Huge audio project

[scion1403]

i am gutting my ENTIRE scion. I have the Stinger carpet liner , the Roadkill Extreme Bulk packs, and even the Stinger overkill door panel sound dampening foam. Creating this thread to post picks as the project unfolds. I got a new custom sub box for the trunk and will bw making a custom amp rack that will house the amps in the floor of the trunk.
Got new door panels to change the tweeter setup and even found awesome focal tweeters that have a unique mount that lets me aim the tweeters right at my face.
So between now and spring thats the project. Hope you all enjoy, feel free to ask any questions.
also i am having kaminari have a local shop(to them) paint and ship me a new front bumper as the old one got a shoddy paint job and cause i wacked it too. so ill be posting pics on how to take that off.
any interest in seeing the progress chronicled?

[Tribal_tC]

i am gutting my ENTIRE scion. I have the Stinger carpet liner , the Roadkill Extreme Bulk packs, and even the Stinger overkill door panel sound dampening foam. Creating this thread to post picks as the project unfolds. I got a new custom sub box for the trunk and will bw making a custom amp rack that will house the amps in the floor of the trunk.
Got new door panels to change the tweeter setup and even found awesome focal tweeters that have a unique mount that lets me aim the tweeters right at my face.
So between now and spring thats the project. Hope you all enjoy, feel free to ask any questions.
also i am having kaminari have a local shop(to them) paint and ship me a new front bumper as the old one got a shoddy paint job and cause i wacked it too. so ill be posting pics on how to take that off.
any interest in seeing the progress chronicled?


try putting fans in the amp rack. i have two on each rack in mine trunk setup. one to blow in and one to blow out. my amps have never overheated even in the FL weather. i wired mine to the amps' remote wires and then used the same grounding bolt on the rear strut for the amps and all fans back there.

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[Uncle_Unix]

Kick ass

watching this one

[06xb30]

sweet

[scion1403]

not at the amp rack stage yet. however just gutted the entire car in prep for the next step.

[scion1403]

47569therear of the seat has 2 bolts 16mm . thankfully is was not 15 mm since the set of socket i bought skips 15mm


47570the front has 2 of these single bolts

47571careful as when you lift the seat up this wire is connecting 2 connectors


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and here they are




47573onto the rear seats. behind the seats are several bolts. using a trim toom pry the plastic piece covering the bolt.

[scion1403]

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this is a 10mm bolt although you could use the torx bit if you want

47575the small carpet sheld is held on by these bolts

47576in the rear are the tie downs take them out to to get entire trink lining out
47577i keep all items removed in small boxes for ease of finding

[scion1403]

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one of the bolts, for the rear seat back. since i know i would be doing this i lubed them up last time so they came out easy

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you really dont have to take out the seat belts anywhere else but on the rear sear you have to take out the center seat belt bolts in order to remove the seats

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after removing the panel , you see i had already dynamatted some around the speaker. im probably removing the speakers though, been thinking about kick panels but not sure

[scion1403]

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onto the center console. they pull of just do it gently, watch for the cigarette lighter plug

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i always take pics of screws before i take them out just so if i forget, i have a reference. i dont often have the time to get projects done rapidly so weeks can pass before i get back to them
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in the armrest console, pull back the carpet piece to find the 2 bolts(below)
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[scion1403]

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ok back up front. now that all the seats and consoles are out. time to pull up the carpet. there is this ultra thick and dense styrofoam watch not to break that. and the shredded fabric stuff which im trhowing out.
47588now along the doors the carpet is secured by plastic snaps which have been a favorite wire anchor of mine in the past.
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just be careful as the carpet breaks easily
47590to the rear where the carpet goes under the back seats pry up the plastic snaps.

[scion1403]

i apologize for girl pick, seems i cant edit post and the pic snuck into the lineup somehow

[scion1403]

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this is the bolt holding the fuel door release in place. you need to remove it to get the front carpet up
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just be careful of the release cable
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walla carpet out. the amount of stuff under and in between the consoles and the seats is crazy
47594this is whats underneath, ill be throwing out the foam you see

[scion1403]

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i am a fan of quick disconnects for the tweeters makes door removal a lot easier
47596here is the tap to pry back to access the screw holding the door handle on


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take the cover off the arm rest

[scion1403]

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with the trim piece off remove the 2 bolts holding the door on

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if you ever dynamat the doors youll find that the factory snaps no longer fully connect if at all. after years of searching for other ways i settled on black plastic rivets. they do the job bette than the factory pins, and are cheap and dont look to bad
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just drill them out

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and pry them out

[scion1403]

i wont need the fans as my amps wont be completely buried just sunk into the carpet the heat sinks will be open to the air.

[scion1403]

47604the inner layer of sheet metal has already been vibration dampened, now the outer skin will be to as well as the door panel itself with stinget overkill



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47605that is the crossover for the door speakers

47606and this is why i had to make the speaker trim rings. the speaker is really deep and would not fit otherwise.

[scion1403]

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i find it very helpful to keep everything i take out in bins if possible
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wires
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and even all the tools i used during removal
47611especially all the caps and buttons etc

[scion1403]

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that my friends is the inside of a gutted scion

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the trunk
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and the rest of the inside...the wife was not amused
47615 and introducing franken-domo, and dracula-domo the gaurdians of the car on vacation as their home is undergoing renovations.

