Custom install - Hertz, eD, JL - lots of pics

[The Spectacle]

I told the shop what I wanted and let them figure out the rest. I said, "I want really good staging" and was originally going to do tweeters in the A piller or something similar. One guy countered and said he could put the whole 3 way in the dash and I was like no no lol that's way to extreme, I want something simple. Another guy came back with the kickpanel idea and I went for it. All I picked where the components and gave general direction about how I wanted it all installed.

The carpet....eh. The carpet doesn't match because the Yaris has some off color cheapo carpet...the carpet that's on the kicks is going to be the same thats used on the amp rack cover I'm about to get installed today. It does stand out as much as it doesn't in the pics, but its not really all that bad. I mean, who stares down there anyway? You can't see it unless you're looking for it. And it certainly won't look that off in the rear where the seats are the same color right in front of the amp rack/sub box.

As for stepping on the kicks, PeterPoop was just doing his job attempting to be funny. I could "kick" the kickpanels if I wanted to and it wouldn't do anything to them, notice the grilles installed over them.

I'm going to also consult with them today about my time alignment options. Now that I've had the weekend to sample everything, I curious as to how much of a difference a properly setup processor will do.

[WolfWings]

Originally Posted by The Spectacle

The carpet....eh. The carpet doesn't match because the Yaris has some off color cheapo carpet...the carpet that's on the kicks is going to be the same thats used on the amp rack cover I'm about to get installed today. It does stand out as much as it doesn't in the pics, but its not really all that bad. I mean, who stares down there anyway? You can't see it unless you're looking for it. And it certainly won't look that off in the rear where the seats are the same color right in front of the amp rack/sub box.

Yeah, the carpet they used is a good carpet, the Yaris isn't exactly a Lexus despite my work to make mine sound like one on the inside. And that works too, wasn't sure if you intended to hide the amp and other gear on the side-shelves in the back, or wanted to leave all that gear exposed a bit yet. And it's not bad at all, it's good construction they did back there too.

I'm going to also consult with them today about my time alignment options. Now that I've had the weekend to sample everything, I curious as to how much of a difference a properly setup processor will do.

It makes a world of difference once you hear it in action. Instead of just shoving the positioning around crudely, suddenly things will be 'exactly THERE' and playing with the fade/balance on the head unit will just sound like you're turning down the volume in one area instead of moving the sound around. At least, that's been my experience with a well-tuned time alignment processor in play, but that was riding in a friend's 911.