Some new toys for my car

[JosephDoc]

Yeah~~
I just received my car back for its sound upgrade done by SimplicityInSound. My ears are not that picky since I can live with ipod/mp3 most of time, but I want to have some soild custom job done so I went with the best soundman. The installer, B, at SimplicityInSound (http://www.simplicityinsound.com) is actually a friend of mine, and he is well known as an audiophile in local automotive community.

So, the toy list:
Kenwood dnx8120 Dvd/Nav
Kenwood iP300V iPod a/v Link
Kenwood hr200 H/D Radio
Kenwood ccd2000 Rear-View Cam
Zapco Reference RB16.2 2x way
Zapco Reference 350.2 2x ch amp
Zapco I10 10" sub
and 30+ custom labor hours and love at SimplicityInSound (http://www.simplicityinsound.com)

and kaboom... here are the pics:

http://www.photoshootmycar.com/yarisgallery/images/IMG_8909.jpg

http://www.photoshootmycar.com/yarisgallery/images/IMG_8903.jpg
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New sound setup by B at SimplicityInSound.

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*lol... what to look for? The flush microphone mount to dash!*
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The sound quality is rock soild to an audio noob like me, and I hope you guys like it also.

Joseph

Thanks to courtesy photo links to following sites/businesses
PhotoshootMyCar.com (http://www.photoshootmycar.com/)
SimplicityInSound.com (http://www.simplicityinsound.com)

[Black Yaris]

awesome ride

[PaidTimeOff]

Whoa, that sub/amp trunk setup looks sickkkkkk!

[engelm_]

OMG......... nuff said.

[TinyGiant]

lol i'm totally going to do that next week while i wait for my in dash to show up :)

[TinyGiant]

i wont copy it exactly of course

[simplicityinsound]

thanks joseph, the car is a pleasure to work with :) as all toyota products, this being one of ht emore simple installs that i do as well :)

any qusetions about hte system itself, feel free to ask me. the one pic on the dash with a little thing in it is a flush mounted kenwood BT mic :)

Bing

[TEHxFALLEN V1.2]

HOLY $#!+

Your ride is kickass!!

[cali yaris]

very, very nice :clap:

[IsLNdbOi]

thanks joseph, the car is a pleasure to work with :) as all toyota products, this being one of ht emore simple installs that i do as well :)

any qusetions about hte system itself, feel free to ask me. the one pic on the dash with a little thing in it is a flush mounted kenwood BT mic :)

Bing
I think you could do a group buy here on the rear stealth sub setup, and get lots of takers...

Cheers

I agree. The Yaris has become a popular little car around here and so far, the LBs (3-door '07s, '08s, and '09s and 5-door '09) all have the same size trunk / hatch area.

I know there's a company that makes a nice stealth sub setup for Scion TCs and I think XBs. Would be nice if there was a company making stealth setups for Yarii.

[simplicityinsound]

hehe i get htat a lot, but honestly, i have absolutely no time to make these boxes.

if you look through my site, you will see that i do everyhitn custom, infact, i have long vowed never to duplicate an install :)

the only thing that i really "produce" is fiberglass kick panels for 350zs...but thats much less itme consuming than this.

i always prefer to work on the car itself, doing entire systems, and it keeps me busy enough that i doubt people want to wait 4-5 months for me to build them a box :)

b

[ChinoCharles]

Nice man!

[1NZYaris1]

WOW:drool:, i wish i was aloud to do something like that :cry:,but my wife kicks ARSE,
harder than that system would.:laugh:
:burnrubber:

[YarisSedan]

hehe i get htat a lot, but honestly, i have absolutely no time to make these boxes.

if you look through my site, you will see that i do everyhitn custom, infact, i have long vowed never to duplicate an install :)

the only thing that i really "produce" is fiberglass kick panels for 350zs...but thats much less itme consuming than this.

i always prefer to work on the car itself, doing entire systems, and it keeps me busy enough that i doubt people want to wait 4-5 months for me to build them a box :)

b




how much do you usually charge for your work. I have been looking for a good stereo installer for a long time. I used to go to custom audio in mountain view but they jacked up my other car. So been looking to do a system in my yaris. That or tear everything out of my acura and throw it in my yaris with some extras

[IsLNdbOi]

Wish I could find a good custom installer here in Vegas...

[andries]

beautiful made:w00t:

[simplicityinsound]

yarissedan,

well its hard to say, based totally on the install. just go to my site (listed in josephdoc's post), browse around, and then click on the "schedule an appointment" page, and send me an email with the answers to the questions i ask on that page, and we can go from there.

one thing though, if you want me to do the work, you will need to be patient and wait, i always run a long waiting list, that menas car after car booked via deposits, usually in the 3-4 months range, infact, just last week i took a deposit for a car scheduled to come in late march/early april of next year.

I do things a little differently than most shops, as i just work out of my house and only do custom installs, and only concentrate on one car at a time :)

i know thats a long time to wait, but i would like to think that i have earned this trust with epople based on my work and how i treat people...if you want referenecs on me, you can serach for my name on my350z, g35driver, club lexus, scionlife, volvospeed, legacygt.com 8thcivic, golfmkv, nasoic, i-club, and other car audio specific forums for references :)

Bing

[simplicityinsound]

Wish I could find a good custom installer here in Vegas...

yeah i dont know many in vegas, but i have done quite a few cars from vegas already...but it is a far drive unless you are really looking for a relatively high end install...

[IsLNdbOi]

Yeah, it is a far drive. I've got everything I need already. Got the HU, replacement speakers and amp. installed already. All I want is some kind of hidden sub setup in my trunk / hatch area with my 10" shallow Pioneer sub. w/o sacrificing the spare tire.

[JosephDoc]

...... if you want me to do the work, you will need to be patient and wait, i always run a long waiting list, that menas car after car booked via deposits, usually in the 3-4 months range, infact, just last week i took a deposit for a car scheduled to come in late march/early april of next year.


LOL! B, you are getting more trouble now!

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I just want to back this up. B's work is one of a kind and his master pieces usually stage in major tradeshows like CES and SEMA, and also offtenly seen in vehicles brought to JDM-Theory and HIN events around NorCal. From a simple 4hrs installation to a 8-week major custom change-over, I know his waiting queue is always jammed for a few months.

It is not necessary to have a fancy setup in a daily beater but I think its important to have the job done in the right way.

I wait for this appointment for 4+ months... I can't say B spared my queue with extra love in his appointment book. :iono: Damn it B!! You must finished the SEMA car early and taking my car easy as taking a vacation (j/k :redface:)

[JosephDoc]

.................................................. ..........w/o sacrificing the spare tire.

It depends on how you use your vehicle but here is something I want to share.

I work in automotive industrial and this is what I have learned and seen. I dont know about your local road condition and how offten you run maintenance on tires, but I haven't had the need to swap the spare since I got my license. (knock, knock, knock on wood :redface:)

Actually I did change once a few years ago while I was in college. I was driving a friend's 7yr old car with only 25k miles in odometer. The 7yr-old tires had good thread but were found with cracks everywhere because of natural aging. It took me 30 min to swap the spare but it broke off within 2 miles of driving. I guess hhe spare was never maintained. (Maintenance the spare tire?? Just how often you look at that donut??)

If a flat really happens, I think it makes more sense to get AAA for help. Even some cellphone company offers $3/mon for free road side assistance these days; in some countries, there are credit-card/bank memberships also offer free towing. I know it is gambling to drive without a spare but I only use my car for in-town driving. I go for a rental car if I need to make a 3 hours driving trip, because a rental car cost less than $25 per day now. The rental car is bigger and no worry how dirty it gets, and I make less torturing to a small car like ours.

Talking about luck and gambling: looking at high-end vehicles, more n more bimmers and MBs now don't have the spare because equipping with run-on-flat tires. Guess what! These high-end tires can deal better chance to drive without air but when the damage is severe, the vehicle still have to wait for help or accept the faith of ruin the wheel to drive to a repair facility and pay for a replacement. I think the chances of bad happening are about the same in any case.

BTW, if you have a lowered vehicle that needs road side assistance, the tow-hatch-bar + flat-bed-truck are very important.

The o/e spare tire is about $200, the o/e lift-jack is about $150, and the o/e spare wheel is about another $150. The run-flat-tires cost 50% more than regular standard ones but run-flats is another gambling game to play.... and everytime I wish I don't need to buy them in my next car. Combin all factors, I think spare tire and equipment should be an purchasing option. JUST MY OPINION.

I take my chance and.... (knock, knock, knock) :rolleyes: Sorry to get out of topic.

[*MAD DOG*]

That is one awesome set up. Looks way cool. I like your ride as well, Bride seats, exhaust tip and yellow fogs look great on the red.

[eTiMaGo]

cleaaaaan! A real asset to the red Yaris clan :biggrin:

[pixiedixie862]

HUBBA HUBBA i think i love your car :) cleanest Vitz ive seen so far! very nice!

[simplicityinsound]

i do wish there was a little more fore and aft room avaiable on the yaris's hatch area...anyone know if hte upcoming 5 door hatch will be bigger back there? that would allow more room for front to back arrangements of gear and offers better flexiblity and design variation...

such as how many gear i put into the backof this GTI:

http://www.diymobileaudio.com/forum/showthread.php?t=47312

i always enjoy doing hatch/wagons more than sedan trunks :)

[tk-421]

Wow... really nice setup!
Props to JosephDoc and simplicityinsound! :bow:

anyone know if hte upcoming 5 door hatch will be bigger back there?

