[16psibrick]

just got done with another g35, this time a 04 sedan.

the goals are:

1. good sound quality

2. fully stealth trunk install with no floor raising

3. nav and dvd playback capability


now, this car is a lot more difficult to pull off a flat floor set up than the coupe.. the coupe has a long wide well running down the entire length of hte trunk, where as the sedan only has a smaller spare tire well offset to the back and passenger side of the trunk.

meaning, in order to do NOT raise the floor at all, every single piece of gear has to be contained in the well...something that involves the picking the right equipment and doing the right kind of install

so lets get started:

anchoring hte signal upfront is the pioneer avic-d2 nav unit in there via the double din conversion kit:



since hte d2 does not have dvd playback capability, a fahrenheit half din dvd player is flush mounted in the upper glove box. its remote eye is located on top of the dash so the unit can be operated with the box closed



here they are working together:




speakers in the G consists of a DLS ultimate Up6 6.5" compnent set upfront, with the midbass in the stock location, albeit sitting in a fiberglassed semi-sealed cup, and the tweeter flushed into the stock kick panels, out back, DLS 426 component coaxials provide sound for the rear passengers. since it was kinda dark i could only get two fuzzy pics of the kicks





now here is the trunk, as you can see, in full stealth mode, the floor was not raised even a millimeter, the stock trunk carpet remains to provide a completely stock look:



lifting off this carpet reveals first a simple protective board that covers the spare tire well, with some mesh for air to pass through



here is the heart of the system. a ED 13kv2 is sitting in its flush suede trimed area, and a cover in the back features a raised infinity logo. the rest of hte top cover is finished in black vinyl





lifting the cover reaveals a DLS CA51 5 channel amp sitting in its own suede lined well, with wires passing through grommits. the sub sends over 50 watts to each interior speaker, and over 300 real world watts to the 13kv2 there is a plexi cover above the well with my logo on it







and at night, a flick of a switch throws some white lighting onto the well



and finally, if you are wondering how the sub can possiblly have enough air space, well, a wierd looking semi-circular sub box is used to get about 1 cubic feet, the box sits in the forward half of the spare tire well so there is room for the amp rack behind it




overall, sounds great, and abosltuely no loss of trunk space, i havent had the chance to do this kind of install in this particular kind of trunk well...hopefully iw ill get to do some more in the future

[Steve-oE28]

Dude your a badass Very nice install

[blitzdemon]

wow.

[phoenix808]

Sick. Very professional.

[Inferno333]

You have some of the best looking installs ever Bing.

How's that particular DLS tweeter sound so off-axis?

[16psibrick]

as always, the sound good, especially int he Gs and Zs

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[cletus]

Very nice install. Is that logo etched into the plexi or just a sticker?

[16psibrick]

just a vinyl

b

very nice... this is how clean all installs should look!

[Euphorism]

oustanding work once again.

[groggy23]

Beautiful install. Love the stealth.

[black300zx]

wow - nice job again

[16psibrick]

thanks guys, next up, lets see how well a 16ov2 can fill the cabin of a merc s500

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[black300zx]

Originally Posted by 16psibrick

thanks guys, next up, lets see how well a 16ov2 can fill the cabin of a merc s500

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I like you're clientelle

[punosion]

Great work, sir--keep it up!

[16psibrick]

Originally Posted by black300zx

I like you're clientelle

i dont haha, i wish i could be wokring on cheaper japanese cars all day, they usually are much easier to work with and in the end mots of the time sound better

[LittleCarp04]

where are you located, and about how much for work, im getting a Acura TL and would love to have you install it, i can tell by the quality the price will be worth it!!!

[16psibrick]

you are a bit far my friend, i am in san jose, california the furtherst someone have traveled to me for an install is seatle, about 15 hours away, you are waht? 20 hours?

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[alexlindeman]

i like seeing shipping labels for you bing. I get all warm and fuzzy inside.

[LittleCarp04]

yeah itll be a bit of a drive, but i am planning a trip out to the mountain view area, my friends sister lives out there, so may be a good time itll be a while yet, but i will definately keep you in mind, you are probably the best installer for clean installs i have ever seen!!