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[riseboi]

Luis,

Good job. I just had my Kenwood sub installed as well. I'm sure you would agree that the difference between the aftermarket sub and the OEM is HUGE! The only complaint I have is that the right side of the Pilot rattles a bit when I have the volume up. It's not that much of an annoyance but it is a little noticeable. Have you noticed this? I have thought of having the air space fiberglassed. Probably might help. For right now I'm pretty happy with the sound. Now if I can just find a charger and a mount for my ipod I'll be a happy camper. At least until I can think of something else to add.

riseboi

[Luis]

[QUOTE]Originally posted by haknuman59
Luis

Good job, who done it for you? can you list all of the speakers & sub you've replace?

How much does it cost you to do all of those. Thanks

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Hi ; the list of all the things:

Infinity: Reference 1030 w sub 250 W RMS /1000 w peak
Infinity: Reference 652 speakers on the 4 doors
Alpine : amplifier MRV-F450 5/4/3 channel

I did install the speakers and the sub and the amp was instald
by the store where i bought it

The amp install was $ 550

[Luis]

Originally posted by riseboi
Luis,

Good job. I just had my Kenwood sub installed as well. I'm sure you would agree that the difference between the aftermarket sub and the OEM is HUGE! The only complaint I have is that the right side of the Pilot rattles at when I have the volume up. It's not that much of an annoyance but it is a little noticeable. Have you noticed this? I have thought of having the air space fiberglassed. Probably might help. For right now I'm pretty happy with the sound. Now if I can just find a charger and a mount for my ipod I'll be a happy camper. At least until I can think of something else to add.

riseboi

Hi ; I did have the same problem with my sub . What i did is just behind of the sub it's a vertical metal bar, that it's the problem, i put between this bar and the external panel a plastic sheet whit PL glue and a spray foam and now i have no rattles or vibration.I hope this help you.

[Luis]

Originally posted by Luis



To cut the rings i did use my rotozip
and if you are planing to use the same infinity 1030w Reference sub
you are going to need to use 2 pieces of plywood of 1.1/2 that way you make the 3 inches to fit the sub

O I almost forget you have to cut the plastic rim on the interior panel

[riseboi]

Originally posted by Luis

Hi ; I did have the same problem with my sub . What i did is just behind of the sub it's a vertical metal bar, that it's the problem, i put between this bar and the external panel a plastic sheet whit PL glue and a spray foam and now i have no rattles or vibration.I hope this help you.

thanks for the tip. Can you tell me where can I get the plastic sheet and spray foam?

[Luis]

Originally posted by riseboi


thanks for the tip. Can you tell me where can I get the plastic sheet and spray foam?

Hi ; it's a special plastic used to sound proof rooms on the new houses , and you can not listen what happen in the other room

[Luis]

Originally posted by Luis


Hi ; it's a special plastic used to sound proof rooms on the new houses , and you can not listen what happen in the other room

The spray foam you can buy on your local hardware the cost it's $5 +_

[ChuckW]

Be careful with the spray foam like Great Stuff. It's fine if you use it in your house but if it gets into a high-heat environment, like a hot parked Pilot, it can reactivate and expand a little. You can get a non-reactivating version at www.publicmissiles.com. (I have no relationship with Public Missiles, I just use their parts and foam in rockets.)

[Luis]

Originally posted by ChuckW
Be careful with the spray foam like Great Stuff. It's fine if you use it in your house but if it gets into a high-heat environment, like a hot parked Pilot, it can reactivate and expand a little. You can get a non-reactivating version at www.publicmissiles.com. (I have no relationship with Public Missiles, I just use their parts and foam in rockets.)

Hi; thank you for the tip, but i am only using the spray foam I'm a Little area +_ 3' by 1' , i know almost all the materials expands with the temperature

[Luis]

Originally posted by Luis


Hi; thank you for the tip, but i am only using the spray foam I'm a Little area +_ 3' by 1' , i know almost all the materials expands with the temperature

Correction Expand with the temperature.
Thank you Again

[NYCPilot]

Originally posted by Luis
2

Luis....your sub install looks great and I'm anxious to get my own replaced now. I have one question though....How did the interior side panel fit back over the new sub if it was spaced three inches further into the cabin area? Is there that much space between the back of the grill and the front of the OEM sub...or is that a custom grill? It looks to be a perfect fit in your posted picture #2.

NYCPilot

[tim.s]

Originally posted by NYCPilot
...How did the interior side panel fit back over the new sub if it was spaced three inches further into the cabin area?...

It might not be clear unless you read closely, but there is a spacing ring on the inside of the panel that Luis cut off. This allowed the sub (with the wood ring spacer) to protrode out from the fender wall and yet still be flush with the back side of the panel.

Look at this diagram to see the spacing ring which was removed from the plastic panel.

[NYCPilot]

Originally posted by tim.s
It might not be clear in this thread, but there is a spacing ring on the inside of the panel that Luis cut off. This allowed the sub (with the wood ring spacer) to protrode out from the fender wall and yet still be flush with the back side of the panel.

Look at this diagram to see the spacing ring which was removed from the plastic panel.

Thanks Tim...great diagram. I now recall a picture in a previous thread that showed this spacer and instructed it's removal.

NYCPilot

[Luis]

Originally posted by Luis



To cut the rings i did use my rotozip
and if you are planing to use the same infinity 1030w Reference sub
you are going to need to use 2 pieces of plywood of 1.1/2 that way you make the 3 inch
es to fit the sub

Hi : Tim did a perfect answer,i could not answer better .
good look.

Luis

[Mark B]

Originally posted by Luis

Hi ; the list of all the things:

Infinity: Reference 1030 w sub 250 W RMS /1000 w peak
Infinity: Reference 652 speakers on the 4 doors
Alpine : amplifier MRV-F450 5/4/3 channel

I did install the speakers and the sub and the amp was instald
by the store where i bought it

The amp install was $ 550

Luis,

Great pictures and info! Is there any more space behind your sub? I'd like to mount an Infinity Kappa 10" sub, but it's 5/16" deeper than your sub.

If you're getting too much bass, did your installer show you that your amplifier has variable gain controls for the front, rear, and sub channels, and it also has a bass equalization control.

MarkB