[scion1403]

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this is the carpet pad, i bought three of them on amazon for a GREAT price. it is thick and ultra heavy
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this is the subwoofer box custom made for the scion TC by supercrew sound
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see how it even has divets to fit the scions interior protrutions. it fits with no gaps

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this is a roll of EXPEL carbon fiber looking vinyl. it is very high quality and identical to meguiars new stuff. actually expell isnt the original both xpell stuff and meguiars is actually 3M

[scion1403]

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after months of forum searching for a bettter tweeter imaging solution. i fonally found these babies. if you look at the shape of the mounting cup. it PERFECTLY matches the slope of the scion tc das and allows you to aim the tweeters anywhere you want without buying new apillars or anything.

[scion1403]

next step is installing the FAT MAT roll of vibration dampener. i would LOVE to use the scikotics friends second skin...but for the 100 sq feet of product im buying im payting 139.99 vs 300.00+ from them. even if the product is 10 times better, its going either under the carpet pad or in non critical areas. i have used DYNAMAT, ROADKILL and FATMAT and i goot be honest with an calibrated SPL meter ther is no difference. so im gonna go with 140.00 vs 300.00 plus sorry guys.

once that roll gets here will post instructional pics and any issues i run into. after that its carpet pad time and then i have decided to COMPLETELY REWIRE the entire system.

[scion1403]

Kick ass

watching this one

omg i just saw uncle unix baby reaching for a brew...that is soo wrong......he shouldnt have to reach that far...

[Chewy]

i apologize for girl pick, seems i cant edit post and the pic snuck into the lineup somehow

Edited for you but there is a edit function for your posts. Check the button right next to the reply button

[scion1403]

Edited for you but there is a edit function for your posts. Check the button right next to the reply button

it says i cannot do it. in the permissions. sotty i share a networked drive. anyway wont happen again

[Chewy]

I think there's a site issue so no worries

[scion1403]

Decided to make a build Thread with a little less DIY and a little more build tracking
http://www.scikotics.com/forums/showthread.php?358189-http-clubsciontc-com-forums-diy-install-guides-23-scion-tc-daily-driver-to-show-wor

[scion1403]

http://i.clbsn.com/photos/1/3c/80456_8e2eda1f43.jpg
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http://i.clbsn.com/photos/1/3c/80461_eea18f86cf.jpg
Havent had much time lately, but managed to squeeze out the trans hump during lunch
http://i.clbsn.com/photos/1/3f/81221_ed5da242cf.jpg
http://i.clbsn.com/photos/1/3f/81222_0e45c2350e.jpg
not new but needed to remove the crossovers to put more dampener in the doors
http://i.clbsn.com/photos/1/3f/81223_c044b3ae62.jpg

[scion1403]

got a little more work done tonight . got one of the new door panels lined with the Stinger Overkill Foam sound dampener.
http://i.clbsn.com/photos/1/3f/81373_9a0af28f1c.jpg
and a few more goodies trickle in from amazon
a steering wheel control adapter, a 125' roll of shrink tubing, a 100' roll of primary wire, a bag of 100 zip tie anchors, and a 120' roll of foil tape, and lastly since i was NOT paying the 75.00 crutchfield wanted i paid 42.00 on amazon for the iphone cable to my soon to be head unit
http://i.clbsn.com/photos/1/3f/81374_7cceabd8f5.jpg

[scion1403]

here is todays progress
http://i.clbsn.com/photos/1/3f/81399_cb621ac366.jpg
second door to receive stinger overkill
http://i.clbsn.com/photos/1/3f/81401_fef5330f2e.jpg
cutting speaker holes
http://i.clbsn.com/photos/1/3f/81403_83e1f0b977.jpg
http://i.clbsn.com/photos/1/3f/81406_323cb94a96.jpg
a few more goodies trickle in
http://i.clbsn.com/photos/1/3f/81407_bcd358827d_m.jpg
http://i.clbsn.com/photos/1/3f/81408_46ad015e16_m.jpg
http://i.clbsn.com/photos/1/40/81412_fbf06d438d_m.jpg
and thanks to my wife this is the suv that allows me to do this project and take the scion off the road as a daily driver
http://i.clbsn.com/photos/1/40/81410_e816038d9d.jpg

[scion1403]

then im not talking about you dude. lol seriously im talking about the guy who said it..wowwwww relax. thanks for the defense but really why would i bash you for defending me.... decaf bro decaf
anyway here is this morning update. while waiting for my freezer to arrive i managed to get the drivers side door ready for the speaker wire and speaker
http://i.clbsn.com/photos/1/40/81436_63be54eea4.jpg
http://i.clbsn.com/photos/1/40/81437_6b81ee3c58.jpg
and i see i missed a spor will have to go back and do that
http://i.clbsn.com/photos/1/40/81438_7efa883000.jpg
and lastly using foil tape get all the wires nice and secure
http://i.clbsn.com/photos/1/40/81439_50e88a30e5.jpg
http://i.clbsn.com/photos/1/40/81440_4ea84dd89c.jpg

[scion1403]

here is an updated pic of the front bumper the local shop hacked up. sighhh thats setting me back 1050.00 to fix http://i.clbsn.com/photos/1/40/81546_541639a717.jpg
and here are my custom plates
http://i.clbsn.com/photos/1/40/81547_10ae67d89c.jpg