2loud4uboyz Posted February 27, 2019 Report Share Posted February 27, 2019 Just saying because I liked what I seen and how you did it and took your time do so. And used materials I wish I could afford. Really good job. Very clean thumbs up to you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bcbrassard Posted February 28, 2019 Author Report Share Posted February 28, 2019 On 2/27/2019 at 11:23 AM, 2loud4uboyz said: Just saying because I liked what I seen and how you did it and took your time do so. And used materials I wish I could afford. Really good job. Very clean thumbs up to you. Thanks man. This is my first time with these materials, i have always tried to be budget orientated on projects. I did a lot of experimenting on my 03 Lancer that i am applying here, like sound deadening, speaker prep & placement, amplifying & Tuning. I wanted a killer sound deadened platform to start from and this is probably the one chance i had to do it to this vehicle so i jumped on it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bcbrassard Posted March 1, 2019 Author Report Share Posted March 1, 2019 Updates: I got the Flu, but trying to fiddle fuck a bit on the system. Applying Seam tape to area's were Butyl rubber could rub off on back side of carpet or foam. I recommend using the tape. I couldn't find plain black foil tape. Seems no one makes it, Dynamat is the closest which is why i use it. Only a couple area's that need tape, for the most part all the seams are really nice when using the SoundSkins. I put foam where the console bolts on to reduce noise. Now to remove HU. It wasn't a bad HU for $180, i finally found the crossover section for tuning. Been to long since i had a Kenwood i guess. HU out i can pull the Loc and RCA's. Need new SQ RCA's and redo Pac w/ steering wheel controls. Everything out. Tesa taped factory wiring to look better. Not much left to do and ready to put carpet back in. I like how GM has made up the carpet and insulating pad. Three layer's : Carpet with a rubber backing for waterproofing and then foam for insulation. i don't remember much floor noise before, doors are solid too. Pretty much everything in the rear & roof. I hoping after these efforts and expense it's a pretty quiet ride. My Lancer's carpet did not look this advanced so this is first experience with this new of a vehicle. I am more use to 70's, 80's, 90's Jeep cherokee Sport was my last new vehicle before the Lancer. And now the Malibu. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bcbrassard Posted March 5, 2019 Author Report Share Posted March 5, 2019 UPDATE: Cleaning interior to re-install. Kind of a ugly rear deck panel. Looks like a Angry Bird w/ glasses! ? LOL Started cleaning up the panels to go back in today. Passenger side. Panels are in good condition for the most part. Where the wife & boy sat took a beating. Women and kids are just plain hard on shit. Driver side. This being a LS and bottom of the line you can tell on these panels. Just not real clean and free of flaws from the manufacturer. Then again i think the MSRP was $22,000 and the wife picked it up for $16,000 with trade in so i guess it's what you'd expect. ? I cleaned all the doors and jams of heavy debris and even though they look ok i will have to hand polish to remove tar splatters and stains. This week will be cleaning the Malibu up. Seat belt is suppose to be here Wednesday, $314.00 lesson. Tape or card board seat belt's to stop them from retracting before removal. When i told the parts guys the Belt Re-tractor went into "Reverse Lock Out" he didn't sound surprised so he knew what happened. Carpet back in. Fits nice, no issues. I plan to shampoo the carpets again and work on a couple trouble area's. First round was a pretty light washing. I will get the rear deck put back together but i am in no hurry to put everything in just in case. LOL Hoping to win a little in Vegas to buy some more deadening, Back up camera, RCA's, Wiring, DSP, Amps...... Just a small wish list. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bcbrassard Posted March 8, 2019 Author Report Share Posted March 8, 2019 Time to clean up the door jams. Kick marks from heels. Tar splatter marks roads. Cleaned up nicely. I concentrated on the jams and will clean the door's better when i pull the panels off for soundskins. All jams cleaned. now to work on the center console. Pull this nasty, sticky factory black tape off. You can see the resin on the wires, nasty shit! Thats better. I disassembled the console for a deep cleaning. Good as new now. The cleaning inspired me to wash it by hand. Which of course lead to hand polishing it. That was needed, i have never polished it. Front end is not done in this pic, the hood is though which is why its up. Now i know where every imperfection is! Most on the drivers side, i hate that shit. Who care what's going on over on the passenger side that i don't ever see. Cars solid and way better than the Lancer should be a fun build. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joshdashef Posted March 8, 2019 Report Share Posted March 8, 2019 Damn taping up the center console. Your going all out man looking great !! SMD Tool Map (2022): https://www.stevemeadedesigns.com/board/topic/220267-smd-tool-map-2022/ My Port Size Calculator (in progress): https://www.stevemeadedesigns.com/board/topic/217087-port-size-calculator-in-progress/ Common Port Walls for a Slot Port: https://www.stevemeadedesigns.com/board/topic/217076-common-port-walls-why-it-matters-to-your-box/?tab=comments#comment-3240313 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bcbrassard Posted March 8, 2019 Author Report Share Posted March 8, 2019 4 minutes ago, Joshdashef said: Damn taping up the center console. Your going all out man looking great !! Thanks, Tape broke when i was pulling it out and noticed it was that sticky shit. I did it to help keep it clean, and to look better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wishuponasub Posted March 9, 2019 Report Share Posted March 9, 2019 Well judging by this page only, I will be starting a page 1 and doing a read through of this entire build. Man the attention to detail that i see just here is insane. Good work bud. Sitting around waiting to be installed: 4 FI X 10 270 CES alt D3400/73ah lithium AA 3800.1 (2) AA 75.4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bcbrassard Posted March 18, 2019 Author Report Share Posted March 18, 2019 Thank you, now to make some progress on it before i go back to work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bcbrassard Posted March 21, 2019 Author Report Share Posted March 21, 2019 UPDATES: Back and ready to get shit done. Malibu needs put back together and the Lancer needs new bearing & axle. Work should start back up in a month or so and the list is getting longer of shit that needs to get done. Scored 6 more rolls of SoundSkins so you know what that means.... Headliners coming down for treatment. About to remove headliner and get something started. I have enough SoundSkins to do the Roof, finish the Trunk floor, Front Door inner skin and Panel. Rear door outer skin. SoundSkins weighs 6 lbs per roll. If i use all the product i have purchased i will have added 60 lbs to the car. I believe i will need one more roll for rear inner Panels for a total of 11 rolls @ 66 lbs added weight. Pretty much the weight of one extra battery but you get a silent ride with this product. Performance over weight you gain tons with this product. I would guess i have 60-70 lbs of deadening between the Stinger Road Kill Extreme, Second skin Damplifier & Damp Pro. That would put the total weight roughly around 125 lbs of sound deaden material. If i were able to do a redo i would have gone with all second skin product. it is better and lighter imo than the Stinger Road Kill. I would have mixed the damp and damp pro up more and would have loved to try the Luxury liner products as well. But i did commit to the SoundSkins and i don't think it was a mistake just a choice to go in this direction with there product. I hope i applied it properly to get the results i am looking for but i won't know until it's up and running again. Torn on which direction to take this build, It can sit all summer and wait for me to pile up the goodies or i could throw it together to have tunes for the summer? I was thinking of pulling the T3 tweeters from the Lancer to go the the mid-range in the Malibu. Passive with rear fill and the sub. Super simple set up for me to learn to tune since i suck at it. lol Enough BS, time to work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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