[PPI-ART]

Just got my new 20's on with 245 35 20,s. really makes the car look different. more pics of audio install.

check my other pics of audio install.
http://www.chevymalibuforum.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2724

 

[Silver LTZ]

Love the install, good choice with JL's. All it needs now is tint.

 

[PPI-ART]

Thanks Silver. Yea tint is a must. love your wheels on your bu. and by the way great color too.

 

[chevyguy8893]

Your car looks really nice. Nice work on the audio install too, looks really clean. Makes me want to put my system in right now, lol.

 

[elcompaLalo]

Sweet stuff! I actually think it looks better as is, no tint.

 

[srobinso11]

That is a serious amount of electronics you have in that car! Very nice! That is pretty good fiberglass work on the processor controller too.

Did you replace the factory battery or add a second battery? If you still have just the factory battery, do you have any pics of the power connection you made. I am still trying to figure out a way to connect power to the factory battery that wont look bad.

 

[flrdotcom]

very clean, those W7s are no joke, they must bang hard. Did you dynomat anything? How is the rattle?

 

[flrdotcom]

Thanks Silver. Yea tint is a must. love your wheels on your bu. and by the way great color too.

I feel like a gold fish with no tint on my bu right now haha cant wait until mine is tinted

 

[Randy_S]

Those are the old style PPI amps right? I think I have one in the corner of my dad's shop that needs the connectors, it has been sitting there for years!

Car looks very tastefully done, nice job!

 

[Silver LTZ]

Thanks Silver. Yea tint is a must. love your wheels on your bu. and by the way great color too.

Thanks man.

 

[PPI-ART]

Thanks guys for the comments. its been a lot of painstaking work to get what u see done as I have done 99.5 % of it myself.

srobinso11 - I cut a hole in the side of the battery cover with a hole saw directly inline with the + terminal for the stereo wire. I also cut the factory steel battery connection ring off and I bought a streetwires battery terminal with multiple connection points so I could connect my stereo power wire and my stock battery wire which i crimped a new connection ring on the factory wire and just connected both cables to the new battery terminal. I still have stock battery but upgrading soon to an Optima yellow top. no second battery but do have a 4 farad cap in trunk that is hidden. The LTZ has a stock 156 Amp alternator so with the wattage I am running it is sufficient for the current draw. I can take pics of battery if u want.

flrdotcom - no I did not dynomat anything. I did have serious rattle with the sunroof motor and bracketry under headliner but i bought a piece of foam mattress pad and cut small pieces and put it under headliner to take all vibation and rattle from inside the car. no rattles whatsoever. outside has no rattles whatsoever. not even licens plate. this has a lot to do with my subs are sealed off from the trunk pointing into the cab of the car. the trick is to seal the cab from the trunk. with my seats down.

Randy_S - Yes those are the Art seris from the Mid 90's very hard to come by in good condition and sound quality is top notch. Im all old school as far as amps go.

I am underpowering the W7's by atleast 400 watts per sub and if I had to guess I am hitting about 140 145 db. plenty enoug boom for the daily driver

 

[srobinso11]

Thanks guys for the comments. its been a lot of painstaking work to get what u see done as I have done 99.5 % of it myself.

srobinso11 - I cut a hole in the side of the battery cover with a hole saw directly inline with the + terminal for the stereo wire. I also cut the factory steel battery connection ring off and I bought a streetwires battery terminal with multiple connection points so I could connect my stereo power wire and my stock battery wire which i crimped a new connection ring on the factory wire and just connected both cables to the new battery terminal. I still have stock battery but upgrading soon to an Optima yellow top. no second battery but do have a 4 farad cap in trunk that is hidden. The LTZ has a stock 156 Amp alternator so with the wattage I am running it is sufficient for the current draw. I can take pics of battery if u want.

Thanks, that description is enough, no pics necessary. That seems as good a way as any I have come up with.

 

[Randy_S]

I had completely forgotten about my amp until today. Would you know where I can find the end connectors needed to make this amp work?

 

[PPI-ART]

Randy - you can get them on ebay all day long for about 20 30 dollars for a complete set.