I just got your message today Jedi.

All I can say is WOW thats hot!! I love it. Wish I could hear it.
I commend you on your work, and great choice of products as well.
Awesome job!
Now,how much to come to Florida and upgrade my Blaupunkt?

Wow, very professional. I bet it sounds killer. How much to do mine...

I don't spend too much time in LA but I try and make it out to a meet near LAX once a month. Maybe we'll meet up one of these months.

Hey bro, good to see you still around here. thanks for the great compliments on my install.
Come on down to Cali and we'll hook up your GTO!

jedi i'm looking for a little help with some speakers. my buddy that used to do installs is going to make a custom panel in the back for me. my amp went out so thats being replaced. what i might do is a swap like you did. tweeters and all. so when i get the time i'll be looking for some info. p.s. just thought i'd bring your thread some life...

Not sure how I missed this post earlier...sorry about that. Thanks for the compliments chambelain! I was originally going to tuck the Cap down by the amp but thought that putting it somewhere visible might add to the "cool" factor.
I soooo want a Scanalyzer, everyone tells me I'm really missing out.

As for the rear tweeters: those are one of the things that I love most about this install. They really do a great job of completing a stereo. I'd highly recommend the Infinity's that I put in but as you see, it's tough to get them back there without a little cutting.

Redondo isn't all that far from where I am...let me know when your'e out in the area, it's always good to meet a fellow rotorhead.

Thanks Scrmn! Sorry to hear about your amp going out, that's a bummer. Although, it could be a blessing in disguise when you do that full system swap. Let me know when you're ready to do the stereo and I'll give you all the details on the speakers, who has the best prices, etc etc.

nice!

Jorge,
Nice work! Bring it by the store when you have a chance. Id' like to hear it.

hey, nice to see my neighborhood dealership on here! Let me know who to ask for next time I'm down there and you can absolutely take a look at it.

Thanks Tanaka. Took a lot of man hours but worth every minute.

@Jedi -
Man I wish I could hear that.
Looks awesome. Makes me want to organize all the wires in my trunk.
Soon I'll be able to get to OC "quicker", maybe I'll give you a call when I'm in the area.

@Scremn8 -
I happen to know a guy who won an amp at SS9. Polk MOMO 400.4
And I, I mean "he" was going to sell it on ebay but hasn't yet.

jedi...next time i hear your stereo system I want to hear the dirty version of that akon song.hahaha no mroe radio friendly versions..hahah im sure if you played that at 7 stock all the mothers there will be covering their kids ears! lol

Cesar, any time you're down in my neck of the woods, just give me a call on my cell and we'll meet up.
Scremn: The guy who won that amp was a pretty cool guy, I'm sure he'd hook up a fellow SoCal person with a good price.

yeah XdeedubbX, I've got the real version in my car but I figured people didn't want to hear all that cursing.

Jorge, Come see Bob in parts. Love to hear this!

How did you get the wiring to the amp? Drilled through that bottom storage area? I'm trying to prevent mods that cannot be undone.

Anything can be undone just get another part that is going to be modified.

That is where the salvage cars come into play.

which wires? power came from the passenger side, behind the back seats, and behind the carpet in the trunk.

RCA cables went underneath the center console.

No No No. Getting them to the rear of the car is easy.... once the wires are in the rear, how did you get them from under the carpet into that storage area where the amp is? Drill holes in the plastic tub thingy?

I know there are holes in the carpet underneath the jack storage in the trunk.

Would only have to loosen the storage bin and run the wires underneath and then tighten it down. So it can be run underneath the storage.

Right... getting the wiring there is no problem..... now how do you get through the plastic storage bin to the amp without coming over the top? Guess drilling is the only way..... and guess I'll be mounting the amp somewhere else unless someone wants to sell me their's for cheap.

You can run the wiring underneath.

Just unbolt the storage bin and run the wires then bolt it back down on top of them.

There is no need to run the wires into and then back out of the plastic jack storage area.


(Thought that was explained in my previous post)

Here's the trick to getting the wires to the amp: The storage bin comes with a divider down the middle of it that most likely needs to be cut out if you've got a large amp. (look at my pics again, you can see the hole)
You can either run the wires through that slit OR if you want them completely hidden, like I did then you will cut another small hole into the tray directly beneath the connections.
In order not to smash those wires, I added 4 small pieces of wood (1 in each corner) to elevate the tray a bit so that the wires would lay underneath the tray without any weight on them.

Thank you.