Car Audio Nerds - Show Me What You Got

[sodaksooner]

Not joking but here is my baby. Haven't connected anything yet but very retro 80's for sure. Will eventually pair it with a hidden USB/BT converter with a small amp. As I didn't want to damage the factory speaker holes I went with a mid priced pair of Sony 6.5" round speakers. Shit the exhaust is so loud I can't hear it anyway....lol. That is changing too. Had to make a custom package tray and we 3d printed the faceplate and the speaker covers which have an AMX logo embossed on them. I do have a deep scratch on the display, but while not NOS, every part the unit came with was in the box, down to all the mounting screws and hardware. Even the original box and owners manuals and warranty card. Still trying to figure out spots for front speakers. Not many spots in a Javelin.

I just listen to podcasts in my daily so no need for anything special.

 

[SloppyJ]

I would guess the new cheapo touchscreen radio and same old factory speakers in the '99 F-350 don't count for much in this thread......

Nah we'll count it for sure!

 

[SloppyJ]

Not joking but here is my baby. Haven't connected anything yet but very retro 80's for sure. Will eventually pair it with a hidden USB/BT converter with a small amp. As I didn't want to damage the factory speaker holes I went with a mid priced pair of Sony 6.5" round speakers. Shit the exhaust is so loud I can't hear it anyway....lol. That is changing too. Had to make a custom package tray and we 3d printed the faceplate and the speaker covers which have an AMX logo embossed on them. I do have a deep scratch on the display, but while not NOS, every part the unit came with was in the box, down to all the mounting screws and hardware. Even the original box and owners manuals and warranty card. Still trying to figure out spots for front speakers. Not many spots in a Javelin.

I just listen to podcasts in my daily so no need for anything special.
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Interior is sweet! What material did you use for the headunit adapter? I'd be scared of PLA. At least in the heat we get here.

 

[sodaksooner]

Interior is sweet! What material did you use for the headunit adapter? I'd be scared of PLA. At least in the heat we get here.

It is PLA, but we finally figured out ABS. It's a garage queen and only gets driven on bluebird days so PLA is fine for now. We will see how it holds up. I have a new printer I need to set up that can run some of the more industrial materials that are way more heat tolerant. May dabble in that too but at $125 per roll it's up there. My son also reverse engineered all of the AC vents. The originals were kind of fragile. Still need to print final copies of those up as well.

 

[displacedtexan]

Well, I got started.

I'm blaming y'all.

 

[SloppyJ]

Well, I got started.

I'm blaming y'all.
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What's the setup going to be? Looks like a truck for sure. How'd that mat do? I was planning on using the same.

 

[displacedtexan]

What's the setup going to be? Looks like a truck for sure. How'd that mat do? I was planning on using the same.

Kenwood Excellon double DIN
JBL Components in the front doors
JBL coaxial rear fills
Rockford Fosgate shallow 10"
Pioneer 5 channel amp

It's still apart, but I'll let you know how this part works...

120mil butyl/foil on the floor, 80mil on the doors, back wall, and roof.
Siless 3in1 on the floor, back wall, and doors.
Siless 2in1 on the roof (their recommendation.)

Their chart for what a truck needs in terms of square feet seems low... I'm going to have to order more to get the doors done.

I'm also installing (mounting, hard wiring, and plumbing) an air compressor and 1000w pure sine wave invertor at the same time.

Truck is a 2012 King Ranch, the headrests are already wrapped in cowhide, the sub box will be too.

 

[SloppyJ]

What are your thoughts on their system with the normal butyl mat and their 2 stage mat? Is the two stage worthwhile?

 

[displacedtexan]

What are your thoughts on their system with the normal butyl mat and their 2 stage mat? Is the two stage worthwhile?

Seems like it.

Probably won't have it all back together until Sunday at the earliest. Currently routing wires. Second layer for the roof shows up this afternoon.

Kinda looking for a cheap Pendleton blanket for the headliner...

 

[displacedtexan]

What are your thoughts on their system with the normal butyl mat and their 2 stage mat? Is the two stage worthwhile?

Roof is done, but here's a progress picture.

After doing 120mil, the 80mil seems thin!

 

[displacedtexan]

 

[SloppyJ]

Keep us posted. Looks like your balls deep in that thing! It'll be worth the effort though, you're doing it the right way. Did your king ranch not come with the AC plug in? I had a 2013 that had that on the back side of the console. I thought I'd use it more than I did but it didn't get much love on that truck or my Chevy that just dropped a lifter.

I just ordered $300 worth of 0g power and ground wire, 200' of speaker wire, and all of the fuse blocks for my ride.

At first I was not looking forward to routing all new wires to get around all of the weird signal shit they did in the OEM setup but now after looking at your post, I forgot how much of a pain in the ass the sound deadening is. But honestly, it's one of the most important parts.

Ordered my Morel Sensus 3 way set and a cheap set of Morel Maximo coax 6.5"s for the rear along the factory harness adapter to give me my high level inputs. Other than random little stuff and my sound deadening, I'm there.

I'll start chipping away at routing speaker wires and little stuff until I can get a weekend to dedicate to ripping the truck apart. Only thing I have left to figure out is how I want to mount my amps on the rear wall.

 

[displacedtexan]

It does have it, and I use it some. But it won't run my M18 battery chargers. This one won't be used much, but occasionally it will be very handy.

Yeah, doing the sound deadening take so much time, but it's definitely worth it to do it. Plus you can clean it all so well while it's out.

I'm trying to do it right, not that much harder, and it's not all coming back out! If I decide to upgrade speakers, popping off door panels is easy.

Your's should sound great! Hopefully I have a review of the Siless stuff soon.