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MY 3rd & CURRENT CAR THAT I OWN IS A 1997 LEXUS ES300. I LOVE IT, IT DRIVES VERY SMOOTH AND IS VERY QUIET.
THIS IS WHAT I HAVE DONE TO IT SO FAR...
--=I SENT MY ALTERNATOR OUT TO DOMINICK IRAGGI FOR HIM TO REWIND. IT TESTED AT 91 AMPS AT IDLE AND 183 peak, NOT BAD FOR THE STOCK CASE, ROTOR, BRUSHES, DIODES, REGULATOR AND BEARINGS=--
--=MANNIX MILLENIUM ALARM, KEYLESS ENTRY, AND REMOTE START. I LOVE THIS THING, IT WORKS GREAT, I CAN START MY CAR UP TO 3/4 OF A MILE AWAY!=--
--=CLEAR CORNERS=--
--=20% TINT ALL AROUND=--
--=SILVERSTAR HEADLIGHTS AND FOGLIGHTS=---
--=I WANT 18" SHINY RIMS WHEN MONEY ALLOWS ME TO DO SO=--
--=AND OF COURSE...THE SYSTEM==-
THIS IS THE FRONT VIEW OF MY CAR.
THE OTHER SIDE.
HERE IS THE BACK.
THIS IS A PICTURE OF MY GAUGES. THEY ARE STOCK AND I LOVE THEM. VERY BRIGHT AND MODERN.
THIS IS THE VOLTMETER THAT I PUT IN. I CHANGED THE NORMAL INCANDESCENT LIGHT BULB WITH 2 ULTRA BRIGHT BLUE LEDs. IT MAY NOT LOOK TOO GOOD IN THE PICTURE BUT IN REAL LIFE THE VOLTAGE CAN BE SEEN IN ALL LIGHTING CONDITIONS
THIS IS THE ENGINE BAY. I USED 0 AWG FOR MY "BIG 3."
OPTIMA YELLOW TOP.
I USED 3 LAYERS OF RAAMmat60 ON THE TRUNK LID.
ANOTHER SHOT.
THIS IS MY CURRENT SYSTEM. I HAD TO SELL ME LAST ONE BECAUSE I NEEDED MONEY FOR MY GIRLFRIENDS ENGAGEMENT RING, TUITION, AND MY CAR PAYMENTS. IT IS TWO 12" INFINITY KAPPA PERFECTS 12.1s.
HERE IS THE ENCLOSURE THAT I BUILT FOR THEM. THIS ENCLOSURE WILL YIELD A QTC OF .707 IT SOUNDS GREAT
CHECK OUT THIS PIC...I DOUBLED UP THE BAFFLE SO IT IS 1.5" THICK! IT IS INCREDIBLY STRONG.
THIS IS MY LAST SYSTEM CONSISTING OF 3 12" SUBWOOFERS. I CAN'T SAY WHERE I GOT THEM OR FROM WHO. I HAD THEM CUSTOM MADE FOR ME AND THEY ARE THE ONLY 3 IN THE WORLD. THEY HAVE A 4 SPOKE BASKET, A 1 INCH SANTOPRENE SURROUND, HUGE MOTOR, AND A 1 PIECE ALUMINUM CONE. THEY ARE DUAL 2 OHM VOICE COILS.
ANOTHER.
THIS IS THE AMP THAT POWERED ALL 3 12s. IT IS AN ORION 2500D. I AM GOING TO WIRE THE COILS IN PARALLEL AND THE SUBS IN SERIES TO YIELD A 1.33 OHM LOAD. THE AMP DOES 2500 WATTS RMS AT A 1 OHM LOAD. THIS MEANS EACH SUB WILL GET ~750 WATTS.
THIS IS ONE SIDE OF THE AMP.
AND THE OTHER SIDE.
THIS IS ONE OF THE 12s VS MY KICKER 15 L7.
I JUST THOUGHT ALL THIS AUDIO STUFF LOOKED COOL TOGETHER SO I TOOK A PIC
HERE IS THE ENCLOSURE I MADE FOR THE 3 12s. IT IS 1.25 FT^3 PER CHAMBER BEFORE DISPLACEMENT.
