Neil Patel Posted March 11, 2012 Report Share Posted March 11, 2012 Hi everyone! My name is Neil. I drive a 2011 Smart Brabus Fortwo. It's a 1L turbo engine rocking about 105hp from factory. The first trip to central in the new car by NeilllP, on Flickr First thing is first when it came. The battery needed changing. The XS Power 5100 was a straight fit so it was the obvious choice and was ordered from Am at Blde Ice. But before that, not even having owned the car for 6 hours, the earth straps were upgraded both on the engine and the battery (stock at the time). An air filter was added as well from my old smart (had a non-turbo before that) A day old. by NeilllP, on Flickr XS Powahh. by NeilllP, on Flickr Double 0AWG Earth. by NeilllP, on Flickr That went in with a dual 0 gauge earth on it. Next was the choice for beat. The alts in these cars aren't the biggest or strongest at 90a as well as space being at a premium. I ended up with the JL Audio HD900/5 for the amplifier, the Audison bit10d for the processor as I wanted to keep the factory nav. A pair of hertz high energy hsk165 components running the front stage actively and a 10W7 in the high output taking care of the bass. Mids and highs by NeilllP, on Flickr me tera amplifier...fier by NeilllP, on Flickr and now some pics of the midbass drivers being installed. Passenger side mid by NeilllP, on Flickr I used a layer of dynamat across the whole door and then further added to it with flashband. The results really do speak for themselves. I've the midbasses running all the way down to 60Hz comfortably. Back of passenger door by NeilllP, on Flickr Passenger side mid by NeilllP, on Flickr Both the amplifier and the signal processor are under the driver's side seat and are completely hidden. The only thing on show is the bit10d's remote control with found it's home in the cup holder quite nicely! The earth point is below the carpet there. your system is only ever as good as your ground. by NeilllP, on Flickr Voltmeter now installed by NeilllP, on Flickr The high output box from JL is massive to say the least. needless to say it was delivered on a pallet and many thought it wouldnt fit....but it did (Just!) Can't hear you by NeilllP, on Flickr after getting all the sound done (picked the car up in August and the install completed in September, I got a set of steel wheels and prepped them as winters for protection...in that a set of KW V2 coilover were added and left the exterior looking like this: Lowered in winter. by NeilllP, on Flickr fast forward to two weekends ago when I finally managed to get rid of the winter blues this happened: from this: The effect of winter. by NeilllP, on Flickr to this: oh hai new car. by NeilllP, on Flickr I've not had the system metered, nor has it seen an RTA machine, but I've currently got it sounding very loud and very clean and I am very happy with it so far. I do reckon a few tweaks here and there are needed though, but that is purely down to the settings on the processor itself! Thanks for looking, all comments greatly appreciated! wintersig by NeilllP, on Flickr flickr @neilllp SMD Build Log Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neil Patel Posted March 11, 2012 Author Report Share Posted March 11, 2012 The car is no ferrari but I did feel the engine bay could do with a bit more color... and so from this: Fitting of the TIK pipes. by NeilllP, on Flickr to this: finished. by NeilllP, on Flickr After. by NeilllP, on Flickr wintersig by NeilllP, on Flickr flickr @neilllp SMD Build Log Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
n8ball2013 Posted March 12, 2012 Report Share Posted March 12, 2012 Thats the coolest smart ive ever seen. THERE IS NO BUILD LOG! 1998 Chevy Silverado ext cab Alpine CDA-9887 4 Team Fi 15s 2 Ampere Audio TFE 8.0 2 Ampere Audio 150.4 3 Digital Designs CS6.5 component sets Dual Mechman 370XP Elite alternators inbound! 8 XS Power d3400 6 XS power d680 Second Skin Stinger Tsunami Wiring Sky High A Real Voltmeter not a piece of shit stinger. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quiet Posted March 12, 2012 Report Share Posted March 12, 2012 Weird seeing the outside door panel off to add mids/highs though. More pics please if you got 'em... 2007 Pacifica Rebuild. Less quiet. Still not loud. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neil Patel Posted March 12, 2012 Author Report Share Posted March 12, 2012 Thats the coolest smart ive ever seen. thanks! Weird seeing the outside door panel off to add mids/highs though. More pics please if you got 'em... haha, it is a little! here you go! Passenger Door by NeilllP, on Flickr can't hear you on the outside. by NeilllP, on Flickr wintersig by NeilllP, on Flickr flickr @neilllp SMD Build Log Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S15_Silvia Posted March 13, 2012 Report Share Posted March 13, 2012 My Dad used to have a 2010 (2009?) ForTwo, whichever model year was the first to make it to the States. It was fun, but I could NOT stand the transmission. Slowest-shifting thing on earth. Did they re-map it or anything on the Brabus model? That's a sweet looking one, by the way. 2016 Subaru BRZ | Sony XAV-AX100 | Rockford Fosgate DSM 4080 & DSM 40ix | On 6/6/2012 at 6:32 PM, 'LZTYBRN' said: 3. Don't put speakers outside the car unless you are the ice cream man. My feedback thread Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IH8PunkRok Posted March 13, 2012 Report Share Posted March 13, 2012 love installs in these but good lord that looks like a bitch to work on -Matt2005 Dodge Magnum RTJVC KD-AVX1 2 PPI S580.2 Obsidian Audio ST1 Horn Tweeters PRV 8MB450s Audio Legion 3500.1D 2 RE MT 18s 360 ah LiFePO4 BatterySHCA 2/0 155.2 @ 29 hzKicker CVR 15's buildDD 3512e buildMini T-Line Build(6) 8s BuildNightshade 15s Wall BuildMagnum AB XFL 12s BuildNewest Magnum Build Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SnowDrifter Posted March 13, 2012 Report Share Posted March 13, 2012 Should get pretty loud in that little thing for videos ~~~~~~~~SAY NO TO PHOTOBUCKET~~~~~~~~ Snow's DD-1 tracks here: https://www.stevemeadedesigns.com/board/topic/167433-snows-dd-1-tracks/ My take on OFC vs CCA: https://www.stevemeadedesigns.com/board/topic/110381-things-that-piss-you-off-in-the-car-audio-world/?do=findComment&comment=2461444 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray Posted March 13, 2012 Report Share Posted March 13, 2012 Fronts are actually really simple. Door pops right off. Hell you can actually change every body panel in 30min. Color changes are very simple on those cars. First brabus ive seen. 2008 California state record holder 157.2 Bassrace2009 California state record holder 157.0 BassraceRollin 50's 158.7db2009 King of Cali Bassrace2009 USACi score 160.5 @ 42hz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onelivinlarge Posted March 13, 2012 Report Share Posted March 13, 2012 talk about easy to deaden 1) lookj to left 2) NOTICE BLKUE 3) ME > Y9OU 4) that is all Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Archived
This topic is now archived and is closed to further replies.