16psibrick Posted January 12, 2007 Share Posted January 12, 2007 hey gang, just got done wtih an 06 Z with all DLS set up...this is not the usual hidden stealth install but instead a simple show set up. the car is on its way to becoming a show/daily driver. goals: 1. Very good sound quality 2. Clean but with enough flash to get some respect at local shows 3. elements of painted fiberglass before i get started, i want to preface by saying that i am NOT a fan of painted fiberglass installs. too many crazy wild fiberglass installs out there that really makes me feel like they are way to cluttered gawdy... and worse yet, painted glass is NOT a good thing for sound. so for this car, i wanted to make usre that if i am painted glass, it will remain classy and in flow with the rest of the install, not bit curved amp racks and sub enclosures popping out all over the place taking up the entire trunk so...lets go: headunit is an avic-Z1, install via the 06 kit and some modifications so the face flips down properly, the bass module for the dls amp, along wtih the ipod connector from the pioneer ipod adapter resides in the upper cubby for easy acecss http://simplicity.elitecaraudio.org/crabbey1.JPG the front stage consists of a DLS ultiamte iridium midbass coupled with a nobelium tweeter for extended upper freq extension. they are housed in a fiberglass kick panel covered in matching vinyl. instead of a normal kick, they are built so a grill can be popped onto the entire thing for a more clean look. in most ocnditions, they are very un noticable, infact, ih ad someone who got int he car and listend to it without even knowing they were there since no obvous round speakres are in sight as with the DLS ultiamtes, off axis kicks like this works great in providing a solid center image and dash high staging here they are wtih the grilles on, and off for easy servicing of the speakres: http://simplicity.elitecaraudio.org/crabbey2.JPG http://simplicity.elitecaraudio.org/crabbey3.JPG http://simplicity.elitecaraudio.org/crabbey4.JPG http://simplicity.elitecaraudio.org/crabbey5.JPG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
16psibrick Posted January 12, 2007 Author Share Posted January 12, 2007 moving on to the trunk. i went with a concave curved well set up. i personally think its classier than the usual convex, and allows the stock floor height to be retained. the paint, though you cant tell by looking at the pictures, is 06 nissan Z black with flakes in it, and will shine in the sun. a BIG props to g352nv for painting the glass for me a DLS ultimate Nobelium 10" sub sits in the front middle, flanked by a pair of passiver xovers for the front stage, while DLS reference RA10 (1x500) and RA20 (2x100) amp sits in their own well towards the back linked by a heatsink link. all wiring pass through grommits of course the rest of the floor is trimed in matching vinyl, and upfront, there is my logo offset up in a piece of aluminum. note the custom placed DLS logo in the vent pole of the sub http://simplicity.elitecaraudio.org/crabbey6.JPG http://simplicity.elitecaraudio.org/crabbey7.JPG http://simplicity.elitecaraudio.org/crabbey8.JPG http://simplicity.elitecaraudio.org/crabbey9.JPG http://simplicity.elitecaraudio.org/crabbey10.JPG http://simplicity.elitecaraudio.org/crabbey11.JPG http://simplicity.elitecaraudio.org/crabbey12.JPG http://simplicity.elitecaraudio.org/crabbey13.JPG http://simplicity.elitecaraudio.org/crabbey14.JPG finally two behind the scene pics showing the wiring, and the molding/sanding process http://simplicity.elitecaraudio.org/crabbey15.JPG http://simplicity.elitecaraudio.org/crabbey16.JPG sound is very nice and dynamic, smooth and warm as all DLS set ups are comments and questions welcome Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gire Posted January 12, 2007 Share Posted January 12, 2007 Boy, I love your work! Great looking 'glass and vinyl work as usual, and NICE gear! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laz Posted January 12, 2007 Share Posted January 12, 2007 Very very nice just like your other installs. The one thing I would hate to be without is a dead pedal, how do you acommodate the speakers if someone wants to keep the dead pedal? I have seen a lot of your install pics, and they all do away with the dead pedal. Keep them coming. X --- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
16psibrick Posted January 12, 2007 Author Share Posted January 12, 2007 the deadpedal has to go wtih a 2 way kick set up, honestly, everyone just gets used to it with in a few days driving... for those adamant about keeping the deadpedal, as far as the Z is concerned, i do a door pod 3 way set up, with the midbass in the door pod, and the midrange and tweet flushed into the kicks for pretty much no leg room loss... but obviously that option cost a lot more, 500 bucks or so more for comparable/slightly better sound b Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magic Posted January 12, 2007 Share Posted January 12, 2007 Now thats How its Done...That is the style i prefer. nice clean and simple. This is very similar to what I what to do with my setup.... Nice Job Brick...Looks exactly like something i would have done Click Here everyday:redface: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
16psibrick Posted January 13, 2007 Author Share Posted January 13, 2007 thanks bud, coming from you it means a lot b Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
one69chev Posted January 13, 2007 Share Posted January 13, 2007 clean install as usual...understated and very appealing... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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