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NSX is a car we have a love/hate relationship with...we love how it looks, and from past experience, we think it actually sounds very good with the right kind of install, but our aging bodies hate it, as it is somewhat of a back breaker to work on and some of the parts in the dash are pretty darn fragile 
This particular 96 model came to us initially in dire need of a dash rebuild, as the previous attempt at mounting a single din pioneer 80PRS and a mobile police scanner did not work out well. after some discussions, it is decided a very simple two way active system with be part of the deal as well, with processing provided by the already existent 80PRS.
goals:
1. repair broken stock dash panel and integrate already existing equipment
2. achieve a nice level of sonic performance with all equipment located in the cabin
3. keep all equipment and installation as hidden as possible
lets get started, first, three quick shots of the car, which came in a very unique color called midnight pearl, which actually is dark deep purple to my eyes, and as with any nsx, the car ages very well, and still looks great after all these years:
here is a quick pic of the original reason the owner came to us...to repair his broken dash...i dont think i need to say more other than it was for sure in need of some assistance
so after some work, here is what joey came up with. its hard to tell but the entire center portion of the console trim was rebuilt out of acrylic. now the 80PRS and the scanner are nicely flush mounted, and the customer wanted the bass knob, a switch his radar detection system and a usb ported mounted below the headunit, so thats where they went. note also the shape of the opening around the AC controls was modified
some build pics of the dash, first, the middle section of the dash was outline and transfered onto a piece of mdf. then, usning the sonus audio evol templates, joey was able to create an opening that matches the scanner and transfer that onto the wood:
then joey fabricated a new mounting bracket for the scanner:
and after the same has been done for the 80prs, everything was test fitted to the car using the mdf piece:
in the previous picture you will note the bottom portion of the console trim was stripped and prepped and is now ready for paint, the same procedure was done on the top portion of the panel:
and then, the mdf dash panel was transfered to acrylic, which is the actual piece that will be used in the car:
then it was time to test fit it once more:
after that, the brackets for the mounting was ready to go back in the car, jesse rigged up the wiring harnesses for the two units, and the units were bolted into the dash:
and a final look at the painted middle section before it went into the car:
moving onto the doors, first jesse ran new wires into the doors, two pair per door:
then he fabricated a pair of spacer baffles and coated them in truck bedliner to protect them against the elements:
then the outter door was sound proofed with blackhole tile, while the inner door received some stinger foam, and the spacer baffle was bolted in place:
the outter door skin also got some cld damper treatment to help with resonance:
the same procedure was performed on the passenger side:
This particular 96 model came to us initially in dire need of a dash rebuild, as the previous attempt at mounting a single din pioneer 80PRS and a mobile police scanner did not work out well. after some discussions, it is decided a very simple two way active system with be part of the deal as well, with processing provided by the already existent 80PRS.
goals:
1. repair broken stock dash panel and integrate already existing equipment
2. achieve a nice level of sonic performance with all equipment located in the cabin
3. keep all equipment and installation as hidden as possible
lets get started, first, three quick shots of the car, which came in a very unique color called midnight pearl, which actually is dark deep purple to my eyes, and as with any nsx, the car ages very well, and still looks great after all these years:
here is a quick pic of the original reason the owner came to us...to repair his broken dash...i dont think i need to say more other than it was for sure in need of some assistance
so after some work, here is what joey came up with. its hard to tell but the entire center portion of the console trim was rebuilt out of acrylic. now the 80PRS and the scanner are nicely flush mounted, and the customer wanted the bass knob, a switch his radar detection system and a usb ported mounted below the headunit, so thats where they went. note also the shape of the opening around the AC controls was modified
some build pics of the dash, first, the middle section of the dash was outline and transfered onto a piece of mdf. then, usning the sonus audio evol templates, joey was able to create an opening that matches the scanner and transfer that onto the wood:
then joey fabricated a new mounting bracket for the scanner:
and after the same has been done for the 80prs, everything was test fitted to the car using the mdf piece:
in the previous picture you will note the bottom portion of the console trim was stripped and prepped and is now ready for paint, the same procedure was done on the top portion of the panel:
and then, the mdf dash panel was transfered to acrylic, which is the actual piece that will be used in the car:
then it was time to test fit it once more:
after that, the brackets for the mounting was ready to go back in the car, jesse rigged up the wiring harnesses for the two units, and the units were bolted into the dash:
and a final look at the painted middle section before it went into the car:
moving onto the doors, first jesse ran new wires into the doors, two pair per door:
then he fabricated a pair of spacer baffles and coated them in truck bedliner to protect them against the elements:
then the outter door was sound proofed with blackhole tile, while the inner door received some stinger foam, and the spacer baffle was bolted in place:
the outter door skin also got some cld damper treatment to help with resonance:
the same procedure was performed on the passenger side: