Lanson's 2013 Ford Flex

[Lanson]

I then moved on to the front doors. My son "helped"


Here's the final look of the passenger door, which is what I started with



Note the foam by the spring clip holes


Deadener everywhere



And the driver's door






The front doors went back together without a hitch. Final results of this effort are positive, and the insane rattles are gone. I can't stop a few rattles, at high volume though. The darn metal belt trim all around the car makes rattling noises on certain notes when its turned way up. The rear bumper foam vibrates a bit, and the driver and passenger mirror's internal bits do too. At sane volumes none of this happens so I'm OK with this.

So what remains of this project is possibly an amp upgrade (need more channels of power and possibly more total power), and a re-covering of the pillars after I touch up the filler and such underneath. Also I'm contemplating trying a new set of pillars with an even better speaker combo, but that's just on the back-burner. I suppose also I'll need to consider upgrading my subs at some point, as they are now having a bit of difficulty keeping up. It is all a process of continual advancement and experience.

Anybody local is welcome to audition it, pretty much any time. Any constructive critiquing is welcome as well, as that's what it will take to get it to the next level. I'm damn happy with it though, and it serves as my before and after-work decompression chamber very well.[/quote]

[BlackHHR]

That is too cool that your little man is helping you . My boys started chasing me around as soon as they could walk . My boys also help out , the oldest one now is making suggestions as we are working .
Did you get him dirty ???
Have fun ..

[Lanson]

That is too cool that your little man is helping you . My boys started chasing me around as soon as they could walk . My boys also help out , the oldest one now is making suggestions as we are working .
Did you get him dirty ???
Have fun ..

I didn't let him get too dirty this go-around. He was absent his shorts for some reason, I never found out why but he came barreling out of the house like that so I didn't much bother.

[Lanson]

OK guys/gals, I created a detailed, annotated video of the whole thing
Part 1, mostly system walk-through

Part 2, system demonstration

[papacueball]

Nice and thorough! Way to rep the forum to people who might not find it otherwise.

[BigAl205]

Lanson wins the internet today!

[Hi-FiDelity]

Nice Wheels dude and great video.

[Lanson]

Thanks, all.

I definitely don't mind repping the forum.

[casey]

thanks for linking me. very cool build, demo vid was cool as well even with the camera mic haha

[Lanson]

thanks for linking me. very cool build, demo vid was cool as well even with the camera mic haha

Thanks, Casey. In HD mode, that Panasonic stereo mic actually does a pretty good job staying out of clipping. I was impressed. Of course, the frequency response of the mic is still nowhere near our own ears, so it lacks the punch and aggressiveness the system actually has. Not to mention the stage.