M35 Stereo - Lots Of Piccies

[Chris Rogers]

I believe the owner of this one is on here somewhere.

he had three requests:

keep the cargo cover so his dog could ride back there

the seats had to fold flat so he could haul things

it had to sound good.

the rest is open slather as long as I stayed within a budget

timewise it was not a concern as its a weekend toy.

this is also my Cruise control mule.

the Victim:

I was presented with this:

told this had to stay:

First Layout idea:

this one didn't work as I hadn't taken into account the cross brace directly behind the seat.

the teardown begins:

Stock stuff:

there is a cruise switch on the right side of that wheel now. (no image.)

new mounts for the speakers. suggest doing this as it seals the speaker to the door panel when done correctly

Stock speaker/tweeter- front drivers door

rear doors JL audio on new mounts

Edited February 1, 2009 by Chris Rogers

[FelixTRX]

Chris, can you buy those MDF speaker mounts from a shop, or even you directly? I don't do wood. If I can't weld it, I don't touch it!

[Chris Rogers]

front drivers door with new JL Audio gear in place

rear end stripped down and speaker wiring run

AV feed to the JVC radio- this will make sense in a minute.

cabling runs.

2nd shot

power cabling

this was a BITCH to do. everything in the path of that harness had to come out

that is the ENTIRE corner where the battery is located. 4AWG cable used.

finished product. all resealed and covered. there is a 100A circuit breaker in there as well

testing things. final locations have been decided well before this.

final concept

Edited February 1, 2009 by Chris Rogers

[Chris Rogers]

JVC radio with DVD video patched back into the OE system.

USB slot the ETC unit has been moved under the dash. this needs a bit of a cleanup still

final fit and testing

Rear floor duplication: it still works as its supposed to.

this is the Final layout.

most of this is sitting one things currently for this pic. the sub is mounted UNDER the floor in a removeable

box that fits neatly in the spare wheel. the whole thing comes out so you can get at the

spare tyre. tools are built into the box with a carpet damper so they do not rattle.

(no images yet.)

The amplifers are under 13mm plexiglass and they have two white neon lights that are on a switch to light them up.

time so far 3 weeks on and off between jobs.

[Chris Rogers]

Chris, can you buy those MDF speaker mounts from a shop, or even you directly? I don't do wood. If I can't weld it, I don't touch it!

for M/V35 - yes. for a C34 - no. yours are different. I make these - they cannot be bought to my knowledge.

[STAG250]

I put 12 " infinity sub into rear left caddy and amp under front passenger's seat and no video

[kidafa]

can now see why this dude (Chris Rogers) is raved about so much...... This guy is gooooooood.

[Chris Rogers]

nah- just 20 yrs of screwing with this stuff. there are people better than me.

[M I K E]

i'm no audio expert, but don't amps get pretty hot? i see them placed under plexiglass all the time but i'd think they would need some air to help keep cool? just something i've always wondered

[Chris Rogers]

yep. theres 4 fans under there. they vent via the rear floor ( there is a set of slots cut towards the rear of the car for the sub to fire through.

[M I K E]

ahhh cool as (excuse the pun)

it also reminds me of this install a little http://www.gotou.info/UsersCar/Users_Car/users_stagea.html

[Chris Rogers]

of sorts. I dont think they kept the spare. I did.

I'll have more images of it tomorrow. going to get some mesh so fill these slots.

[zei20l]

thats a nice install Chris!!

also very interested in the mounts for the door speakers. ill PM you about them.

[Stinky Rooster]

ahhh cool as (excuse the pun)

it also reminds me of this install a little http://www.gotou.info/UsersCar/Users_Car/users_stagea.html

Damn! Thats a fairly large amount of effort involved!

[_Ryan_]

who do you recommend in Victoria?

i wasn't a fan of the work done by performance car audio, the 'sales' guy at stylin didn't have the greatest attitude... and with a new car coming most likely late this year, need a new installer.

or time for a road trip LOL

-Ryan

[Chris Rogers]

if it was a balding older fellow that you talked to at boronia then you met adam. he's pretty to the point when it comes to things. go see him again and mention me

road trip - yep. I need to sink my teeth into a C34. I do too many M/V35s currently..

more images in a bit. got more done on it today.

[Chris Rogers]

floor with holes and plexi panels in place

underside. there is black mesh in the rear slots. I'm doing a test fit on this checking things and reseating

6 blind nuts that I had to pull out to flush the mesh into place

this is the retaining catch that holds these things shut when the struts are in good condition

I have yet to put the retaining straps (at rear) in place.

[GoldZilla]

Nice work, Chris! I'm currently thinking about upgrading my stereo properly (with a single-DIN DVD player, some Dynamat or similar, some amps and a subwoofer, and will replace my Boston speakers if they need it)

I'd like to stick to an Alpine head unit, but am pretty open to what amps and speakers to use, but focussing on SQ for my own personal enjoyment. Can you recommend anyone in Sydney? If I can get it all done in one place, that would be preferred.

[Chris Rogers]

I sent your question to a mate of mine that works on appointment. if he says yes I'll give you his contact deatils.

[GoldZilla]

Thanks, much appreciated!