AMG_RL

I will do that. Man hopefully all that sound deadening stops all the little creaks and squeaks, my cabin pisses me off if the music is off! haha

abrim

Definitely! However I do need a drivers side headlight to be able to drive it as mine has stopped working and fogged up! The indicator works but the main headlight doesn't work at all! I am trying to order some of the facelift ones designed for the 05 ASAP!

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/2003-...#ht_9709wt_941

I am trying to find out if I can overnight them or something, I need them ASAP!


Awesome! Don is the nicest and easiest guy to work with! I honestly couldn't recommend him more highly!

Haha I know what you mean! The damn pano roof! I literally want to smash it sometimes! If I ever have to remove the entire dash I am going to completely sound proof that too!

abrim

Update - Dynavin headunit installed, looks OEM which is pretty cool!



Escort P9500Ci remote radar display hidden in mirror. The display is behind the glass of the mirror. This particular mirror won't pass light from the back side, so the display couldn't be concealed behind the glass, the mirror finish had to be removed from the area where the display was mounted and the display mounted inside the mirror housing so it shows through the glass. The speaker is hidden in the factory center channel speaker dash location.



Front bumper off for installation of the remote radar receiver.



Radar control mounted in ash tray



Laser diffusers (2) are flushed into the lower grill in the front and above the licence plate in the back

tgoss

sick install thus far!

shardul

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what is the material they used to make the holder for the radar module in the ashtray

BenzoDoc

So should I prepare one of the guest bedrooms for your arrival, Andy?

We gonna go boozin' Friday night?

abrim

Thanks tgoss!

It looks like it's leather to match the interior. I will check though!

nishboo

Where did you buy the Dynavin unit?

Crescendo

Very nice, doesn't look like any corners will be cut in this build, should come along nicely.
I personally would've ran an Audison Bit one instead of the Dsp6, but thats just my preference.
You're running full active, split channel, no passive crossovers right?

Crescendo

4th order blowthrough through the rear deck by any chance?
I've been meaning to have a bandpass blowthrough through my w211s stock woofer deck location.

abrim

Got it from Don (6spdcoupe) on this board.

Thanks very much! Can't wait to pick it up tomorrow!

And the Audison Bit One was something I was looking into also, but am going to start with the DSP6, I have heard a lot of mixed reviews about the bit one, but without ever using one I don't know exactly how good/bad it is. It's something I am looking into getting in the future and messing around with and seeing if I like it more than the DSP6.

Running bi-amped passive to start with (the esotars have 2 crossovers per side) one for the midbass and the other for mid/tweet so going to run it that way to start off, am eventually going to go active once I can, but will require another DSP6 and more amps.

Not a 4th order blowthrough, that is something I was considering if I was going to use different subs, but with the esotar1200 a true infinite baffle setup apparently yields better results.

abrim

Update - Rear subs installed on custom baffle



These holes on the side of the baffle are going to have one way valves on them to release the air pressure from the cabin to vent it out of the car (so when you shut the doors with the windows up the air pressure doesn't pop your ears, or the speaker drivers) It will not affect the front/rear wave of the IB setup



Esotec 242GT midbass mounted in the rear doors



Esotar 650 midbass mounted in the front doors



Carpet installed back into the interior



Esotar 1200 subwoofer mounted on the rear deck (view from the trunk)





Trunk bed (where the spare used to be) fully deadened and awaiting custom amp install



Front bumper with laser jammers installed, left enough extra wiring so that when the e63 front bumper is installed can mount them next to fog lights



Behind the rear seats all sealed and awaiting rear seats to be put back on.



Almost done now!! Just got to build the amp rack and trunk stuff, kick panels, and then she's all done!! Can't wait!!

tgoss

Keep em coming! Looking sick man!

AMG_RL

This is One Hella of a setup! man I can tell why you call it Christmas time can't wait for another update!

abrim

Thanks man! Should have an update in the morning with what they've accomplished overnight, then later tomorrow should have the finished pics :-)

Where did you see deadmau5 btw? that's an awesome picture

Thanks very much! Did you ever PM Don? Haha yeah when everything showed up I was like wow, that's a lottttt of stuff!

tgoss

Can't wait to see it all finished up bro! I'm stoked when someone is just as passionate about this as you are. At least it lets me know I'm not the only one lol.

I've seen deadmau5 everywhere lol. 3 times in the last year just here in Denver. He was actually a headliner at Global (Red Rocks) last year. Most recently he was at Beta for a secret DJ event. Absolutely killed it. The pic I have is from when I saw him at the Filmore Auditorium in October I believe. The guy knows how to party, no doubt about that.

abrim

Same here, I can't wait to hear it! I doubt I'll get any sleep tonight haha. It's so good to know there are other people out there as into music as me, def not the only one! haha

Private event! That would be absolutely insane! I would kill for that! I've seen him in Dallas twice, and in England once I believe. He def knows how to party, and is literally the most down to earth person ever, never met him but I have heard he is just a great guy, and isn't full of himself at all, which is so refreshing!

jayhawkblk

Ok Andrew it is coming along nicely. I have one complaint and I suggest you go back to your installer and have him fix it. Have him conter sink those bolts in the trunk so that you do not see them. With the equipment that you are using and the car it is going in no detail should be left out.

And for those of you who will think I am attacking I have personally done this build already.

AMGV855

Nice, It is looking fantastic! I am sure it sounds even better than it looks.

I always wondered about the concerns many people have with the structural rigidity of the rear shelf being cut/modified, was this something you had researched prior to the install? If it is a concern as many say, how did you address this problem?

jayhawkblk

That rear deck has no real structural purpose. And adding the baffle actually adds more rigidity than the thin sheet metal. The research was done. The baffle was modeled after mine.

abrim

Hey man! Yeah he has made a full bottom for the baffle all carpet covered that will hide all of the screws and the front metal area, he hasn't put it on yet! Definitely wasn't going to leave any screws exposed. They are also all covered in loc-tite as to avoid any vibration issues!

Thank you very much! I can't wait to hear how it sounds!

For the rear deck problem we cut the size of the subwoofer out of the metal tray, then a 3/4" baffle on the underneath of the metal, a thin baffle on top of the metal to hold it together and then a 1" piece of wood (the t shaped raised piece in the picture) to keep the rigidity and stop any flexing of the baffle. You could hang 4 grown men from this baffle and it will not flex. It should really show in the sub-bass range as the deck will not move at all and provide excellent SQ. Any flex can be detrimental to output from the subwoofers.

abrim

100% the truth! I showed my builder the pics Marquies sent to me and his design was followed, my designer copied the dimensions etc from his build, but added the 1" section in the middle just for reinforcement. I'm not sure it was necessary but he wanted to do it haha!

loudandheard

Kind of a weird question, but what kind of rca's did they use and what gauge wire did they use for the speakers?

03'55AMG

I have been waiting patiently for soo long! CAN'T WAIT to see it done! I bet it'll be so nice you wont ever go home! Keep us posted

6spdcoupe

... and oddly I built the one currently in Marquies's car !