[ctuna]

Not many examples of people doing that however
you should put a seal around the edges and at the point the wire
goes in .

http://www.diymobileaudio.com/forum/...morel-jbl.html

The above install is from Bing who used to run Mobil Electronics
magazine I believe. I don't here anybody that do average installs
on midbass drivers ever complain about rattles from the floor.

[hdmark]

not sure. probably just throw off the acoustics of it. do however make sure to bolt it in nice and tight. i think my right side is loose cause its rattling like crazy. the left side sounds very nice though!

definitely get a sub eventually though lol. my first car had 2 12's. the second 2 10's. i think ill go with a single 10 or 12 on this one though

[Larrye90]

So I got the wire but still waiting on the rest of the parts . So I put mesh on the whole wire. I think it's just going to make the job look much cleaner

[Larrye90]

Originally Posted by ctuna

Not many examples of people doing that however
you should put a seal around the edges and at the point the wire
goes in .

http://www.diymobileaudio.com/forum/...morel-jbl.html

The above install is from Bing who used to run Mobil Electronics
magazine I believe. I don't here anybody that do average installs
on midbass drivers ever complain about rattles from the floor.

Yea I haven't seen it done but that's what got me thinking if it was a good idea or not. I was thinking maybe it will help bounce the sound better. But on the downside I don't know if it will prevent the speaker from breathing enough. Or if it will prevent the sound from distributing itself through the car. But I am going to put rubber foam weather seal on every speaker

[Larrye90]

Originally Posted by Larrye90

So I got the wire but still waiting on the rest of the parts . So I put mesh on the whole wire. I think it's just going to make the job look much cleaner

Also I wanted to say this wire feels great .

[Larrye90]

Everything should me coming in tonight. So I'm going to get this started and I should let u guys know tonight or tomorrow about the install . I'm excited lol

[hdmark]

Originally Posted by Larrye90

Everything should me coming in tonight. So I'm going to get this started and I should let u guys know tonight or tomorrow about the install . I'm excited lol

good luck!
Im loving the way it all sounds so far. I just need to get that rattle under the passenger seat fixed

looking into buying a sub/amp/enclosure too and getting that in there probalby in the next few weeks

[Larrye90]

Originally Posted by hdmark

good luck!
Im loving the way it all sounds so far. I just need to get that rattle under the passenger seat fixed

looking into buying a sub/amp/enclosure too and getting that in there probalby in the next few weeks

So u installed the amp and speaks already that's cool. So ur loving it cool. Pics man come on share lol

[Larrye90]

Originally Posted by hdmark

good luck!
Im loving the way it all sounds so far. I just need to get that rattle under the passenger seat fixed

looking into buying a sub/amp/enclosure too and getting that in there probalby in the next few weeks

Did u use the 2/4 connection for the RCA's from the speakers under the seats or did u get the RCA's from the back of the headunit??

[hdmark]

Originally Posted by Larrye90

Did u use the 2/4 connection for the RCA's from the speakers under the seats or did u get the RCA's from the back of the headunit??

so i bought technics 4/4 harness . ran his harness from the back of the head unit to the trunk . terminated the speaker wire to RCA's for the amp input. then used the front speaker outputs from the harness to power the fronts (i jumpered the underseat plugs) and then ran speaker wire up to each underseat directly from the amp

dont have pictures :/ was tired and sweaty when i finished lol.

i do need to play with the crossover settings though. and i think i may be buying a subwoofer/amp set up this week instead of later

[Larrye90]

So the crossover idk if I should leave it at -3

I just don't want to take the door panels off again to change it .

[hdmark]

Originally Posted by Larrye90

So the crossover idk if I should leave it at -3

I just don't want to take the door panels off again to change it .

i left it at -3. figured why not.

also i just ordered a sub and amp the enclosure is coming from england though (custom made too!) so that wont be here till the 14th so ill get that in there then

[Larrye90]

Originally Posted by hdmark

i left it at -3. figured why not.

also i just ordered a sub and amp the enclosure is coming from england though (custom made too!) so that wont be here till the 14th so ill get that in there then

How much for the box if I may ask and what size of subwoofer did u get

[hdmark]

Originally Posted by Larrye90

How much for the box if I may ask and what size of subwoofer did u get

so the enclosure was 200 from visual-ice (on facebook)
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Bmw-E90-3-se...UAAOSw-nZTn~BN

i contacted him directly. its one of the better fit enclosures ive seen. and he custom makes them for you which is great.

and then i called sonicelectronix.com and got an alpine mrv-m500 amp to go with an alpine sws-10d4 sub.
Still not sure a single 10 will be up to par for what im used to (2 12's in my first car, and 2 10's in my last) but it is way more powerful than most of the subs ive hooked up before. as well as a wiring kit and a shorter RCA's (gonna pull from the jl amp preouts) all for 250.

so looking at 450 to add a sub? thinking thats not too shabby

[Larrye90]

Originally Posted by hdmark

so the enclosure was 200 from visual-ice (on facebook)
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Bmw-E90-3-se...UAAOSw-nZTn~BN

i contacted him directly. its one of the better fit enclosures ive seen. and he custom makes them for you which is great.

and then i called sonicelectronix.com and got an alpine mrv-m500 amp to go with an alpine sws-10d4 sub.
Still not sure a single 10 will be up to par for what im used to (2 12's in my first car, and 2 10's in my last) but it is way more powerful than most of the subs ive hooked up before. as well as a wiring kit and a shorter RCA's (gonna pull from the jl amp preouts) all for 250.

so looking at 450 to add a sub? thinking thats not too shabby

Ok cool thank u . Do u thing u could give me the phone number so I can call him and get a box too. Maybe not now but it good to have the number so when I'm ready thanks

[hdmark]

pm'ed

[Larrye90]

Originally Posted by hdmark

pm'ed

Thank u

[Larrye90]

Finally done

So I put some sponge rubber foam around each speaker and the woofer under the seat too. Then put some dampening on the doors but Decided to not but any under the seat. With the plugs I bought from ecs tuning for the Underseat connection it made this easy to do. Now for the performance it sounds nice for just replacing the speakers and adding a amp.

I do need to add a cleansweep but for now it will do

[GATORB8]

Blast from the past...

I finally got the amp installed, the PAC LOC was a little iffy because of the recessed outputs which weren't compatible with my first set of RCAs.

I've still got the OEM HIFI door components in, and with the MBQ underseats, the 75x4 RMS i'm feeding to the front stage it sounds better than I expected. With the HU flat, I just needed a bump (6 Dbs) at 80 Hz (personal taste) and (after using the RTA) another bump of about 3 db's at 800 Hz to get pretty flat. No problem with the boosted highs from the factory.