Notloudenuf
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Wideband is a possibility. I am just getting everything going for now so I can find what is the limiting factor.
BMW e46 330cI by Notloudenuf
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Wideband is a possibility. I am just getting everything going for now so I can find what is the limiting factor.
Normally the deciding factor is breathing room at the rear or tweeters don’t need any, small drivers like the hybrid unity 2” or L2se need the rear of the driver very open so a small a pillar doesn’t lend itself to a wideband and the e46 isn’t a big sail panel
I suppose that's true. I'm yet to finish my setup in an e46 with active 2-way, but already feel like it could really do with the midrange up higher. People have done widebands in sail panels on these cars with claimingly great results and I've modeled a few widebands and they seem like they should work with as little as 0.1l of volume. Granted, they will not play very low, but still should be an improvement in staging? A 2" midrange/wideband is probably as much as you could fit in the a-pillar without it looking ridiculous, with the tweeter in the sail panel as a simple 3-way it should open up for more possibilities, at least my thinking is.
Notloudenuf
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Both sides are playing now. Here is the passenger side work from last weekend.
Getting started
Deadening the outer skin
Hole cut out and the mounting plate set
Also deadened over some of the larger holes in the door
I have plenty of tuning to do. I'm not familiar with the UI on the Pioneer so I have actually had to RTFM.
Looking forward to Jason's meet in 2 weeks.
Getting started
Deadening the outer skin
Hole cut out and the mounting plate set
Also deadened over some of the larger holes in the door
I have plenty of tuning to do. I'm not familiar with the UI on the Pioneer so I have actually had to RTFM.
Looking forward to Jason's meet in 2 weeks.
Notloudenuf
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Minus the tune the build is nearly complete.
The future will have some better tweeter mounts but this is what folks will see at the NCSQ meet next weekend.
Cleaned up the wiring some
Test fitting some panels
The beauty panels on
They are mounted with some magnets and some velcro.
The future will have some better tweeter mounts but this is what folks will see at the NCSQ meet next weekend.
Cleaned up the wiring some
Test fitting some panels
The beauty panels on
They are mounted with some magnets and some velcro.
BenevolentDictator
Noob
Sheesh
Minus the tune the build is nearly complete.
The future will have some better tweeter mounts but this is what folks will see at the NCSQ meet next weekend.
Cleaned up the wiring some
Test fitting some panels
The beauty panels on
They are mounted with some magnets and some velcro.
Notloudenuf
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BenevolentDictator
Noob
Notloudenuf
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The center stack doors looked worn after years of use.
This is where I started
This is a close up of the ash tray door
This is the sunglasses compartment. I started by sanding off all of the old soft touch material. Its really rubbery and 80 grit balls it up so you have to keep cleaning out the paper or folding it to a new place
Here is all of the material sanded off
Sprayed it with Plasti-Dip to get the look back.
This is the finished product and I know the lighting is terrible but I think you get the idea.
On to the next project.
This is where I started
This is a close up of the ash tray door
This is the sunglasses compartment. I started by sanding off all of the old soft touch material. Its really rubbery and 80 grit balls it up so you have to keep cleaning out the paper or folding it to a new place
Here is all of the material sanded off
Sprayed it with Plasti-Dip to get the look back.
This is the finished product and I know the lighting is terrible but I think you get the idea.
On to the next project.
Notloudenuf
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Today is 1 year since I bought the car. I think I've done pretty good but still have plenty left to do. Thanks for following along.
crystalworks
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Notloudenuf
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Got her cleaned up today. All nice and shiny.
The Meguir's Hybrid Ceramic Spray Wax that SublimeZ recommended does a great job also. Thanks for the tip.
I bought a new shift knob and a steering wheel wrap kit.
Here it is set up and ready to stitch
getting there. This is what the stitch pattern looks like. I need to work on the bottom. Its hard to stitch on the back of the steering wheel.
The Meguir's Hybrid Ceramic Spray Wax that SublimeZ recommended does a great job also. Thanks for the tip.
I bought a new shift knob and a steering wheel wrap kit.
Here it is set up and ready to stitch
getting there. This is what the stitch pattern looks like. I need to work on the bottom. Its hard to stitch on the back of the steering wheel.
I got a cheap kit from AliExpress, was easy, but tedious and long to do. Especially if you keep the wheel on like I did lol.
But just be patient, go slow, and results are well worth it!
Notloudenuf
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I got a "Mewant" from Amazon. It had lots of video reviews and was cheap enough. It's of good quality IMO. I have no others to compare it to though.
Its tough to get around the cross bars on the wheel. It would be much easier with the wheel off.
Notloudenuf
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I got the tint done 3 weeks ago. 20% on the rear window and 35% all the way around. I need to get some of the interior back together (some broken, some removed to make tint easier) and get a tune on this thing for the meet.
