hey guys, just got done with a relatively involved install by my standards on a show car IS350.

there is a full step by step install log online, and you can find it here:

http://www.icixsound.com/vb/showthre...9&page=1&pp=10

but here is a basic description of hte install and some pics

goals:

1. cleany and class, matching the luxurious and classy nature of the vehicle

2. excellent sound quality

3. decent attention grabbing in the trunk while maintaining a relatively stock interior

equipment used:

headunit: Due to various reasons, the stock lexus headunit and stock Mark Levinson amp was retained as a signal source.

Processor: Audio Control DQL-8 summing device/Digital 31 band Equalizer/digital xover is used to sum and control the sginal, additionally a DDC remote control until was used so tuning can be done in the front seat.

Front Stage: DLS Ultimate Nobelium 6.2 6.5" two way component set, the midbass is in the stock lower door midbass location, and the tweets are flushed into the kick panels.

Rear Speakers: DLS Ultimate UX26 high end 6.5" two way component coaxials in the stock lower door location

Subwoofer: 2 x DLS ultimate Nobelium 10" subwoofer

Amplification: DLS Ultimate A3 dual mono supplies the front stage with 150 rated watts a side. DLS Ultimate A5 3 channel amp feeds the rear doors with 85 watts and the subs with 780 rated watts.

Wiring: Mixture of TSunami, Stinger, and DLS

Sound Proofing: Elemental Designs Edead V1UE and V4 foam

the install:

*under the hood: replaced stock battery with Optima Yellow top, Dual polished terminals, all stock wires extended to route cleanly, stinger 150 amp CB anchors the power.

*interior: The DDC is mounted in a Carbon Fiber vinyl wrapped rack in the glovebox, doors fully sound dampened, tweeters flushed into the stock kick panle, tweeter grilles painted to match the carpet. all other stock speakres were removed and rear deck fully dampened.

*trunk: The theme here is Mirror, if you split the trunk down the middle, the goal is for hte left and right side to look almost identical. A single pliece dual fiberglass well houses the amps and the subs, and two smaller wells house the D- blocks. the fiberglass is all painted ot match the outside of hte vehicle. Routed Edge lit plexi is at every opening and lights up blue. The fake floor is all carbon fiber vinyl, attention to paid to make sure all the paterns line up on the roof of the trunk, a rack was built to house a motorized rack holding hte DQL-8, with its own edge lit plexi opening. Covers are also made so the entire install can be covered up when not at shows

okay, enough yap, here are some selected pics from the install log for you guys


battery wiring:



front door midbass install/door dampening:





front tweeter location:





front Audio Control DDC rack:



rear door UX26 install:





rear deck speaker removal/dampening:



trunk pics in different positions and lighting





















pics and comments welcome

 

crazyness, superclean

 

Wow that install is INSANE. Love the cf vinyl (first time ive liked it). Superior craftsmanship FTW!

 

That is a very clean and well done install. I actually have a very similar plan of motorization, except instead of an EQ it will house my fuse block and emergency gear.

 

wow its been a while since you've displayed your art here. thought you might have been tired of the G's already .

Looking awesome as usual.

 

very clean.

 

wow that is awesome. how much does an install like that run?

 

Eh? Better off at Circuit City....LOL I'm kidding' Hella nice!

 

oh sheet

NICE!!

 

great result. the log shows some very high quality work.

 

thanks guys

as for costs...total package was in the 10k range, equipment alone was around 5500-6k, with another 1.5k in supplies (plexi, leds, acuator etc)...rest labor...

 

damn thats sick

 

when u moving to Miami?

 

That looks great. Very clean!

 

Perfection