3-day build! *PICS*
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How much would you say the installation piece was alone? Just the install portion minus all the equipment. I had a guy quote me 5,000 dollars just to install all my equipment in the Z. Totally ridiculous, but I didi find someone else to do it waaaaayyyy cheaper, and I had the entire car deadened with Damplifier pro and that liquid stuff you put on top of that.
looks like someone got a little messy with some E-Dead
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Clean little build. I like it!
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That was spectrum http://www.secondskinaudio.com/sound...p?category=121 Im not sure what e dead is, but this stuff is a "paint" on liquid. It came with a thickener. I only wanted the hatch area, but the installer went and did everything. Im happy with what all that stuff does. There arent any rattles or banging noises from the license plate or trunk at all. I hate when somebody rolls by with a system that sounds like an empty coke can with 3 nickels rattling around inside.
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When you guys say "bolted to the floor" eg tbe amp rack.. How do you mean exactly? Do you actually drill a bolt through the floor and out the otherside?
I'm always worried about rust drilling into the floor..
I'm always worried about rust drilling into the floor..
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1) To pre-drill and primer the hole and use Stainless screws or nuts and bolts
2) Be sure that you have no leaking issues in the trunk
3) Use pre-existing threaded bolts that stick up from the floor and attach the rack or enclosure with brackets.
In my car I used the existing bolts. in most cars I drill through and primer or silicone from the other side. I have never had a single problem with rust. You just have to be smart and creative and take preventative measures to eleviate any future issues regarding rust and/or moisture.
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This is a G37 I did last summer. I attached the enclosure using heavy duty strapping that was bolted to the factory trunk bolts that stick up through the floor. Simple 8 mm nuts and washers secured the strapping to the floor and screws attached the strapping to the box. The amp rack was screwed into the enclosure using high tensile drywall-type screws.
This prior to attaching. There are bolts on either side of the enclosure and at the rear of the enclosure. No holes drilled.
Press-fit panels
I rarely take any pictures of how I attach anything to the car as it is a security issue that I don't want to share with would-be thieves.
I did a very rare Buick GNX 2 years ago and by using simple techniques, I was able to not drill a single hole in the entire vehicle. I used custom made retainers placed in good positions to avoid molesting any factory surfaces.
Drop-in system...no screws or bolts to the car. Press-fit and tight as a drum!
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orgasm donor. Those installs look really good. Clean yet a bit of show.
Im a first time installer trying to make my own system how i wan't it. When you guys build say an amp rack. You obviouslly need a stand for the rack. It looks like most guys just throw a couple bits of wood on as a base but how does this sit flush on the trunk floor considering i've never seen a trunk floor that is perfectly flat.
I know that may seem like a stupid question.
Im a first time installer trying to make my own system how i wan't it. When you guys build say an amp rack. You obviouslly need a stand for the rack. It looks like most guys just throw a couple bits of wood on as a base but how does this sit flush on the trunk floor considering i've never seen a trunk floor that is perfectly flat.
I know that may seem like a stupid question.
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