93 LS400 Stereo Design..please help
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93 LS400 Stereo Design..please help
Hello. I recently purchased a 93 LS400 and I'm currently designing a stereo system for the car. Here are a few things that I have in mind:
1. Sound deaden entire car, including the roof (has anyone ever taken the headliner before? Is it hard to put back on?)
This is mainly to make this quiet car even quieter, and make the stereo sound to it's maximum potential. Please see my webpage for my previous install.
2. 6.5" A/D/S or KEF speakers in the front stock locations. The tweeter will be mounted coaxially along with the speaker so the factory tweeter location will not be used.
3. A single 10" A/D/S or other sub in a fiberglass enclosure firing through the 8" factory sub opening and completely sealed off from the trunk. I'm also considering a JL 10" or 12" free-air sub as a last resort.
4. A Pioneer Premier P1R head unit and in-dash 6 disc changer in the factory location. Also considering making a false faceplate to go over the source unit made out of an old Lexus cassette player if it's not too much trouble.
5. 2 amps under the seats and third mounted somewhere in the trunk?
The key to this install is to keep stealth appearance and produce incredible sound quality at the same time. Right now I have no clue on how to remove door panels, rear deck, factory sub, headliner, etc. Does anyone know if this information is in the Hayne's or Chilton's service manual? I would really appreciate if you guys have any pics of fiberglass rear deck enclosures as well as 6.5" speakers in the front doors. The rear speakers most likely will not be used. Please give me some feedback on what you guys think and if I should do something different to improve the overall design. Here is my old install website.
Thanks
Anton
http://www.cardomain.com/id/sweetsound2001
1. Sound deaden entire car, including the roof (has anyone ever taken the headliner before? Is it hard to put back on?)
This is mainly to make this quiet car even quieter, and make the stereo sound to it's maximum potential. Please see my webpage for my previous install.
2. 6.5" A/D/S or KEF speakers in the front stock locations. The tweeter will be mounted coaxially along with the speaker so the factory tweeter location will not be used.
3. A single 10" A/D/S or other sub in a fiberglass enclosure firing through the 8" factory sub opening and completely sealed off from the trunk. I'm also considering a JL 10" or 12" free-air sub as a last resort.
4. A Pioneer Premier P1R head unit and in-dash 6 disc changer in the factory location. Also considering making a false faceplate to go over the source unit made out of an old Lexus cassette player if it's not too much trouble.
5. 2 amps under the seats and third mounted somewhere in the trunk?
The key to this install is to keep stealth appearance and produce incredible sound quality at the same time. Right now I have no clue on how to remove door panels, rear deck, factory sub, headliner, etc. Does anyone know if this information is in the Hayne's or Chilton's service manual? I would really appreciate if you guys have any pics of fiberglass rear deck enclosures as well as 6.5" speakers in the front doors. The rear speakers most likely will not be used. Please give me some feedback on what you guys think and if I should do something different to improve the overall design. Here is my old install website.
Thanks
Anton
http://www.cardomain.com/id/sweetsound2001
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