rogue Posted February 29, 2012 Author Report Share Posted February 29, 2012 Got the factory self leveling suspension air compressor relocated to give me more room for sub enclsosure. Loud now though since its not in the sound dampend enclosure it came in. Subwoofer enclosure should block it out substaintially when it goes in. If not, at least it only comes on about once a day for maybe 10 seconds so its not a huge deal. Heres the pix so far. Im also gonna route the wires and air lines a little better before all is said and done. IMG_1444 by rogueauto, on Flickr IMG_1442 by rogueauto, on Flickr BMW X5 Stealth Build w/ IPAD BMW 325i Rear Deck Digital Designs Build BMW 325i Car PC Touchscreen Bezel Build Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
knowledge Posted February 29, 2012 Report Share Posted February 29, 2012 More update please REFF'SMy linkEBAYhttp://feedback.ebay...ck&myworld=trueI love car audio so much because I will never be done. I can never win, and I will never get it finished or perfect. It always has me coming back for more, I can never get my fill of it, but I get what I need. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rogue Posted February 29, 2012 Author Report Share Posted February 29, 2012 Sorry its been slow coming but im waiting on the group buy for a xp3000 in march before i can do the enclosure since it will be a little taller than the factory battery. Ive been bouncing around on the different parts of the system and trying to prep for the next step mostly. I will be working on converting the woodgrain trim to brushed titanium today. Will post pix after while. I also do not have my own Ipad so to speak. The one im using for a template is my fiances. I had two Ipad ones at one point but for some reason the Ipad one introduces noise that the Iphone 4 and Ipad 2 do not. Someone will surely argue this with me but I can tell you with 100% certainty it does. I had 2 to try and both did exact same thing, extra noise when put on pause and playing no sound. Try ipad 2 and its fixed. Try Iphone 4 and its fixed. So needless to say i will be doing an ipad 2 or 3. Which is the other reason for delay since the ipad 3 is not even out yet. I know the screen will be the same size so I went a head with some ground work to get it going. So basically when the Ipad 3 comes out I should be ready for it whether i choose to use it or the Ipad 2. The ipad 2 will also drop in price which is another good reason for me to be patient for now since the ipad 3 should debut in the next month based on the rumors. So basically look for march to start seeing some real progress. Im thinking of building the spare tire well out of MDF too.....should be an epic amount of wood working to replicate what fiberglass can do easily but I may just try. BMW X5 Stealth Build w/ IPAD BMW 325i Rear Deck Digital Designs Build BMW 325i Car PC Touchscreen Bezel Build Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rogue Posted March 1, 2012 Author Report Share Posted March 1, 2012 Slightly unrelated to my Stereo build but still the same car and so thought I would share. These are pix of me converting the X5 factory woodgrain to 3M's 1080 scotchprint Titanium vinyl. Heres some before shots with the old and cracked woodgrain. Before with the wood grain 3 by rogueauto, on Flickr Before with the wood grain 1 by rogueauto, on Flickr Before with the wood grain 2 by rogueauto, on Flickr Before with the wood grain by rogueauto, on Flickr And some of the in between shots during 2 by rogueauto, on Flickr During 1 by rogueauto, on Flickr A few of the finished individual pieces knob 2 by rogueauto, on Flickr Knob by rogueauto, on Flickr Steering wheel trim by rogueauto, on Flickr Ashtray door by rogueauto, on Flickr And some installed in car After shot 3 by rogueauto, on Flickr After shot 2 by rogueauto, on Flickr After shot 1 by rogueauto, on Flickr Was doing real good till I got to this piece and FAIL. notice the tear in the upper right corner, well that led to me ripping the shit of and messing it up far worse. So now im out of vinyl and will have to order more. Got every piece done but the center console. Well I at least found out that i will need two people for it. Damn aggervating now i will be without a console for about a week at least. Already ordered more. I will win next time vinyl. lol during 3 fail by rogueauto, on Flickr BMW X5 Stealth Build w/ IPAD BMW 325i Rear Deck Digital Designs Build BMW 325i Car PC Touchscreen Bezel Build Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
