So i picked up the following to add to my sound system for xmas:
1. JL e1800d mono amplifier (runs about 1000watts rms)
2. JL 300/4 amplifier
3. Infinity Kappa Perfect 6.1 components for the front
4. Infinity 6012i coax's for the rear
5. Custom sub box/amp rack for trunk /w built in blue LEDs (has not arrived yet)
6. Mike's (Zenclosures) speaker spacers



Here are some kappa perfect pics (WARNING: do not mount the crossover in your door like in the picture below, i had to move it from that position because the door would not fit back on!)





Here is a pic of the custom cubby i built myself, just finished it tonight!



Lit with some blue LEDs



Xbox temporarily in the glove compartment



I know there are going to be questions so i'm going to try to address some things first.

Where did i end up mounting my crossover? They were mounted on the lower back part of the door (when i say back i mean closer to the rear of the car on both doors). I used fatmat to mount them by cutting 4 holes in the fatman, running zipties through the holes and then running the zipties through the 4 screw holes on the crossovers. Absolutely no rattle and they are on there solid!

The cubby hole/amp rack:
I took one of the bose 10" sub grill covers and cut the whole grill section out with a jigsaw. Then i cut a peice of plexiglass i bought from home depot to match the hole and used the special plexiglass glue stuff to secure it on. I had to do a lot of trimming of plastic on the backside of the panel with a razor in order to get it to fit flush. The amp rack is a peice of mdf wood covered in thick vinyl. I laid the whole cubby hole with newspaper then sprayed 2 whole cans of hilti expanding insulation foam along the bottom of the cubby to create a floor that is light and solid. I laid the wood covered in vinyl over this. I mounted 2 neon lights on both sides of the amp and have them wired to a switch that you can see that is on the outside of the plexiglass.

The xbox is modded, has about 6000 mp3s and probably 50-100 music videos on it, in my opinion it is 100x better than an ipod or anything like that. It's hooked up to some cheap sony flip out 7" screen i bought a while ago. The xbox is going to be put on an amp rack in the front trunk region along with the e1800d as soon as i receive them from the builder.

I'll take more pics when i finish fully assembling the car with the rest of the neons and putting everything in the right spots.

Hope you guys like it,
Alex

 

what is the name of the epoxy or glue you used to attach the plexi to the plastic? i have cut mine out similar but cant find good enough glue to hold it. thanks!