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Head unit is a Kenwood DPX-308U, feeding four Polk Audio db651 (Shallow up front, regular in back) speakers. Bass is provided by a 12'' Kenwood W3013PS (1200W max, 400W RMS @ 4 ohm) subwoofer in a Bassworx ported enclosure (1.9 cu ft) and a Kenwood KAC-9105D amplifier (1800W max, 900W RMS @ 2ohm, 500W RMS @ 4 ohm). Wiring consists of a Tsunami 4-gauge amp wiring kit.

Well let's see.....

Sony XAV-60 Head Unit



All Stock door speaker except the Soundstream Tweeters mounted in the factory tweeters place (since I wasn't lucky enough to get any)



2-Memphis Car Audio 15" Subs in a slot ported enclosure w/ a 500w amplifier

I had never realized before how huge your subs look

cagarcia16 wrote:

That fan is out of an X-Box 360
I have several of those babies layin around

A Psycho Martyr wrote:

cagarcia16 wrote:

That fan is out of an X-Box 360
I have several of those babies layin around

Gotta work with what you got lol

not a darn thing wrong with being crafty

we encourage it here at the GVC

I agree, I saw that and thought it was a very ingenuous idea. Must help with keeping the amp nice and cool, right?

Very. It hasn't thrown a thermal since.

Hatchwagon, how does the Polks sound amped??

My previous system, I just like to show what can be fitted under the factory floor height.

8.6" P.C. monitor


Cables ran


4" JL Audio in the kick Panel


Zapco CK-16.5 6.5" in the front door


Zapco DSP-6 in rear passenger side panel


Windows P.C. in drivers side rear panel




2 Zapco 360.4 amps, a Zapco 500.1 amp and DIYMA Refrence 12 12" sub


2 more Zapco 500.1 amps and fused distribution on top of previous pic


And a beauty board to tie it in.


Sorry for posting the pics for the millionth time, but this was probably my favorite install that I have done and I like to share it

Aron

Always nice to remind us.lol

Truly an amazing build

cptnsolo77 wrote:Hatchwagon, how does the Polks sound amped??

Wish I could tell you, my amp is a 1-channel so it only powers my sub. They sound pretty good running off the HU's stock wattage though. Lost the thump the factory system had, but the highs are crisp and clear, and I have the sub for bass Sounds amazing with our car's acoustics, hatchbacks are perfect for some bass.

MrHatchWagon wrote: Sounds amazing with our car's acoustics, hatchbacks are perfect for some bass.

lol...only when you're INSIDE the car...when you're outside of it, you hear that rattle-back

Mine rattles like crazy, but then again my box is made for spl and not sq

mine rattles too...
but it sounds like a got Justin Bieber tied up in the back and kickin

Everything that's going in once I get my enclosure problem resolved lol

cagarcia16 wrote:Mine rattles like crazy, but then again my box is made for spl and not sq

A Psycho Martyr wrote:mine rattles too...
but it sounds like a got Justin Bieber tied up in the back and kickin

Hey guys just deaden the hatch! Before I did my first SQ install I was pulling 150.2 (TermLab) at 60hz in a street beat box tuned to 45hz. With music I got rattles from pressure, When I went to SQ (only 133.2 Audiocontrol SA-3055 meter) I had more rattles from the hatch due to the enclosure being secured to the car and transferring the vibrations from panel to panel as opposed to just having pressure beat the hell out of everything. I added about 30lbs of deadener to the hatch and the cover and the thing never made another peep. It was a pain in the (removed) to open but it would shut itself after you pulled it down an inch. The only rattle I had that couldn't be cured was the muffler!

Deaden the hatch you will not be sorry.

That is amazing audiovibe. Looking at those pictures blew my mind. Kudos on the build.

have removed spare tire and made a fibreglass board to house my amps, did some LED edge lighting for the living loud sign, this is my first attempt at a build of this nature. I have painted the back side of the hinged floor black but dont have any pictures of it yet.

is overheating the amps an issue at all?

no i have Dual 5 inch fans mounted on either side of the panel that turn on with the remote, the fans and the lights are wired to a switch that is activated with the hinge when the panel is down the fans are on and the lights are off, open the panel and the fans turn off and the lights come on, I can run the system hard and the amps dont get any warmer than my friends who are mounted in the open.

Very clever.
That's a pretty cool setup.
Functionality AND the fun of showing it off

Mine's just stupid loud, but really nothing special about it

Loud is good, I have built mine to sound good a well as be loud best of both worlds lol have you db'd yours I have hit 142.9 with 2 10' s would live to hear what 2 15' s would do.

never dB'd it.

WOW. You've all done some impressive stuff!