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Over the summer I turned my 06 ex coupe into a rolling sound and display studio. I’ve done minor installs in a few cars, but never anything this big or crazy before. It took about + or – 175 hours, and about + or – 2,500ft of wiring. The entire install was done solely by yours truly:biggrin:; completed it at the end of the summer and finally decided to throw a bunch of pics up to show my appreciation to all the people here on 8thcivic who’s guides (in the DIY section) and advice I thoroughly used (and of course to show off all that my sweat, blood and tears produced).
Here is a list of what was put into the car (short of the wood/carpet/wiring):
2 JL Audio 10” W7s
1 JL Audio 1000/1 Mono Amp
1 Kenwood Excelon KAC – K541 4 Channel Amp
4 Diamond Audio D661S Component Speakers
4 Diamond Audio D661S Component Tweeters
4 Diamond Audio D661X Crossovers
1 Audio Control LC6 w/ bass knob
1 Tireflys Color Morphics Lighting System
10 Tireflys Color Morphics Strips
So I hope you enjoy, and maybe leave a comment…whether you love or hate it.
Thanks!
This is my baby after the install. She’s durrrty, just how I like her.
hsnap:
From the back. :hitit:
I was reduced to driving this 94 Accord during the months this install took….worth it.
She’s all clean here.
I love having the car look stock…outsiders have no idea. The whole system runs through the stock deck thanks to the LC6.
P.S. This is the type of weather I worked on the car in….naaaaassssssty.
mg:
We’re ready for surgery Dr.
Tore up the trunk a bit.
Seeing how everything will fit.
Built my sub box to exact interior spec recommended by JL Audio. Including a "stabilizing bar”.
2 JL Audio W7 10s…soooo nice n’ clean.
Phase 2 of trunk
Can you guess what goes here?
Some of the wiring; speakers, tweeters, sound inputs, 0 gauge power, etc.
Look closely at the bottom left and top center. All the wiring.
Getting everything ready for a pre-install test.
Testing….a bit cluttered and dirty.
More testing.
I spent quite some time custom fabricating this unique mount. So sweet.:dancing:
Ok, so here’s the real mount. I actually was able to use the stock hole/screw to mount the speaker (after some careful modification to the speaker spacers)…and even now months later it’s still holding strong!
Chyea, the new tweets are a little bit bigger eh?
Only one thing to do about that; cutting time!
Making the rear speaker mounts from the wood cut out of the sub box to fit the W7s in.
Same stock screw/hole used to mount the rear speakers.
Rear tweeter mount.
Shot of everything mounted in the rear.
Mounting the lighting system/more wiring.
Better ground better sound!
Just a quick note: When your system puts out over 200amps, don’t put a 150amp fuse in…WOOPSIE!
Here’s how it all turned out. I put the subs facing the rear seat. I think it’s distinctive, and also allowed me to have fun with the other side.
Here’s my pride and joy of the whole system. The :dancing: “Wall O’ Sound!”:dancing: Notice the crossovers for the front speakers/tweeters on the Wall? Yeah, that took quite a bit of extra effort/wiring, but I think it adds some uniqueness…I haven’t seen that in a lot of applications, most just hide it up front somewhere.
No, your eyes don’t deceive you. I can still get my :thumb: spare tire out:thumb: …with a bit of finesse. Anyone who has EVER had a flat and no AAA will tell you the spare tire is GOLD, and I remembered that during my install. The trunk can still fit about 8 bags of groceries (I’ve done it!) which is a +.
I HEART STEALTH. My sub knob.
I don’t personally like lighting under my car…but interior lighting is another story. Pics aren’t too great, but you get the idea!
You like green?
Blue?
SI red?:vtec:
Hows aboot all three? Chyea, I can change the colors w/ different combos.
Subs
Wall O’ Sound! (lights up better, pics make it look too dark)
Lil red w/ multi color combo.
Passenger Seat Close Up
Subs with blue and multi color in front and red in rear.
That’s all she wrote. Hope you took pleasure in looking, I know every drive I take is pleasurable:thumb:!
Here is a list of what was put into the car (short of the wood/carpet/wiring):
2 JL Audio 10” W7s
1 JL Audio 1000/1 Mono Amp
1 Kenwood Excelon KAC – K541 4 Channel Amp
4 Diamond Audio D661S Component Speakers
4 Diamond Audio D661S Component Tweeters
4 Diamond Audio D661X Crossovers
1 Audio Control LC6 w/ bass knob
1 Tireflys Color Morphics Lighting System
10 Tireflys Color Morphics Strips
So I hope you enjoy, and maybe leave a comment…whether you love or hate it.
Thanks!
This is my baby after the install. She’s durrrty, just how I like her.

From the back. :hitit:

I was reduced to driving this 94 Accord during the months this install took….worth it.

She’s all clean here.

I love having the car look stock…outsiders have no idea. The whole system runs through the stock deck thanks to the LC6.

P.S. This is the type of weather I worked on the car in….naaaaassssssty.

We’re ready for surgery Dr.


Tore up the trunk a bit.

Seeing how everything will fit.

Built my sub box to exact interior spec recommended by JL Audio. Including a "stabilizing bar”.



2 JL Audio W7 10s…soooo nice n’ clean.

Phase 2 of trunk


Can you guess what goes here?

Some of the wiring; speakers, tweeters, sound inputs, 0 gauge power, etc.

Look closely at the bottom left and top center. All the wiring.

Getting everything ready for a pre-install test.

Testing….a bit cluttered and dirty.

More testing.

I spent quite some time custom fabricating this unique mount. So sweet.:dancing:

Ok, so here’s the real mount. I actually was able to use the stock hole/screw to mount the speaker (after some careful modification to the speaker spacers)…and even now months later it’s still holding strong!





Chyea, the new tweets are a little bit bigger eh?

Only one thing to do about that; cutting time!


Making the rear speaker mounts from the wood cut out of the sub box to fit the W7s in.


Same stock screw/hole used to mount the rear speakers.

Rear tweeter mount.

Shot of everything mounted in the rear.

Mounting the lighting system/more wiring.


Better ground better sound!

Just a quick note: When your system puts out over 200amps, don’t put a 150amp fuse in…WOOPSIE!

Here’s how it all turned out. I put the subs facing the rear seat. I think it’s distinctive, and also allowed me to have fun with the other side.

Here’s my pride and joy of the whole system. The :dancing: “Wall O’ Sound!”:dancing: Notice the crossovers for the front speakers/tweeters on the Wall? Yeah, that took quite a bit of extra effort/wiring, but I think it adds some uniqueness…I haven’t seen that in a lot of applications, most just hide it up front somewhere.

No, your eyes don’t deceive you. I can still get my :thumb: spare tire out:thumb: …with a bit of finesse. Anyone who has EVER had a flat and no AAA will tell you the spare tire is GOLD, and I remembered that during my install. The trunk can still fit about 8 bags of groceries (I’ve done it!) which is a +.

I HEART STEALTH. My sub knob.

I don’t personally like lighting under my car…but interior lighting is another story. Pics aren’t too great, but you get the idea!
You like green?

Blue?

SI red?:vtec:

Hows aboot all three? Chyea, I can change the colors w/ different combos.

Subs


Wall O’ Sound! (lights up better, pics make it look too dark)


Lil red w/ multi color combo.


Passenger Seat Close Up

Subs with blue and multi color in front and red in rear.

That’s all she wrote. Hope you took pleasure in looking, I know every drive I take is pleasurable:thumb:!