I just got quoted for my custom boot design + installation of all my soundsystem parts for $1600

my boot design:
has all white vinyl
3d mitsubishi logo in middle airbrush blue
custom box with perspex, the magnet of the sub will be facing out, while the sub can be seen in passenger seat
neon lights
2 amps imbeded into the boot floor, so you can still lift and get the spare out, no wires will be shown.


installation of:
6x9 rears
front splits
4 chan amp
2 chan amp
sub
Dvd headunit
reverse camera


Does this sound worth $1600?

if you know someone who will do it cheaper please comment or if you want to do it for a cheaper price please comment

it should cost 600-800 bucks to install just the audio gear
so roughly 800 bucks for just the custom boot setup
is any sound deaden included in the price?
price sounds about right
not keen on doing it yourself?

Thanks for the info Mr Roberto,
no sound deadend, but if there is alot of vibration, im going to install the sound deadend myself =D

i have no clue on how to install car audio :bowrofl: and it will take me forever to do by myself hehe

$50 in MDF
$30 in carpet
$20 in random hinges, screws, staples etc

The rest was either lying around or donated.

http://i52.photobucket.com/albums/g35/z0mgluke/bootinstall.jpg

I guess it looks OK...


$800 to install audio gear? Far out... fly me to wherever you are and I'll do it for free :nuts:

$800 to install audio gear? Far out... fly me to wherever you are and I'll do it for free :nuts:

yeah i know
some places like to charge
i think i was quoted 700 to get my whole system install + 1 beauty panel in the boot
this is why i have learnt to do it myself
saves me alot of monies :D

lucifier,

tell me roughly how you did yours, where are the air vents? and in what order you do it all,

sub first, amp.. i dunno...im noob.

please help

hehe just making sure =D i didn't really get over over charged =D but hey it comes with insurances if anything is wrong they will fix :bowrofl:

$50 in MDF
$30 in carpet
$20 in random hinges, screws, staples etc

The rest was either lying around or donated.

http://i52.photobucket.com/albums/g35/z0mgluke/bootinstall.jpg

I guess it looks OK...


$800 to install audio gear? Far out... fly me to wherever you are and I'll do it for free :nuts:

What kind of materials were used for the windows? Glass, Plastic etc..?

lucifier,

tell me roughly how you did yours, where are the air vents? and in what order you do it all,

sub first, amp.. i dunno...im noob.

please help
Air Vents? :confused:

Sub first... Wayyyy before this boot install was done, you can ask Benjames about that, he's the engineer for that masterwork.

Apart from that, I'm not sure what you're trying to ask me.


What kind of materials were used for the windows? Glass, Plastic etc..?
12.5mm Polycarbonate.

Air Vents? :confused:

Sub first... Wayyyy before this boot install was done, you can ask Benjames about that, he's the engineer for that masterwork.

Apart from that, I'm not sure what you're trying to ask me.


12.5mm Polycarbonate.

Pretty sure he is talking about ports, looks like a sealed box to me. Cheers @ Window info.

Pretty sure he is talking about ports, looks like a sealed box to me. Cheers @ Window info.
Ah... Yeah, BenJames designed and manufactured this box, I'll have to dig up the box maker program he used sometime.

A proper ( read proper ) install of splits with staging and tuning, custom baffles and sound deadening, installation of wiring plus mounting full boot install takes a while. If you wish to do it yourself, make sure you take your time. If your going to pay JB or strathfield etc to do it, you are better off going and buying a sledge hammer.

If you need some help just ask. As far as a box, most brands include recommended sizes etc. All you have to do is tailor it to your application. All of use having ( or have had ) Magnas, I'm sure we can lead you in the right direction for sizing and bits.

think $60 in materials, and a few hours work at home on a friday night :) the actual gear is a whole nother story...

i no to use mdf, chipboard etc, but for the cooling of amps, i was wondering how can you have theem incased with perspex covering them with no air.

where are the air vents on amps?

most of the time it's not a problem if your amps are not running hard but if they do over heat one solution is to pull apart some computer power supplies and get the fans out of them, as the run on 12v it's quite a novel solution for this problem.

i no to use mdf, chipboard etc, but for the cooling of amps, i was wondering how can you have theem incased with perspex covering them with no air.

where are the air vents on amps?

I have had my amps basically in a box forever and never have they once overheated..
I use response amps though and everyone who i know whos had one has never had an overheating issue where i know some people with JBL amps etc which overheat regularly....

ever had yours overheat or get hot?

