16psibrick Posted July 10, 2007 Share Posted July 10, 2007 hey guys, just got done with a relatively involved install by my standards on a show car IS350. there is a full step by step install log online, and you can find it here: http://www.icixsound.com/vb/showthread.php?t=38069&page=1&pp=10 but here is a basic description of hte install and some pics goals: 1. cleany and class, matching the luxurious and classy nature of the vehicle 2. excellent sound quality 3. decent attention grabbing in the trunk while maintaining a relatively stock interior equipment used: headunit: Due to various reasons, the stock lexus headunit and stock Mark Levinson amp was retained as a signal source. Processor: Audio Control DQL-8 summing device/Digital 31 band Equalizer/digital xover is used to sum and control the sginal, additionally a DDC remote control until was used so tuning can be done in the front seat. Front Stage: DLS Ultimate Nobelium 6.2 6.5" two way component set, the midbass is in the stock lower door midbass location, and the tweets are flushed into the kick panels. Rear Speakers: DLS Ultimate UX26 high end 6.5" two way component coaxials in the stock lower door location Subwoofer: 2 x DLS ultimate Nobelium 10" subwoofer Amplification: DLS Ultimate A3 dual mono supplies the front stage with 150 rated watts a side. DLS Ultimate A5 3 channel amp feeds the rear doors with 85 watts and the subs with 780 rated watts. Wiring: Mixture of TSunami, Stinger, and DLS Sound Proofing: Elemental Designs Edead V1UE and V4 foam the install: *under the hood: replaced stock battery with Optima Yellow top, Dual polished terminals, all stock wires extended to route cleanly, stinger 150 amp CB anchors the power. *interior: The DDC is mounted in a Carbon Fiber vinyl wrapped rack in the glovebox, doors fully sound dampened, tweeters flushed into the stock kick panle, tweeter grilles painted to match the carpet. all other stock speakres were removed and rear deck fully dampened. *trunk: The theme here is Mirror, if you split the trunk down the middle, the goal is for hte left and right side to look almost identical. A single pliece dual fiberglass well houses the amps and the subs, and two smaller wells house the D- blocks. the fiberglass is all painted ot match the outside of hte vehicle. Routed Edge lit plexi is at every opening and lights up blue. The fake floor is all carbon fiber vinyl, attention to paid to make sure all the paterns line up on the roof of the trunk, a rack was built to house a motorized rack holding hte DQL-8, with its own edge lit plexi opening. Covers are also made so the entire install can be covered up when not at shows okay, enough yap, here are some selected pics from the install log for you guys battery wiring: http://simplicity.elitecaraudio.org/IS148.JPG front door midbass install/door dampening: http://simplicity.elitecaraudio.org/IS139.JPG http://simplicity.elitecaraudio.org/IS137.JPG front tweeter location: http://simplicity.elitecaraudio.org/IS141.JPG http://simplicity.elitecaraudio.org/IS142.JPG front Audio Control DDC rack: http://simplicity.elitecaraudio.org/IS230.JPG rear door UX26 install: http://simplicity.elitecaraudio.org/IS133.JPG http://simplicity.elitecaraudio.org/IS134.JPG rear deck speaker removal/dampening: http://simplicity.elitecaraudio.org/IS123.JPG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
16psibrick Posted July 10, 2007 Author Share Posted July 10, 2007 trunk pics in different positions and lighting http://simplicity.elitecaraudio.org/IS224.JPG http://simplicity.elitecaraudio.org/IS226.JPG http://simplicity.elitecaraudio.org/IS229.JPG http://simplicity.elitecaraudio.org/IS186.JPG http://simplicity.elitecaraudio.org/IS190.JPG http://simplicity.elitecaraudio.org/IS192.JPG http://simplicity.elitecaraudio.org/IS198.JPG http://simplicity.elitecaraudio.org/IS205.JPG http://simplicity.elitecaraudio.org/IS206.JPG http://simplicity.elitecaraudio.org/IS209.JPG comments welcome Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
c-lo Posted July 10, 2007 Share Posted July 10, 2007 looks great! 258k miles - Stock engine/minor suspension upgrades/original shocks/rear struts replaced at 222k/4 passenger side wheel bearings/3 clutches/1 radiator/3 turbos Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
