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Project
B5.5
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Part
III - In Car Entertainment, sponsored by: 
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Goal: To build a custom, showroom quality displayed system, yet to
be able to have the convenience of the trunk and spare tire for
everyday driving use.
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The third part of project B5.5
consists of a complete mobile audio system upgrade. As nice of a
stock system the monsoon system is, we just wanted more
performance and functionality. The original idea was just to do
a simple install of a new all-in-one video receiver, subs and
amps for enhanced entertainment, but after getting together with
Fred from Image
Dynamics, that simple plan was thrown out
the door. The major difference between our original plan and
Fred's new plan was the actual display of the entire system. We
were going to settle on a few screws into the back seat for the
amplifiers and a box for the sub woofers since our goal was a
moderate upgrade, but Fred donated a lot of his own free time
to help us develop a showroom quality display for our new mobile
audio system.
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Products to be installed:
- Clarion VRX-935VD Receiver (DVD, CD, CD-R, VCD,
MP3)
- Two 10" Image Dynamics ID-MAX sub woofers
- One pair of Image Dynamics Component speakers for the
front
- One pair of Image Dynamics Coaxial speakers for the
rear
- One pair of Image Dynamics custom made horns
- Arc Audio 1400 watt amplifier for sub woofers
- Arc Audio 300 watt amplifier for speakers and horns
- One X-Static Capacitor
- Wires and cables from Street Wires
- Custom built displays by Image Dynamics
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Presentation Goal:
- The two 30 pound, 10" sub woofers will be sitting in
a "tub" made out of fiber glass and they will be
pointed downward into the trunk. The actual tub will be hanging
down into the trunk from the rear deck. The inside of the tub
and the magnets of the sub woofers will be viewable from within
the car's cabin. The tub will be mounted onto a wooden frame
that will be built from scratch and integrated into the rear
deck. The support for the tub will be reinforced with fiber
glass, glue and extra long screws. The tub will be painted the
same color as the exterior of the car.
- The amplifiers and capacitor will be mounted onto a display
structure that will be made out of fiber glass. This display
will sit in the back of the trunk, up against the back seat of
the vehicle.
- We will be pursuing a "wireless" setup of the
amplifiers. This just means that no wires will be visible to
observers. The wires will actually be ran through the back of
the amplifiers rather than just plugging them into the pre-made
connectors on the side.
- Neon lights in blue and red will help to illuminate and
show-off the system at car shows. These colors were chosen in
order to match the OEM dash illumination colors.
- All wires and cables will be hidden in the cabin of the
vehicle. They will be run along side of the OEM wires and cables
that run down each side of the vehicle.
- The horns that will be replacing the tweeters of the system
will be mounted underneath the dash on each side of the vehicle.
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Day 1
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The first day consisted mostly of tearing down the vehicle
of everything that was going to get in our way, but we did get a
chance to start constructing a few of the "structures"
that we were going to need for our display.
Pictures
& Details of Day 1
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Day 2
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Day two consisted mostly of
constructing the fiberglass tub that the sub woofers will be
mounted into. We also ran all of the speaker wire and applied
the Dynamat. Dynamat is a tar-like material that absorbs certain
sound waves, and is used to prevent rattling and echoes
throughout the vehicle.
Pictures
& Details of Day 2
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Day 3
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(Will be posted soon)
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Day 4
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(Will be posted soon)
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Day 5
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(Will be posted soon)
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For more info and discussion on
Part 3 of project B5.5, please visit the official Club B5 Demo
Car thread in the Mobile
Electronics Forum.
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