just did a simple stealth install in a 2002 TL...pics here
05-17-2006, 07:08 PM
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just did a simple stealth install in a 2002 TL...pics here
hi all...just gone done with this customers car
its a 2002 acura TL type S...figure i would post a coupla pics
the goals:
good sound quality on a budget
stealth appearance in the trunk while maintaining usability
somehow get the avic-z1 in there
lets get started:
the first challenge of coures it he avic-z1. i couldn find a premade double din kits out there, there are rumors of them but my metra supplier didnt have any..., and there was no budget really to do an all aout custom molded, painted to match dash kit, so i went with the clean route. a custom plate was carely trimmed out, sanded and then covered in black suede...overall, a pretty clean look that doesnt break the bank
next, we arrive at the kick panels. Let me mention here that all components aft of the headunit is by elemental designs, edi 6500s resides in suede trimmed kicks, nothing fancy. so far, with out any tuning, i am quite impressed by the performance of the 6500s in kicks. imaging is solidly int he middle, midbass is excellent...
also added were a pair of my own line of replacement headrests with 8" LCDs...here you see them in the car off:
here is a close up of one of hte monitors in operations:
both:
and all three screens together throught he wet rear window lol
with htis set up, the front passengers can look at the nav, while hte back can watch a movie
moving on the trunk, like i said, i mentioned that it was a stealth install..so here is what you see when you open the trunk:
pop off the big center vented cover, and a big big well greats you. in the sky blue suede lined well resides two nine-2xes, crossovers for hte edis, and a single 11ov2 10" sub
overall, i am quite satisfied with the sound qualiyt of this sytem, its clean, loud and great imaging staging. what really impresses me is the 11ov2, such a small sub, yet able to fill such a big car through the rear deck with solid bass, hair moving bass...truly impressive...
questions and comments welcome
its a 2002 acura TL type S...figure i would post a coupla pics the goals:
good sound quality on a budget
stealth appearance in the trunk while maintaining usability
somehow get the avic-z1 in there
lets get started:
the first challenge of coures it he avic-z1. i couldn find a premade double din kits out there, there are rumors of them but my metra supplier didnt have any..., and there was no budget really to do an all aout custom molded, painted to match dash kit, so i went with the clean route. a custom plate was carely trimmed out, sanded and then covered in black suede...overall, a pretty clean look that doesnt break the bank
next, we arrive at the kick panels. Let me mention here that all components aft of the headunit is by elemental designs
, edi 6500s resides in suede trimmed kicks, nothing fancy. so far, with out any tuning, i am quite impressed by the performance of the 6500s in kicks. imaging is solidly int he middle, midbass is excellent... also added were a pair of my own line of replacement headrests with 8" LCDs...here you see them in the car off:
here is a close up of one of hte monitors in operations:
both:
and all three screens together throught he wet rear window lol
with htis set up, the front passengers can look at the nav, while hte back can watch a movie
moving on the trunk, like i said, i mentioned that it was a stealth install..so here is what you see when you open the trunk:
pop off the big center vented cover, and a big big well greats you. in the sky blue suede lined well resides two nine-2xes, crossovers for hte edis, and a single 11ov2 10" sub
overall, i am quite satisfied with the sound qualiyt of this sytem, its clean, loud and great imaging staging. what really impresses me is the 11ov2, such a small sub, yet able to fill such a big car through the rear deck with solid bass, hair moving bass...truly impressive...
questions and comments welcome
05-17-2006, 10:40 PM
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Originally Posted by 16psibrick
about mid 4k range...of course, headunit and headrst monitors alone is well well over half of that
Hell of a nice install.. Props to you and your shop..
Feel free to throw in a plug for your shop.. There may be some members interested in your area..
I would feel sad for those kick panels in my car.. I know I'd kick the hell out of them..
05-17-2006, 11:04 PM
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you can kick them all you want i would be surprised if you can kick through quater in solid fiberglass hehe
i am not a shop, i do custom installs one after another by appointment Have a loyal customer base with www.my350z.com and a few other forums...my whole thing is good sound quality, clean look, at a price MUCH lower than a high end shop, and i take my time one car at a time so things are done right
some of my installs can be found at my temp site:
www.simplicityinsound.com
this is one of the recentl isntalls that made it on a few mags
http://www.edesignaudio.com/installs...ll.php?uid=111
by the way, i just moved from squirrel hill about a year ago
i would be surprised if you can kick through quater in solid fiberglass hehei am not a shop, i do custom installs one after another by appointment
Have a loyal customer base with www.my350z.com and a few other forums...my whole thing is good sound quality, clean look, at a price MUCH lower than a high end shop, and i take my time one car at a time so things are done rightsome of my installs can be found at my temp site:
www.simplicityinsound.com
this is one of the recentl isntalls that made it on a few mags
http://www.edesignaudio.com/installs...ll.php?uid=111
by the way, i just moved from squirrel hill about a year ago
05-17-2006, 11:08 PM
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Originally Posted by 16psibrick
by the way, i just moved from squirrel hill about a year ago
In Pittsburgh?
You live in Cali now?
Very nice installs..!!
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yeah, lived there for 10 years, 4 years at CMU, 1 year heinz master, worked for 5 years, moved out here last fall...hehe
was working more or less inthe corporate world before then
was working more or less inthe corporate world before then
05-22-2006, 12:45 PM
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looks as if the parking brake is non-operational now... if the parking brake pedal is depressed, does it smash into the kick panel?
i was always under the impression that the engine hood latch had to be moved if one were to add kick panels...
i was always under the impression that the engine hood latch had to be moved if one were to add kick panels...
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Real clean install, I know I'd kick the kick panels too. Love the stealth trunk though, looks clean as hell 
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the parking brake pedal was shortened slightly and clears the kicks no problem and can still be easily pressed by the foot.
by the way, i acutally made a second set of kicks, identical to these, was gonna get it for a friend, but he had some issues lol..so its for sale: 500 bucks shipped
i will put it up in the forsale section...same finish, same speakres
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by the way, i acutally made a second set of kicks, identical to these, was gonna get it for a friend, but he had some issues lol..so its for sale: 500 bucks shipped
i will put it up in the forsale section...same finish, same speakres
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thanks guys...oh its nice to see a famaliar face
my own car has just a simple set up...the full intsall log can be found here:
http://volvospeed.com/vs_forum/index...howtopic=45993
not done yet
my own car has just a simple set up...the full intsall log can be found here:
http://volvospeed.com/vs_forum/index...howtopic=45993
not done yet
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ok, nevermind that. i should have taken the time to read first. but it is nice to see a fellow brick-head.
previous bricks = 760 Turbo, 850 T5
not so brick previous bricks - S80 T6
previous bricks = 760 Turbo, 850 T5
not so brick previous bricks - S80 T6
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there seems to be some kind of issue with my server, i will try to resolve it...for some reason some people onthe net can see them, some cannot 
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