks ok. i think if the box and the amp rack flowed into the trunk more it would look better.

Wasen't really worried about how it flowed but more of just fitting it in there and still having room.

 

[audioholic 5,000+ posts]

Oh man, its all about the flow these days.

j/k ... looking nice so far. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

 

[JimJ 5,000+ posts]

Just another observation, you're losing a ton of potential midbass output because of that large hole in the inner door panel //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif Seal that up with sheet metal or Plexi, along with the holes above it, and I bet you'll get better results...