Here is a little crappy cell phone pic... i know sweet mop right? These are not done yet but you get the idea... who wants some helpfull hints?
These were made w/grill cloth, super glue and high build primer... and a bit of sanding... 220, 320 400 and when I get ready to finish up 800, 1200 and 2K...
As soon as my computer is up and running I will get more pics up... I am also modifying my new tweeters to look like the Tacoma's silver factory tweeter rings.
I figured I'd have these done in about 2 hrs but I think I will have 3 into them before completion-
I am horribile at doing write ups due to my eagerness to complete things rather than document...
I will put something together for the crowd and especially tacoma owners out there...
Please remember these are not done... I have yet to hit them w/ a final coat of paint and havent hit them w/satin clear yet either... they are too shiny for me right now. the texture is suprisingly smooth considering they haven't been sanded/polished out yet...
I was considering adding a very light texture to matche the factory panels but probably wont do it... I am digging the smooth look
Very nice! I have mine just screwed to the sail panels to get the positioning right. I will mold them in as soon as I am satisfied. Please post more hints!
Not done yet- still trying to get a better color match with the silver ... It is about 9.8/10 but I am not satisfied... The sails themselves have yet to be clear coated so they are looking a bit too shinny but they will get toned down in time.
Did you have to cut any metal to get that 4 into the factory tweet location?
What possesed you to move to Spokane? Most people spend the better part of a decade trying to get out of there(i.e. Me).
I did cut the metal with a 3.5 in circle bit and then built an MDF spacer out of 1/2 in- Really easy fit as far as back/front-spacing goes. Probably still had 3/4-1in backspacing and 1/2-3/4 frontspacing...
As for the move, i was born in this shithole called yakima and being military I tried to get close to home as my dad was nearing death... if it wasn't for that I would have stayed in CO forever. Part time at Car Toys and then at Ultimate Electronics had some major perks...
Yes- I have been playing w/ lots of different speakers and am currently messing w/ a ribbon tweet and a focal mid... until I get to the actual build I wont post much... i guess I am lazy
Center channel installed last night! Pics up soon...
Haven't touched the tacoma in months, it appriciated the "action"
May be changing from my 3-way up front to a 2-way in support of another vehicle...
"SPL like" install comming up on a 1977 F150... Bucket seat converson... center consol w/2 12's and a total of 8'speakers providing the mids and highs... custom door panels and possibly dash.... just a showy install for those days I want it loud...
crappy dirty cell phone teaser pic...
car is sounding very good- when I actually finish this I will get pics that show whats hiding behind door #1... now it will remain a mystery... Ideas of a finished beauty panel for this are constantly in my head... I plan for it to be factory looking and stealth... well maybe? a basic grey color match would probably be good enough for most...
Installs like this make me sad. There is an attention to detail and cleanliness I will never achieve. That's not even considering the fact I will never fabricate anything.
The subs are in and have seen about 12 hr's of play time- I can say I've finally found the right match for my tacoma... My only issues are now that I've found something that works I'm considering tearing out my whole install and doing a setup w/ 3 or 4 tens and adding another PDX 1.1000 and swapping my PDX 2.150 w/ another 4.150 and taking out the Xtant 1.1...
To fit all that equipment and get proper airspace and the sound i'm after would truly test my install abilities and paitence... but would it be worth it?
Keep in mind I bought this truck with the intentions of ditching the rear seats and doing 8-12, 12's with a total of 5 PDX series amps... my wife squashed that idea... she'd let me do pretty much anything as long as the rear seats were kept in the vehicle. Since this is now her car I am not sure I care to put work into it that only I would enjoy.
My truck was rewarded today with some Audison Voce 3.0's and 1.1's... All I can say right now is wow... My polyglass v2 slim 4's don't even get close to touching the little 3's and the clean, detailed sound coming from the tweet is well, I'm a bit lost for words
My truck was rewarded today with some Audison Voce 3.0's and 1.1's... All I can say right now is wow... My polyglass v2 slim 4's don't even get close to touching the little 3's and the clean, detailed sound coming from the tweet is well, I'm a bit lost for words
Nice! Got any pics? Those speakers are freakin' sexy!
I did cut the metal with a 3.5 in circle bit and then built an MDF spacer out of 1/2 in- Really easy fit as far as back/front-spacing goes. Probably still had 3/4-1in backspacing and 1/2-3/4 frontspacing...
As for the move, i was born in this shithole called yakima and being military I tried to get close to home as my dad was nearing death... if it wasn't for that I would have stayed in CO forever. Part time at Car Toys and then at Ultimate Electronics had some major perks...
Sorry, I know this is an old thread.
So you basically created another opening in the door for the magnet on the mid to fit in? I'm "this" close to picking up an 09 Taco and that would be perfect for my Quart mids.
Re: 08 tacoma double cab
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