2010 SHO Sundown Audio Setup

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Freemealman

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2010 SHO PP:

Custom box built from sundown audio specs. Had to do some modification to the box because of the size of the box needed to push the subwoofers properly. Did not alter air space much by taking corners off. Used 3/4" MDF and reinforced every seam with silicone. After fully assembled and sealed I began the fiberglass of the box. I took fiber glass cloth and painted over all seams of the box. Followed by 2 coats of bondo to the entire box. Sprayed entire box in primer then placed carpeting. Ran Sundown Audio X12's with a SCV-3000D amplifier. All wiring was 1/0 Rockford Fosgate. Did the Big 4 underneath the hood to allow the alternator and battery to breath better followed by an extra Kinetik 3800W Battery. All grounds sanded to frame and self tapped. In order to add the bass and keep ALL factory radio and steering wheels controls in place I installed the new Rockford Fosgate DSR-1 which allows for easy setup and control and all sound equipment including all channels inside the vehicle. Upgraded the factory amplifier with Alpine PDX-F4 amplifier which was 100 x4 RMS at 4 ohms. All connectors and hardware for this build was strictly copper and brass. 1/0 lugs had a hole too big for any bolts on the vehicle so I took copper bushings and turned them down on my lathe. Used a press to ensure tight fit into lug then filled and polished to a clean finish. Battery in rear was 96lbs alone so I created a homemade battery mount to secure it to the vehicle to prevent any type of movement. Drilled and mounted the battery mount with 6x screws to the bottom of the spare tire compartment. Made sure all bolts leading to the outside of the vehicle had been completely sealed with silicone to prevent any rust appearing. By firing the subs forward into the cabin it was UNREAL I had barely ANY rattles or vibrations of the vehicle at all! My last vehicle only had 1 JL W7 facing back into the trunk and I had to spend hundreds of dollars and hours dynamatting and soundproofing it. Many people have pros and cons to forward or rear facing subwoofers. This was the option I decided to go with and with it turned up its a little hard breathing or think clearly. Any suggestions or improvements would honored. Enjoy!
 

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Freemealman

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I don't see a pic of a forward facing box. Did I miss it? Is it rear?

Rear facing from what you see was just a trial run for size. I believe I have the photo in #6 Reply message in this thread. Very last photo. IMG_1268?
 

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Absolutely astonished! Great install. I love the attention to detail. Obviously you don't have a problem firing through the rear seat? How much weight do you think you added? You posted so many picks, I must have missed one of the posts. I LOVE IT!!!!
 

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This build honestly took me a couple months to produce. Could I have done it in a week with some galvanized and some duct tape?? Probably so but I've always been into cool different ways of making this look neat and unique. You'll laugh but there was whole nights I spent souly on polishing bolts. I would put the bolts in the drill press and polish the numbers and letters off the head then polish to a mirror finish. And as for forward facing subs into the seat its no problem for me what so ever. With the 60/40 seats in the rear I can always drop one side or the other down with a simple pull of the handle. I looked into the internet before my build for ideas and everything and other peoples walkthroughs and documentation made me want to photograph this build so maybe others can borrow ideas from me for their own system. Thanks for the kind words. Happy to help with anything you need!!
 

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1ED17250 F183 4C74 B76A 44342C0A59EF This is what the lugs looked like prior to cutting the compression part in half and reducing the mounting side down to 1 hole and polished. Talk about finger cramps!!
 

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Sharp, clean install.

I have two 15's firing foward & is ported through the rear parcel tray. Builder employed a similar measure in cutting/angling the corners as you did. No problems at all.

Got an addt'l two 12's in each far corner of the trunk, along with a whole host of other goodies.

I had too de-tune my amps, as I was beginning to blow the rear glass right out from the frame. Ooops! LOL.

Nice to see you've taken such pride in your setup. Makes for a great conversation piece, as well as the entertainment factor.



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Sharp, clean install.

I have two 15's firing foward & is ported through the rear parcel tray. Builder employed a similar measure in cutting/angling the corners as you did. No problems at all.

Got an addt'l two 12's in each far corner of the trunk, along with a whole host of other goodies.

I had too de-tune my amps, as I was beginning to blow the rear glass right out from the frame. Ooops! LOL.

Nice to see you've taken such pride in your setup. Makes for a great conversation piece, as well as the entertainment factor.



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Thanks for the compliments. It's always been a hobby of mine to play around with new methods. Just curious how you found the air space in the trunk to run your setup? Are you running sealed enclosures? Because mine was 2.5 ft^3 each which basically took up most of my trunk. The Sundowns are 1500w RMS dual 4 bridged down to 2ohm. What setup are you running? Big 4? Battery banks? 1/0 awg?
 

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Yes they're sealed enclosures. 4ohm. The 15's are 700rms each, the 12's are 600rms each.

I don't have all the tech lingo as you when it comes to audio. I essentially told my designer how I wanted everything, and they did the entire fabrication, from beginning to end. I let them have the car over the past winter, and they'd work on it whenever they had down time.

Took them nearly 4mo.'s.

The 2nd battery, along with the power converter/smart charger, and related wiring, was all submounted in the spare tire well. The 15's box sits over the "****" similar to yours and the 12's are tucked into each corner. Running 4 class D digital amps in total and they mounted them in like a 'V' formation. 2 are 1000x4, other 2 are 600x4.

I can post pics with your permission of course. But didn't want to just do so, w/o your consent. LMK. Probably easier to just view what I've described above.

Again though, great job on your setup. Lots of patience and lots of talent. Nicely executed.



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Nice work. Any issues with the DSR1? I swapped mine out for the PAC ampro because of multiple issues.
 

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