ok guys i've had this stuff for a while now, im finally gonna start my system upgrade next week. i was thinking of doing something similar to my old set up. the sound and bass was amazing! plus i really didn't have that much time to enjoy it before it got wrecked. any suggestions or comments welcome. wish me luck

this is what i got.

10" JLW7



powered by JL HD 750/1 i know overkill but i like the amp


focal k2p 165 separates


focal 165 cvx coax and 100ca1 4" center


powered by JL 600/4



power kenetic HC600 cap killer


processor 3sixty.2


multimedia pioneer xdv-p6 6 disc dvd player


i got three of these nesa 7" monitors, started to install in one of the visors



my old set up

 

looks great bro. must've cost crazy $$. get on that now!

 

off your butt? like this lol

 

its goin to sound amazing with the w7 and focals and that 750 amp is probably the right choice not too too much but definetly more then whats needed. im at about 5 or 600 through a 250-300watt sub

 

you might win spl and sq in june lol

 

It's about time bro. LOL

Can't wait to see it and hear it. I know it will be one sick looking install

Did I tell you that I'm doing some upgrades to mine too.

 

i konw, i've been putting it off for way too long....... i just got bored i've done everything else to this car. so the system is the only thing left.

yours looks pretty badass Mike, what else are you gonna do to it?

 

wtf? "multimedia pioneer xdv-p6 6 disc dvd player"

now i have to go research this! ha.
where do you plan on mounting/hiding? it?
i figured to just go with the myron and davis in the storage bin. ...but 6 dvds? sounds enticing.

 

it will fit in the rear armrest, i'll just remove the cup holder in there. yep, 6 dvds or CDs or MP3s or WMAs. and the sound will be processed through the 3sixty.2's auxiliary input which is tunable with its 31 bands of equalization, so the sound should be amazing!

 

the focals are 6-700 bucks......wtf man loan me some cash for my whip if u got that kind of money lol

 

oooh yea. i forgot you had something like that before. i'm too thirsty to loose the cupholder! (seriously, i drink a lot).

i thought about going under the passenger seat but accessibility is not so great.

oh and thanks for clearing that up about the mp3 jack on the 3sixty. i was thinking that would be the best option for the sound to come through.

 

Sick dude, very nice.

 

not in the front rob! in the rear! here like this

my old set-up myron n davis in the REAR armrest



and the mp3 jack or auxiliary jack is only tunable with the 3sixty.2 on the 3sixty.1 it's not. the sound will play through but you cant tune it for maximum SQ

 

damn dats gonna b sikkkkkk

hurry up! Do IT!

 

Can't wait to see how this one turns out. I just know it's gonna be pretty sweet!

 

Damm Jaime, cant wait to see and hear this in person! The center come as a pair? If so, I'll take dibbs on the spare!

 

looks pretty similar to my setup, can't wait to see the final pictures.

 

^That's what I got in my trunk. I think it was a MUST for me, since all I have is a teeny 51R under the hood. Makes a very nice supplement! I've tried several CAPS and they suck ballz.

 

^^ i think most Caps Suk

Kinetik FTW, im thinkin on that, dont kno yet

 

I know, the rear. I fill those cupholders up with diet cokes too! Like I said, I'm always thirsty!
I thought about putting audio gauges in the rear, but then where would 2 of the 4 diet cokes go?!

Oh, and I know you mean the 360.2, that's what I meant too. The .1 is basically like buying Tein Basics.....might as well cough up $200 more and you get something worth installing.

Without giving too much away with your current install plans, what did you use for the blue lighting? I plan to solder 5mm leds but I'm having a tough time figuring out how to hide them from sight, yet still put off enough light.

 

damn! i guess you are thirsty! 4 diet cokes ha,ha,

for the blue lighting i used a varad wheel light up kit. they are i think 1 watt LEDS. its pretty cool cuz you could play with the light, you could make it strobe, dim it, make it breath, you know like fade in and out. it could also light up with the beat of the music. the wires were long so i had two of them under my dash, and the other two in the trunk. one in front of the sub, and the other inside the sub enclosure.

i still have it so i might switch out the LEDS with some red ones i did one and it looks pretty bright, so i might use it.