THIS IS THE BAFFLE. 5 SPOKE T-NUTS WERE USED, SHOULD BE PRETTY STONG ;)
THIS IS A PICTURE OF THE FINISHED AMP RACK.
ANOTHER
HERE IS THE FINISHED ENCLOSURE IN MY TRUNK. I USED 4 COATS OF RUBBERIZED UNDERCOATING AND THEN 4 COATS OF A PROTECTIVE TOP COATING.
THIS IS THE ENCLOSURE AT NIGHT. I USED 2 SUPER BRIGHT BLUE LEDs, ONE ON EACH SIDE.
THIS IS JUST A BLUE NEON I MOUNTED ON THE AMP RACK. THIS IS LOOKING THROUGH THE SKII HOLE OF THE REAR SEAT. IT LOOKS BAD HERE BUT IN PERSON AND AT NIGHT IT IS AWESOME.
OLD INSTALS CARS & INSTALLS
THESE WERE THE LAST SUBS I HAD IN MY CAR. 2 15" KICKER SOLO BARIC L7s.
ANOTHER SHOT.
THIS WAS THE ENCLOSURE...EACH SUB WAS IN 3 ft^3 SEALED WITH 3 LBs OF POLYFIL IN EACH.
THE SUBS WERE POWERED BY 2 JBL BP1200.1s. EACH SUB IS GETTING ABOUT 1200 WATTS RMS. THE JBL 1200s ARE ACTUALLY BENCH TESTED TO PUT OUT ABOUT 1,380 WATTS RMS INTO A 2 OHM LOAD THOUGH.
SIDE OF THE AMPS.
FINISHED.
HERE IS ANOTHER SHOT.
LEXUS IS NOT A VERY EASY CAR TO FIND PARTS FOR SO I HAD TO MAKE THE INSTALLATION KIT MYSELF. IT ACTUALLY WORKED OUT BETTER THOUGH BECAUSE I THINK THAT THE 3/4" MDF AND BLACK LEATHER THAT I WRAPPED IT IN IS A LOT BETTER THAN CHEAP FLIMSY ABS PLASTIC. THERE WAS ALSO NO WIRING HARNESS SO I JUST WIRED IT TO THE BATTERY AND MADE A NICE GROUND WITH KNU KONCEPTZ 8 GAUGE POWER WIRE. I THEN LAYED ALL NEW SPEAKER WIRE (TO BYPASS THE FACTORY AMPS) AND THEN FOUND AND TAPPED INTO MY IGNITION WIRE.
HERE IS A SHOT OF THE KIT AND MY HU, AN ALPINE CDA-9815. IT IS THE BEST DECK THAT I HAVE EVER OWNED AND I HAVE HAD A LOT...INCLUDING MY CURRENT ALPINE CDA-9815, AN ALPINE CDA-7875, A CHEAP PIONEER AND A PIONEER DEH-P7300, SONY XPLODE, JVC ELKAMELEON, AND A 7" EMERSON FLIP OUT SCREEN WITH A CONCEPT DVD PLAYER.
HERE IS A PICTURE OF MY 7" SCREEN AND ALPINE CDA-7875.
AND A SHOT WITH THE SCREEN OUT.
THIS IS THE DVD PLAYER I HAD FOR THE SCREEN. IT WAS A CONCEPT DVD-168. NEXT TO IT IS A DIGITAL VOLT METER.
THIS IS THE FIRST SUB THAT I HAD IN MY LEXUS...18" RESONANT ENGINEERING XXX. THIS SOUNDED PRETTY GOOD AND GOT DECENTLY LOUD, IT WAS DEFINITLY A BEAST WEIGHING IN AT ~70 LBS.
THE AMP I HAD POWERING IT WAS A US AMPS 2000X. 2000 WATTS RMS @ 4 OHMS! IT WAS A SWEET AMP.
THIS IS A FRONT VIEW OF THE AMP I USED TO POWER MY SPEAKERS IN MY OLD SET-UP. IT IS A US AMPS 4300X. IT DID 90 X 4 @ 2 ohms.
