It has begun -- Dynaudio System 340 < - > 2002 Tundra SR5

[hyrlik]

It has begun...

I went to Automotive Entertainment of Pasadena today (a shop I've been visiting for years -- just was too frugal to shop there) and made a deal with the owner. I bought a Dynaudio System 340 set with instructions for installation. I didn't want to pay for installation and the owner was nice enough to provide a plan for installation.

Handing me a woofer he told me to build the mounting plate with ring for the 7" Dyn driver for both doors, have it mounted and come back when its done before I soundproof it. After that I'm going to run wiring, and lastly he would build the kick panels tuned for the truck (staging, height adjustment, etc).

I'm going to document and take pictures of the whole install and progess (what a used, how much I spent, how much time was invested, etc) and create something that is Lon's Garage worthy for all of you read/enjoy.

As far as the sub goes I was going to put in an Image Dynamics into my stealthbox (since they were cheap enough) but I ran out of money and am going to keep the 10w3. One thing I will document though is 'sealing' aka 'making air tite' the factory JL Stealthbox **PRIOR** to installation with pictures and then the install with pictures.

The end product will be as follows:

Alpine CDA-7897 (http://ecominet2.alpine-usa.com/pls/...y=20&p_main=10) - the weakest link of the system -- probably will be replaced by the 7898 or something better like a CD700 from Nakamichi

Dynaudio System 340 (http://www.dynaudiousa.com/products/car/3way.htm) - 3 way component system - 7" woofer, 3" midrange, 1.1" tweeter - with the 7" driver mounted in a home made MDF mount, sound proofed doors.

JLAudio Stealthbox (with the factory 10w3-v2 woofer sealed - the way I'm going to seal it is that I will remove the woofer, get some silicone sealant applied around the mounting area and remount the woofer. -- Anyone know whats up with their website -- its been down for the last few days.

Now the amps -- this is where I'm still lost, the two contenders are:

Zapco 350 (http://www.zapco.com/nosound/index3.html) - 2x100watts@4ohm continuous.

or

Audison VRx2.250 (http://www.audison.com/audiso/eaud2.htm) - 2x160watts@4ohm continuous.

or

McIntosh MCC302 (http://66.216.98.167/mcprod/products...?product_id=57) - 150x2@4ohm

or...

Here's where it gets really tricky. I could do a bi-amp config where I have an amplifier running the 7" woofers and another amplifier running the 3" mid + 1.1 tweet. Personally I would prefer to run one amplifier providing about 200w x 2 @ 4ohm into the crossovers and let them do their thing.

Another reason I have the above amps chosen is that they're small and they will fit behind the rear seats out of everyones sight -- won't steal it if they can't see it.

I'm going to leave the rear doors alone for now because I'm 1k over my budget

[Smooth04]

In my opinion I would go with a zapco amp or an A/D/S amp. They are both crystal clear and wil make you practically wet your pants, while also being cheaper than the Mac. Audison I don't have any experience with. As far as experience goes I am an installer and work(ed) (I am a full time student now) for a shop installing A/D/S and have experience with Zapco. If choosing between the two I would personally go with an A/D/S amp.

[gsxrtin]

To mount the Dyn 7 you can just do the window track mod and use the stock plastic ring. the screw holes wont line up so just use longer screws and shoot through the plastic and into the metal.

[toyfan]

There is no amp that sounds as clear and puts out the juice like a McIntosh. I have one in my Tundra and one in my Highlander and the sound is crystal clear. Be sure to Dynamat your doors, floor and everything else you can get at. You'll be surprised at what a difference in interior noise (lack of) that it makes.

If you watch e-bay, you can pick the stuff up for less than 1/2 of retail.

[gsxrtin]

check out pics of Dyn mids & tweets in kick panel in my photos

[Hover]

Originally posted by gsxrtin
check out pics of Dyn mids & tweets in kick panel in my photos

Very nice job! Mind if I ask how much you paid for those kickpanels? Also, where did you put your stereo now that you have that screen there?

[hyrlik]

Well, I've decided on the Zapco amp. I'm going to get the Reference 1000 amp (250x2@4ohm). Its 32" long so i'm going to have to put it behind the rear seat (it should fit with the rear seat mod since its 32.5" x 7" x 2").

I still don't know what I'm going to do about my stealthbox, mounting it isn't a problem just deciding on the right amp and power is whats bugging me. I need to find an amp that'll fit with the zapco behind the rear seat or under one of the front seats.

I've decided not to reuse the factory speaker mounts because I really dont want to drill into my doors and It would mount better if I made the same mount out of HDF (1/4" shroud + 3/4" ring + trackmod). It should fit.

On top of all this I'm trying to decide on a digital camera (its pissing me off.. hehe )

I'll keep you guys posted.

[gsxrtin]

A friend of mine made the kick panels for me. He works at Al & Ed's Autosound . I think they charge $300-$400 for kicks there. As for the radio, it is in a custom center console that also contains a 12 inch sub. I should have that in a couple of weeks. If you want a screen like I have but dont want to build a console, you can get a pioneer controler "brain" that has a am/fm tuner and changer controler that hooks up to that screen.

hyrlik- How about a JL 500/1 to power your sub, it fits perfect under the seat.

[hyrlik]

Yeah I figured any of the JL Amps would fit under one of the seats. I'll probably go that route if I won't be able to find another suitable amp for the same amount of money.