 

After doing Scott's audio system it got me thinkin about mine. Mostly doing some cosmetic stuff. I may switch out my silk tweets for something brighter. They seem too laid back, not bright enough for me...........

or maybe my hearing is finally starting to go.

Too many years of AC/DC at high volumes

Anyway post some pics of the progress. We need to make sure you get this done before the BBQ.

 

Good Shit... That DVD Player fits like a glove in the rear armrest...
No thread Jack intended... just information purposes...


For some reason I hated how the 3sixty unit processes the sound of the DVD palyer via it's Aux input... I used the Dice unit and then transfered it to the Peripheral Unit...

It's going to sound amazing...

 

The bass doesn't force the disc to skip being right there? I would figure that the armrest would be bouncing around with bass coming right at it......??

 

mmmmm focal...i love my k2p's

 

Well... Did you get off your butt yet???

 

Focal ROCK

 

x2

 

x3. I need ideas.

 

did you get it done? the item you have are great I have a set of focal kps and a 10w7 I need some ideas for my 2008 tl

 

Jaime must be OFF his butt...he's not even on his own thread!!!

 

some progress pics for you guys,

0 gauge power wire


i'll cut the whole for the sub when i put the back seat and measure the opening for the ski pass. i dynamatted the trunk lid and most of the trunk walls


coax for the rear deck


they were a bit too big for the stock opening so i cut a spacer ring for them



popped out the stock tweets cut a ring out of the stock grill. the focal tweet fit in there nice and tight.


cut a grill out of the focal supplied grills for the tweets. this is how it looks on the ring i cut. i wanted to keep it looking stock, it does


i needed to enlarge the stock door speaker opening, focals were bigger, used a dremel and a metal cutting wheel



dynamated the doors


used a roller to roll out the dynamat onto all surfaces


all the speakers are rewired using kicker 16 gauge speaker wire. no stock wire was utilized. ran the door speaker wire through the stock door wire connector


extended speaker signals from factory amp connector for the 3sixty in the trunk


6 disc dvd player in rear armrest



i'll post pics of the amp rack and sub enclosure later when i finish them

 

I see you're off your butt.

Great work so far. So I dont know jack about this 3sixty2 you got, so I did some reading. So is it pretty much a high quality stock-to-RCA converter? and it says it's got a grip of equalizer settings but where do u adjust em from? I'm thinking I need to invest in better RCA conversion (currently have some el' cheap'o 20 buck converters). not muck quality sound out of them and if I turn up the gains on the amp any higher, I get lots of idle static (even when the stereo is off).

 

very nice

 

I love the idea of the dvd player in the arm rest, but wouldn't it need to get some air? would that affect the player by being so enclosed?

 

im not going to be playing it for hours on end, plus the unit has no vent openings, so i dont think overheating is an issue. i had a myron n davis player in the armrest before with no issues.
thanks bud the 3sixty can be tuned via bluetooth connectivity either with a laptop or a smart phone or palm pilot like a treo. whats good about that is you could set and save the tune on it. it's just a little better than a $20 hi-lo converter

 

Dude, sick install in progress.... you've always had one of my favorite 3Gs. WDP FTMFTW!!! I really like how you fit the DVD player in the rear armrest, looks clean in there and like it was made for that spot. I love when people DIY their own systems.... not that there's anything wrong with taking it to a shop, but its interesting to hear their own input on the system and the install progress.

I always thought caps sucked ass too, seriously if something works great you shouldn't need 3 or 4 of them for a killer system can anyone summarize what that cap killer thing does? Is it basically just another battery?

 

thanks man, the dvd player fit had to dremel some of the faceplate backside, its a little bit wider than the myron n davis i use to have. i love my dremel

i always do my own shit, taking it to a shop takes all the fun out of it. and yes that kenetic cap killer is just a smaller deep cycle battery.

 

jp - Looks amazing so far. I'm always impressed by diy'ers that can do this kind of work at such a high level. Wish I had the ability.

 

Dayum bro... You're coming out hard once again! Your creativity and execution are on point. Excellent work passing the speaker wire through the factory loom in the door!

I wish were was a way I could talk you into doubling up on your 10w7 though.