System Relocated, All done!!

[bump909]

first off, that is a really clean looking install.

one thing though, even though you have those fans there.. the heat fins on the amps are facing upside down so any heat that the amps give off will just rise back up into the amp, even with the fans on.

have you ran into any problems yet?

[P11GT]

Im aware of what youre thinking but so far, havent run into any such problems. The amps do have a temperature cut-out, but also have a built in fan which pumps out hot air, which in turn will be ventilated with the external fans. It seems to work no problem, even after a good hard thumping of the system.

[Swonder67]

Hey P11, sweet set up. How many watts do you got running through your car right now? do you have caps? if yes, where are they?

[P11GT]

To be honest, i dont really know how many watts, if the amps are anything to go by, then one of the kenwoods is 4x150w at 4 ohms and the other is bridged to 1x400w (4 ohms) but im running the JL at 3ohms. I suppose its not alot of wattage in total but the trick to the system is the Pheonix Gold Bass Cube mounted it the boot, which makes a hell of a difference to the Sub, easily doubling the SPL.
Ive thought about using a cap but theyre quite expensive here, maybe invest in one later. A nice fancy one with a digital readout.

[poppy_morenito]

That is sweet !!!!!

[Swonder67]

Hey, what if you gotta work on the amp? Does that plexi come of easily? Did you run the wires right through the headliner? I still can't believe you put the amps on the roof. That's a really smart setup

[aluke000]

How is the rack actually attached to the roof? Or are you using cross braces? And does it interfere with the sunroof?

[P11GT]

I'll try to answer all the above questions.

Firstly, i think i mentioned earlier in this thread, or in the 'any ideas on system location' thread, how i was goona attach it to the roof, but basically, the sunroof runs along a suspended rail, fixed to the actual roof. I just screwed bracket onto that and the amp rack.

Secondly, the system has previously been in the car for sometime before. I have the same setup and was quite happy with all the speakers and the sound of the system in general. So i just disconnected all the wiring, left all the settings as before, and just relocated it.

The front does come off. Its made of 6mm MDF and had perspex windows for show, but to be honest, there no room to actually do anything, which is why i left the setting as before as i was happy with them.

I had to make a series of cuts around the lining for the brackets and for the wiring to pass thru, the wires then just come down one side of the rear pillars and into behind the side support and bootrim where all the connections were rejoined.

[redvalkrie]

Hey what type of set up besides the amps are your unning Speaker's?
What Headunit?
Any crossover/eq?

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[P11GT]

The spec for the whole car is listed on www.primeraweb.co.uk , click onto readers cars, kevins'98 GT. Basically, the headunit controls the whole system with its built in electronic x-overs.

[Anthony]

And I'll testify that Kevin has a sweet sounding sound system in that Primera, as I had the pleasure of hearing some tunes through it at the weekend.

Just when I was thinking that I had my system sounding alright for a change....

[P11GT]

Time for my next project.

I casually went into my local audio shop to ask about this new in dash Kenwood DVD Player, and mentioned that if i got one, i would need one of those Kenwood MiniDisc Slave units, the din size ones. Anyway, as it turns out, they had bought a shit load of them, and because they were last years model, they were selling them for £200 instead of thr RRP £400. The reason why i need a MiniDisc, is because all my music is on them due to my current headunit being the KMD-PS971R, a minidisc player.

Without hesitating, i left a deposit for it, and then went home to think about where i could install it. The ideal location would be in the dash, but as there is little space, and without cutting the dash, i had to find somewhere else.

Guess what, i looked at the front courtesy light housing, where the sunroof switch is, and thought to myself, why not just put it there, that way, its also suspended like the rest of my system. So ive set about making a new housing for the slave unit and this is how far ive got in 3 hours.

[P11GT]

it still need plenty of shaping, and then covered in black vinyl and finished off with a silver cover like the amp rack.

[P11GT]

because ive used the original light fitting, i can secure it up the original way to hold it in place.

[P11GT]

this is the upright position.