Just got done with the newest G install, this one a 03 Sedan.

The goals:

1. high sound quality
2. Mainting a low key stealth look in the trunk, and save as much trunk space as possible
3. maintaining the spare.

lets get started.

the signal chain starts wtih the Eclipse AVN 6600 Double Din nav unit, supplied by the customer, its installed via the double din finisher (too bad on the color). Note the DLS bass control and the Eclipse IPOD connector is in the upper cubby for easy access and concealment:



The front stage consists of a DLS ultimate UR36i 3 way compoentn set. The midbass is installed in the factory lower door location. First i took the stock moutning cup, dampend it and the semi-sealed it with breathable carpet



then new wires are run through the door to the speaker and then the entire door is dampened:







the midrange and tweets, as usual, is flushed into the factory kicks whcih are then dampened as well:





as for the rear door, the customer supplied a pair of sound stream coaxials, they are iinstall int he stock location, and is being powered off the headunit diretly (bose amp bypassed)





to improve bass response in the cabin, the stock bose sub was removed, what a PAIN! lol, with the three piece rear seat back and all that jazz...but it certain helps



the trunk lid is also dampened:



finally the trunk...here is the view with everyhting covered up, aside from the 4080 box, the trunk space has only been lessened by about 5 inches. the reason why the 4080 has a black grille is that it came to the customer broken, so i bonded it back togheer, sanded it, and grille clothed it.





and here is the view wtih everyhting open. an elemental designs 11ov.2 10" sub sits int he 4080, a DLS reference RA50 5 channel amp powers the system. the front four channels are bridged to send 200 watts a side to the front components, and the sub channel is pushing the ED sub with 400 watts. The amp and the passiver oxvers from the front stage sits in a suede lined well, and the front plate is covered wtih plexi and my logo







overall, sounds really good, perhaps its the more spacious cabin of the sedan, it certainly sounds a bit more airy than the coupes...

 

i love looking at your clean setups that you always do. You my friend have a talent for clean installs. I wish you were located in the east cost.. You would be my first choice for sure...

keep the clean installations comming!

 

thanks..hehe i did travel to NY once to do an install...though conidtions werent ideal...it turned out okay...though next time i would need a real garage and the right tools there lol

that install is here


http://www.icixsound.com/vb/showthread.php?t=27426

 

if you come back to NY .. I WANT DIBS ON A INSTALL

 

hehe i think its backwards, if there is an install in NY of enough of a scale, i will fly out

if you have at least a two car garage and have acess to Air compressor, table saw, and a ar that can haul some wood, just talk to me over PM lol

i am from NJ area so going back is always nice

b

 

Great install B,,,,,,Very clean,,,you deff have talent. If you ever come to the East Coast,,(Atlanta),,,let me know.

 

Another nice install. How much time is your average install?

 

average install 3 days. that basically involves 2 days of heavy installing and fabrication, and then the third day, patch little things, and about 3 hours of checking minor details, tuning, and test drive to see if anyhting is loose. and then anothe rhour or so of hosing downt he car, and vacuuming out the whole interior and trunk

b

 

Are all your installs done at the customer's house or do you have a place?

 

looks good, as usual.

How are the new eclipse units?

 

i do it at my own place

i havent been, still is not, and probably wont ever be a fan of eclipse to be honest...

even if they seem to have fixed their realiblity issues, their HUs arent the most intuitive to use, and they are definetly NOT as installer friendly as say the pioneers, the fact that ehre is like 8 or 10 different plugs on the back of the 6600 is what i mean, and they 5 or 6 of them are main wiring plugs not just peripheral for say add ons...where as the pioneer z1 even has just three neatly bundled plugs for all the neccessary wiring ...

 

I like this one

 

very clean n nice job

 

You do all these installs yourself with no other staff members to help? Isn't that back breaking work doing it all by yourself? The one time I stripped the interior panels out of the car was a PITA. I can't imagine working on diff cars all by myself.

 

no staff well, i am a decently strong guy, and i wear a back brace doing heavy stuff...

but honestly, i think i got used to it after a few years... on really big projects i have a friend help sometimes, but 99 percent its all me