Post your aftermarket head units and audio setups

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mike000g

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• Oct 18, 2010

• #1

Post pics of your aftermarket head units and audio setups.i wanna get an idea where to position my amps and subs.i'll be posting my new radio head unit installed as soon it arrives.

 

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halo0

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• Oct 19, 2010

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rdaex

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Then: 02 P5. Now: 07 CBM MS3

• Oct 20, 2010

• #3

OOH OOH OOH LOVE IT
Ive got a 10" stealth box just like that I havent put in yet.. Im gonna put my amp under my passenger seat though.

 

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halo0

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• Oct 20, 2010

• #4

Yeah the only thing I don't like about the stealthbox is it rattles the body panel pretty bad.

 

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Design

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• Oct 20, 2010

• #5

Try lining the outside of the box with foam tape where it makes contact with the jack mount.

 

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halo0

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• Oct 20, 2010

• #6

I lined the entire box, and all the metal behind it with Dynamat Extreme. Still didn't go away. You can't get away from the fact that the box is physically bolted to the inner sheet metal.

 

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Design

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• Oct 20, 2010

• #7

EDIT: So there's a compressed layer of foam between the box and jack mount?

 

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halo0

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• Oct 20, 2010

• #8

Yeah, the guy who made my box put a rubber grommet on there.

The sound I get isn't like a rattling. When the bass hits it just sounds like a dead thump on the sheet metal when you're outside the car. With all the dynamat and the rubber I think I have it isolated as much as could possibly help, but when it comes down to it the box is gonna move when the speaker moves and the box is attached to the sheet metal of the car. I'm thinking about switching to a sealed box just mounted in the back. I'll lose a little space but I would also loose the annoying thump from the outside.

 

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rdaex

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Then: 02 P5. Now: 07 CBM MS3

• Oct 20, 2010

• #9

Hm... Im not looking forward to that, but I need something more than stock is giving me.

Did you get yours made from a guy named Brendan?

 

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halo0

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• Oct 20, 2010

• #10

Yep!

It's def not horrible so it might not even bother you. It just reminds me of when I'd hear kids drive by in their bad rat rides with a BUNCH OF 12'S YO! in the back and their cars rattling like crazy. :lol: But it's nowhere near that bad.

 

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mike000g

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• Oct 21, 2010

• #11

where did u get the carbon fiber if u dont mind?

 

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halo0

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• Oct 21, 2010

• #12

It's 3M di-noc cf vinyl. You can buy it from carbonfibergear.com among other places. It's the same stuff that's on my mirrors and spoiler.

 

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mike000g

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• Oct 21, 2010

• #13

looks clean did u do it or had a shop?

 

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halo0

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• Oct 21, 2010

• #14

I did the installs.

 

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mike000g

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• Oct 21, 2010

• #15

cool,what do u suggest when working with that,work from the inside out,removing the panels etc

 

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halo0

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• Oct 21, 2010

• #16

Look up some how-to's on youtube which is what I did. At minimum you need a heat gun, a squeegee, and a lot of patience.

 

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stereomazda3

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04 mazda 3 sport gt

• Oct 21, 2010

• #17

nice box setup i love it whats it made out looks good and does not take alot out of the trunk at all might have to do this as i want to put in two tens then their will be no room for the baby stroller so i might have to run this set up any inside pics of box being installed at all thanks

 

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rdaex

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Then: 02 P5. Now: 07 CBM MS3

• Oct 21, 2010

• #18

Hey Stereo, you just have to remove the factory jack, cut out the factory paneling and install the sub enclosure.
It bolts to the inner side of the quarter panel, in the same spot as the factory jack.

 

meicalnissyen

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07 BM GT (shell has been struck from the roll)

• Oct 22, 2010

• #19

halo0 said:

Yeah, the guy who made my box put a rubber grommet on there.

The sound I get isn't like a rattling. When the bass hits it just sounds like a dead thump on the sheet metal when you're outside the car. With all the dynamat and the rubber I think I have it isolated as much as could possibly help, but when it comes down to it the box is gonna move when the speaker moves and the box is attached to the sheet metal of the car. I'm thinking about switching to a sealed box just mounted in the back. I'll lose a little space but I would also loose the annoying thump from the outside.

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good to know, thanks for sharing that
in your opinion, would a 8' stealthbox sub pushed by a couple three hundred watts be isolatable ?

 

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halo0

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• Oct 22, 2010

• #20

I just think it would be a little less loud on the outside, but you'd lose a lot of thump on the inside with an 8.

Just so I'm clear, the "problem" I'm describing doesn't affect the sound inside the car at all. It sounds really really good for a single 10" sub in a small box. I'm only nit-picking about the sound it makes outside the car.