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12-11-2005, 01:28 AM
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Hey whats up guys, i got a little further on my sound system, im just looking to get some feed back, it's kinda taking me a while because im a full time college student and also a full time installer, and it's also starting to get really cold in New york, but im trying to get as much done in my spare time as possible, so let me know what you think....
I also just got the in dash mini disc player in, i will be installing it after Christmas, so I will fill you in when I install it...
I also just got the in dash mini disc player in, i will be installing it after Christmas, so I will fill you in when I install it...
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12-11-2005, 04:04 PM
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Im located in mohegan lake ny ,im 1 hour north of nyc.
Im not going to be painting the pannels, im going to wrap the pannels with the same material as my interior (black / Chaparral) the two side pannels will be black and the new pannel i make for the center of the trunk will be chaparral,
Im not shure how exactly im mounting my amps, i have a few different arrangments in mind, but most likely the floating look.
if you want to see some other pictures of the system visit this thread...(PG 1,2)
https://www.rx8club.com/showthread.p...audio+pictures
Im not going to be painting the pannels, im going to wrap the pannels with the same material as my interior (black / Chaparral) the two side pannels will be black and the new pannel i make for the center of the trunk will be chaparral,
Im not shure how exactly im mounting my amps, i have a few different arrangments in mind, but most likely the floating look.
if you want to see some other pictures of the system visit this thread...(PG 1,2)
https://www.rx8club.com/showthread.p...audio+pictures
12-27-2005, 10:32 PM
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Just installed the indash Mini Disc player, it's works really well. It's a straight foward install, and also while i was behind the radio i tapped the wires I needed for my LC6, heres some pics.... Im also going to be re doing the panel with the Kicker controler, i have something else in mind...
01-31-2006, 09:11 PM
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heres the rough mock up of the setup, its comming along great, now all i have to do is order the material that im going to wrap it in, and finish up wireing it, my 0 guage wire and my batteries are in transit. After the trunk is done i will be able to start on the interior.
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Originally Posted by Rotary Rasp
How are you gonna get it in the trunk?
i will be putting all the pannels back in tommorrow to check the fitment again
before i wrap them, so i will take a couple pictures and post them when everything is in the trunk.
02-01-2006, 02:22 PM
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i made similar corner sub boxes but mine are really hard to get in (only slide in a specific way) but now the sub magnet hist the back of the sub box when cranked up.. so i wanna make new ones but have no clue how i would get them to fit in my trunk.. is there anyway to take apart the trunk?
02-02-2006, 09:56 AM
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here's what the trunk looks like with everything in it, i still have some storage space and i still have axcess to all my tools and tire kit. The second battery will be mounted to the right of the tire kit. So what do you guys think................
Originally Posted by jeffthestampede
wut kind of subs and amps are u using?
The setup goes as follows........
Two Kicker 10" Solo Baric L7's (Subs)
Kicker Sx1250.1, Class D Amp
Kicker Sx900.4, 4 Channel Amp
Kicker SxRc Amp Controler
Audio Control LC6, Line Output Converter
Two Sets of Kicker SS Series 6.5" Components
Indash MiniDisc Player
Originally Posted by LiL BenNy
is there anyway to take apart the trunk?
Well im not sure what you mean by "take apart the trunk", but you can gut the trunk by taking out the side pannels and the floor liner,
all you really have to do is tape off your trunk and prep it for fiberglass, and start making molds of the sides with some fiberglass mat, look at the pictures from this thread
https://www.rx8club.com/showthread.p...=audio+pictures
hope this helps.........
Originally Posted by jeffthestampede
wut kind of subs and amps are u using?
The setup goes as follows........
Two Kicker 10" Solo Baric L7's (Subs)
Kicker Sx1250.1, Class D Amp
Kicker Sx900.4, 4 Channel Amp
Kicker SxRc Amp Controler
Audio Control LC6, Line Output Converter
Two Sets of Kicker SS Series 6.5" Components
Indash MiniDisc Player
Originally Posted by LiL BenNy
is there anyway to take apart the trunk?
Well im not sure what you mean by "take apart the trunk", but you can gut the trunk by taking out the side pannels and the floor liner,
all you really have to do is tape off your trunk and prep it for fiberglass, and start making molds of the sides with some fiberglass mat, look at the pictures from this thread
https://www.rx8club.com/showthread.p...=audio+pictures
hope this helps.........
02-02-2006, 01:14 PM
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the link doesnt work.. by take apart the trunk i mean make the opening bigger so i can fit the sub boxes in..
ex. other cars you can put the back seats down to acces the trunk, having a large opening to fit the sub boxes in... like can i take the rear bumber off and disassemble some stuff to make the opening larger then put it back on?
ex. other cars you can put the back seats down to acces the trunk, having a large opening to fit the sub boxes in... like can i take the rear bumber off and disassemble some stuff to make the opening larger then put it back on?
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Originally Posted by LiL BenNy
the link doesnt work.. by take apart the trunk i mean make the opening bigger so i can fit the sub boxes in..
ex. other cars you can put the back seats down to acces the trunk, having a large opening to fit the sub boxes in... like can i take the rear bumber off and disassemble some stuff to make the opening larger then put it back on?
ex. other cars you can put the back seats down to acces the trunk, having a large opening to fit the sub boxes in... like can i take the rear bumber off and disassemble some stuff to make the opening larger then put it back on?
https://www.rx8club.com/series-i-interior-audio-electronics-24/audio-pictures-74600/
If you look at gnathen's pictures on the first page he shows some steps on making the molds on the sides,
as far as taking the trunk apart for bigger openings, no, the only other alternitive is if you take apart the back seats, their are some crossbeams in the way but they should just unbolt (i havent taken they off yet so im not sure) but thats still a small opening. your rear seat bottoms just pop up, and the their are 4 12m bolts holding the backs in place, 2 on each side, after you take your seats out you will see the crossbeams.
the Rx8 is defently not an installer frendly car.......
when i put my enclosures in theirs not even an inch of space, like if they were any bigger they wouldnt fit. And i cant put the subs in the enclosure untill the enclousers are in the trunk.
Originally Posted by Tamas
What goes underneath the hump in the middle?
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03-06-2006, 11:11 PM
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nice work, did you tap into the bose or are you doing something different?
edit: nevermind, I read more of the thread, should come out sounding pretty sweet, good job on the logo too.
edit: nevermind, I read more of the thread, should come out sounding pretty sweet, good job on the logo too.
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my black vinyl finally came in, so i got some vinyl work done today. Man.... wrappin viny is a pain. im still waiting on the Chaparral vinyl, its been hard finding a good match. check it out...
