[SMAN]'s car audio build Log
So i figured i'd start keeping a build log of my latest weekend tasks. I have basicly 4 weeks to finish this before the car show that i will be displaying it. Most of you may be familiar with my last build log that was posted in the tutorial section.
I've allready compleated most of my sound deadoning. I can't stress it enough just how much of a difference this makes. The car drives very quite on the inside. I'll probably add a bit more to the doors to cut down on things if i have some left over.
As for equipment, I'll lay it all out for you. For a head unit, i'm reusing my kenwood excelon DDX-7015 with an upgraded KNA-4100 and Sirius Sat Tuner. I've been debating on getting the DSP for it but i think i'm gonna skip it.
Output from this unit runs along 3 sets of Monstercable Shielded RCA's to the trunk where they run into a Rockford Fostgate 3Sixty.2 EQ. Now i know what your thinking, this is for people that want to keep your factory radio. And while yes it has that, it also has RCA inputs aswell as a 30-band per channel equalizer and crossover support with time alignment and 5.1 output. This makes it incredibly usefull when you combine it with the bluetooth programing from a phone.
From the power side, I'm running 0 guage all the way back to a stinger 20 farad capacitor. This cap was left over from my old system and i'm not sure it's any good as i haven't used it in over a year. The cap has a 0 -> 4 guage distro block on it that ouputs to the amps.
The amps are 2 kenwood excelons that I had in my old car. The 1200 watt KAC-X650D 5 channel amp, and the 1600 watt KAC-X850D Subwoofer Amp.
As far as speakers and woofers go. I will be running a single 10" Image Dynamics IDMAX10 V3. I picked this bad boy up as part of a liquidation of a supplier. It's heavy as hell and ways over 30 pounds. In the front doors, I am reusing my Infinity Kappa Perfect 6.1 setup and mounting the crossovers in the trunk. The rear deck will have CDT Audio's CL-69X 6x9. Again these were picked up as part of a liquidation sale.
So that's pretty much it as far as equipment goes. The trunk is going to be fiberglassed as i need access to my spair tire, room to store lugage, and possibly still use the pass through. I plan on putting the sub and the sub amp along the left hand side, and the speaker amp and all the other electronics along the right hand side.
I've been using the links from this website as a guide for making my setup as it did a similar year avalon and it seems to share a similar trunk.
http://www.caraudiomag.com/technical/ca ... index.html & http://www.caraudiomag.com/technical/ca ... index.html
I wanted to make this look nice, so instead of carpeting it, i'm going to cover it in Silver Texalium to match my paint. Since carbon fiber is expensive, this is a fiberglass weave that matches the sytle and coated in aluminum to give it a silver look. It acts just the same and it's 1/4 the price.
As far as where i'm at right now, I have glassed the trunk carpet on the sides and need to re-enforce it. I'll be taking pictures as i go to show my progress but I only have time to work on this on the weekends. Comments are welcome but please no flaming on my choices of equipment, most of this is being reused from my old car rather than buying new stuff.
I've allready compleated most of my sound deadoning. I can't stress it enough just how much of a difference this makes. The car drives very quite on the inside. I'll probably add a bit more to the doors to cut down on things if i have some left over.
As for equipment, I'll lay it all out for you. For a head unit, i'm reusing my kenwood excelon DDX-7015 with an upgraded KNA-4100 and Sirius Sat Tuner. I've been debating on getting the DSP for it but i think i'm gonna skip it.
Output from this unit runs along 3 sets of Monstercable Shielded RCA's to the trunk where they run into a Rockford Fostgate 3Sixty.2 EQ. Now i know what your thinking, this is for people that want to keep your factory radio. And while yes it has that, it also has RCA inputs aswell as a 30-band per channel equalizer and crossover support with time alignment and 5.1 output. This makes it incredibly usefull when you combine it with the bluetooth programing from a phone.
From the power side, I'm running 0 guage all the way back to a stinger 20 farad capacitor. This cap was left over from my old system and i'm not sure it's any good as i haven't used it in over a year. The cap has a 0 -> 4 guage distro block on it that ouputs to the amps.
The amps are 2 kenwood excelons that I had in my old car. The 1200 watt KAC-X650D 5 channel amp, and the 1600 watt KAC-X850D Subwoofer Amp.
As far as speakers and woofers go. I will be running a single 10" Image Dynamics IDMAX10 V3. I picked this bad boy up as part of a liquidation of a supplier. It's heavy as hell and ways over 30 pounds. In the front doors, I am reusing my Infinity Kappa Perfect 6.1 setup and mounting the crossovers in the trunk. The rear deck will have CDT Audio's CL-69X 6x9. Again these were picked up as part of a liquidation sale.
So that's pretty much it as far as equipment goes. The trunk is going to be fiberglassed as i need access to my spair tire, room to store lugage, and possibly still use the pass through. I plan on putting the sub and the sub amp along the left hand side, and the speaker amp and all the other electronics along the right hand side.
I've been using the links from this website as a guide for making my setup as it did a similar year avalon and it seems to share a similar trunk.
http://www.caraudiomag.com/technical/ca ... index.html & http://www.caraudiomag.com/technical/ca ... index.html
I wanted to make this look nice, so instead of carpeting it, i'm going to cover it in Silver Texalium to match my paint. Since carbon fiber is expensive, this is a fiberglass weave that matches the sytle and coated in aluminum to give it a silver look. It acts just the same and it's 1/4 the price.
As far as where i'm at right now, I have glassed the trunk carpet on the sides and need to re-enforce it. I'll be taking pictures as i go to show my progress but I only have time to work on this on the weekends. Comments are welcome but please no flaming on my choices of equipment, most of this is being reused from my old car rather than buying new stuff.
2004 Solara V6 SE
2005 4Runner V6 Sport
1996 Camry I4
2005 4Runner V6 Sport
1996 Camry I4
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