[16psibrick]

its been a few weeks since i last had an install on here, this one is quite different than GQ350z's crazy install with the 13w7

This install is what i like to call a class one custom install in other words, its simple, clean, with a focus on sounding great, versus more flashy installs i have done. its about the most basic custom install i will ever do.

The car is a 2005 Subaru Legacy GT sedan. Due to the integrated HVAC and stereo, the only place to put an aftermarket Deck is in the stock cubby, AVO makes a adapter and it was used.

A kenwood 689 headunit was chosen for its stealthy appearance when the unit is off. normally, the dmask feature is of little use becuase when it sits where hte stereo is suppose to be, it doesnt really fool thieves into anyhting except knowing that its a kenwood unit BUT, with the unique location of the subaru, i feel like it can really be a stealthy feature:

here is what i mean, here you see the unit off, the plastic face palte blends well with the factory cubby location and looks almost stock:



and here is the unit open and operational:



moving onto the front stage, a set lf DLS ultimate UR6s 6.5" component set resides in suede trimmed fiberglass kicks. After experimenting with different angles, i found that this semi off axis angle works really well in creating a solid and stable image and sound stage, waht really is nice is the depth of the sound stage created by this type of kicks THe suede is chose to blend very well with the interior and adds a touch of class:















the bass control for the elemental amp i hid in the stock fuse panel, so its easy access for hte driver at any given time




moving on to the trunk...the main goal was to create a stealthy apperance with some flash when needed. The customer supplied a rather deep sub in the eclipse titantium 12, so the floor was raised about 2.75" to accomodate it and the big amps needed to power it

here is the floor with everyhting covered, stealthy, and very sturdy (solid 1/2" MDF for the floor with 8 support points), and a cargo mat can go over the install to created a totally stealth trunk:



now here are the good with the covers off, a nine.1 powers the titaium 12, and a nine.2x powers the front stage, the sub sits in its own suede lined well, all covers are breathable to allow air flow







overall, it sounds GREAT! thanks for viewing

[EVNLDR]

Very clean instal A+ smooth... How dose the tweets sound under the 6.5's?

[16psibrick]

very very good, the dozens of sets i have done with dls ultimate lines, they sound great regardless of angling or tweet location referenced to the mid which is one reason why ilove them so much hehe

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[mjd932]

That looks awesome. How did you make the covers breathable? Did you just cut holes in the MDF before putting the suede on?

[16psibrick]

cut out the center, wire mesh, then carpet over it

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[subfrontier]

Looks very nice,

[EVNLDR]

Id like to add the I love the use of the Stelth Deck in this car..... it will fool alot of people

[groggy23]

Very nice, I really like the stealth HU and trunk. Great work mate!

[16psibrick]

finally am getting more customers to do ED, next up, kind of a strange install, a 4 runner with some eu700s

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[16psibrick]

oh and surprised that no one has asked if one of the amp's logo plate was flipped

[LEESTER]

Originally Posted by 16psibrick

oh and surprised that no one has asked if one of the amp's logo plate was flipped

its all in the detail !! awesome job.

[tundraSQ]

Very nice install...trunk especially....but if I were the customer i would have looked for a different "kick" solution...those things just seem to overpower the whole car...and regardless of how stealth the deck is...anybody sees those kicks is going to know sumpins in there worth grabbing

[16psibrick]

acutally you'd be surprised over the years, i would say aobut 10 of my customers with kicks have gotten their cars broken into, each time, HU was th eonlything in the interior stolen.

my theory is, when thieves break into the car, they are in a mad rush, and all their attention is focused on the HU area, where its the easiest thing to grab, kicks, in the dark of the night, usually dont reprsent a location where they focus much of their attention on...infact, some of hte kicks i build are so hard to remove that they prolly cant get it anyway (just imaginging trying to breaking almost 1/4" thick fiberglass with your bare hands

just a thought

[Spyder Z 15]

Does the sub cover rattle at all?

[Steve-oE28]

Great work I love the look of those DLS tweets. Im a bit curious about the imaging but, looks nice great equipment.

[16psibrick]

nope, no rattles at all, none of hte sub covers i have done before in this configuation ever rattles...why would it? its so.lid mdf with heavy guage mesh pressure fit in there with legs wrapped in edead hehe

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[meez]

where do you live?!

[16psibrick]

san jose, cali

[WiseGuy]

I noticed that. Good job on the install. looks great.