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Old 11-06-2008, 03:29 PM
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Stealth install, almost finished

Here is what I got (so far):

Just a trunk, right?


Remove the top trunk mat:


Remove the inner mat and now we got something


They are a DLS A4 for the tweeters and mids (4 ch), a DLS A3 (dual mono) for the mid bass, and a DLS A6 (mono) for the subs. No rear fill!


An AudioControl LC8 LOC hooked up to the factory head unit


A closer look


The processor, an Alpine PXA-H701 is tucked in there


But were are the subs? I actually have 4 x 10's stashed in the side panel on both sides of the rear sit. That is one on one side, but there is another one just below it


A detail of how the two subs are laid out on each side. Sorry for the picture buy I did not want to remove the side panel. I have posted pictures of the side panel on here before, you should be able to find them


A close up of one of the four subs, a DLS OA10. Yeah, I messed up the outter seal but I do not need it in this setup.


The speakers are a set of Hybrid Audio Technology Legatia L831 that are hidden in the doors for a factory look. I may remove the panel and take some pictures later. I did not feel like doing all that today


Like I said, I kept the factory head unit for the stealth look


This is the sunglass compartment. Eventualy I will replace all the interior (beige) upholstery to black upholstery. I kind of started with the sunglass compartment just to test the plastic dye. If it holds I will do the whole thing.


But when you open it you have this beauty, this is te RUX-C701 that controls my processor


Those are all the pictures for now. I still have some stuff left to do and the job is not finished yet.

Yes, it sounds very nice but it still needs some fine tuning.

Enjoy!

FC

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Old 11-06-2008, 03:32 PM
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Old 11-06-2008, 03:33 PM
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Holy Houdini batman....


looks great... im like...wtf when i see those 10s... hows it sound?
Old 11-06-2008, 03:46 PM
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Originally Posted by MaxToTheG37
Holy Houdini batman....


looks great... im like...wtf when i see those 10s... hows it sound?
It sounds nice, the bass drops quite a bit. As you can see in the processor picture I am only using the subs for 50Hz and below. The Legatia's mid bass is an 8" and puts out some really nice midbass. Since I am runing active I have to do a lot of tweaking, such as crossover points, eq per speaker, that is 5 (tweets and mids go together for two channels, midbass for two more channels, and sub single channel) different eq settings per channel with 31 channels each.
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Attempting to permanently brain damage your rear passengers, i see..

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Hehehe, my friends are already brain damaged.
Old 11-06-2008, 04:22 PM
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great work!

and quite creative.
Old 11-06-2008, 04:24 PM
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The thing in the sunglass holder is very creative. nice work
Old 11-06-2008, 04:29 PM
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Pretty frikken trick, love the stealth approach...
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Wow... Very creative... Sound Clips NAO!
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I may do a 5Hz excursion test video and post it here just to show off.

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Looks very clean, if you get back in there, spray some black on the wood just so you can see any of the wood from the odd angles.
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Looks pretty sick bra.
Old 11-06-2008, 05:08 PM
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Originally Posted by Graham
Looks very clean, if you get back in there, spray some black on the wood just so you can see any of the wood from the odd angles.
There is MDF in the baffle, topped with a sheet of aluminum. If you search here you may find the older pictures before it was painted. Anyway, the whole thing is going to be covered with a panel. In the end, nothing is going to show.
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nice setup!


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