[doitor]

Is the Canare cables internally 4 wires? Did you twist each wire pair together then solder to the Rean RCA connectors?

Yes, the Canare cable has 4 wires.
They have several models. Im using the L4E6S that has four 24 awg wires that are twisted and shielded for the rca´s.
I soldered a pair (both of the blue wires) to the positive and both of the white wires to the negative.
That also allowes me to make the Y-cables for bridging the midbass and subs pretty easy.

J.

 

[doitor]

Added some fiberglass bodyfiller.

Sanded.

Added some regular body filler.

And sanded some more.

Used 80 and 240.
Need to get some 320 and keep sanding.

J.

 

[Dominus]

Very nice to see, i am embarking on my own project with a 2012 prius v which is very similar except for the size of the roof and the rear hatch/trunk area, i have already swapped out the stock speakers and headunit, installing a kenwood excelon ddx9907xr, jl audio component speakers and a 45w rms kenwood amp powering the speakers i had on my shelf
Next up is sound damping with primarily resonix, installing a sub in a custom fabricated box, installing a dsp, and upgrading the speakers with a 3way system installed in the dash, door, and A pillar which will be powered off a better amp, adding in more battery capacity to run the whole mess. Which once i finish getting my damping materials i need to start my own build log
But i will be interested to see how yours turns out, these are nice cars to work on, cheap to operate, and they last for a while

 

[doitor]

Weekend progress.
Sanding, sanding and more sanding.

Ran all the speaker wiring.
Back frame rail.

Front frame rail.

Terminating the wire at the dash.

J.

 

[doitor]

Not a lot of progress this weekend.
Installed the USB extension in the center console.
The idea behind that is to keep the IPod in there. The right one goes into the Topping D10S, the left one is just 12v, so I hook up the Apple CCK3 into both and the Ipod into the CCK3.

Also added the "I dont trust you with my system switch", which cuts the remote wire.

J.

 

[Sounds_Insane]

I put my "I don't trust you with my system" switches in the extra spots in the dash button row. I have a switch to the remotes for the DSP and one for each amp. I like your stealth placement better though. I've used keyed switches in the past.

 

[doitor]

I put my "I don't trust you with my system" switches in the extra spots in the dash button row. I have a switch to the remotes for the DSP and one for each amp. I like your stealth placement better though. I've used keyed switches in the past.

Those buttons look pretty sweet, but I needed something a bit more secure.

J.

 

[UNBROKEN]

I love the remote cut switch…will be stealing that idea for sure.

 

[Sounds_Insane]

Those buttons look pretty sweet, but I needed something a bit more secure.
J.

Mine are more for turning parts of the system off if I need to.
I don't take my cars anywhere for service, I've had stuff stolen out of 2 of them in the past and the dealers do not care, read the fine print when you have work done.
We dropped off a BMW at a dealership, put the keys in the night drop box, in the morning we get a call wondering if we dropped the car off with the radio missing. Someone had destroyed the dash to remove an aftermarket radio, funny thing is, they used the key to open the door because there was no forced entry, so it had to be an inside job. Dealership refused to cover the damage, we had to claim it on our insurance.
Another time I had a car in for paint at a Ford dealer, a bunch of stuff was stolen out of my car, the manager showed me where I signed the work order and it says they are not liable for lost or stolen items.
So yeah, no one works on my cars, if I can't fix the problem myself I sell the car. The 2 year free maintenance you get with some new cars, I never use. Car leaves the dealer they never see me again, even for recalls.

 

[Theslaking]

I love the remote cut switch…will be stealing that idea for sure.

A lot of us old SPL guys do this. Don't always want 148DB's or some idiot thinking they want more!

 

[doitor]

Mine are more for turning parts of the system off if I need to.
I don't take my cars anywhere for service, I've had stuff stolen out of 2 of them in the past and the dealers do not care, read the fine print when you have work done.
We dropped off a BMW at a dealership, put the keys in the night drop box, in the morning we get a call wondering if we dropped the car off with the radio missing. Someone had destroyed the dash to remove an aftermarket radio, funny thing is, they used the key to open the door because there was no forced entry, so it had to be an inside job. Dealership refused to cover the damage, we had to claim it on our insurance.
Another time I had a car in for paint at a Ford dealer, a bunch of stuff was stolen out of my car, the manager showed me where I signed the work order and it says they are not liable for lost or stolen items.
So yeah, no one works on my cars, if I can't fix the problem myself I sell the car. The 2 year free maintenance you get with some new cars, I never use. Car leaves the dealer they never see me again, even for recalls.

That makes total sense after what you have been through.

A lot of us old SPL guys do this. Don't always want 148DB's or some idiot thinking they want more!

I bet you the mechanic can get it into the 150´s.

J.

 

[doitor]

First set of speakers are in. Woot, woot.
The original speakers mounted from the top. Had an idea to mount them from the bottom and make a "waveguide". Made a ring with 1/8" mdf and held it in place with wood tongue suppressors.

Used tape to make a mold.

Fiberglass body filler.

Regular body filler.

Covered them with black felt.

Speaker mounted.

Made the baffle from 1/4" acrylic, used speaker gasket tape on both sides of the baffle and duct seal on both sides.

Added some deadener and hot glued everything that could rattle.

Covered with speaker grill cloth and into the car.

J.

 

[doitor]

Weekend updates.
Front stage is done.

Amp rack wiring.
This is where my OCD shines. LOL.
Used metal/neoprene washers to not mess up the amps.

Test fitting the RCA´s.

Example of each amp power side.

Power and ground wires.

Into distro block.

Wiring under the rack.

J.

 

[Bushwacker]

Looking great!

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[Theslaking]

Used metal/neoprene washers to not mess up the amps.

FYI for next time - Metal roofing screws do this all in a single color. You can get small packages at any box store.

 

[doitor]

Looking great!

Sent from my SM-G960U using Tapatalk

Thanks.

FYI for next time - Metal roofing screws do this all in a single color. You can get small packages at any box store.

Thanks for the tip.

J.

 

[doitor]

Yesterdays progress.
Finished the distro blocks mounting surface.

Started reasembling the hatch.

Test fitting the amp rack.

It will be held in place with threaded inserts rivets into factory holes and bolts.

Side panels in.

J.

 

[doitor]

Amp rack in, bolted and wired.

And it came alive yesterday for the first time.

J.

 

[Sounds_Insane]

Do you have any noise, static or hybrid motor whine? I have a 22 Corolla Hybrid, which is essentially the same hybrid system as the Prius and I had noise. I'm trying to eliminate the car as the issue. So far it appears to be my installation that is the problem.

 

[doitor]

Do you have any noise, static or hybrid motor whine? I have a 22 Corolla Hybrid, which is essentially the same hybrid system as the Prius and I had noise. I'm trying to eliminate the car as the issue. So far it appears to be my installation that is the problem.

Hi.
No noise at all.

J.