Well to start out let me introduce myself seeing as I don't post too much around here (and it will probably take some time for these pics to load). I'm 27, and I install Pro Audio (in arenas, churches and stuff) and have been running live sound for concerts and performances for over 8 years, so sound quality and music are a big part of my life. I was in school longer for art & design than I was for sound. Which brings me to this, my love for sound, art, and cars all play a part in this post: my install. I know there will be some haters of some of the things I've done :roll: , tough- it's my car, so just sit back and enjoy the pics.
I would have liked to have gotten pics of before vs. after and the install process, but I didn't get my hands on a digital cam until now, more (better) pics will be added after the install is complete. (this is the fitment stage, to make sure everything lines up, I still have some work to do on the final fitment).
The door pods house Infinity kappa components (soon to be upgraded to Diamond Audio components). The kicks house MbQuart 6.5" coaxials. The reason I don't run Quarts in the doors is there isn't enough depth, I would need another 3/8". As you can see in the pics, the door pods would look ridiculous with a spacer to fit the Quarts. (IMO, flush is better and the Diamonds sound can keep up with the Quarts better than any others that I've heard).
With these door pods the glove box opens just fine. The metal was not cut out from behind, but the vinyl and pressed backing was, (in order to open up air space). The tweeters were installed in the factory pod location but the panels were removed (and not used) and the tweeters were installed in the "hole" with grill-cloth stretched over them.
(this pic has grill-cloth behind the normal grill, I think I like it better that way)
These are the kicks, they are full fiberglass panels (front and back), and are "ported" into the stock speaker opening. They were sprayed inside and out with Dynashield. As you can see in one of the pics, the gauge pod, I will post pics of that under the Appearance & Cosmetic section.
Now is when some of you will get your panties in a wad. I'm not going to get into an argument over this. I've done this many times before and seen it done professionally too many times to count. But yes, the rear was cut out well beyond the "ski hole", but it was reinforced with 1"x1/2"x1/8" steel U-channel welded in on the backside (in the trunk). The first pic below shows the layout of the channel (in red), this was the rough sketch to get me going, it is slightly different but you get the idea.
The seat was transformed from the standard E30 rear seat into a fold down rear seat, it is still functional and sitting aginst it you can't tell there is something back there. I started with the rear cusion first to make sure it would still be functional. If it would have turned out unconfertable or even noticibale, I would have scraped the idea and replaced the cusion before cutting out the rear.
This is the head unit that will be installed, an Eclipse 55060, besides the amp this was the biggest drain on the wallet, (you can find them now for less than half of what I paid). It has a copper chassis and was built in Japan with hand picked and tested internals. This is more of a brain unit than just a cd player and when I bought it a couple years ago it was the best unit Eclipse had to offer. It has 3- 8 volt outputs (NO internal amp, internal amps distort the signal in the line level) and can control just about anything you can hook it up to. (voice commands, cell phone, central command units, ect...) I just use it for the sound quality.
I would have liked to have gotten pics of before vs. after and the install process, but I didn't get my hands on a digital cam until now, more (better) pics will be added after the install is complete. (this is the fitment stage, to make sure everything lines up, I still have some work to do on the final fitment).
The door pods house Infinity kappa components (soon to be upgraded to Diamond Audio components). The kicks house MbQuart 6.5" coaxials. The reason I don't run Quarts in the doors is there isn't enough depth, I would need another 3/8". As you can see in the pics, the door pods would look ridiculous with a spacer to fit the Quarts. (IMO, flush is better and the Diamonds sound can keep up with the Quarts better than any others that I've heard).
With these door pods the glove box opens just fine. The metal was not cut out from behind, but the vinyl and pressed backing was, (in order to open up air space). The tweeters were installed in the factory pod location but the panels were removed (and not used) and the tweeters were installed in the "hole" with grill-cloth stretched over them.
(this pic has grill-cloth behind the normal grill, I think I like it better that way)
These are the kicks, they are full fiberglass panels (front and back), and are "ported" into the stock speaker opening. They were sprayed inside and out with Dynashield. As you can see in one of the pics, the gauge pod, I will post pics of that under the Appearance & Cosmetic section.
Now is when some of you will get your panties in a wad. I'm not going to get into an argument over this. I've done this many times before and seen it done professionally too many times to count. But yes, the rear was cut out well beyond the "ski hole", but it was reinforced with 1"x1/2"x1/8" steel U-channel welded in on the backside (in the trunk). The first pic below shows the layout of the channel (in red), this was the rough sketch to get me going, it is slightly different but you get the idea.
The seat was transformed from the standard E30 rear seat into a fold down rear seat, it is still functional and sitting aginst it you can't tell there is something back there. I started with the rear cusion first to make sure it would still be functional. If it would have turned out unconfertable or even noticibale, I would have scraped the idea and replaced the cusion before cutting out the rear.
This is the head unit that will be installed, an Eclipse 55060, besides the amp this was the biggest drain on the wallet, (you can find them now for less than half of what I paid). It has a copper chassis and was built in Japan with hand picked and tested internals. This is more of a brain unit than just a cd player and when I bought it a couple years ago it was the best unit Eclipse had to offer. It has 3- 8 volt outputs (NO internal amp, internal amps distort the signal in the line level) and can control just about anything you can hook it up to. (voice commands, cell phone, central command units, ect...) I just use it for the sound quality.
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