after taking a week off to rest my aching back, i took it slow and just completed this install in a 2004 G35 coupe.

the goals are:

1. superb, balanced sound quality

2. completely stealth install in the trunk

3. retain stock nav voice output and steering wheel controls

so lets get started.

in the past, i have used double din headunits in a G, and they have usually fit well with nary a problem...

This time, since the car came with stock nav, we went ahead and got a good single din cd player. what i found out though, is that it takes a lot more work to properly install a single din in the G than a double din. the reason is that no one makes a pocket that fits below the headunit, and the opening is not a standard double din size.

so...after a lot of work, i managed to get hte ehadunit, and modified a nissan pocket to fit in the new opening. the pocket was heavily trimmed to fit flush in the opening. a PAC-audio SWI-PS steering wheel adapter was installed to retain the stock steering wheel audio controls.





next up is the front stage. to obtain the superb sound quality while taking up very little space, a DLS ultimate iridium 3 way component set up was used. the midrange and tweets are flushed into reinforced stock kick pieces, and there for takes up almost NO space. Note that on the driver side, a stock door psekaer is strapped belowt he dash, this speaker provides the stock NAV voice output. from almost all angles, this speaker is invisible





the midbass were installed into the doors...in order to obtain the midbass responses needed, a fiberglass cut was installed and sealed into the door first, and then the speaker installed into it. this provides a semi-sealed enclosure in the door and provides superb midbass responses through out. note that new speaker wires are run into each door.









moving on to the trunk. again, this is a full stealth install, so here is the view with the trunk open. pretty much no change from stock and completley usable.





and now here is the system installed below it

a vinyl trim panel showcases dual elemental 11kv.2 subwoofers, a DLS refernece series RA50 5 channel amp, and the four crossovers that the iridium 3 way set comes with. the effect is clean and classy







of course you are probably wondering how the carpet can sit on the sub without hitting it, well the solution is simple, the stock plastic covering piece that went over the spare tire well was used as a spacer, with the area around the subs cutout and mesh grilled, simple and effective venter spacer and protects the subs



and now the shot of the wires beneath the cover to show that there arent flying wires all ovet the place

 

This is probably your cleanest G35 install to date! At least for the ones that you've posted on here. Excellent job on the kicks! Did you have to move the ECU for clearance?

Also, for the fiberglassed pods in the doors. Are they completely sealed? How did you get a wire into the pod? Drilled a hole and then sealed it up?

 

thanks

no movement of ecu needed, the midranges are smalla nd shallow enough that all i had to do was move one of hte wiring bundles out of the way to fit perfectly

the door pods are not completely sealed, the back is heavy duty but breathable carpet, and there is as slit cut in it to pass the wires into, this provides a semi-sealed enclosure for hte sepaker, sorta like a poor mans AP vent

b

 

looks good and professional! i guess there isn't a spare tire anymore, eh? i don't have NAV, but am not going with a double DIN unit. you're going to have to explain to me how you did your setup!

 

one more question: i'm assuming both subs are on the fifth channel. how is the bass with 365W?

 

nice, but not a fan of single din units in the G

 

ooh ooh is mine next?

 

hehe your kicks and pods should be done very soon just have to take care of my back for a coupla more days...

b

 

Dang Brick; I always like the way your installs turn out. Very clean.

 

nice

 

Why did you pick the RA50 over the A7 amp?

 

size, and the customers budget dictated that. besides, the reference series are great amps

 

What headunit are you using?

 

I like what you've done in the trunk, but I'm really not liking the fact that you put the tweets and mids under the dash. IMO, highs don't travel as far as lows do. They can also be blocked easily. I would have mounted them elsewhere where they are directly pointed to the people in the car. That would of been more balanced.

 

kicks panels, IMO, would be the best place for mid range and highs in most cars, the whole thing about blocking,a nd pointing away is honestly, a misconception.

speakres like the DLS ultimate line, work extremely well in off axis situation, the sound stage on this car, is high, a little above dash level, and centered well.

if you dont believe me, simply find a well tuned kick panel car and take a listen

or ask fellow dls dealer el duderino about his experiences

b