We applied LOTS of cascade dampening material which is the BEST "MAT" I have EVER used...made some spacers for the front CDT components, all doors, trunk, under rear seat and deck lid are all cascaded....MORE PICS TO COME!

 

how does it stick? how much dose it cost and where can i get it from?

 

nice

 

Very nice and clean. Keep the pics coming.

 

Nice

 

MORE PICTURES


The amp and cap are covered with a plexi and carpeted cover. Fully removable but there to prevent things like golf clubs from beating up my amp.






In the one picture you'll see that I was able to keep my trunk tray. I cut a section out of it so I can still use it. That thing is a lifesaver.

 

Be carefull Ron, I heard that car has so many coats of Zaino it's slipperier than Teflon Don't forget and accidently lean on it, you might slip and fall j/k.

I like the pics mon, very nice

 

Nice and very simple with lots of room still. How does it sound? Does it say 'made in Germany' on the amp like the Brax's? What did Ron use to cover around the amp?
When tuning it in you might want to try reversing polarity on passenger's midbass driver only- I felt it made a difference in moving the soundstage towards the front of car a bit more and widening the 'sweet' spot.

 

Todd,

Yeah it sounds amazing compared to the stock system. One problem is that Kirk thinks the voice coil is blown in the sub. Ron mentioned that it would not get very loud without making some strange noises. Definitely no fault of Ron. I gotta run out the see Kirk tomorrow to see about getting a new one. Even without the sub it still sounds great.

I may try reversing the polarity to see if it sounds better.

 

Bad to hear but I'm sure Kirk will take good care of you. Take what you need to hook a new sub back in at his place, then talk Kirk into listening/tuning with you. He's been doing it professionaly for 20+ years, so he's got the ears for it. Kirk and Ron should hook up - Kirk should have a recommended installer in his area.

 

Looking good Ron.


BTW Neil, did you ask permission from your wife to do this?

 

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HOW MANY INCHES IS THAT SPEAKER?

 

Hey Ron. how many layers of Cascade did you put on?

 

6.5" CDT HD63DT-S

 

Just one layer. This stuff is great. Just did the trunk lid tonight.

 

Give us a review on the CDT sub. I never heard this before, and Im wondering how it sounds.

 

I'll be sure to tell you once I get it replaced. Seems the voice coil blew on it. Don't know how it happened. Should have it replaced in a few weeks. It still works, you just can't turn it up loud.

Initial review, in the Element Enclosure, it is unbelievably tight. No mushy bass for me.

 

Nice install. Which Cascade material did you use? Have you heard of RAAMmat? Does it pretty much do the same thing?

 

Yup pretty much the same thing. Cascade doesn't have an odor like Dynamat and weights a heck of a lot less.

 

I have a roll of RAAMmat sitting in the garage waiting for install. I was a little worried about the smell of the tar but I guess I won't find out until I try them. Anyways, which Cascade material did you use? Thanks.

 

I used the VB-2HD. It's the heavy duty stuff. Works great.

 

how much did you use and where did you get it?? how much did it cost??

 

yeah!!!

what was the total usage of the cascade? did you use a whole shop pack of 42 sqft? i bought 2 packs of the stuff. i haven't installed it yet, but i was wondering if i got enough to do the whole car? so how much did you use?

 

1 41 sq ft pack did the entire trunk, two front doors and two pieces under the back seat.

 

thanx. how much did it cost and where did you buy it from??

 

hey there Inf4life!!!

i got the cascade from http://www.carstereopro.com/dynamat.html


i got the 42 sqft shop pack:

the vb2 for $144
the vb2-hd for $199

they're pretty prompt and good about delivery.

so NSXNEXT!!!

did you cover the WHOLE trunk? the bottom, sides and lid? and does the road noise dissappears? and the stereo sounds better?
thanks!

 

Road noise is definitely less. We also reduced some sound coming from the exhaust resonator, the piece where the exhaust pipes split under the car.

Ron covered the entire bottom of the trunk. Did not do the sides.

 

THE WORK ON THIS RIDE LOOKS GREAT. RON CONTACT ME

 

Hey Ron or Neil,


Can you just put all that padding in the trunk area and that will reduce road noise???????

 

It does a little, but not a whole lot.

 

Do you happen to know what does muffle the sound....

 

StreetEffectz or NSXNEXT:
I'm about to do an installation of the 6.5" CDT HD63DT-S seen in this thread. I'm interested in knowing if there are any problems in installing these speakers in the front doors. I see that you used 3/4 inch MDF to make room for the larger size, but did you have to alter the grills in order to make room for the bracket that holds the tweeter? Any helpful suggestions in getting these speakers to fit correctly will be greatly appreciated.

 

Did the Cascade mat make the inside of the car much quiter? If so was it a noticable difference. Where can I get it, and how much..Thanks In advance.

 

I saw that the entire trunk was covered...do you still have access to the spare tire? Or will you have to rip it all out to gain access?

Kegrun

 

how many square feet to do the interior floor?

 

how do you get that tweeter pod?

 

the tweeter pod comes with the cdt speakers....

 

wow...oldass thread...

 

The problem I'm having is the space for my pair of MB Quarts. I cant see any way they are going in my door without taking a saw to the rim of the old speaker area. I need another inch it looks like in radius for these 6+1/2 even with a spacer. Did you have to cut the sheet metal to drop yours in?