meckanik
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This is an overview of the system I installed into my Gladiator in late 2024. All work was performed by myself in the parking lot (lol) of my apt building.
The basic system design is:
The tweeters were installed into adapters with a felt 'baffle' to reduce diffraction.
The mid drivers were installed into aftermarket pods. The pods were lined with sound dampening material and a layer of mineral wool was added.
I made mounting braces to go on the back side of the pod 'driver mounting lip'. The braces were made of 1/4" ABS and fitted with rivnuts to allow mounting the driver with stainless machine screws, adhesive putty bead between pod and driver, thread sealant on hardware.
Dash looks stealth other than the accessory mount (mandatory windshield crack).
Rivnuts were installed into the soundbar driver mount flanges and the mid-bass drivers were installed with stainless hardware (thread sealant on hardware). Wiring into the soundbar is marine-grade, tinned, OFC with soldered connections. The wired is sealed in the harness plug with butyl rubber.
The soundbar tweeter mount holes were blocked with 1/4" ABS, secured with plastic epoxy. Rivnuts were installed and custom 3D printed faux grill covers were mounted with stainless hardware.
Subwoofer is installed into a prefab 3/4" MDF box. The box was treated with sound damping material and rock wool. The mount threads were created and hardened with super glue. The poor quality terminals were replaced with non-ferrous, spring-loaded connectors, carefully sealed.
The amplifiers are mounted on 1/4" ABS with a high temperature shield underneath each amp. The ABS plate features active cooling and allows for clean wire routing. The plates are separated with stainless standoffs and secured with stainless hardware.
3D printed wire guides.
There is a JL Audio DRC-205 Control Knob in the front console that allows switching between audio profiles and control of the subwoofer+midbass level.
Power comes from 2ga OFC wire directly from the battery, through a circuit breaker.
Sneak preview of my comms install.
Bonus pics of the Badlands winch cutoff switch.
The basic system design is:
- Front speakers are 2-Way Infiniti BeTA 621Be 6.5" Components in stock location. Beryllium tweeter, carbon mid.
- OEM 8.4 Connect Nav
- DS18 Replacement Soundbar w/ 8" Audison APS-8D Subwoofers (doing mid-bass work)
- Subwoofer - JL Audio 13TW5
- Audison SR1.500 Amplifier Powering the Mid-Bass Drivers
- JL Audio VX1000/5i Powering Front Speakers and Sub
- PAC Audio AP4-CG41 Interface w/ TOSLINK Optical Out (to JL Amp)
- PAC Audio APH-CH03 Interface (use factory speaker wiring for front speakers)
- Rear seats removed (custom seat delete planned)
- Soundskin damping kit applied to floor
- Armorlite flooring installed
- Hothead headliners installed
- System is Fully Active (4-Way) via the JL Amplifier DSP. System has been time aligned, phase aligned and EQ'd to taste.
The tweeters were installed into adapters with a felt 'baffle' to reduce diffraction.
The mid drivers were installed into aftermarket pods. The pods were lined with sound dampening material and a layer of mineral wool was added.
I made mounting braces to go on the back side of the pod 'driver mounting lip'. The braces were made of 1/4" ABS and fitted with rivnuts to allow mounting the driver with stainless machine screws, adhesive putty bead between pod and driver, thread sealant on hardware.
Dash looks stealth other than the accessory mount (mandatory windshield crack).
Rivnuts were installed into the soundbar driver mount flanges and the mid-bass drivers were installed with stainless hardware (thread sealant on hardware). Wiring into the soundbar is marine-grade, tinned, OFC with soldered connections. The wired is sealed in the harness plug with butyl rubber.
The soundbar tweeter mount holes were blocked with 1/4" ABS, secured with plastic epoxy. Rivnuts were installed and custom 3D printed faux grill covers were mounted with stainless hardware.
Subwoofer is installed into a prefab 3/4" MDF box. The box was treated with sound damping material and rock wool. The mount threads were created and hardened with super glue. The poor quality terminals were replaced with non-ferrous, spring-loaded connectors, carefully sealed.
The amplifiers are mounted on 1/4" ABS with a high temperature shield underneath each amp. The ABS plate features active cooling and allows for clean wire routing. The plates are separated with stainless standoffs and secured with stainless hardware.
3D printed wire guides.
There is a JL Audio DRC-205 Control Knob in the front console that allows switching between audio profiles and control of the subwoofer+midbass level.
Power comes from 2ga OFC wire directly from the battery, through a circuit breaker.
Sneak preview of my comms install.
Bonus pics of the Badlands winch cutoff switch.
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