I got tired of the 4 inch speakers i had all around so i decided to upgrade a bit:

Panasonic MXE CQ-C7401U - http://www.crutchfield.com/S-SnNLnM5...display=XL#Tab

Infinity Reference 7541a - http://www.crutchfield.com/S-O06BSEH...display=XL#Tab

2 sets of Infinity Kappa 62.7i - http://www.crutchfield.com/S-IRWNaLc...display=XL#Tab

I figured this little system should hold me over till i get a subwoofer. =]

The Goods:


Head Unit Installation:

First order of business was the wiring harness. Fingers hurting after so much wire stripping and crimping of butt connectors, hah.



Stereo Kit all together and waiting for head unit:



Lets see if i matched all the wires together and got the antenna relay going:


Yes! and we have lift off.

A few shots of this beast installed:



Security light is the red light in the middle.



Stereo is flush.



Insert CD please.



Full Tilt.

I'm over all pleased with the unit. It gives a great show for passengers and the mp3 ability makes music selecting easy.

Rear Speaker Installation:

Old *** 4 inchers in the back. Jensens.



The kappas came with a mounting bracket so what i did was just cut slits into the old adaptor and hammered them under. I also made some new holes to screw the mounting bracket into the speaker adaptor.

Underside:



Top:



Speaker ready for installation:



Wahoo it works:



Amp installation:

I figured i throw it on top of a bucket.



Took the bucket out and cutting a new wood frame for the amp to go on. I'm gonna wrap the wood frame in carpet similar to the one already installed to give it a nice stock look.



I'll fill out the rest tomorrow. Turkey day is coming up tomorrow and i gotta help cook for 20+ family members, wahoo.

 

Good Show. Im inspired to upgrade mine as well.

 

Nicely done but what's going to be done for the front speakers? And what are you doing for speaker wire?

 

neat

 

6.5 inch speakers already fit in my car - 90' GXL - so just swap the old in with the new.

For speaker wire i'm using 14 gauge streetwire my brother had laying around.

 

Cool. Later I'd maybe want new speakers in my car, but I'm not going to have a subwoofer. Need to find small speakers that still have good bass (hard though?) haha....


Ah.... Your stereo surround and all that looks good. Mine... doesn't. When I got my car the shifter surround was stolen along w/ the shift boot. The top of my surround was cracked. And recently when putting in a cd player the right side of it had several pieces break off.... ARG! hehe.

 

I have 6x9's on the cover (flip down door) of my rear bins, and they put out enough bass for me. Sometimes I listen to rap/hip hop, but mostly metal and classic rock.

I've also got upgraded 6.5's in the rear, and upgraded 4's in the front, driven by a nice 250w Rockford Amp. Currently the 6x9's and 6.5's are driven by the amp, previous owner did a hack job and stupid *** wiring job, but I plan on redoing all of it this winter, and making it exactly how I want.

James

 

I have two Kappa amps in my first gen, the y rock!

 

ya, my 4 channel amp is gonna power the speakers in the doors and in the strut towers. if i do get a subwoofer, i'll get a seperate amp for that. i did all new wire in the car just because the stock wire looks so thin and would make baby jesus cry if i were to lead those to the amp.

 

ya my interior was pretty much perfect when i got the car except for some broken plastic pieces and a dirty carpet. though when i pulled off the center console the yellow piece that had the holes drilled in it to hold the stock stereo in came crashing down. hahah. nothing a little super glue wouldn't fix =]

 

I checked out Crutchfield.com and its pretty awesome. They supply mounting pieces for any specific car. I bought the motorized antenna replacement and it fits like a glove. Sweetness.

 

very nice i have the same infinity speakers also they work great!