TUFFTR

i havent even got them installed haha

im organising it all now,

i have my setup exc. head unit (thats the only thing im waiting on)

then i want a basic boot installation
simple but neat

like BENJAMES or LUCIFIERS

TUFFTR

i havent even got them installed haha

im organising it all now,

i have my setup exc. head unit (thats the only thing im waiting on)

then i want a basic boot installation
simple but neat

like BENJAMES or LUCIFIERS
Sorry to inform you that those 2 boot installs are the exact same thing:bowrofl:
Luci purchased it off ben..
But yeah see how your amps go first, I've had not one issue with mine

']Sorry to inform you that those 2 boot installs are the exact same thing:bowrofl:
Luci purchased it off ben..
But yeah see how your amps go first, I've had not one issue with mine
Oi lad my new boot is mostly me :bowrofl: Still sick though :D

Looks like the one I had... But mine had an LED in it :)



Dunno... I'm using a poxy little Ipod touch that I bought from an Afghani arms dealer to connect to the interwebz while I'm over ere in Afghanistan so its a bit of a nightmare to write a full rundown on the sub box, and now that Luke has the box I don't feel I'm at liberty to divulge the particulars anyways :(

What I can tell you is this;

It took roughly 3 months to come up with the end design of the box, which needed to be as small as possible, be comparatively lightweight and also versatile in use. I was sick of forever changing boxes in and out of my previous car (TF magna) for competitions, and wanted to see if it was possible to construct a single box that could perform competitively in ST A, ST B comps, as well as SQ comps. In the end the box was able to do all three very well.

The box was designed specifically for Luke's Infinity Kappa Perfect 12.1 subs which are quite versatile (which you'd want for a sub costing around $500 a piece). The box can be used for competitions in st A with a single woofer ported (other side blanked), or in a ported SQL application. You can also seal the hidden port for a completely flat (0.7 QTC) response curve in an SQ setup.

The dimensions are kinda complicated (it's not actually a simple rectangular box), and were designed to completely seal the boot from the cabin, as well as provide hidden bracing within the box. Even though the box looks long, wide and spacious, there is less than 30cms of distance between each edge bracing, this gives the box an incredible amount of rigidity without being massively overweight.

The box's port has been hidden to give the appearance of a sealed enclosure, and it fires directly into the cabin area. The port has a specific shape to aid the interaction of the 2 enclosures during a single subwoofer setup, and the port wall itself looks like it completely seals both enclosures until you look closely inside the box. The port is quite small, and I had to use specific design features which gave it stiffened suspension below the port freq (minimizing cone overshoot), as well as absolutely no "chuffing" above the tuned freq of the box.

I doubt I will ever give such devotion to a box design ever again, as it was the reason why I am now partially bald lol


I really have to hand it to Luke though :clap:... Where I had the amplifier's mount over the spare tyre well made the boot nearly unusable and the spare tyre access was complicated and flawed, Luke came up with a completely new design which is much MUCH better, and it also still compliments the sub box athstetically. This is a very hard thing to be able to do with two individual designs. Luke's boot floor design makes spare tyre access easy (which I failed to do properly), and it looks teh sex!!!

/blah blah

I just went to JBHiFi and bought all the sound gear! i saved $800 from their %20 off sale :bowrofl:

Here's what i got:
Pioneer TS-A1702C Splits, 17 cm - 230w/max
Pioneer TS-A6962E 6x9", 300w/max
Pioneer Gm-5300T Sub Amp, 250W x2 Max
Pioneer Gm-6300F Sprk Amp, 120W x 4 Max
Pioneer AVh-P5050DVD touchscreen dvd
Pioneer Q307D2BOX 12" 1200 Watt Sub

Installation + Custom Boot setup:
$1200

So all together will cost me $3000.

whos doing the install?
please dont say jb

I just went to JBHiFi and bought all the sound gear! i saved $800 from their %20 off sale :bowrofl:

Here's what i got:
Pioneer TS-A1702C Splits, 17 cm - 230w/max
Pioneer TS-A6962E 6x9", 300w/max
Pioneer Gm-5300T Sub Amp, 250W x2 Max
Pioneer Gm-6300F Sprk Amp, 120W x 4 Max
Pioneer AVh-P5050DVD touchscreen dvd
Pioneer Q307D2BOX 12" 1200 Watt Sub

Installation + Custom Boot setup:
$1200

So all together will cost me $3000.

