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Hey guys, i know i havent been on the forum as much lately...mostly its because we are expecting our first child in a matter of weeks and any free time seems to be taken up with baby related shopping and doctors visits
But finally found sometime to knock out a few more build logs.
this was the first Porsche Cayenne we have done, but overall, it reminds me a bit of the Touareg we did last year...this 2006 model had some pretty specific goals:
1. achieve a nice level of sound quality that suits the listeners tastes
2. retain ALL oem cargo space and spare tire
3. maintain a completely stock appearance behind the front seats
lets get started
the signal source starts with a Pioneer avic 8000NEX headunit, installed via a connects2 kit:
we also installed a pioneer backup camera for him:
the front stage consisted of a set of Morel Elate 6.5" three way component set. the MW6 midbass was installed in the factory lower door locations, so Jesse fabbed up a set of oem speaker matching spacers for him and coated it with several layers of truck bedliner to protect them against the elements:
these were then bolted to the factory location using oem hardware, and new speaker wires were run into the door:
then the door panel received about 50 percent coverage with focal BAM XXXL composite damper, and a F.A.S.T ring was installed onto the speaker to form an acoustic seal against the door grille:
the outter door card, while very solid and comes with its own padding, also got some STP cld damper around the speaker area:
the same process was then repeated on the passenger side:
we also took the time and installed a set of arc audio xdi 6.5" coaxials, driven off the headunit, as per the customers request, to provide the rear passengers with some sound:
the Morel CDM880 and MT25 tweeter were molded into the A pillars, here is the finished product with them aiming roughly 60 degrees off axis, and the pillar finished in dash matching vinyl, always love looking at the Morel Lotus grilles
a few quick build pics of the pillars, first, the ring baffles were aimed and secured to the pillars:
then mold cloth was pulled, resin applied, allowed to cure, and then the pods were reinforced from the inside via a filler/resin mixture:
then a few layers of filler and sanding ensured and the shapes were blended in and smoothed out:
the pillars were then wrapped in vinyl, took a bit of tugging and pulling but i got them to fit
for the amplifiers and DSP, we chose to go below the second row seats for a completely hidden appearance. here is the view with seat in its normal position:
and flip up the seats, and here is what you see, two Arc Audio amplifiers run the entire system, a 1100.5 sends 150 watts x 4 to the front midrange and tweeter, while providing the sub with 500 watts, and a 600.4 is bridged sending 300 plus watts per channel into the door mounting morel midbass. a Mosconi 6to8v8 dsp controls all the action. pretty simple layout that is meant to fit completely under the seat and does not hinder the seat back folding down flat
this was a pretty simple rack, basically a MDF board, wrapped in vinyl, and bolted to the floor using a series of rivetnuts:
But finally found sometime to knock out a few more build logs.
this was the first Porsche Cayenne we have done, but overall, it reminds me a bit of the Touareg we did last year...this 2006 model had some pretty specific goals:
1. achieve a nice level of sound quality that suits the listeners tastes
2. retain ALL oem cargo space and spare tire
3. maintain a completely stock appearance behind the front seats
lets get started
the signal source starts with a Pioneer avic 8000NEX headunit, installed via a connects2 kit:
we also installed a pioneer backup camera for him:
the front stage consisted of a set of Morel Elate 6.5" three way component set. the MW6 midbass was installed in the factory lower door locations, so Jesse fabbed up a set of oem speaker matching spacers for him and coated it with several layers of truck bedliner to protect them against the elements:
these were then bolted to the factory location using oem hardware, and new speaker wires were run into the door:
then the door panel received about 50 percent coverage with focal BAM XXXL composite damper, and a F.A.S.T ring was installed onto the speaker to form an acoustic seal against the door grille:
the outter door card, while very solid and comes with its own padding, also got some STP cld damper around the speaker area:
the same process was then repeated on the passenger side:
we also took the time and installed a set of arc audio xdi 6.5" coaxials, driven off the headunit, as per the customers request, to provide the rear passengers with some sound:
the Morel CDM880 and MT25 tweeter were molded into the A pillars, here is the finished product with them aiming roughly 60 degrees off axis, and the pillar finished in dash matching vinyl, always love looking at the Morel Lotus grilles
a few quick build pics of the pillars, first, the ring baffles were aimed and secured to the pillars:
then mold cloth was pulled, resin applied, allowed to cure, and then the pods were reinforced from the inside via a filler/resin mixture:
then a few layers of filler and sanding ensured and the shapes were blended in and smoothed out:
the pillars were then wrapped in vinyl, took a bit of tugging and pulling but i got them to fit
for the amplifiers and DSP, we chose to go below the second row seats for a completely hidden appearance. here is the view with seat in its normal position:
and flip up the seats, and here is what you see, two Arc Audio amplifiers run the entire system, a 1100.5 sends 150 watts x 4 to the front midrange and tweeter, while providing the sub with 500 watts, and a 600.4 is bridged sending 300 plus watts per channel into the door mounting morel midbass. a Mosconi 6to8v8 dsp controls all the action. pretty simple layout that is meant to fit completely under the seat and does not hinder the seat back folding down flat
this was a pretty simple rack, basically a MDF board, wrapped in vinyl, and bolted to the floor using a series of rivetnuts: