My 6140, Focal, Image Dynamics, Alpine install

teejnut · 11-15-2009, 11:36 PM

First off thanks to everyone who helped me out with questions on equipment selection and install. Appreciate everyone's help! So here's what I went with.

Kenwood DNX6140
Alpine PDX4.100
Focal Access 165A1
Image Dynamics 12" IDQ Sub
Zenclosures
eBay Camera

Haven't listened too much with the new setup but so far sounds great!!!

It's nice to have a nice sound system, Bluetooth, and rear view camera again. Since there's several threads on how to install a HU I just have want to post up a few pics of things that I didn't notice was posted before.

i decided to mount my mic in the middle to help avoid wind noise with the windows down.

i ran the power line through the rubber grommet that is next to the battery. placed the fuse box on top of the battery underneath the tray. fits great!

ran all the wires from the HU to the rear down the middle next to existing lines.

fabbed up tweeter mounts from 1/4" plastic my friend had.

mounted the crossover behind the kick panel cover.

zenclosures spacers worked great! one side that's pre-trimmed goes towards the front of the car.

to install new speaker wire you have to remove the door connections on the body of the car. to do that you press down on the little tab on the side. (where my thumb is pointing)

then you just pull down the lever. need to close the door slightly to pull down the lever all the way and it'll pop out!

after you pop it out then you pop out the white piece inside the car. pull the bottom out and it'll come out. drill a hole on the empty side (mine is non-bose) and then run the speaker wire through there and reinstall. reinstall the white piece by putting the top in first and the bottom will snap in easily. to reinstall the gray lever just pull the lever all the way down and push it in then pull the lever up.

no pic, but i put the amp underneath the passenger seat. the pdx 4.100 is pretty small so it fits well down there.

LOU@AMPLIFIED · 11-16-2009, 12:39 AM

nice work. great choice on components, Is the FOCAL working for you? I found them a little too bright but thats just me but love the ID subs and PDX AMPS.

Is that the ID MAX?, Hows that working with the Zenclosure?

teejnut · 11-16-2009, 12:57 AM

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Originally Posted by LOU@AMPLIFIED

nice work. great choice on components, Is the FOCAL working for you? I found them a little too bright but thats just me but love the ID subs and PDX AMPS.

Is that the ID MAX?, Hows that working with the Zenclosure?

thanks! liking the Focal so far. nope not an id max, just an idq and works pretty well in the zenclosure.

LOU@AMPLIFIED · 11-16-2009, 01:09 AM

Whats the specs on the zenclosure? cubit feet/airspace?

We have a customer that wants a box but doesn't want a custom made fiberglass. I want to make sure it's the correct CF specs for the subs he wants

teejnut · 11-16-2009, 01:15 AM

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Originally Posted by LOU@AMPLIFIED

Whats the specs on the zenclosure? cubit feet/airspace?

We have a customer that wants a box but doesn't want a custom made fiberglass. I want to make sure it's the correct CF specs for the subs he wants

check out their site, Nissan 370Z 1-12" Subwoofer Enclosure

AK370Z · 11-16-2009, 02:51 AM

VERY nice. I have the same Nav unit. No problems yet. The sub box looks great. Thanks for sharing

370Zsteve · 11-16-2009, 03:05 AM

Great pics, easy-to-follow detail. Two thumbs up!

SlikNik · 11-16-2009, 02:51 PM

Nice job, how good did it feel to get the speaker wire run through the doors completed.
Easy, but yet sooooooooo nice when it was done. I was grinning from ear to ear

2fast4thelaw · 11-16-2009, 05:50 PM

Sweet! Nice clean job with the install. Give the Focals a month or two to break in and they will mellow out. I am glad everything is working out, you have a very well matched sound system without breaking the bank!

teejnut · 11-16-2009, 06:00 PM

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Originally Posted by SlikNik

Nice job, how good did it feel to get the speaker wire run through the doors completed.
Easy, but yet sooooooooo nice when it was done. I was grinning from ear to ear

heck yeah. figuring out the first one was the hardest. doing the other side was easy as heck.

Quote:

Originally Posted by 2fast4thelaw

Sweet! Nice clean job with the install. Give the Focals a month or two to break in and they will mellow out. I am glad everything is working out, you have a very well matched sound system without breaking the bank!

thanks! and thanks for the tips and suggestions before.

bigaudiofanat · 11-16-2009, 07:43 PM

Looks good man. How do you like the ID sub? I see that Z enclosure figured out that trimming that side of the spacer will allow people to use them over top of the existing spacer. Glad they took the advice.

teejnut · 11-17-2009, 12:06 AM

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Originally Posted by bigaudiofanat

Looks good man. How do you like the ID sub? I see that Z enclosure figured out that trimming that side of the spacer will allow people to use them over top of the existing spacer. Glad they took the advice.

Thanks! The ID sub sounds great and I'm only feeding 200watts to it (Alpine PDX4.100 powering the Focal and ID). Yep the spacers fits without any other modifications.

Matt · 11-17-2009, 12:22 AM

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Originally Posted by teejnut

Thanks! The ID sub sounds great and I'm only feeding 200watts to it (Alpine PDX4.100 powering the Focal and ID). Yep the spacers fits without any other modifications.

How do you think a single IDQ 10" would sound compared to your single 12"? Would you describe your bass as "clean"? If you had to do it again and make 1 change, would it be to give the sub more power, get a 2nd sub, upgrade the sub quality, or change the sub size?

2fast4thelaw · 11-17-2009, 08:41 AM

About 40% less output and impact than the 12.

teejnut · 11-17-2009, 01:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Matt

How do you think a single IDQ 10" would sound compared to your single 12"? Would you describe your bass as "clean"? If you had to do it again and make 1 change, would it be to give the sub more power, get a 2nd sub, upgrade the sub quality, or change the sub size?

my bass sounds "clean" but i'm no audio expert so take my opinion with a grain of salt. seems like the sub definitely can handle more power and if i dedicated more money to my audio setup i would definitely get a more powerful amp BUT i am happy with the current setup and it fits my needs/wants.

11-15-2009, 11:36 PM	#1 (permalink)
teejnut Base Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Burbank, CA Posts: 206 Drives: 09 Z34 Sport/6MT Rep Power: 16	My 6140, Focal, Image Dynamics, Alpine install First off thanks to everyone who helped me out with questions on equipment selection and install. Appreciate everyone's help! So here's what I went with. Kenwood DNX6140 Alpine PDX4.100 Focal Access 165A1 Image Dynamics 12" IDQ Sub Zenclosures eBay Camera Haven't listened too much with the new setup but so far sounds great!!! It's nice to have a nice sound system, Bluetooth, and rear view camera again. Since there's several threads on how to install a HU I just have want to post up a few pics of things that I didn't notice was posted before. i decided to mount my mic in the middle to help avoid wind noise with the windows down. i ran the power line through the rubber grommet that is next to the battery. placed the fuse box on top of the battery underneath the tray. fits great! ran all the wires from the HU to the rear down the middle next to existing lines. fabbed up tweeter mounts from 1/4" plastic my friend had. mounted the crossover behind the kick panel cover. zenclosures spacers worked great! one side that's pre-trimmed goes towards the front of the car. to install new speaker wire you have to remove the door connections on the body of the car. to do that you press down on the little tab on the side. (where my thumb is pointing) then you just pull down the lever. need to close the door slightly to pull down the lever all the way and it'll pop out! after you pop it out then you pop out the white piece inside the car. pull the bottom out and it'll come out. drill a hole on the empty side (mine is non-bose) and then run the speaker wire through there and reinstall. reinstall the white piece by putting the top in first and the bottom will snap in easily. to reinstall the gray lever just pull the lever all the way down and push it in then pull the lever up. no pic, but i put the amp underneath the passenger seat. the pdx 4.100 is pretty small so it fits well down there. Last edited by teejnut; 11-15-2009 at 11:51 PM.

11-16-2009, 02:51 AM	#6 (permalink)
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11-16-2009, 05:50 PM	#9 (permalink)
2fast4thelaw Enthusiast Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Denver Co Age: 50 Posts: 403 Drives: 09 370Z Sport/MT6 Rep Power: 17	Sweet! Nice clean job with the install. Give the Focals a month or two to break in and they will mellow out. I am glad everything is working out, you have a very well matched sound system without breaking the bank! __________________ To the optimist, the glass is half full. To the pessimist, the glass is half empty. To the engineer, the glass is twice as big as it needs to be.

11-16-2009, 07:43 PM	#11 (permalink)
bigaudiofanat Car Audio Installer Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Magnolia DE Posts: 8,342 Drives: 2012 Infiniti G37x Rep Power: 853	Looks good man. How do you like the ID sub? I see that Z enclosure figured out that trimming that side of the spacer will allow people to use them over top of the existing spacer. Glad they took the advice. __________________ Need help with car audio or electronics? Let me know!! Need Help Let Me Know Direct email address reimermatt@gmail.com Owner of: Dynamic Mobile Audio Follow me below https://www.facebook.com/Dynamicmobileaudio/ Last edited by bigaudiofanat; 11-16-2009 at 07:49 PM.

11-16-2009, 12:39 AM	#2 (permalink)
LOU@AMPLIFIED Vendorship temporary revoked due to payment issue Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: so cal Posts: 982 Drives: 08 g37/09 370z Rep Power: 0	nice work. great choice on components, Is the FOCAL working for you? I found them a little too bright but thats just me but love the ID subs and PDX AMPS. Is that the ID MAX?, Hows that working with the Zenclosure?

11-16-2009, 01:09 AM	#4 (permalink)
LOU@AMPLIFIED Vendorship temporary revoked due to payment issue Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: so cal Posts: 982 Drives: 08 g37/09 370z Rep Power: 0	Whats the specs on the zenclosure? cubit feet/airspace? We have a customer that wants a box but doesn't want a custom made fiberglass. I want to make sure it's the correct CF specs for the subs he wants

11-16-2009, 02:51 PM	#8 (permalink)
SlikNik Enthusiast Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: Florida Posts: 294 Drives: 2015 Corvette Z51 Rep Power: 18	Nice job, how good did it feel to get the speaker wire run through the doors completed. Easy, but yet sooooooooo nice when it was done. I was grinning from ear to ear

11-17-2009, 08:41 AM	#14 (permalink)
2fast4thelaw Enthusiast Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Denver Co Age: 50 Posts: 403 Drives: 09 370Z Sport/MT6 Rep Power: 17	About 40% less output and impact than the 12. __________________ To the optimist, the glass is half full. To the pessimist, the glass is half empty. To the engineer, the glass is twice as big as it needs to be.

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