Yaris Sedan Deadening and Sound system upgrade

[sqcomp]

^ What's up with that?

What kind of inspection are these yahoos doing? I know out here the only inspection we have is a air quality inpection of the ECU. My blood pressure rises when I hear about government telling me I can't customize my vehicle...

Also, I've got the kick pods roughed in. I'm actually thinking about finishing them well enough to be painted the OEM color of the car. I have pics BUT I still want to get farther down the road before I post.

[derickveliz2]

Originally Posted by sqcomp

^ What's up with that?

What kind of inspection are these yahoos doing? I know out here the only inspection we have is a air quality inpection of the ECU. My blood pressure rises when I hear about government telling me I can't customize my vehicle...

The usual stuff, 35% tinted windows, 4 inches off the ground, and all the safety and operation of your vehicle, besides that some places just want to give a hard time more than others, but Toyota's reputation it's easy to pass.

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[derickveliz2]

Originally Posted by sqcomp

Also, I've got the kick pods roughed in. I'm actually thinking about finishing them well enough to be painted the OEM color of the car. I have pics BUT I still want to get farther down the road before I post.

I got a little over 2,000 miles testing the MIDs in the kick area...

1.- AWESOME much better than the MIDs on the a-pillars (will expand on this later)
2.- The image is rock solid in the center and above the dashboard
3.- Stage is high 4-6 inches above HU and pushed forward about 6-8 inches
4.- Stage is wide, love it!

It's time to start playing with 15 degrees up and towards listener.

Even though we spent so much time and effort doing our mids in the a-pillars the experience it's worth what we learn here.

I never even imagine that the MIDS down there in the Kick area would make my system so much better; I guess PLDs are some thing SQ enthusiasts need to put more attention and make it part of the equation for a great system.

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[derickveliz2]

Originally Posted by derickveliz2

I got a little over 2,000 miles testing the MIDs in the kick area...

1.- AWESOME much better than the MIDs on the a-pillars (will expand on this later)


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Originally Posted by derickveliz

"Symmetric Dashboard"

That is the only reason why I'm trying my MIDS on the a-pillars and take advantage of the cavernous dash/windshield of the Yaris's symmetrical dashboard, other wise the MIDS would go down in the kick area for my SQ install.

If I had to start all over, I would go with a 4" MID in the kick panels with a tweeter on the a-pillars for SQ install.

NO MORE MIDs TO SHOW OFF IN THE A-PILLARS:

OK, so after many hours of testing I can't show-off my MIDS in the a-pillars any more, in the name of SQ and trying to improve my audio system

"my MIDs are now in the a-frame, down in the kick area..." why?

PLDs is the answer, now my stage is wider, deeper and as high as with the MIDs in a-pillars, my image is solid, every thing is way much better, T/A was much easier to nail in too. At least in my Yaris works that way because the distance between my my ears to the apillars is shorter than the distance between my ears to the a-frame (kick area). see image below...

I know, it's hard to believe. Before I swear for the MIDs in the a-pillars, and I just didn't believe the MIDs would play so good in the kick area. Some one told me, some one else suggested mi the MIDs in the a-frame and I didn't listen, now I know by trail and error what sounds better for me in the name of SQ.






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