- Car
- 2004 Infiniti FX35 Supercharged
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Dxtreme1 Stereo Sytem Upgrade
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Sorry it's taking so long to update....been really busy and I was just able to get the sub enclosure completed. The fabric I settld with was upholstery UltraSuede which is very plush very rich to the touch. The drawback...not enough stretch. I will end up redoing this after my trip from Canada but for now I will leave it as is. I have some wrinkles in the bottom of the enclosure. It really bugs me but will have to wait till later to redo.
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On the redo of the upholstery I will be sandwiching a piece of plexiglass rings between the subs and the enclosure and light it up with multicolored programable LEDS to give the box some flare. I am currently working on the amp spare tire amp rack. Due to time constraints it will just be a no frills rack since I just need to have all my equipment mounted securely and have the system running. The show factor will have to wait until after my trip. Pics of the temp amp rack will be posted once I have all the equipment mounted this weekend. I pre-ran the power cable from the main battery all the way to the rear aux battery. So wiring the equipment shouldnt take as long.
Niceeeeeeee the sub enclosure looks really good and you saved the majority of your trunk space which is great. Wish I had the patience to attempt something this custom. I've installed systems in all my previous rides but nothing with a box that custom and usually my amps were placed on a carpeted board and mounted to the back of the back seat with all the wires tucked away neatly, and usually that was too much work for my liking lol.
Eltremendo
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- Car
- JX35 2013 AWD
who sells that already made? stealth box? because that will be a lot to work to make and time to spend.
Amp Rack Update.
Upon checking equipment clearance, it was apparent that having both amps and
Alpine Processor would not clear the stock spare tire panel cover. So, I
decided to just keep the 2 amps in the spare tire instead semi-stacked
configuration.
Amp Mounts
Test fitting
Close Up
The amp will be flush mounted to a fiberglass shell. Spaces on the sides bottom and top will let
the LED lighting through.
I think Im gonna end up mounting the processor on the driver side of the spare tire housing. I will
have to do some modifications. Build out the walls to house the processor and a Plexiglass window
for easy viewing. I may have to figure out a hinged housing as well to make it easier for me to
access the processor if needed. The auxilarry battery will go on the passenger side of the spare
tire housing. The battery housing will have to be modified as well in order to fit it securely and
make room for the quick access to the fused distribution block and the ground distribution block.
Upon checking equipment clearance, it was apparent that having both amps and
Alpine Processor would not clear the stock spare tire panel cover. So, I
decided to just keep the 2 amps in the spare tire instead semi-stacked
configuration.
Amp Mounts
Test fitting
Close Up
The amp will be flush mounted to a fiberglass shell. Spaces on the sides bottom and top will let
the LED lighting through.
I think Im gonna end up mounting the processor on the driver side of the spare tire housing. I will
have to do some modifications. Build out the walls to house the processor and a Plexiglass window
for easy viewing. I may have to figure out a hinged housing as well to make it easier for me to
access the processor if needed. The auxilarry battery will go on the passenger side of the spare
tire housing. The battery housing will have to be modified as well in order to fit it securely and
make room for the quick access to the fused distribution block and the ground distribution block.
- Car
- 2004 Infiniti FX35 Supercharged
Nice. Is there going to be a cooling system for those amplifiers?
The Alpine PDX line of amplifiers are one of the most efficient and coolest running amp out in the market. I do not have any plans for any cooling system but I am incorporating provisions for a cooling system to be installed in the future if needed without major modification to how I have designed the amp rack. The amps can actually be stacked on top of each other if needed. That's how cool running these amps are.
- Car
- 2004 Infiniti FX35 Supercharged
Nice to know. Wish I new this earlier.
Update. Another weekend that I barely could find time to work on the car.
The car was also at the Tint Shop getting the front windows and windshield
a 50% tint. So I only had the panels and the spare tire to work with hence
I could not complete any of the wiring on Saturday which was the only spare
day I had this whole week to work on the car.
I now have the whole week to get all the wiring and speaker install done.
Looks like the I will have to do the aesthetic stuff after my trip since
the trip starts this weekend. I am very particular when it comes to wiring
and cable management as you will see. To interface the stock system wiring
and the leads that go to the processor I elected to use these strip connectors
below which I got from my local Radio Shack.
I then used some JL Audio RCA with unterminated ends but have the +/- markings to make
things easier. I used some shrink tubing to clean up the termination ends with the
required terminations and also applied the shrink tubing to use as cable management.
I also used a labeling machin to label each wire with the corresponding speaker and tie down
on the oem wiring harness and wire color.
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I also did some fabricating. I managed to fit the processor on the driver side
of the oem hatch but it still needed some modification to fit it right. I cut
out a window for the processorand built out a housing to make the processor fit
nicely. I can forego this step however I didnt want to hide the processor so
the build out is necessary. The procesor will sit on top of the oem amp but
the brackets will have to be modified to make it sit lower. I'll post pics on
how I managed to do this later once I get to the actual wiring.
Underside of the build out.
And here's the cutout for the passenger side of the hatch. This will be the window cutout for
the battery. I'll have to post pics of the actual build out since I'm still working on the
second layer of glassing the part.
The car was also at the Tint Shop getting the front windows and windshield
a 50% tint. So I only had the panels and the spare tire to work with hence
I could not complete any of the wiring on Saturday which was the only spare
day I had this whole week to work on the car.
