Yaris Sedan Deadening and Sound system upgrade

[derickveliz2]

[derickveliz2]

Bye bye Zeus HF....










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[sqcomp]

Put some of the butyl rope pieces here:



The L6 makes that Zeus look like a little teeny speaker...

[derickveliz2]

Originally Posted by sqcomp

Put some of the butyl rope pieces here:

The L6 makes that Zeus look like a little teeny speaker...

It could get a little messy and probably very hard to uninstall later, I didn't have time to go out and give them a try (not a lot of work in December), but I'll let you guys know the outcome!

OHhhh Yeah! L6 are bigger, and they are not beefy like a V8 muscle car, more like a racing car very light but strong, hit hard and FAST! would be my description to other speakers out there.

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[talnlnky]

Originally Posted by sqcomp

Put some of the butyl rope pieces here:



The L6 makes that Zeus look like a little teeny speaker...

i'm just now installing my 6.5 extremis drivers in my door, and I didn't have an issue with the window controls panel making noise, I did have some rattle from the door clips however, but a lil mat placed right under the clip fixed that up quickly... I should post some pictures of my install... when I stop being lazy.

Derek, I remember when you first started your speaker project, I hope that someday you are able to finish... remember... there is always home theater too.

[TOLMACH]

Originally Posted by talnlnky

i'm just now installing my 6.5 extremis drivers in my door, and I didn't have an issue with the window controls panel making noise, I did have some rattle from the door clips however, but a lil mat placed right under the clip fixed that up quickly... I should post some pictures of my install... when I stop being lazy.

Derek, I remember when you first started your speaker project, I hope that someday you are able to finish... remember... there is always home theater too.

My prediction is that in about 4 to 6 weeks Derick will decide that mids in the kick panels is still not cool enough for a perfect stage and will start to move his driver's seat to the middle-of-the-car position like in McLaren F1 ))

[derickveliz2]

Originally Posted by TOLMACH

My prediction is that in about 4 to 6 weeks Derick will decide that mids in the kick panels is still not cool enough for a perfect stage and will start to move his driver's seat to the middle-of-the-car position like in McLaren F1 ))

I thought about that too, but Time Alignment does it for me! even when I don't see the MIDs, stuck down there, every thing feels up in the middle of the dashboard almost at the end of the windshield, It's like 3D movies, but instead of watching in 3D, you hear in 3D.

Still would like to learn more about a 2 seating position versus 1 side only.

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[derickveliz2]

Originally Posted by talnlnky

i'm just now installing my 6.5 extremis drivers in my door, and I didn't have an issue with the window controls panel making noise, I did have some rattle from the door clips however, but a lil mat placed right under the clip fixed that up quickly... I should post some pictures of my install... when I stop being lazy.

Derek, I remember when you first started your speaker project, I hope that someday you are able to finish... remember... there is always home theater too.

I remember too! I just wanted to put a small woofer in the trunk and be done!
Now I can't go back, I got to the point where my car sounds much better than all home theaters I've been exposed!

The combination of my IDQ700.2 amp with 175watts x 2 powering the 7" HAT L6s is phenomenal!
It's literally unbelievable the amount of bass that they produce, there is a lot of music from 40Hz to 160Hz that is so hard to achieve in a car, it makes a huge difference, sounds BOLD compare to what I was used to. I feel the shock wave in my feet, pretty cool.

Yes please post some pictures!

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[sqcomp]

Derick,

I'm coming at you!



Got the passenger's side trunk glassed and have the amp case fitted in...

Next is the driver's side trunk glassing. The A-pillars are roughed in. I'll have to take some pics of that for you to show my aiming. The kicks are roughed in and need some sanding to go to paint. I've also got to get the radio bezel dremeled out to fit the Bit One controller...then off to paint.

Get moving with yours Derick! Action! :)

[derickveliz2]

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Check this out! This is from a member (Winterboy04) of DIYMA interested in my 6.5 subwoofer...


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"So i had the opportunity to check out this beast of a Yaris last Friday. Derick was kind enough to allow a complete stranger to screw around with his stereo! My intent was to hear the HAT 6.5" woofer in action (specifically in the front of the vehicle) because i have a Tacoma access cab and i will need the space where my sub is currently for a babyseat. I am no audiophile, only an aspiring car audio nut working my way up, so my explanations of what I heard could be a little “dull”, but to say the least, his car was game changing for me.

Because he has a Yaris, he’s got a large dashboard due to the angle of the windshield, this seems to work perfectly because his imaging really puts the entire band or singer directly there in front of you. He went through the 7 drums exercise, and a couple other test tracks, but where the system seemed to shine was in the mid to mid-low sections of common songs. I was blown away by the highs, crystal clear, not bright, not piercing, just clean and vibrant. But those midranges, man were those nice. His door speakers are putting out frequencies that I have a hard time hearing from my 10” sub. At one point, he turned off the subwoofer to show the frequencies they were actually playing. That was when my car stereo plans changed. The amount of work he put into deadening and anti-rattle truly paid off, because I have never heard a car that had a range like that from the front.

So thank you for getting to me before I blew money on a new subwoofer and amp. I know now that I need to spend some coin and time turning that truck cab into a silent chamber.
And for anyone who is looking for impressions on that HAT subwoofer…holy crap. You would think that thing was a ten. So clean and so smooth. It still on my radar for future upgrades!
Thanks for the opportunity Derick!"


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[sqcomp]

And you've sent this quote to Scott?

This is sweeeeet! You realize that Jim does layaway. Think L3se...

[derickveliz2]

Originally Posted by sqcomp

And you've sent this quote to Scott?

This is sweeeeet! You realize that Jim does layaway. Think L3se...

Not yet.

Very tempting... thought there is another secrete project going on...

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[derickveliz2]

Originally Posted by derickveliz2

Not yet.

secrete project going on...

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I'm trying to work out some thing special with Santa for my wife and kids.
Bye bye Corolla )o:



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[sickpuppy1]

while these are surprisingly quiet, OMG imagine the deadening that would go into THAT thing! By the way, good choice if you can do it, I loved ours!

[derickveliz2]

Originally Posted by sickpuppy1

while these are surprisingly quiet, OMG imagine the deadening that would go into THAT thing! By the way, good choice if you can do it, I loved ours!

I don't think my other half would let me do that to the Sienna (still working out, maybe next week)

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[sqcomp]

Come on D! More spurring...

I've set up my driver's side of the trunk for prep. I'll be taping tomorrow. I'd say on Friday, I may lay down the first layer for the left side.

[derickveliz2]

Originally Posted by sqcomp

Come on D! More spurring...

I've set up my driver's side of the trunk for prep. I'll be taping tomorrow. I'd say on Friday, I may lay down the first layer for the left side.

Lucky man, I'm still working on the other project... at least I narrow it down to 1 color...

Predawn Gray Mica and AWD it's a must for New England.

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[sqcomp]

On my end, I've removed the glass shells from the trunk and am starting the build up and panel separation process. You saw the pics of the trunk on my FB didn't you?

It looks like I can put two ID8 V3 D4 subs in the glovebox/footwell area and have 1 cube of space with a common chamber setup. This means those little 8"s will feed down to 20 Hz at the 3dB downpoint. Thank gawd for EQ control! 18 Hz notes off 8"s, here I come with no subs in back and a truly complete front stage.

Thank you for your inspiration with the I6SW!