Project 2004 Audi A3

hc_TK · Aug 8, 2006

I was suposed to use peerless exclusive 4'' and 8'' but i want to leave the interior as original as possible in the beginning, so im currently using ca18rnx.
My amplifier is 2xalpine mrd-m605 and the new biggest alpine v12 amp.
Here's some pictures of my current project.

DonutHands · Aug 8, 2006

nice to see other audi guys on here.

DS-21 · Aug 8, 2006

Looks great so far! And it certainly doesn't hurt you that the A3 is one of the few truly elegant-looking new cars one can buy today...

B&K · Aug 9, 2006

Nice work!

hc_TK · Aug 9, 2006

I tried to make it sound good and look original. I havent adjusted it right and the drivers is brand new, but stil it sound great!

Finleyville · Aug 10, 2006

That door setup looks very much like my R32 door. The inner door skin is one piece of aluminum isn't it? It makes a great sealed enclosure for the mid! I like the very stock looking install. Good work.

solacedagony · Aug 10, 2006

What kind of inserts did you use to mount your speaker?

hc_TK · Aug 10, 2006

The inner door is one peace, but you can se a plstic piece, but this is sealed with some sticky rubber-thing. The mids sounds great in hear. The car could be a tad more deadned..but...maybe later when i got time and money.

I made two rings out of MDF, one that just fited the driver, and one wider to stick on the door. This is actualy glued with some kind of allround sealer/glue thing (almost like silicone)

hc_TK · Sep 24, 2006

I've got my self some new toys. The Behringer ecm8000 mic and the M-Audio MobilePre USB hooked on a laptop. I'm just back from the car, fine adjusting the eq on the cda-9853. To get the most out of my system ive got to get a better eq like det 701 alpine eq...but anyway, heres the result.

This is a trial version of the Spectraplus 5.0

This is the VisualAnalyser 8 (free program)

it looks pretty good except the the little peak at 1000hz and around 400-800hz.

the free program looks as good as the trial..dont know if anybody else got experience with this program..?

hc_TK · Nov 10, 2006

New tweeter install. The same seas performance but new pods..

cam2Xrunner · Nov 10, 2006

Nice job on those tweeter pods, looks great!

Finleyville · Nov 12, 2006

Those tweet pods do look money!

The Blue Blur · Nov 12, 2006

i really like those pods. nice contrast and all. Did they allow for better aiming than the previous install? I swore the first a-pillar pics were stock! The color blended so well.

hc_TK · Nov 12, 2006

Thanks. I agree the pod color and the silver tweeter fits great with the rest of the interior. it looks like they are aimed realy low, but they are hitting me in the chest. It looked like they where aimed right when the pods had the same color as the a pillar, but when i painted them dark grey metalic, i saw it was not perfect. But not a way in H..L im starting from scratch again..

Im currently working with the simple amprack in the back, and ive maid some baffles to the subs. So if i can find a warm place to work with glassfiber, ill start on the subboxes..

ocuriel · Nov 12, 2006

OOOh nice! That does look better. Previous install wasn't bad though.

hc_TK · Nov 12, 2006

thanks.

Made some sub baffles today, but that aint any interesting to watch.. Lets hope i can find a warm place to make the glassfiber boxes soon.

ArcL100 · Nov 13, 2006

The finish on those pods is beautiful!

Clear coated?

-aaron

fit_tuner · Nov 13, 2006

those pods look friggin nice... i like =]

solacedagony · Nov 13, 2006

ArcL100 said:
The finish on those pods is beautiful!

Clear coated?

-aaron

Yes, what'd you use to paint those?

hc_TK · Nov 13, 2006

solacedagony said:
Yes, what'd you use to paint those?

Nothing special. Just a dark grey metallic topped with clear lacquer... I also sanded the metallic with 400, and painted it again...

3.5max6spd · Nov 13, 2006

Looks very nicely done. Maybe you'd lose a bit of stage width compared to before, no?

ludlamtheory · Nov 13, 2006

do you have any pics fo the rest of the audi?
i've got a friend with an A3 here who i've been trying to convince to let me redo his car

hc_TK · Nov 13, 2006

ludlamtheory said:
do you have any pics fo the rest of the audi?
i've got a friend with an A3 here who i've been trying to convince to let me redo his car

i currently working on my trunk. Got pictures of the doors, wiring, tweeters, midbasses and so on. Need any help just ask me. i know how to remove pretty much all the interior

I can also tell you how much i love the sound from the seas ref tweeter and ca18rnx...I do want to install an 4'' Hds exclusive couse im an perfectionist and im not totaly satisfied with the high mid from the ca18rnx, and the tweeter is no doubt very good,but not reference.. but for an "normal" person the setup would be awsome..Even my grandmother comented my great sound! (i played her som Diana Krall)

hc_TK · Nov 22, 2006

his is how far ive come on the amprack.

there will be more amps, a top cover and some subwoofers.

my next challenge is where to put my midbasses..

and a picture of the cd player installed.

drocpsu · Nov 22, 2006

yikes, glidetouch.

Looks like its coming along well. I dont know if I'd put the midbasses in the dash though.

hc_TK · Nov 22, 2006

drocpsu said:
yikes, glidetouch.

Looks like its coming along well. I dont know if I'd put the midbasses in the dash though.

why, reflection from the window? got any better ideas? i dont think this is the first thing ill do anyway. Firs the amprack and the sub enclosures.

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