I have a 5-door and I am pretty sure the hatch area is exactly the same size as the 3-door version.

[IsLNdbOi]

Yes, the hatch space in the 5-door non-S LB is the exact same size as the '07 LB.

[Thej3sta2]

love it

[simplicityinsound]

hehe, with every toyota product i work on, i love it more, and its culminated in me convincing hte wife to trade in her civic coupe for a Scion Xd...whcih is the yaris' cousin right? :)

hehe...anyway, does ANYONE know here, if hte manual Xd, feels the same as the Yaris, interms of shift feel, clutch take...etc? its for hte wife, and i found the yaris to be an exceedingly simple manual to drive, so it would be great for her :)

sorry about this off topic, but we may go and sign the papers tommorow hehe

b

[contraband831]

Damn Joseph, when is the next meet...

I have seen some other work Simplicityinsound has done and it is amazing! I honestly cannot wait to see and hear this set up in person. You guys have to visit his website.

[IsLNdbOi]

Joseph, it's a really sweet setup. I'd try to find a more concealed location for the backup cam though...

[Thirty-Nine]

I'm not much of a car stereo enthusiast, but that is a great-looking install, and I'm sure it sounds every bit as good as it looks.

[simplicityinsound]

Joseph, it's a really sweet setup. I'd try to find a more concealed location for the backup cam though...

with this type of backup cam, as far as concealment goes, yo uhave very litttle choice...remember the goal is to still see whats behind you near the bumper level...hiding it up say near hte spoiler or behind the bumper attached to a subframe is less noticable, but doesnt do the job of looking backwards much good :)

the drill type bullet backup cams can be concealed much better, but htose involve cuting a rather large hole somewhere in the car hehe

in honesty, if you look at what 99 pecent of the OEM cameras are, espeically the lexus models, you wil see this camera is almost identical interms of size and location :)

[JosephDoc]

cleaaaaan! A real asset to the red Yaris clan :biggrin:

LOL.. Please send me the sign up form the Red Yaris Clan.


Thanks to everyone's feedback. I will baby the car as much as I can. :laugh:

[neo1985]

envy envy

[Thej3sta2]

looks delicious

[HTM Yaris]

I'm not a fan of stereo systems ( too much weight ), BUT , that is really niiiice . I love the mics .

:bow::bow::bow::bow::headbang::headbang::headbang: :headbang:

[TinyGiant]

do you leave the cover on the setup while running the sub? if so does it vibrate?

[JosephDoc]

do you leave the cover on the setup while running the sub? if so does it vibrate?

No. B's work is always full functional.

The frame of the cover (the black piece under the carpet) is made with heavy plastic, and inserted with two metal meshes over the amp and woofer openings, and wrap with black silky fabric. The the thick silky wrap acts as a cushion layer to prevent rattling, yet the metal meshes allow heat dissipation over the amps, and let the pressured air (from woofer while playing music) to travel free.

I guess it will rattle some if I max out the volume but I don't play loud music while driving. My ears prolly can hold only at 70% of the volume knob before my ear drums rattle. I am getting old. :laugh:

http://simplicity.elitecaraudio.org/yaris17.JPG:headbang:

[simplicityinsound]

No. B's work is always full functional.

The frame of the cover (the black piece under the carpet) is made with heavy plastic, and inserted with two metal meshes over the amp and woofer openings, and wrap with black silky fabric. The the thick silky wrap acts as a cushion layer to prevent rattling, yet the metal meshes allow heat dissipation over the amps, and let the pressured air (from woofer while playing music) to travel free.

I guess it will rattle some if I max out the volume but I don't play loud music while driving. My ears prolly can hold only at 70% of the volume knob before my ear drums rattle. I am getting old. :laugh:

http://simplicity.elitecaraudio.org/yaris17.JPG:headbang:


spoken like a true performance guy but not audio guy haha silky fabric? sounds kinky lol

actually, no, the mat does nto rattle even at full output, bass will find a way :) if there is rattle, its more the rest of the car at high volumes, but the cover or the mat will not.

the cover you see is,well joseph described, but i can describe it in more simple terms, its a grille, MDF frame, aluminum grille mesh metal top, bonded, and grille bloth over it, so its funny vented.

b

[TinyGiant]

Here is what i came up with today :)

I happen to have a baggy of green 10000cd Green LED kicking around ..and a resistor.. so i wired up some lights in my new fancy plexi faceplate/grill

[JosephDoc]

wowowow... how nice to have a disco floor under the hatch!!

Good job!:biggrin: