2016 Mazda 6 SQ(L) build

[DLHgn]

It's looking great. Love the attention to detail. Shout out to your girlfriend for doing an awesome job mounting the bass knob! Very clean and better than I could do!

[Swordlordboy1234]

Here is the 2/0 running under the hood. I will address these later. For now I just coiled them up under the hood and I will deal with routing and connecting them on a different date.

Then I installed the northstar g 35 in the stock location with the stock connectors... and had an idea for fuse block location. So i removed the stock fuse block and routed the wire under it. I think it will look pretty sick right here.

Oh remember this little idea? Well i cut it out on to wood and started messing around a little.

Taking shape.

and BAM. I think im going to do every panel like this. at least all the small ones where stuff mounts. Regardless if you can see it or not... a little sanding, stain, and clear goes a long way..

Starting the construction of the box also. Here is the top of the box laid for dimensions and fitment. I then couldn't help myself but to put all my equipment in its mock location. The red amplifier will be flush mounted in the floor with some way to see it, and the white amps and battery will likely have some kind of beauty panel covering them with a small window. But here are some pictures.

As you can see the trunk will be a little tight but I feel with the amplifier flush mounted and the sides all paneled off it will still be somewhat useable and VERY presentable.

Here are some more details on the box. This thing is HUGE..

4.8 cubes after ALL displacements tuned to 30hz. The main function will be for sound quality (so a flat response with a strong bottom end) and I will likely have two presets for the DSP. a SQ and a SPL preset because I have a feeling it will get loud.

This isn't clear coated yet, but the panels of the box are all cut. They need to be glued, screwed, PL'd, cleared... and then Ill have a box. Im planning on wrapping it in black carpet unless I can find an OEM looking carpet similar to my trunk liner.

and thats about all folks.

So basically I installed the front battery. Ran every wire from front to back (leaving it either front or back for later installation) then deadened the whole interior and installed both my DSP units where they will live.

Still yet to come is

1) deadening in all 4 doors

2) installing my 3 way set up

3) deadening the rear deck

4) finishing the box

5) build all the trunk panels and stuff so everything has its place and looks good

6) wire up the trunk

7) connect the speed wire to the factory system

connect the stuff under the hood

9) ???????????????? Just get it done already LOL.

Leave some love guys. I appreciate it. It motivates me to work on my stuff and also to take the time to post pictures on here.

[Swordlordboy1234]

It's looking great. Love the attention to detail. Shout out to your girlfriend for doing an awesome job mounting the bass knob! Very clean and better than I could do!

Thanks bud! looking back on all the pictures I realize how many more I have that I didn't upload. I still have pictures of the other side running the speaker wire and RCA's and all kinds of other little small pictures. Sometimes I just get impatient with this picture hosting sites and think "EH it won't matter that much" .. Like i load 80 pics onto the site in order and then the site uploads them in a ducky kind of way where they are out of order and only 2/3 are there.

But anyways. Yeah thank you! she did an awesome job. if you could see under the panel where that sits it has NO clearance. Like Mazda said... "What is the exact mounting depth of that JL bass knob? lets leave that much room incase anyone wants to install a bad ass system in this 2016 mazda 6" - talk about lucky... and it looks and feels awesome.

I JUST WANT THIS SYSTEM TO BE IN AND PLAYINGGGGGGGG... Ehhrhghggg. But alas... I will only be happy with my best work and that takes time. SO keep tuned. Im trying to make all the progress I can on this thing for both the build log and my own satisfaction.

[DLHgn]

It's looking great. Love the attention to detail. Shout out to your girlfriend for doing an awesome job mounting the bass knob! Very clean and better than I could do!

Thanks bud! looking back on all the pictures I realize how many more I have that I didn't upload. I still have pictures of the other side running the speaker wire and RCA's and all kinds of other little small pictures. Sometimes I just get impatient with this picture hosting sites and think "EH it won't matter that much" .. Like i load 80 pics onto the site in order and then the site uploads them in a ducky kind of way where they are out of order and only 2/3 are there.

But anyways. Yeah thank you! she did an awesome job. if you could see under the panel where that sits it has NO clearance. Like Mazda said... "What is the exact mounting depth of that JL bass knob? lets leave that much room incase anyone wants to install a bad ass system in this 2016 mazda 6" - talk about lucky... and it looks and feels awesome.

I JUST WANT THIS SYSTEM TO BE IN AND PLAYINGGGGGGGG... Ehhrhghggg. But alas... I will only be happy with my best work and that takes time. SO keep tuned. Im trying to make all the progress I can on this thing for both the build log and my own satisfaction.

I feel that one. I'm getting a 10" low powered sub here in a few days to add to my little system that i'm letting Jessica use but I have to wait until winter break to work on the box because I don't have any tools of my own or a place to work. Then after i'm done building it I can't hear it until we get back from training. The anticipation is going to kill me.

I'm glad the knob fit so you didn't have to do any finagling or major modifications. That spot for the knob looks so good. The only way it could look more like it's supposed to be there is if it had the same style as the other two knobs (chrome with black centers plus the texture).

I hate it when imgur puts my stuff out of order. Luckily for me i'm not doing a crap ton at once like i'm sure you are and mine aren't as hard to differentiate.

[Swordlordboy1234]

One more for good measure... because screw you Imgur, I totally uploaded this one from my file. why wasn't it there?!

Anyways... Basically its the same treatment that the 2/0 got except its my 3 pairs of speaker wires and 4 pairs of rca's

[jcarter1885]

Love seeing builds on newer model cars and those Mazda 6s are dope. Nice size trunk, what size box can you fit?

[Swordlordboy1234]

Love seeing builds on newer model cars and those Mazda 6s are dope. Nice size trunk, what size box can you fit?

box dims are 37.5 wide 15.5 tall and 25.25 deep. Could go deeper but I want trunk room

[notorious97200]

I like how you're doing everything right, the first time.

This interior reminds me of my Mazda CX-5. I still need to work on deadening, hopefully for Xmas, but just on front doors and trunk.

I guess yours will sound good with all those B2 equipments.

I'm so jealous of your lithium battery.

[Kyblack76]

Nice. The B2 boards will look really clean. Love the gray color tech flex. Dig gray myself. Looks tits dude.

[Karkov]

Brand new car gutted, love it! Work is amazingly clean too bro. Love the stained amp board thing, gives a great look

Maybe i missed it but is your car quieter when driving after having installed the luxury liner? I'm talking road noise, I'm assuming it is, maybe you haven't driven it since, idk...i really wish I would have added luxury liner to mine years back before I put all interior panels back......my next vehicle gonna be quiet......