i guess it's about time to post this, since i got things making noise today
i got rid of the soul back in early january - mostly just personal reasons, and i decided it just wasn't really the car i wanted right now, so i switched things up. i traded it in for more than what i paid (thank you rebates!!!) and got a good deal on one of the last 2017 model altima's on the lot. so here we are! the gear list is all the same as the soul. to recap, that includes:
- factory radio
- rockford dsr1
- jl rd900/5
- audiofrog gs60 in doors
- audiofrog gb10 in dash, factory location
- 2x jl w1v3, sealed
i've been working on this over the past few weekends and finally finished things up today. this summer i hope to move the subs out of the temporary, pre-fab enclosure from crutchfield ($40, scratch and dent - enclosure is in perfect condition, though) and do a false floor for the amp & processor.
pictures!!! i don't have many, and i'm not re-posting the pictures of the gear...for any close ups, feel free to go visit the kia soul thread.
the car itself
my tax return gift to myself. andy had these on sale for something like 25% off for a week, so i snagged one.
the pre-fab enclosure, nothing special but it was cheap and is in perfect condition despite being marked "scratch and dent" by crutchfield. i probably couldn't build this any cheaper than i bought it for. i believe it is .75 cubic feet per sub
plastic speaker adapters from car-speaker-adapters.com - these are really nice. the fit was perfect, but they are made in several pieces - i'm assuming they re-use the "risers" and the top rings on most of the products, so they can just be screwed onto whichever base is needed for each car. because of this, there are holes between the risers as you can see, not ideal...
better shot at the hole between the risers.
the solution - pretty simple, stuff duct seal in between the base & the top ring to seal everything up. the bonus is, this added a good deal of extra mass. not sure if it did anything, but it couldn't hurt!
factory speaker in the doors. these were pretty nice for a base system