E39 Sub/Amp Install

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gladiator_jai
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Hey guys,

I did it. Thanks to 'bigaudiofanatic' from here and the umpteen people whose posts I have been reading for a couple of weeks. Thanks to Douglas Baker for his awesome blog and Bavarian Sound Works. Most importantly thanks to the quotes by local shops of $700+ for what I have done in $150, as that was my biggest motivation.

Now moving to the pics:

The ride: 02 BMW 540i with DSP.

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The Stuff:

Subs - 2 x JBL GTi MKII 10"

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Amp - Sundown SAE-1000D

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Headunit - Stock

Wiring - Kicker 4GA kit I pulled from my honda.

Box - Sealed .75^3/Sub.

The trunk with stock subwoofer enclosure:

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After I removed it:

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Stock DSP Amp:

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Box:

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Drilled //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif :

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Amp Mounted:

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Subs Wired - In parallel to 1.5 ohm(They're dual 6):

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Both in:

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The box got so heavy :cussing: //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/mad.gif.c18f003ab0ef8a0d9c27ca78d77a6392.gif:

Tapped into the the wires from the harness that was disconnected from the stock subwoofers:

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The LOC hooked up:

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All finished and done. The subs look sexy //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/cool.gif.3bcaf8f141236c00f8044d07150e34f7.gif :

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I'll be posting up some vids tomorrow. They sound wonderful. The gain is set to 1/4 currently and I have ample bass. Will run some test tones tomorrow and set the gains properly. The lows are so good. Thank you JBL //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/biggrin.gif.d71a5d36fcbab170f2364c9f2e3946cb.gif. I've been coveting these subs for quite some time and they did not disappoint me 1 bit.

 
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