Client from out of the state wanted to do something nice for his girlfriend that lives here....so he bought her a Jeep Grand Cherokee.....well it'd had a bunch of shotty work done to it and he needed it fixed up so it's safer for her and puts a smile on her face.
The stereo system looked like it would have burned the Jeep down if she hit a bump hard enough and the headlight looked like it was shot with a .22 or something.
I crammed the 5 channel amp under the drivers seat so it's out of the way and has somewhat easy access to mess with the settings.
This powers the front 5.25" component speakers which I placed the tweeters in the perfect location by the door handle....this beat the crap out of the 4x6s that were in the dash area.
This also powers the rear 5.25" coaxial speakers that are in a rear roof additional pod that was existing.
The car came with a 10" Kicker subwoofer in a bandpass box already but the owner might be replacing it with a custom box to get more storage space....but for now, the kicker provided plenty of low bass!
The headlights were a drop-in replacement....so those went in super easy and fast and provide a MUCH safer/brighter driving experience.
Had a customer swing in his Toyota Sequoia for a quick speaker install with a new headunit.
Little bit easier said than done....he didn't mention that he had the Factory Installed JBL System....which is a decent system to start with....but he wanted to get rid of a noticeable hiss in the passenger side....which was from the factory mid-bass woofer.
So, after some router wizardry, I made a perfect ABS adapter to mount the new JBL component woofer into the factory bracket and fitted the new tweeter in the factory spot as well.
Then I moved my attention to the new bluetooth headunit we got and had this thing bumpin!
Wifey was happy, so dude was happy!
Client brought in his 1970 Pontiac LeMans Sport for some interior work and full audio upgrade.
He didn't have anything in there besides some kick panels with kickers installed......ain't nobody got time fo dat!
The challenge with this build is that it's an old school convertible...so you lose quite a bit of sound as it has to travel through the convertible top (when stored) and the massive back seat......but that wasn't a challenge for a properly built sub system and plenty of power.
These Arc amps are tiny but MAN do they pack a punch.
This system sounded VERY good, nice low end thump with these new Redline subwoofers and the BC components had a VERY distinct sound to them, even with the horrible OEM locations in the Chevy.
Had a client who wanted a really good sound quality upgrade with future additional upgrades planned (amplifier, subs, etc). He found me through Hybrid Audio's website and he new basically exactly what he wanted. After a few brief discussions, we decided on Hybrid Audio's Unity Series with a new kind of kit I've wanted to try in this fast foam baffle kit.
It's a 3 part foam system what guides the Rear and Front waves where they are intended to go, as well as some rear vibration support on the door skin.
The part I really liked about this kit is that the front baffle is deep enough to be trimmed to fit, but with this application, the speaker was about 1" from the door panel and this made it fit snug and tight with no sound waves bouncing around inside the door panel.
Although, Hybrid makes and amazing speaker by itself, I could tell the difference this kit made....customer had a smile from ear to ear.....mission accomplished!
Customer brought her Toyota 4Runner in for an iPod/iPhone upgrade to the stock headunit, as well as some better sounding speakers up front. Since the yoda had component speakers installed from OEM, some Digital Designs 6.5" CS Component Speakers were installed in each door. The highs were much clearer and the mid bass was about the same (stock speakers were 6x9s and the OEM deck can only put out so much power). The iSimple unit installed with ease, it was harder to disassemble the dash than it was to install the iSimple unit. Customer was happy and so was I.
Just wrapped up this install....solid, solid install!
Customer and I have planned this one out for a while and it was finally time to complete the project.
The customer did all the sound deadening...and MAN, what a difference it makes. He did the roof, floor and all doors with up to 3 layers of recommended sound deadening products.
I used 0ga power wiring throughout, then split into 4 ga for the amps.
The customer had all the speaker brackets, boxes and amp rack made from a reputable 'Toyota' owner in California...and the results speak for themselves....the fit and finish of all the parts we perfect...spot on.
This was a good project, where the customer actually helped install some of the initial products; so now he knows exactly how everything is ran so down the road, he'll know whatever he needs to when it comes to service.
Looked forward to doing future work on this truck (lighting, etc).
Made these pods to specifically fit above the headlight buckets in a VW Bus, truck or Van, but they will really fit anywhere there is a flat surface to mount to.
Been working on these for a few weeks, a few minutes here and there....but they finally came together!
Client contacted me looking for a full install of his Infinity Kappa system he purchased, as well as a custom molded fiberglass box to house the 10" Kappa sub.
Molded the box to fit within a certain specified area in the rear boot area.
I finished body-lining the top enclosure, painting the mesh grills and outer grills.
Mounted everything and gave it a test fire.
First impression.....this thing rocks....I mean, it's a side by side with a full system in it.
I haven't even touched the amp yet, so it will only sound THAT much better once done.
Wait for accessory wires to show up, then I can start glassing the pod on the dash and relocating switches and whatnot.
So technology reared it's ugly head this past week.
While I was away snapping pictures at SEMA in Vegas, I had my other photos backed up on my computer at home to make room on my SD cards.
Come home and start uploading all my pics from SEMA, only to find that my photos from the RZR build are gonezo!!!!!!!
All my fabrication steps from building the side pods, subwoofer box and overhead pod are gone! So....GIANT leap forward......here is where we are at today.
Waiting on paint to dry at the moment, then I can finish up the top speakers, install the front speakers permanently, then just waiting on some wiring accessories for the headunit....then I see some lighting in this things future!!!
Haven't had nearly any time to work on this thing....with the Deadmau5 project eating up all of it and SEMA coming up...it's going slow.
But, after SEMA...it's all RZR until the audio side of it is done.
Got the amp rack all fab'd up and ready to go.
Ran power wires and secured everything in the battery compartment.
Had a client bring in his daughter 2000 Toyota Corolla for an audio upgrade.
Install went good, speakers weren't too difficult to install (with the help of some spacers).
Overall, this upgrade was perfect for what the customer AND his daughter wanted.
With the amp under the passenger front seat, and the settings set just right, the driver can crank the music without worrying if they'll blow the speakers or not.
So slowly but surely I've been getting parts for the truck.
So, now I just have to find the time to tear into it, get it ready for Paint (Full body paint) and then the audio nonsense can begin.
Words cannot express how excited I am about this beast of a sub.....800 watts RMS....giggidy!