I now have the whole week to get all the wiring and speaker install done.
Looks like the I will have to do the aesthetic stuff after my trip since
the trip starts this weekend. I am very particular when it comes to wiring
and cable management as you will see. To interface the stock system wiring
and the leads that go to the processor I elected to use these strip connectors
below which I got from my local Radio Shack.
I then used some JL Audio RCA with unterminated ends but have the +/- markings to make
things easier. I used some shrink tubing to clean up the termination ends with the
required terminations and also applied the shrink tubing to use as cable management.
I also used a labeling machin to label each wire with the corresponding speaker and tie down
on the oem wiring harness and wire color.
---------- Post added at 08:33 PM ---------- Previous post was at 08:32 PM ----------
I also did some fabricating. I managed to fit the processor on the driver side
of the oem hatch but it still needed some modification to fit it right. I cut
out a window for the processorand built out a housing to make the processor fit
nicely. I can forego this step however I didnt want to hide the processor so
the build out is necessary. The procesor will sit on top of the oem amp but
the brackets will have to be modified to make it sit lower. I'll post pics on
how I managed to do this later once I get to the actual wiring.
Underside of the build out.
And here's the cutout for the passenger side of the hatch. This will be the window cutout for
the battery. I'll have to post pics of the actual build out since I'm still working on the
second layer of glassing the part.
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santiagodraco
Member
- Car
- 2010 FX 50s
Funny you say that as I have both of my PDX's (V9, F4) stacked in the rear deck. Btw, nice build! I took a slightly different approach as you can see in my thread if interested. https://www.infinitiscene.com/searc...ound-system-build-out-stealth-SQ-build!/page2 I'm in the middle of some tweaks to the front stage (going 3 way active, HAT L1Pro R2 tweets, L3SE mid, Clarus 6.5 midbass). A lot of future upgrade plans for the rear deck but am loathe to take out the spare wheel well :D Anyway great work. Fiberglassing is fun and I'm still learning. About to build some sail panel pods for my tweets. Just installed the L3SE's into the dash speaker locations today. Very nice front stage even without the tweeters installed.
santiagodraco
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- Car
- 2010 FX 50s
Btw, I've been kicking around adding a second battery. I think I'm going to have to go ahead and do it. Thanks for the motivation 
I'm also going to pickup an Iota 30w power charger and integrate that as an "engine off" charging solution for the batteries if I participate in any card audio sql shows. Just run a power cable to the car, plug it in and voila batteries are charging.
I'm also going to pickup an Iota 30w power charger and integrate that as an "engine off" charging solution for the batteries if I participate in any card audio sql shows. Just run a power cable to the car, plug it in and voila batteries are charging.Sorry that I have not updated this thread lately...Its been crazy busy. I was not able to complete the project yet. Unfortunately I'm having issues with making the processor work. I am able to power it up but no sound coming from it even after I complete the initial set up. In the meantime the amps and speakers have been replaced(except for the oem center channel-still trying to figure out the perfect set up)and wired up. All I can say is the Alpine seperates are amazing. Cleary worth the price I paid for them. After taking the long trip and listening to it for an extended period of time I had no ear fatigue at all.....just warm and natural and I dont have the processor working yet.....I can't wait for that. Well here are some pics for the meantime.
Cut out for window to view Aux battery. Right side spare tire well.
Pic of Main Battery. It's the same width but shorter in height. It required that I bridge the gap by placing a piece of mdf and covered it with tape use for HVAC systems.
I cannot believe how hollow the rear doors are. Needed to seal em and Dynamat the door. I sealed the seams with HVAC foil tape.
Pics of Grounding Point and lead from Main Battery
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Pics of amp rack build...Heres the fleecing part of it....I'll post more updates in the following days. Hopefully I can work on the car this weekend and get the amp rack done and completed. Have all the plexiglass needed for the windows to view the amp rack, battery, fusebox and Processor.
Cut out for window to view Aux battery. Right side spare tire well.
Pic of Main Battery. It's the same width but shorter in height. It required that I bridge the gap by placing a piece of mdf and covered it with tape use for HVAC systems.
I cannot believe how hollow the rear doors are. Needed to seal em and Dynamat the door. I sealed the seams with HVAC foil tape.
Pics of Grounding Point and lead from Main Battery
---------- Post added at 11:54 PM ---------- Previous post was at 11:51 PM ----------
Pics of amp rack build...Heres the fleecing part of it....I'll post more updates in the following days. Hopefully I can work on the car this weekend and get the amp rack done and completed. Have all the plexiglass needed for the windows to view the amp rack, battery, fusebox and Processor.
BootyHunter57
Member
looks good. tagging for later.
I apologize that it's taken me so long to update this thread. I had to put parts of the project on hold because of time constraints. Finally now that its getting warmer and now that I have a lot more free time I can finally get this project completed. I am making a few changes mainly the subwoofer enclosure will be modified but more for aesthetic reasons. Also the enclosure for the Alpine processor will be redone and the I am figuring out what to do with the center channel speaker. But for now I wanted to show how I installed the Stinger battery isolator. I elected to use the bracket near the main battery. I had to modify the bracket by cutting part of the bracket and using a couple of bolts and wingnuts to resecure the bracket with the modified extensions.
santiagodraco
Member
- Car
- 2010 FX 50s
Ever solve your processor issues? I assume yes given the time How's the build coming?
How's the build coming?