axis008 Posted July 10, 2007 Share Posted July 10, 2007 i've seen this car before. wowwwwww... -ben Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gire Posted July 10, 2007 Share Posted July 10, 2007 Love the amp rack. Install looks killer. What kind of interconnect / distribution do you use? Stinger? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JBLU24 Posted July 10, 2007 Share Posted July 10, 2007 can u please come to NYC and do my car already!? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
16psibrick Posted July 11, 2007 Author Share Posted July 11, 2007 interconnects are DLS ultimate balanced RCAs, disbrituion blocks are tsunami, as are the battery terminals, and speaker wires, the rest of the wiring is stinger... b Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PGT Posted July 11, 2007 Share Posted July 11, 2007 nice as always! side Q - any benefit to the UE vs. two layers of V.1SE? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seth1784 Posted July 11, 2007 Share Posted July 11, 2007 very nice work! highly impressive Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PimpFro Posted July 11, 2007 Share Posted July 11, 2007 looks good and clean. me likey Pure Adrenaline Attached... To A License Plate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
16psibrick Posted July 12, 2007 Author Share Posted July 12, 2007 nice as always! side Q - any benefit to the UE vs. two layers of V.1SE? hmm thats a tech question, but it certainly is a lot easier to apply just doing one layer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PGT Posted July 12, 2007 Share Posted July 12, 2007 sure, but two layers = cheaper I have time on my hands Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhillyWilly Posted July 12, 2007 Share Posted July 12, 2007 looks sweet. like the trunk setup! couldn't you find a higher place to put the front tweeters? or do you put them low for a reason? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
16psibrick Posted July 12, 2007 Author Share Posted July 12, 2007 other htan the A pillars, whcih was out due to full lentgh air bag, the only other option was kicks, it just sounds the best there IMO b Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaymesbry Posted July 12, 2007 Share Posted July 12, 2007 niceeeeeeeeeee as always.. you going to be coming down to so cal anytime again soon? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhillyWilly Posted July 12, 2007 Share Posted July 12, 2007 i want to dynamat my doors. i'm wondering if using many small pieces as you did has some sort of advantage or if you did it that way for ease of installation. also, should i just do the sections you did or the whole door? why do you do just from the speaker up and across the top of the door? thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
16psibrick Posted July 12, 2007 Author Share Posted July 12, 2007 i want to dynamat my doors. i'm wondering if using many small pieces as you did has some sort of advantage or if you did it that way for ease of installation. also, should i just do the sections you did or the whole door? why do you do just from the speaker up and across the top of the door? thanks. well, if you can some how manage to do it in all one piece of dampening, then by all means, do it but uh...i havent figured out how to yet hehe on the lexus door, the grey foam stuff is dampening too, so the entire door is dampened. but where the grey stuff is, the tsock door has basiclaly huge holes, whcih is where the grey foam stuff comes into play for covering those cavities, the silver stuff goes on metal parts i will be in socal acutally end of this month, picking up my LGT from a big HP upgrade at harmann Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaymesbry Posted July 13, 2007 Share Posted July 13, 2007 well, if you can some how manage to do it in all one piece of dampening, then by all means, do it but uh...i havent figured out how to yet hehe on the lexus door, the grey foam stuff is dampening too, so the entire door is dampened. but where the grey stuff is, the tsock door has basiclaly huge holes, whcih is where the grey foam stuff comes into play for covering those cavities, the silver stuff goes on metal parts i will be in socal acutally end of this month, picking up my LGT from a big HP upgrade at harmann nice nice.. let us know! always gotta have a good reason to set up a meet! and check out your work! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fuix Posted July 13, 2007 Share Posted July 13, 2007 OP: You sir are a god. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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