Jedi's Bose Stereo Upgrade!
11-19-2006, 09:24 PM
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Jedi's Bose Stereo Upgrade!
Some of you might have seen or heard this stereo at SevenStock 9 so here's the official thread on it.
The Mission: to upgrade my Bose stereo to something with better highs and a lot more bass.
Here's what we were installing:
- MP3 cd player from Mazda
- (2) 4080 boxes
- (2) JL 10w6v2's
- Kicker 1200 / 1 amp with remote bass
- Infinity Kappa 6x9's
- (2 pairs) Infinity Kappa 1" tweeters One set up front, and 2nd set for rear deck
- Boss 2 Farad Capacitor
- 50 amp circuit (instead of a traditional fuse)
- Soundgate LOCB.2 Bose Line Output Converter. http://www.logjamelectronics.com/sounlocbosli.html
Step One was to prepare the trunk the week prior with lots of Dynamat
Installation Day
It's all starting to come together....
The Mission: to upgrade my Bose stereo to something with better highs and a lot more bass.
Here's what we were installing:
- MP3 cd player from Mazda
- (2) 4080 boxes
- (2) JL 10w6v2's
- Kicker 1200 / 1 amp with remote bass
- Infinity Kappa 6x9's
- (2 pairs) Infinity Kappa 1" tweeters One set up front, and 2nd set for rear deck
- Boss 2 Farad Capacitor
- 50 amp circuit (instead of a traditional fuse)
- Soundgate LOCB.2 Bose Line Output Converter. http://www.logjamelectronics.com/sounlocbosli.html
Step One was to prepare the trunk the week prior with lots of Dynamat
Installation Day
It's all starting to come together....
Last edited by Jedi54; 06-05-2007 at 01:31 PM.
11-19-2006, 09:25 PM
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Last Set of Pics (finished Product)
I wanted to thank all of the guys who really helped me with this install the week before SS9
-RotaryRasp= the Master Installer
-Jeff = Thanks for all your help bro, you were a huge help!
-Newcastle - Thanks for all your help with installing the MP3 unit
- NgoRX8 - for making sure I didn't punch a hole through my subwoofers (long story)
- XdeedubbX - for the great entertainment on the webcam.
-Wing5 - for the great photos and helping us out.
I wanted to thank all of the guys who really helped me with this install the week before SS9
-RotaryRasp= the Master Installer
-Jeff = Thanks for all your help bro, you were a huge help!
-Newcastle - Thanks for all your help with installing the MP3 unit
- NgoRX8 - for making sure I didn't punch a hole through my subwoofers (long story)
- XdeedubbX - for the great entertainment on the webcam.
-Wing5 - for the great photos and helping us out.
Last edited by Jedi54; 12-08-2010 at 02:06 PM.
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11-19-2006, 10:22 PM
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Originally Posted by nuke0907
very nice install. where did you get those sub boxes? i really need to get some bass in my 8.
Yea---Point us to a site
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11-20-2006, 12:00 AM
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A couple shots from SS9~
The system looks and sounds awesome Jorge! Very clean ^.^ How many man-hours did it take total? lol someone ought to do a tally 
Anywas here r a couple pics i found real quick...
^^^ @ Socal SS9 Caravan meet up vvv
Showin off his dynamat I believe before SS9
Anywas here r a couple pics i found real quick...^^^ @ Socal SS9 Caravan meet up vvv
Showin off his dynamat I believe before SS9
11-20-2006, 12:18 AM
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Nicely done Jedi.
I noticed a significant difference in the Bose sound when I did noise dampening on the doors and trunk. (mostly the trunk as it was a rattle trap above the gas tank).
I like the look of the 4080 boxes but, if I installed them I wouldn't be able to fit my golf clubs in the trunk.
I noticed a significant difference in the Bose sound when I did noise dampening on the doors and trunk. (mostly the trunk as it was a rattle trap above the gas tank).
I like the look of the 4080 boxes but, if I installed them I wouldn't be able to fit my golf clubs in the trunk.
11-20-2006, 01:05 AM
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Originally Posted by 4 years to Supercharge
Nicely done Jedi.
I noticed a significant difference in the Bose sound when I did noise dampening on the doors and trunk. (mostly the trunk as it was a rattle trap above the gas tank).
I like the look of the 4080 boxes but, if I installed them I wouldn't be able to fit my golf clubs in the trunk.
I noticed a significant difference in the Bose sound when I did noise dampening on the doors and trunk. (mostly the trunk as it was a rattle trap above the gas tank).
I like the look of the 4080 boxes but, if I installed them I wouldn't be able to fit my golf clubs in the trunk.
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11-20-2006, 02:25 AM
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looks awesome jedi and very clean. do you keep your space tire in there? you should have posted pics of your OEM converter as well as its location. It just looks so awesome seeing all that stereo stuff sitting raw there on the pavement. did you happen to get any shots of your bass **** befor ehte install? when i installed mine it didnt have the silver washer on the outside. i think i will definitly be doing my rear speakers soon after seeing and hearing this (maybe at the la auto show?). great job!
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as for the gold clubs i have one 4080 box in mine, gives plenty of thump and when you want to put the golf clubs in the back just take the box out and put it behind the seat. removal of the box is very easy.
11-20-2006, 03:05 AM
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as for the gold clubs i have one 4080 box in mine, gives plenty of thump and when you want to put the golf clubs in the back just take the box out and put it behind the seat. removal of the box is very easy.
If he made it for a 12....
such a tough customer.Jeremy Clarkson did mention something about golf clubs and the boot.
11-20-2006, 06:54 AM
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i think that might be the way i'm going. already have 8" bazooka it better then stock, but i like the tweeters for more range in the sound. like lesper one speaker needed. i don't have golf clubs but i do have a three ball bowling bag. almost as long.
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Yeah that was some back breaking work but deffinatly worth it. I'm impressed as to how clean it sounds. The tweeters really off set the deep bass notes. It would have been too much bass with the stock tweeters.
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WOW guys, thanks for all the GREAT comments! 
I'm glad those of you who got to hear it at SS9 really enjoyed it as much as I do on a daily basis. When I started buying all the equipment, I never imagned just how clean this was going to sound. Definitely worth every penny!
Yeah, dynamatting the entire trunk was one hell of a process! It's not all that difficult, just REALLY time consuming. That job took me about 8 hours with the help of a friend.
Your system looks awesome man, don't start having regrets now.
Nope, just hoping I won't need it.
I'll post a pic of the one I used for this install.
I totally forgot to take a picture of it but the thing was massive! It came in this big goofy looking plastic mold so I opened that up and hacked the circuit board so that it would fit where I need it to.
I'm glad those of you who got to hear it at SS9 really enjoyed it as much as I do on a daily basis. When I started buying all the equipment, I never imagned just how clean this was going to sound. Definitely worth every penny!
Originally Posted by 4years to supercharge
Nicely done Jedi. I noticed a significant difference in the Bose sound when I did noise dampening on the doors and trunk.
Originally Posted by Fabro
Jedi your system sounds great, the tweeters in the back sound good. And look at all that trunkspace, I shoulda done something like that
Originally Posted by Lesper4
do you keep your space tire in there?
you should have posted pics of your OEM converter as well as its location.
Originally Posted by lesper4
did you happen to get any shots of your bass **** befor the install?
