heres some pics of my stereo install thats im just doing
im going with the following option
cause i was lookign to do somethign different while still retaining the use of the targa top storge behind the seats while also having a subwoofer and 2 matching amps on the firewall
i have 2 ORION amps (cheapest small amp i could find)70RMSx2/ bridged 150RMS
front speakers are JBL GTO637 coaxials 60RMS running of one amp
sub is the QMAX invisibass 6.5 inch sub 130RMS running bridged off the second amp
no rear speakers
this is an elcheapo install and im using some of my previous stuff
like the coaxials i was determined to use them as i got them when i was visiting india my hometown i went along with my childhood friends ( i grew up on an island so pretty much everyone there is ur friend) to get them, some of them have it in their car as well so i wanted to use them just for the memories
and yeah the speakers were bought while a riot was happenign 10 min away lol and we were on motorbikes clasping onto the speakers and still tryign to to get into trouble with the mob that was rioting
both the amps i bought using a gift voucher i had from JB hifi
subwoofer was an ebay bargain
some of the wiring i used from my old stereo install and bought some new wiring as well
sound deadning i bought from jaycar $25 for 2 sheets that were more than enough for just coverign the back of the speaker where it fires against the door and some also used where the speakers mount onto the doors to prevent vibration
also sprayed the inside of the door trims with spray on sound deadner from supercheap $25 odd gets u two cans one for each door trim
now for the stuff i did
i rewired the stock wiring harness after the previous owner buthchered the stock stereo harness
then wired and installed the JVC headunit
ran 4 gauge wiring from front trunk into cabin (PITA)and then split into a pair of 8 gauges wiring via a distibution block to two amps mounted on firewall
one runs the front speakers other runs the small 6.5 inch qmax subwoofer
also at the same time ran the rca cables for the signals to amp
along with new speaker wiring from amps to the doors
had to run wiring throught the stock rubber harness in the door which was a PITA
then sealed all the holes in the doors and sound deadened a bit of the doors where the speakers were installed ( didnt want to spend too much money on the install)
fire wall carpet out
you can also see the small patch of black rubber sound deadner i used on the firewall to stop any heat from getting to the amps also bought from jaycar(could have done a better job but i was in a hurry and lack of $$$)
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shifter surround/middle trim removed
rca looms reminated in the center console trim where the headunit will be installed
headunit installed
amp installed in driver side firewall with carpet on
amp in the passneger side firewall
i edite out some of the pics as they wrent working
iil try and post them later on and hopefully they will work
still a bit more to go iil update when im finished
i forgot to take pics of the speakers installed into the doors
Many thanks to Andrew (Dasic1) on the forums for trimming my firewall carpet to fit the amps on short notice
install isn't complete yet
the sub has to be housed in a custom enclosure which i hope to complete and hopefully it will fit in the storage space and work well fingers crossed [;^)]
the carpet needs to be fitted in properly as they are jumping out here and there
few other bits and pieces like putting back the center console etc etc
cheers