Yaris Sedan Deadening and Sound system upgrade

[derickveliz2]

Originally Posted by swidd

50 sq ft B-Quiet $134
50 sq ft e-Dead $65

That is about 100 SF, I got 67.5 ft² of MLV, and I'm running low for the floor and firewall, I just ordered another 25 SF, with a total of about 92 SF, so it's about right what it needs to cover a Yaris Sedan.





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[derickveliz2]

I'm sorry if I'm been so naive here, what would be the best orientation for tweeters from the images below...

Thank you!

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[derickveliz2]

Originally Posted by derickveliz2

I'm sorry if I'm been so naive here, what would be the best orientation for tweeters from the images below...

Thank you!




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Short answer is "B"
Aim your tweeters away from glass and flat panels, to avoid second reflections and fool your brain with unreal signals.
Without a processor left tweeter may be more off axis to lower the level since right tweeter would be more on-axis towards your right ear. In other words you need to balance the tweeters so it feels like you are in the middle.

If after playing music for a while your Left ear hurts that means the Left tweeter is playing louder, a mechanical way to fix this is having the Left tweeter off-axis to minimize the level, you can play with the HU's Balance and with high frequency sounds (like a female voice) you can actually have a better center image, give it a try.

How I did mine, I went a step further and been able to control each tweeter with a processor, Left tweeter was aiming to my Left ear (my tweeters had a very bad off-axis response) so reflection on the window are minimal. And Right tweeter aimin at my Right ear.

In the CLS and in my CLA with OEM sound system I do this see below.... move the balance towards the left side a bit to get a little bit of center image, you can play with it move it left and right and yes the high frequencies would move left to right, try to center it in the middle of your dash...


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[swidd]

Originally Posted by derickveliz2

That is about 100 SF, I got 67.5 ft² of MLV, and I'm running low for the floor and firewall, I just ordered another 25 SF, with a total of about 92 SF, so it's about right what it needs to cover a Yaris Sedan.





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Yep. I've got 3 sq ft left, that I'm saving for the mirror, and whatever else begins to vibrate once I get some SPL... license plate maybe. So yeah, 97 sq ft in the car. Its only ~28 lbs... about the weight of the spare wheel, half of the back seat or the weight I lost in the gym in the past few months.

I hear your call for pictures, but it all looks stock. I like the way the Yaris looks!! I made a little video instead, but like I said, it doesn't show anything because I put it all together again. I'll keep in mind to take pictures if I disassemble something in the future...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gFzLHZN85Rc