Sub Enclosure:
For my subs [pair, 12" Kicker Solobarics] and amp
[Cadence 6Ch Class A RMS: 75Wx2 @4ohms (front) + 150Wx2 @2ohms
(rear doors and rear deck) + 450Wx1 @2ohms (subs)], I have
constructed a box out of 3/4 MDF. The enclosure will be sealed
and filled with the appropriate amount of polyfill. The box is
angled on the front edge to match the back of the rear seat.
Thus, the subs will fire into the car (not the trunk). The front
of the box will have a decorative finish witch is composed of
multiple layers of MDF, some of which are fiberglassed over and
then painted. Looking at the bottom left picture, the
"oval" has since been fiberglassed (see bottom right
picture) and then painted gloss black. The area outside of the
oval will be covered with a small amount of padding and then a
fabric which matches the rear deck material. This portion of the
enclosure will fit perfectly to fill the opening to the trunk. If
you notice that the middle section of the oval is recessed, this
is where a piece of aluminum cut to the Audi rings will reside.
Look in the pics at the bottom of this page to see the rings.
These rings are designed such that the outer two rings share the
same axis's as the subs, and thus are centered about each. The
rings act as a speaker grille.
This router is my friend :o)
Amp Enclosure:
The amp is flipped around and mounted to the front side of the board with the ring siloette cut out. There is a 1/4" plexi piece between the amp and the board. The amp also has a plexi bottom to it.. Below that are the crossovers for the 3 sets of compnent speakers. Also, the enclosure is a size such that it does not interfere with removal of the spare tire. I have since added (3) 1 farad capacitors, and mounted everything in a temporary fashion, until I know exactly what I am going to do.
Front Doors:
The front doors will contain a set of Cadence 5.25"
components. They have an aluminum alloy mid, silk tweeter, and
Xover. I purchased the MB Quart adapter rings and had to modify
them to fit with the large magnet (20oz) structures. I also had
to modify the doors slightly as well (dremel away some plastic).
The tweets are mounted in the stock location. Look at the stock
tweets (foam!) compared to the Cadence ones.
Rear Doors:
I do not have the Bose upgrade, so thus I have no stock speakers
in my rear doors. I purchased the stock speaker grilles if I did
have speakers there. I mounted my Cadence 6.5 components behind
those grilles and flush mounted the tweeters. Originally I
mounted the speaker to the door panel and later found it easier
to mount to the door frame instead.
Rear Deck:
For the rear deck, I mounted another set of 6.5"
Cadence components. I purchased the MB Quart speaker adapters to
aid in the install of the mids. No mods here other than a little
foam tape to avoid some rattling. For the tweets, I modified the
stock grille in a way such that the tweet just pops through an
unused portion of it. I painted the tweeter grille to match the
stock speaker grille.
Head Unit:
I'll be using a Pioneer Fold-Down CD Player along with a
full-DIN EQ in place of the Symphony unit. I will be recessing
these and then covering them with a fake front plate which will
contain a Concert headunit face. This has been quite tedious and
is currently in progress. I needed to file off some parts of the
cage that's in the last pic. Well, as I started, I realized that
it was not black plastic, but instead painted aluminum. Instead
of a quick dremel job, I got out the metal file and a little
elbow grease.
Wiring:
The first pic shows some extra speaker wire in the kick panel.
This is because I did not leave any slack in the door, so should
I need to remove the door, this will allow me to. All speaker
wire is 12ga. The other 3 pics show where I drilled through the
firewall to route my red 4ga power wire.
Stuff:
Here's most of the stuff I had as I began working
CD Changer:
I plan to mount my Pioneer 12 disc CD Changer in the
stock location. some modification may be needed.