First, I would like to thank Jake TL Daddy, Ron Streetz and Mr. TL. They answered some of my questions so it didn't take me that long to intall everything and run all the wires.

Here are a couple of pictures for your enjoyment. Right now, it sounds pretty good. I'll just have to mess around with the crossover to fine tune it to match the system.



I installed the CD changer behind the armrest so I can access it without getting out of the car.



Ah yes, my two 10s...Polk/MOMO.

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looks good to me! you did it yourself?

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looks nice

 

Looks Good. Hey AcuraTL, what do you think about those subs. I know Polk has nice mids, but I wasn't to keen on their subs. Do you like them?

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How'd you connect the amp to the stock HU? What was involved?

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Hey there you are. I was talking to your cousin Bichu and he told me you were on this site but I never saw you. Good job picking the TL S!

 

I know that there is an adapter available that plugs into the back of the stock radio. I would rather go with an after market cd player just so that you can control your subs, highs and mids. I like to fine tune...But that's just me.


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Looks Nice!!!! Good Job!!!

 

It's easy, you just tap the wires from the amplifier in the back that powers the subs and that's it.

I like the Polk subs, there are pretty accurate and go very low with a very small box.

The hardest part of the install was running the damn power wire through the firewall, it took me forever to find the factory plug.

 

Yo Sam, looks good!!

Did you chane your HU too??

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No, I decided not to. Hard to shell out over $1000 for the headunit that I want. Maybe later on down the road. This will work for me for now.

 

Hey B never mentioned he had a friend with a TL; know him from school??

Actually I just recently joined this site, but I am the moderator of the Accord forum at Honda_Acura.net. I've been a member there for years.



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I know what you mean, I currently have a Pioneer 9200R Hu right now and the fine tuning is incredible with built in High Pass filters, frequency and loudness controls for the highs and lows with customizeable eq's, etc, etc, etc. I would love to put that deck in the TL, but I think it would spoil the look of the dash since a decent dash kit isnt out for the TL yet, also it would kill the steering wheel controls, and the Navi voice prompts.

Thanx for the info Sam. I thought you had changed the front speakers also, not just the sub.

As far as what I am looking to do, I want to transfer as much of my system as possible from my Accord into the TL.
6.5 POlk Components up front
an Orion Xtreme 500.4 amp to power them and my 10inch MTX sub in a sealed box.
I have 4way Pioneer 6x9s in my rear deck, but if I am retaining the stock Bose deck, I guess I wont be able to use them.

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Hey Mr. Hyde, glad to see you here I never got the front Focals because I can't spend any more money on my are since my wife and I are planning on having a baby.

Also, I want to keep it a stealth look in the dash, that's why I decided to keep the stock deck, plus no more spending money

 

Nice pics!

 

Nice Sam, wow you were joking when you said you wanted a system. You just went right out and got one... =) congrats, now you can turn the radio up that much more.

 

Ok, I just finished tuning my system. Damn, thoe Polk/MOMO subs are accurate. They sound like 8s but hit lows and has volume like 12s/15s. I am very impressed with the subs and Orion amplifier. Here's the price I paid:

Polk/MOMO 10s: $240/pair at Goodguys
Orion Xtreme amp 500.4: $239, online store.
CD changer adapter/Line level converter/extension CD changer cable: $115 from Ron aka Streetz.

That ain't bad, $600 with top of the line equipment. Now, I'll see if I need to get a capacitor.

 

not bad ack, not bad!

im more into the show-offy thing myself
where do you have your xover set at?
what guage wire for juice?

 

Looks great...around how much did you spend total for enclosure...subs...cables...and all?

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I am not even using the built-in crossover in the amplifier, the stock Bose has a crossover for the sub amp and I am running off of that, no need to have 2 separate low pass crossover. I tried it both way, it sounds better with more mid-bass without using the Orion crossover.

The box cost me $89.00. I also bought that from Goodguys and it was made for the Polk/MOMO 10s. The subs require .66 cubic ft of space that the Q Logic box is .65 cubic ft per side, so it is perfect.

I am only using 8 gauge power cable, no need to go to 4 gauge with just one amp. I am using the Monster Cable Interlink 401, left over from my Home Audio equipment.

For the subs, enclosure, line level converter, amplifer and cables, I spent around $700.00.

 

Sweet!!

 

I was deciding if I should go show or not. I deicded not to so I just did a simple system. Can't really compare to yours

 

Hey, there is nothing to compare with. You forget your second car is the MDX, plus your married and planning on having children... congrats to you. i wish my life was more set in stone... =)

 

It looks great. I wanted the momos but I heard polk made crappy subs. How do they perform? Are the a crisp base or do the drop really hard? Are you going to install the momo components set too? The tweeters look impressive. Great job once again.

 

Well, you are getting the MDX too, aren't you?

 

They perform great. They give out very accurate bass response and go LOW. Yet, the midbass is very solid, you can hear the "thud" sound, very tight bass.

I am not going to do the front for a while, just by adding the subs, it makes the factory bose system perform very differently.

 

maybe, but i am for sure not gonna have both!!! unlike some lucky guy ... =)

 

What? You can't sell your TL, it's forbidden.

 

I have the Organic Pioneer DEH-P920R, its awesome, similar to yours. I think it sounds incredible and is worth every penny. It changed my whole system, the fine tuning is great and the graphics are cool.

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Ok....don't lure me into buying a head unit. I almost bought the Eclipse 7301 brand new for $1000, but somehow, I turned it down. That was a good deal.

 

Yup I have the Organic display also. If you have the 920R then its the Premier divison of Pioneer with better circuitry than the 9200R although the features are the same. The 9200R is fine for me, and the adjustability, and fine tuning is like no deck I have ever had before.
I am possibly going from that to the stock Tl Type-S deck. We'll see how that works out. Oh boy

 

move to audio and electronics

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