Another Stealth Install in a G35 :)
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Another Stealth Install in a G35 :)
after taking a week off to rest my aching back, i took it slow and just completed this install in a 2004 G35 coupe.
the goals are:
1. superb, balanced sound quality
2. completely stealth install in the trunk
3. retain stock nav voice output and steering wheel controls
so lets get started.
in the past, i have used double din headunits in a G, and they have usually fit well with nary a problem...
This time, since the car came with stock nav, we went ahead and got a good single din cd player. what i found out though, is that it takes a lot more work to properly install a single din in the G than a double din. the reason is that no one makes a pocket that fits below the headunit, and the opening is not a standard double din size.
so...after a lot of work, i managed to get hte ehadunit, and modified a nissan pocket to fit in the new opening. the pocket was heavily trimmed to fit flush in the opening. a PAC-audio SWI-PS steering wheel adapter was installed to retain the stock steering wheel audio controls.
next up is the front stage. to obtain the superb sound quality while taking up very little space, a DLS ultimate iridium 3 way component set up was used. the midrange and tweets are flushed into reinforced stock kick pieces, and there for takes up almost NO space. Note that on the driver side, a stock door psekaer is strapped belowt he dash, this speaker provides the stock NAV voice output. from almost all angles, this speaker is invisible
the midbass were installed into the doors...in order to obtain the midbass responses needed, a fiberglass cut was installed and sealed into the door first, and then the speaker installed into it. this provides a semi-sealed enclosure in the door and provides superb midbass responses through out. note that new speaker wires are run into each door.
moving on to the trunk. again, this is a full stealth install, so here is the view with the trunk open. pretty much no change from stock and completley usable.
and now here is the system installed below it
a vinyl trim panel showcases dual elemental 11kv.2 subwoofers, a DLS refernece series RA50 5 channel amp, and the four crossovers that the iridium 3 way set comes with. the effect is clean and classy
of course you are probably wondering how the carpet can sit on the sub without hitting it, well the solution is simple, the stock plastic covering piece that went over the spare tire well was used as a spacer, with the area around the subs cutout and mesh grilled, simple and effective venter spacer and protects the subs
and now the shot of the wires beneath the cover to show that there arent flying wires all ovet the place
the goals are:
1. superb, balanced sound quality
2. completely stealth install in the trunk
3. retain stock nav voice output and steering wheel controls
so lets get started.
in the past, i have used double din headunits in a G, and they have usually fit well with nary a problem...
This time, since the car came with stock nav, we went ahead and got a good single din cd player. what i found out though, is that it takes a lot more work to properly install a single din in the G than a double din. the reason is that no one makes a pocket that fits below the headunit, and the opening is not a standard double din size.
so...after a lot of work, i managed to get hte ehadunit, and modified a nissan pocket to fit in the new opening. the pocket was heavily trimmed to fit flush in the opening. a PAC-audio SWI-PS steering wheel adapter was installed to retain the stock steering wheel audio controls.
next up is the front stage. to obtain the superb sound quality while taking up very little space, a DLS ultimate iridium 3 way component set up was used. the midrange and tweets are flushed into reinforced stock kick pieces, and there for takes up almost NO space. Note that on the driver side, a stock door psekaer is strapped belowt he dash, this speaker provides the stock NAV voice output. from almost all angles, this speaker is invisible
the midbass were installed into the doors...in order to obtain the midbass responses needed, a fiberglass cut was installed and sealed into the door first, and then the speaker installed into it. this provides a semi-sealed enclosure in the door and provides superb midbass responses through out. note that new speaker wires are run into each door.
moving on to the trunk. again, this is a full stealth install, so here is the view with the trunk open. pretty much no change from stock and completley usable.
and now here is the system installed below it
a vinyl trim panel showcases dual elemental 11kv.2 subwoofers, a DLS refernece series RA50 5 channel amp, and the four crossovers that the iridium 3 way set comes with. the effect is clean and classy
of course you are probably wondering how the carpet can sit on the sub without hitting it, well the solution is simple, the stock plastic covering piece that went over the spare tire well was used as a spacer, with the area around the subs cutout and mesh grilled, simple and effective venter spacer and protects the subs
and now the shot of the wires beneath the cover to show that there arent flying wires all ovet the place
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