Pt Cruiser/Mazda 3i Builds

[Colin - STAPUFT]

Great job on the wheels! If that were mine, it would be my desktop!

Sick as always bro!

[sudisdicmotorsports]

great build man..................

fuck a meter.................whats it hit?????? who gives a fuck...........

METER MEANS NOTHING................

if you enjoy it...thats all that matters

thats what im saying

[ptcary]

Nice cary, love it

Thanks.......I knew YOU would understand the look! It's not slammed as low as your photoshopped version, but it looks good and rides great!

[ptcary]

No reason to be pissed bro, you just gotta consider the source. This board is mostly SPL freaks from what I've seen so it's only natural for them to say what they're saying. I think your system was very nicely executed, well thought out and as long as it puts a smile on your face who cares what anyone else thinks?

Somebody had posted a video kinda flaunting how much the outside of their car was flexing and it baffled me, I don't understand how that's bragging rights. I much prefer systems like yours where you try to eliminate all that flex and external noise as much as possible. I know guys like Steve who's running what, 25k watts of power, not much you can do about flexing.

I too do my own systems and have a build coming up soon on my Monte Carlo, I will document the build as I go and know for sure that i'm going to come under even more scrutiny than you have but at the end of the day it only matters what I think about it, not anyone else. Most of the builds i've seen here run circles around what i've done over the years and almost assuredly what i'm about to do as well, but I just hope to learn things from you guys while continuing to build better and better systems.

That post is pretty old and I'm over it, believe me, but I did let these guys talk me into replacing the sub amps with the AQ2200D. This thing is so far beyond my expectations, that I don't know what else to say about it.

There is really only one person in the world that could sit in it, look it over and REALLY critique it.............................and that person is STEVE MEADE himself. He designed that wall and knows exactly what it is capable of and how it should sound.

I guess I could have went with the larger ports and not stuffed it, if SPL was any concern of mine, but it wasn't. It's not an SQ setup by any means, I just happened to come across a great deal on an SQ head unit, so I bought it.

This thing absolutely KILLS on rock music and '80's which is what I listen to 99% of the time. Queensryche's Operation Mindcrime is absolutely incredible to hear in this car, it scares people.

It's been a lot of fun since I finished it, but it did get a lot larger than I originally intended. It really freaks people out when they see the car with the back doors and rear hatch open! Most ask if I can take it out of the car if I needed the space back. http://www.stevemeadedesigns.com/board/public/style_emoticons/default/01nocomment8so.gif

Music really motivates my life in general, and it's been like that for years, yes I know how to read it, and played a few instruments over the years, nothing really professional. But this car had to sound amazing to my ears for me to go this big with it.

The greatest complement I have received is from a professional sound guy who travels with various bands I happened to meet while getting the PT worked on, he spent about 30 minutes and said he was very surprised at how balanced it sounded for all the speakers that he could see in the car. For the record there are 28 in the car. It's all about the head unit in this install.

I also had some help from friend who is a retired pro installer, and car audio judge, and a drummer, he said it sounded very clean at all levels, and believe me...he knows his stuff!

In the end, everyone is right, It is perfect for me! Yes I suppose I could have pestered Steve through PMs to tell me exactly how to get every last DB out of it, but whats the point. These are ENTRY LEVEL HIFONICS SUBS! Not Fi BTL's. It's only 2800 watts!

Thanks to all those who truly understood this build and my goals, and to the rest of you....go back and read the very first post again! It clearly states no SPL build here.

The rest of the PT will continue to be upgraded as time goes on, I'm working on a carbon fiber roof overlay next......and late 2010 when I make that last payment on the loan, and get a daily driver car, the PT will be my weekend/show car, get a new paint job, and who knows what.

[mxdustinmx]

dang man, just went threw all 18 pages and all i got to say is WOW! The build came out sick.. and by far the coolest PT ive seen!

[ptcary]

Here are some pics of the roof experiment......ended up with a checkered flag in carbon fiber, it's temporary until I get some practice with real carbon fiber cloth and resin and can make a full solid sheet overlay for the roof. This is just fake carbon fiber vinyl decal, cut into 7" squares and hand applied dry to the roof. One sold sheet of vinyl would not work on the PT roof, so I went with a pattern just for fun. My PT goes through graphics packages every year, so this is just another phase. It's different but looks kinda cool out in the sun.

And since this is SMD....here are a few more vids for you guys:

[Herrie_V]

Wow! That roof came out nice man!

Looks good.

This is getting to be one of the most customized pt's haha

edit: Oh and just watch the videos, looks like it sounds good and clear.

-1 on lady gaga, i hate her...

[ptcary]

Wow! That roof came out nice man!

Looks good.

This is getting to be one of the most customized pt's haha

Thanks,but I WANT a full carbon roof overlay, I wanted to try it in vinyl before taking the plunge to the real stuff, just to see how it would look, but I had a hell of a time with the full vinyl sheet, so I cut it up and went with this pattern.

Hopefully a real solid carbon overlay in the near future.

[Herrie_V]

Thanks,but I WANT a full carbon roof overlay, I wanted to try it in vinyl before taking the plunge to the real stuff, just to see how it would look, but I had a hell of a time with the full vinyl sheet, so I cut it up and went with this pattern.

Hopefully a real solid carbon overlay in the near future.

I believe it isnt easy to do in 1 piece

With this pattern, i think it looks cool on your car.

UGPM btw.

[ptcary]

I believe it isnt easy to do in 1 piece

With this pattern, i think it looks cool on your car.

UGPM btw.

Yeah, I really wanted a seamless look, and started with a 4'x6' sheet, then cut in half after seeing another install on the internet, tried it wet.....then could not get the front piece to form properly, let it heat up in the Texas sun to see if that might help, and it didn't, so I pulled it off, and used the rear half to cut into squares and hand placed them dry.

Looks pretty cool...some guy on a Harley gave me a thumbs up on the road this morning, so I guess it looks pretty good.