A little Sti install :) 2008 version
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06-05-2008 | 01:56 PM
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A little Sti install :) 2008 version
well, its always exciting to work on cars i have never touched before, espeically if its a relatively new and exciting model and a subaru (my own car's brand) at that 
its a world raly blue 08 Sti, fresh off the lot from Socal, with about 1k on the ODO...hehe...
the goals:
1. install avic-z1 navigation into the car
2. stealthy in the back
3. a good blend of sound quality and classy looks
lets get started, as mentioned before, an avic-z1 was installed into the factory location, its not the cleanest of sources but navi was a requirement and this unit was already avaiable. note the voice recognition/BT mic install to the left side of the headunit, right next to the guage shroud:
the car features Zapco DC reference amps, and the tuning USB cable comes out of the glovebox to plug into the laptop for tuning:
front stage consists of a pair of Seas Lotus Reference 6.5" two way components, the midbasses were installed in the stock lower door location via 1" spacers, and the door dampened:
and the tweeters were molded into the A pillars firing across at each other.
first the mold:
then sanded smooth:
and finally, covered in matching vinyl:
and the final result:
and the front as a whole:
the rear door speakres were kept and hooked off hte headunit and mainly faded full forward.
moving onto the hatch, this car turns out had a lot less space than we thought. the spare tire well was shallow (5" or so), and the distance from the original floor to the hatch opening was even shorter (3"), also, the car had two large triangular structural braes in the well, toward the front, whcih effectively eliminated the front left and right quadrants of the well...and we have large pieces of gear to fit in, but after some mocking up and measuring, i managed to get it work
here is the view fully enclosed, thats just a temporary carpet i cut to cover the install, a darker custom one can be made down the road, as you can see, nothing is visible:
remove the carpat, and the new floor is shown, with two covers for the two amps and a center grille for the subs, the floor is two tone blue suede and dark grey vinyl.
pop offall the covers and here is what you see, two image dynamics IDQ10v3s sit in a blue suede topped enclosure of 1.3 cubfeet, and two zapco DC reference amps are shown under cutouts, a DC1000.4 for for the front stage, and a DC1100.1 for the subs. note tha all the openings have a layer of routed, clouded plexi border
flick a switch and the plexi edges lit up blue to match the car:
and lets see that in the dark:
and finally, here is the car:
and the far away view from the back:
i forgot to take wiring and below the floor pics for this one...
overall, withoutmuch tuning, it sounds decent, MUCH better rattle and outside noise wise than the old Sti, gonna take it down to LA on friday and tune it a bit more with Eng
overall, a pretty easy car to work on, though next time, i would prolly prefer to do a single sub and smaller amps hehe
its a world raly blue 08 Sti, fresh off the lot from Socal, with about 1k on the ODO...hehe...
the goals:
1. install avic-z1 navigation into the car
2. stealthy in the back
3. a good blend of sound quality and classy looks
lets get started, as mentioned before, an avic-z1 was installed into the factory location, its not the cleanest of sources but navi was a requirement and this unit was already avaiable. note the voice recognition/BT mic install to the left side of the headunit, right next to the guage shroud:
the car features Zapco DC reference amps, and the tuning USB cable comes out of the glovebox to plug into the laptop for tuning:
front stage consists of a pair of Seas Lotus Reference 6.5" two way components, the midbasses were installed in the stock lower door location via 1" spacers, and the door dampened:
and the tweeters were molded into the A pillars firing across at each other.
first the mold:
then sanded smooth:
and finally, covered in matching vinyl:
and the final result:
and the front as a whole:
the rear door speakres were kept and hooked off hte headunit and mainly faded full forward.
moving onto the hatch, this car turns out had a lot less space than we thought. the spare tire well was shallow (5" or so), and the distance from the original floor to the hatch opening was even shorter (3"), also, the car had two large triangular structural braes in the well, toward the front, whcih effectively eliminated the front left and right quadrants of the well...and we have large pieces of gear to fit in, but after some mocking up and measuring, i managed to get it work
here is the view fully enclosed, thats just a temporary carpet i cut to cover the install, a darker custom one can be made down the road, as you can see, nothing is visible:
remove the carpat, and the new floor is shown, with two covers for the two amps and a center grille for the subs, the floor is two tone blue suede and dark grey vinyl.
pop offall the covers and here is what you see, two image dynamics IDQ10v3s sit in a blue suede topped enclosure of 1.3 cubfeet, and two zapco DC reference amps are shown under cutouts, a DC1000.4 for for the front stage, and a DC1100.1 for the subs. note tha all the openings have a layer of routed, clouded plexi border
flick a switch and the plexi edges lit up blue to match the car:
and lets see that in the dark:
and finally, here is the car:
and the far away view from the back:
i forgot to take wiring and below the floor pics for this one...
overall, withoutmuch tuning, it sounds decent, MUCH better rattle and outside noise wise than the old Sti, gonna take it down to LA on friday and tune it a bit more with Eng
overall, a pretty easy car to work on, though next time, i would prolly prefer to do a single sub and smaller amps hehe
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06-05-2008 | 02:44 PM
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06-05-2008 | 03:59 PM
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nasty: if you go to my site: www.simplicityinsound.com, you see that i have done more Gs than any other car haha...most of them exlucidng hte headunit, run in the 2500-4000 range for all equipment nad labor
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06-06-2008 | 08:39 PM
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Originally Posted by 16psibrick
nasty: if you go to my site: www.simplicityinsound.com, you see that i have done more Gs than any other car haha...most of them exlucidng hte headunit, run in the 2500-4000 range for all equipment nad labor
That sounds like a relative bargain considering what I spent with lesser results, I am not sure if I am more envious of the car or setup. Excellent install as always. Move to San Diego!