That sub and amp combo will be ****.
The amp is deffinately not powerfull enough for running 2 307's Take it back and get a 7300m of even better a 7400m. Then run it at 2Ohm and your still underpowering the subs. but no where near as bad as with the 5300t. If your running 1 sub the 5300 is deffinately better at 4Ohm than the 7300 but 2 subs you would be only giving the subs 125wrms each off the 5300T

whos doing the install?
please dont say jb

the ppl who done my body kit autostylingaustralia.com

By the looks of your pic I wouldn't trust them with my boot....

DIY!

That sub and amp combo will be ****.
The amp is deffinately not powerfull enough for running 2 307's Take it back and get a 7300m of even better a 7400m. Then run it at 2Ohm and your still underpowering the subs. but no where near as bad as with the 5300t. If your running 1 sub the 5300 is deffinately better at 4Ohm than the 7300 but 2 subs you would be only giving the subs 125wrms each off the 5300T

def agree there.... i had my 306c running off the old model of the 5300 and it was crap.... got a precison audio (jaycar) monoblock amp... cant remember the number... but heaps better

i don't know whether you're going for looks or performance but with our setup we were mainly concerntraiting on style (seeing as it's mainly a show car) and we managed to do this full install for under $500 (subs and amp included)

pic below.

http://img411.imageshack.us/my.php?image=pc1500272iu5.jpg

and yes it does give excellent bass.

The D2 means it is Dual 2 ohm, not 2x subs hence the 2 channel amp to run at 4ohm.

The amp will be fine, you have to remember that people want different things out their system. Personally I wouldn't have got anything from that list but if he has auditioned it and like that way it sounds then go for it.

mine was $1500 WITHOUT equipment, the fibreglass sub box did eat a large amount of that but still, if you're gettin it done for less, go for it!

ARS55 - I see ripples and creases everywhere, two $60 subs, and vynal hasn't been cut properly at the top of the mitsu diamond..

Ummm is that going to be fixed or is that how it is... :S

']ARS55 - I see ripples and creases everywhere, two $60 subs, and vynal hasn't been cut properly at the top of the mitsu diamond..

Ummm is that going to be fixed or is that how it is... :S
Looks alright to me, can't be too picky under $500 complete. I reckon it looks great considering how little it all cost to do. Those Clarions are decent subs btw too.

Looks alright to me, can't be too picky under $500 complete. I reckon it looks great considering how little it all cost to do. Those Clarions are decent subs btw too.

Dont get me wrong they've done a great job but the overall finish isn't what i would say "finished"
It's not that hard to elimate all the creases and ripples for a "show car" aswell..

those ripples are there because we have taken it out and put it back in a few to many times in a hurry and the vinyl has stretched. If we take our time to put the bottom piece back in then it all sits nicely, also the vinyl on the bottom piece is fairly loose in general due to the foam under it.

mine was $1500 WITHOUT equipment, the fibreglass sub box did eat a large amount of that but still, if you're gettin it done for less, go for it!

hehe thnx buddy =D all done by thursday!

']ARS55 - I see ripples and creases everywhere, two $60 subs, and vynal hasn't been cut properly at the top of the mitsu diamond..

Ummm is that going to be fixed or is that how it is... :S
AHAHAHA

i cant talk though, i have bought all my stuff (exc. h/u) the crucial part.

']Dont get me wrong they've done a great job but the overall finish isn't what i would say "finished"
It's not that hard to elimate all the creases and ripples for a "show car" aswell..

That's exactly right. It's not hard to fix, and the cut vinyl at the diamond is one of the flaws I found on my first go at covering a cutout. If you'll read my other threads, you'll see the car is now off the road, and getting "finished" properly as you put it. The subs aren't $60 either, and they go very well in the setup we currently have. They are single coil- built for small enclosures, and as such each have their own box enclosing them behind that front panel.

The side panels need recovering, and the vinyl on the base board will be pulled and restapled for show, when the show actually comes around. Unfortunately living in Mount Isa means there is few and far between, and when the time comes, you'll find all the imperfections fixed. So short answe to your question is no it's not the way it's staying, just how it had to be for daily use before we took it off the road.

The D2 means it is Dual 2 ohm, not 2x subs hence the 2 channel amp to run at 4ohm.

In that case then yes :) The GM5300T is better for a single sub than the GM7300M.

That's exactly right. It's not hard to fix, and the cut vinyl at the diamond is one of the flaws I found on my first go at covering a cutout. If you'll read my other threads, you'll see the car is now off the road, and getting "finished" properly as you put it. The subs aren't $60 either, and they go very well in the setup we currently have. They are single coil- built for small enclosures, and as such each have their own box enclosing them behind that front panel.

