robola 46 Posted December 5, 2011 Author Report Share Posted December 5, 2011 I always get a kick out of this thread when I visit it because there is always more insanely crazy stuff being added to a car that already seems complete Looks fantastic man as always. There’s a lot of work waiting for me in the trunk, but that’s all right, I’m looking forward to it. That is one bad ass BMW thx dude Any updates? I'm emotionally attached to this build and need a fix No dude, still no updates. I’m working on something else for the moment, but it’s nearly finished so I can pick up were I stopped at the bimmer project. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robola 46 Posted December 13, 2011 Author Report Share Posted December 13, 2011 Ok dude’s, playtime is almost over....and it’s about time I can focus on the bimmer again. When I did the cabling a couple of months ago, I noticed that there was many room underneath the carpet. I think I already mentioned FLOORPODS one time in this topic, but then I didn’t know what I know now. Now I had the chance to see what’s possible, but I also wanted the MID and HIGHS in the A-pillars. When I was working on the cabling, I knew right away: “I was going to make floor-pods”. Off course, you need to know what extra value they’ll give to the install. I chose to make them for a JL AUDIO 8W3v3-4:8inch (200mm) woofer http://www.jlaudio.com/8w3v3-4-car-audio-w3v3-subwoofer-drivers-92148 And now the answer on the question some people will ask: “why not a Focal Utopia Be 21 WX? http://www.focal.com/en/car-audio-sound/caissons-basse/subwoofers/utopia-be-21-wx.php I’m going to be very short about this. The Focal needs almost 19 liters to play, the JL Audio a bit more then 8 liters. Now, I can do a lot, but I can’t do a magic trick witch gives me 19 liters extra. Then off course the price: the Focal is 599€ a piece, and the JL 199€…so that’s a big price difference. The meaning of the speakers is to make them play as a kick-bass. This was something I was missing on the 3-way set, and you don’t have much control over the 16cm”s in the doors…so… How much power (watts) I’m going to give them, I’m not sure….but I’m thinking on something. About the filtering….the one on the 16cm in the door will have to be adjusted. For those who don’t know what floor-pods are, here’s an example on the ones I made into my old E30. OK, enough talking. Here you can see the aluminium rings. These ring I’ll use to tighten the speakers, they are 8mm thick. This one will come on the front of the speaker. The rings on the front aren’t quite ready. I’ll have to work on these with the upper-mill. I’ll explain later why. Now this is a JL Audi speaker, simple so far. The plastic rings which it was mounted with, ended up in the bin immediately. After that I place my Stanley knife into the rubber, and cut out what was unnecessary. I’m guessing the warranty just expired LOL Then I also cut away the little edge here with the disc, I wanted to be flat. Here you can see exactly what I mean. On this picture you can see that the speaker is mounted tightly between the alu rings. This is how it’ll look like on the front. I’ll be placing these things in the car soon, and I’m looking forward to it !! I haven’t been able to work on the car in a long time and I’m standing VVEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEERRRRYYY sharp now to completing this…normally.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LoudPursuit Posted December 13, 2011 Report Share Posted December 13, 2011 VERY NICE! Headunit: Pioneer avh-1400dvd Subs: DC Audio lvl 4 18 with carbon fibre dustcaps Sub amp: Rockford T2500-1bdcp Mids & Highs: RF Prime 5.25's + Focal Polyglass 6.5s Highs Amp: RF T600-4 Batts: XS Power D975, XS Power D925 Alt: Mechman 270a Wires: Shok Industries 1/0, RF RCA's and Shok 12/8 gauge speaker wires Deadening: Second Skin TEAM DC TEAM SHOK Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Audio-Concepts Posted December 13, 2011 Report Share Posted December 13, 2011 Thank you car audio GODS, for giving this man time to show us electronic art in action! I've been tuned in for a long time and hope for updates everyday! Looking forward to these kick panels and how amazing the finish product will be. So what has happened to the trunk build? Are you redesigning or is it just on hold for the cabin work? Pioneer AVH480 Zapco ST5XII amplifier Stevens Audio 6.5" components (passive) Onyx Subwoofer Sky High OFC wiring Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mtnbikecrazy55 Posted December 13, 2011 Report Share Posted December 13, 2011 Awesome!! What was the side project that you were working on? I'd love to see that, as I find all of your work just incredible!!! I hate long signatures.... ...what the fuck is wrong wiht you you fucking fuckity fuck fuck head... Mtnbikecrazy55 Feedback Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Audio-Concepts Posted December 13, 2011 Report Share Posted December 13, 2011 Awesome!! What was the side project that you were working on? I'd love to see that, as I find all of your work just incredible!!! X100000000000000000000000000 Pioneer AVH480 Zapco ST5XII amplifier Stevens Audio 6.5" components (passive) Onyx Subwoofer Sky High OFC wiring Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spitfire2k6 Posted December 14, 2011 Report Share Posted December 14, 2011 Dude you just made those subs look like badasses... AWESOME! lol Live life to the full... Then TURN THAT BITCH UP! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robola 46 Posted December 16, 2011 Author Report Share Posted December 16, 2011 As like I did with the MID and the TWEETER on the A-pillars, I’ll also straighten the JL Audio with a laser. Here you can see how I did this with the A-pillar speakers. I milled a couple MDF rings. The red ring on the right fits exactly in the aluminum ring of the speaker. There in will fit another aluminium piece I once made for the 16cm in the E30 This is how it all looks with the laser Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maticus Posted December 16, 2011 Report Share Posted December 16, 2011 Everytime I see you post I get all giddy inside, haha. Love seeing the things you do on this ride! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nw1234567 Posted December 16, 2011 Report Share Posted December 16, 2011 The only way I can describe this: straight up f**king sick! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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