White Lightning Posted March 1, 2012 Report Share Posted March 1, 2012 Wow !!! This is one clean Ride here ... Kenwood / HELIX / Linear Power (For The Love Of Music) / Brutal Sounds / OverKill Electric Co Questions About Sound Quality ?? Try Here ... Sound Quality, What does it REALLY mean ?? SMD SOTM Winner "White Lightning" 1997 GMT400 Chevy Silverado "The Green Dickle" 1994 GMT400 Chevy "Phantom Dually" Randal's 2007 Chevy Avalanche (we haven't named this one yet) Dylan's "Brutal" 17 Chevy Cruze RS Hatch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
knowledge Posted March 1, 2012 Report Share Posted March 1, 2012 damn that gave it hole different look REFF'SMy linkEBAYhttp://feedback.ebay...ck&myworld=trueI love car audio so much because I will never be done. I can never win, and I will never get it finished or perfect. It always has me coming back for more, I can never get my fill of it, but I get what I need. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rogue Posted March 1, 2012 Author Report Share Posted March 1, 2012 Yeah this stuff is really some awesome material, so flexible and workable. Can be pulled up and reapplied multiple times. Still very hard to do a large complex piece but Im learning. They just came out with some black brushed metalic vinyl too and it looks cool. I may be doing this in my fiances M3 as well since her trim has some flaws on the high traffic areas. I will post some more and better pix when I get more vinyl and finish the center console..... I should have ordered more to accomodate the learning curve on this stuff. BMW X5 Stealth Build w/ IPAD BMW 325i Rear Deck Digital Designs Build BMW 325i Car PC Touchscreen Bezel Build Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
96burban Posted March 1, 2012 Report Share Posted March 1, 2012 Dude! Nice ride! And what kind of vinyl is that! It looks easy to apply! Haha Current Builds:1996 Suburban 1987 Porsche 924SOwner: Pops Owner: Me Clarion NZ500 Alpine CDA-98273 Sundown SA-12's 2 Kenwood KFC-W30121 Sundown SAZ-3500 1 JL Audio 500/1v24 Alpine SPS-610C 4 Sony Explod2 Alpine SPS-170A Custom iPhone/iPod Dock1 Alpine MPR-F300 Custom upholstered seats1 DC Power 190 amp OEM Series alt1 Optima Redtop batt1 Maxx start batt0 Gauge KnuKonceptz wiring all aroundLOTS OF LEDS!Custom Chevy Xbox 36019" LED Vizio tvCOMING SOON!:custom amp rack custom amp rack2 Alpine SPS-610C's 4 infinity 6432cpf'ssecond custom Chevy Xbox 360 2 kenwood KFC-W3012'sSecond Skin Damplifier Pro and more to plan!iPad 2 dash mountand MUCH MORE TO COME!! MY OTHER BUDS SUNDOWN 06 PILOT BUILD! MY BUDS AWESOME 04 TUNDRA BUILD!KENWOOD INFINITY 87 PORSCHE BUILD!Sundown Alpine 96 Burban Build![/color]Check me out on Youtube at:Youtube.com/1987porsche924 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rogue Posted March 1, 2012 Author Report Share Posted March 1, 2012 the vinyl is called Scotchprint 1080 from 3M and they have many different colors and patterns. They will send you a sample pack if you go on their website and fill out the form. It is easy if your piece is flat or curves one way only. If it curves in two directions then you get into some problems real quick. At $5 a square foot its a little expensive to learn with. BMW X5 Stealth Build w/ IPAD BMW 325i Rear Deck Digital Designs Build BMW 325i Car PC Touchscreen Bezel Build Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
96burban Posted March 2, 2012 Report Share Posted March 2, 2012 How in the world!? Did u do te steering wheel trim!? Current Builds:1996 Suburban 1987 Porsche 924SOwner: Pops Owner: Me Clarion NZ500 Alpine CDA-98273 Sundown SA-12's 2 Kenwood KFC-W30121 Sundown SAZ-3500 1 JL Audio 500/1v24 Alpine SPS-610C 4 Sony Explod2 Alpine SPS-170A Custom iPhone/iPod Dock1 Alpine MPR-F300 Custom upholstered seats1 DC Power 190 amp OEM Series alt1 Optima Redtop batt1 Maxx start batt0 Gauge KnuKonceptz wiring all aroundLOTS OF LEDS!Custom Chevy Xbox 36019" LED Vizio tvCOMING SOON!:custom amp rack custom amp rack2 Alpine SPS-610C's 4 infinity 6432cpf'ssecond custom Chevy Xbox 360 2 kenwood KFC-W3012'sSecond Skin Damplifier Pro and more to plan!iPad 2 dash mountand MUCH MORE TO COME!! MY OTHER BUDS SUNDOWN 06 PILOT BUILD! MY BUDS AWESOME 04 TUNDRA BUILD!KENWOOD INFINITY 87 PORSCHE BUILD!Sundown Alpine 96 Burban Build![/color]Check me out on Youtube at:Youtube.com/1987porsche924 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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