Oh no you diiiii'nt (E34 content)

[StereoInstaller1]

I am working on a '93 540iT.

The guy is a complete dick, (OK, not a dick at all, but his identity is secret!) but wants the best sound I can do without spending a bazillion dollars, or a billion hours.

The issue, as with damn near all BMWs, is front stage/midbass.

I have an old set of seriously badass Phoenix Gold ZPA160 drivers. These are actual MADE IN THE USA speakers, from back in the glory days of PG. They are in really nice condition, but they have a few scratches on the back sticker:



As far as compared to stock:

So this is just a teaser thread on what I am doing to this poor old touring.

I am building MDF baffles to mount the speakers to, recessing them into the factory locations, then dynamatting the metal of the panel behind the speaker.

I sure wish E30s had this kind of space!

[DarkWing6]

530iT owner I know who you are and I cannot wait to see this car.


EDIT - And he is a dick. ;)

[Jean]

Gotta love 5" drivers in e30s hahaha.

[dashboardmonkey]

540it subwoofer box

This is the 10 sided box that I built for a single 12 ported (yes I said 10 sided)and it fits in the spare tire well.

Not finished yet but you get the idea





And yes I work with Luke (stereoinstaller1)

Andy

[Mtriple]

Luke, do you remember the E34 from the early 90's with the crazy front stage? The owner installed 10's in the kicks and had the tweeterpods that motorized up out of the factory dash locations. I think his name was Ed or Earl Zausner or something like that...

[dashboardmonkey]

Test fit

This is the test fit of the box

Comes out to about 1.9 cubic feet.

Andy

[StereoInstaller1]

Luke, do you remember the E34 from the early 90's with the crazy front stage? The owner installed 10's in the kicks and had the tweeterpods that motorized up out of the factory dash locations. I think his name was Ed or Earl Zausner or something like that...

Earl Zausmer...oh yeah. B&W or KEF drivers, Milbert amps, ohyeahohyeahohyeah...if I only had the money.

[E30Idea]

I had seen this in person today. I am sure the owner will be pleased to say the least!

[Van Westervelt]

That looks sweet! I bet he will be happy. Did those things fit in the front? When do we get to see the finished product?

Damn, I shoulda had you do my e30. Thats a DIY I didnt like, lol.

[dashboardmonkey]

More of that wild sub box

Got the top/face finished


It fits!


Andy

[StereoInstaller1]

Andy, those pics do not do justice to just how fucking cool that box is.

Nice job, bubba.

Luke

[Van Westervelt]

Dang! I wanna hear it too! How long you gonna have this one on hand Luke? So who came up with the Decagon idea? Andy or Luke?

OT- The wood almost matches his carpet, lol.

[smonkbmw]

Got the top/face finished

only thing that comes to mind.........OM NOM NOM NOM!

[StereoInstaller1]

om nom BOOM!

[E30Idea]

om nom BOOM!

LMAO, I was thinking the same thing!