The side panels need recovering, and the vinyl on the base board will be pulled and restapled for show, when the show actually comes around. Unfortunately living in Mount Isa means there is few and far between, and when the time comes, you'll find all the imperfections fixed. So short answer to your question is no it's not the way it's staying, just how it had to be for daily use before we took it off the road.

Ah sweet then :) When its done let us know :D

i hate to shut down other peoples work, but if i walked past that in a show i would point, laugh, and keep walking, as i often do. the install has the potential to be nice, but atm it has a very tacky presence about it.

may i recommend a bit of constructive criticism.. the foam you have used is too soft, and leaves all of the edges very exposed, this can be greatly improved by using a high density foam, or making the use of 'filler beads', moulded beads that you can wedge into each gap, wrapped in the same vinyl, that press tight to hide those black lines.

white is a very hard colour to make look good, its either tacky or brilliant, no in between. ive been through the tacky stage and it took a few attempts and doing things differently to make it look nice in the end.

In that case then yes :) The GM5300T is better for a single sub than the GM7300M.
lol i'm only having one sub for the mean time. go the GM5300T!

How bout posting yours then?? Or you could read back over my last post and realise that it's not finished yet due to being a daily driver, no where near finished yet, and what i thought was a good go at a first attmept?? You said yourself that it takes trial and error to perfect thigns and i'm the first to admit that it's not perfect, or near it.

and if you read my post, i wasnt being abusive mate. i was giving an opinion and what i consider to be valuable advice on a good way to really tidy it up. at no point did i say it was a bad attempt, it just needs to be completed.

i used to take offence to people offering constructive criticism too, now these days i listen to it and tend to end up with a much better outcome as a result.

As for posting my own, this is a timeline of my car's progress. the first line doesnt really matter much, but notice between the second and third stages, in the red boot install, it was quite untidy, had obvious flaws, and while i was not happy with it myself, i received quite a bit of negative feedback which did frustrate me after spending a decent amount of time on it, but i kept it to myself and listened to what they had to say.

The result of listening is the grey install at the bottom. A much tidier install that i feel a lot more proud to show people, while not being over the top, is quite stylish and very functional for daily driving.

http://members.westnet.com.au/woobie/images/oldnew2.jpg

I applaud your effort for doing a DIY installation, it sure as hell looks a lot better than the first one i ever did. and with luck you will get the chance to play around tidying up the aforementioned suggestions. I think it has the potential to be a sensational install, and if not, you could always use the skills used to make this one, and come back with a bigger and better install in the future, which is what its all about! good luck to you mate.

Woob my custom boot will look similar to yours just the logo bit =D

Yeah what woob said.

You have to remember that when your customizing your ride, not everyone is supposed to like it. So long as you like it, take anything else people say contructively.

I still haven't got around to re-doing my decorative board for the boot install yet.. its only been 6 months but who cares.

I just went to JBHiFi and bought all the sound gear! i saved $800 from their %20 off sale :bowrofl:



Which JB HiFi mate, i work for them.

if i walked past that in a show i would point, laugh, and keep walking, as i often do...... it has a very tacky presence about it.



and if you read my post, i wasnt being abusive mate. i was giving an opinion and what i consider to be valuable advice on a good way to really tidy it up. at no point did i say it was a bad attempt, it just needs to be completed.


not sure about other people but saying that you would point, laugh and walk away to me would be considered rude. also calling it tacky... yeah thats not calling it a bad attempt at all :roll:


now if you would like to go back a page you will see that all the 'valuable advice'you have given is really just telling us how to re do a job that we have already said we are going to do.


the cut vinyl at the diamond is one of the flaws I found on my first go at covering a cutout.

The side panels need recovering, and the vinyl on the base board will be pulled and restapled for show, when the show actually comes around. So short answer to your question is no it's not the way it's staying, just how it had to be for daily use before we took it off the road.

i didnt post that last one :) and the tacky thing, is just an honest opinion. and i also gave suggestions how to very easily and nicely neaten it up to make it not so tacky. sure the point and laugh bit may have been a bit unnecessary, but again, its merely my opinion.

when it comes down to it, i really dont care if you listen to what i have to say, ill continue to dislike it, and youll continue to not improve yourself by being to stubborn to suck it in and take comments you dont like on the chin, really doesnt change my day, just thought i'd be helpful!

Which JB HiFi mate, i work for them.

modbury

nah not me i am at eiz, tho my fiance works at the modbury store hehehe, hope you got looked after well. ( sounds like you did anyways )