Super stealth Golf install

[Finleyville]

Anyway...

Here is my beater system. The components are in my sig. I used all stock locations. Sounds MUCH better than the stupid Q-forms I had earlier with Diamond comps. The Xtant amp in hatch is actually a USAmps 5600x in disguise underneath the Xtant's the outer shroud.

EDIT: I completed my first fiberglass sub enclosure! It looks like I didn't do it myself. Which I guess is the best compliment I could give.

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a6/Finleyville/audio/Stockdashwithgrill.jpg
http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a6/Finleyville/audio/Stockdashwithout.jpg
http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a6/Finleyville/audio/Stockdoorwithgrill.jpg
http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a6/Finleyville/audio/Stockdoorwithout.jpg
http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a6/Finleyville/audio/redsubenclosure2.jpg
http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a6/Finleyville/audio/Redsubenclosure.jpg

[AzGrower]

nice

[Ludemandan]

Very nice! I love the door wiring. Nice car, too. Oh and nice bike too, btw, I think.

[Finleyville]

Very nice! I love the door wiring. Nice car, too. Oh and nice bike too, btw, I think.

You think it's a bike or you think it's nice? ;) The bike is a 2000 Honda VFR.

I wanted the speaker wire to travel through that rubber boot. However, VW placed a large wire connection receptical at the entrance. Oh well...

[niceguy]

Yay for dash tweeter installs :D

BTW, what kind of large format tweet is that? I'm thinking of trying some XT19 or Northcreek tweets in my van's dash sometime....

Jeremy

[Finleyville]

BTW, what kind of large format tweet is that?

The components are in my signature. They are Dayton RS28A's. I love those tweets.

[niceguy]

So no sibilance issues with them firing at the windshield...? Are you using the HU or amp for EQing..? All I have at the moment is my Pioneer 5500 and it's limited in what it can do. As soon as my amp arrives, I'm going to tinker w/xover settings and see if it fixes my issue...

Stealth installs are great...

Jeremy

[badlieu]

The components are in my signature. They are Dayton RS28A's. I love those tweets.

Looks great - where are you XOing the Daytons at?

[Finleyville]

Looks great - where are you XOing the Daytons at?


I think they are at 1.7kHz or 2kHz @18 dB slope. The sibilance does not seem to be an issue for me. Maybe it's there and I do not notice? I am using the Alpine's x-over with no EQ'ing at all. I am sure I need to though.

[npdang]

I'm so jealous of your stock locations!

[badlieu]

I think they are at 1.7kHz or 2kHz @18 dB slope. The sibilance does not seem to be an issue for me. Maybe it's there and I do not notice? I am using the Alpine's x-over with no EQ'ing at all. I am sure I need to though.

Thanks - looks like I am going to pick up the Pioneer 880 to go active with my Dayton RS180/28A set up.

[rannalf]

Funny you should mention that. I think I am going to do the same thing with MY Dayton setup. :D

[tokyofist]

I wanted the speaker wire to travel through that rubber boot. However, VW placed a large wire connection receptical at the entrance. Oh well...

I was able to drill out a hole large enough to pass 12g wire. Just be careful the drill doesn't slip ;)

Also, I dropped the rs28s into the same locations in my jetta last summer. they really work well up there :D

[Finleyville]

I am in the process of glassing a sub enclosure in the hatch behind the rear well area. I will update with those pics as well. I am using this car for practice for my R32!

[Finleyville]

I recently completed my first fiberglassing project. No one tells you that fiberglass is like cotton candy on steroids! It sticks to everything. After I made my initial shell inside the car and popped it out I noticed that I needed more volume. So I added some hardware cloth to the "roof" of the enclosure to bring the top lip almost flush with the driver. This addition gave me the needed space that I needed without trying to figure out how to fiberglass upside down in the car. Using the very "scientific" packing peanuts method I calculated about .65 cu.ft. of space. Without using any fiberfill I have no rattles or buzzing. I hear a positive difference from my old .5 cu.ft. plywood box.


This is the freshly popped mold:
http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a6/Finleyville/redsubmold1.jpg


And this is the addition of the hardware cloth:
http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a6/Finleyville/redsubmold2.jpg

[300Z]

Makes me want get off my lazy ass and start working on mine... it's just too bad i can't fit .9cu.ft there for my 12" Diamond sub... :(

Btw, how many layers have you done to get that thickness?

Leo