HERE IS THE BACK VIEW.
FINALLY, THE SIDE OF THE AMPLIFIER.
MY RESONANT ENGINEERING 18" XXX (BEFORE I GOT A RECONE) VS ONE OF MY AUDIOBAHN AW150XS 15" THAT I HAD IN MY JEEP (SYSTEM PICS BELOW.)
ANOTHER.
HERE IS THE COMPLETED SYSTEM.
CLOSE UP OF THE RESONANT ENGINEERING 18 XXX.
CLOSE UP OF THE 2 AMPS (US AMPS 2000X AND US AMPS 4300X.)
THIS IS THE POWER WIRE FUSES THAT WERE UNDER THE HOOD. THESE WERE FOR MY US AMPS 2000X AND US AMPS 4300X.
THIS WAS MY SECOND VEHICLE. IT WAS A 1989 JEEP CHEROKEE SPORT 2 DOOR. IT WAS A PRETTY GOOD CAR TO ME. WHEN I SOLD IT, IT HAD 219,000 MILES ON THE ORIGINAL ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION!
THIS IS IT BEFORE I GOT A PAINT JOB.
ANOTHER.
THIS IS THE FIRST SYSTEM THAT I HAD IN THE JEEP...2 AUDIOBAHN AW-150XS SUBWOOFERS IN A 6 FT^3 ENCLOSURE.
THE AMP I HAD POWERING THEM WAS A LEGACY, SPECS ARE CRAP SO I'M NOT EVEN GOING TO LIST THEM. DON'T LAUGH IT WAS ONE OF THE FIRST AMPS I HAD, IT WAS YEARS AGO.
AFTER HAVING THE 2 15s, I WANTED MORE SO HERE IS A SHOT OF A NEW ENCLOSURE THAT I DECIDED TO BUILD FOR MY JEEP. I ADDED 2 MORE 15" AUDIOBAHN AW150XS SUBS. EACH SUB WAS IN A 4 FT^3 PORTED ENCLOSURE.
AND ANOTHER.
THE COMLETED ENCLOSURE...THE AMPS I HAD POWERING THEM WERE 2 JBL BP1200.1S SO EACH SUB GOT 600 WATTS RMS. IT HIT 145 DBS, KIND OF DISSAPOINTING FOR 4 15" PORTED SUBS BUT THEY WERE NOT THE BEST SUBS EITHER. THEY WERE GOOD FOR THE MONEY THOUGH.
ANOTHER SHOT.
THIS WAS MY FIRST CAR, A 1982 BUICK RIVIERA. I ENDED UP DONATING IT TO MY HIGH SCHOOL THAT I WENT TO. WHEN I WENT TO LOOK AT IT, IT STARTED, RAN, AND DROVE GREAT. THEN, THE FIRST NIGHT I GOT IT HOME IT STARTED TO GET CRAPPY. I DID NOT TRUST THE GUY WHO SOLD IT TO ME AT ALL BUT I WAS TOO EXCITED ABOUT HAVING MY FIRST CAR SO I BOUGHT IT ANYWAYS. HE SAID HE WOULD GET ME A TON OF PARTS FOR IT AND THEN HE GAVE ME HIS PHONE NUMBER. I TRIED CALLING HIM A WEEK LATER TO SEE IF HE HAD THE PARTS AND HIS NUMBER WAS DISCONNECTED AND HE MOVED AWAY! I WAS PISSED!
ANOTHER VIEW.
THESE ARE THE SUBS THAT I HAD IN MY RIVIERA, 2 12" JL AUDIO W0s. THEY WERE ALSO THE FIRST CAR AUDIO SUBS I OWNED AND THE FIRST ENCLOSURES THAT I EVER BUILT.
ANOTHER.
RANDOM PICTURES
THIS IS A PICTURE OF MY FISH, THEY ARE OSCARS AND ARE ABOUT 9" LONG. THAT IS A 75 GALLON TANK. I ALSO HAVE A PLEC (SUCKERMOUTH CATFISH) BUT HE IS HIDDING LIKE ALWAYS.
