New toys for the car

[dd1101]

I am big into audio gear, and every car I have owned has had a full blown system. Because of the complexity with the ELS system in my 2013 TL I almost didn`t want to do one.
But I did and here is some pics. Everything was tied in with a Audiocontrol LC8i (soon to be changed to Audison or Arc).

The gear
JL Audio 900/5 HD amp
JL Audio 12" W6v3
Focal K2 Power Components for the front
Focal Access 165s for the back
Audiocontrol LC8i Processor to sum it all together


IMG_2731 by dnd29841, on Flickr

Front doors matted


IMG_2723 by dnd29841, on Flickr

Was excited to see if the focal tweets would fit or not so I checked them while at the office.


IMG_2706 by dnd29841, on Flickr


Two piece sealed box built on top of the AWD hump in the trunk



IMG_2732 by dnd29841, on Flickr

Amp rack and audiocontrol


IMG_2733 by dnd29841, on Flickr

Audiocontrol is mounted on the piece behind the amp.

IMG_2734 by dnd29841, on Flickr

IMG_0126 by dnd29841, on Flickr

Added the JL grill and plenty of trunk space left.

IMG_2251 by dnd29841, on Flickr

[TroyScherer]

That`s a nice setup. Makes me want to put my old JL subs and Alpine speakers setup in my car.

[mnehls86]

I really like that set up. What are the dimensions of the back portion of the box? and do you have a picture of the trunk before?

[dd1101]

I really like that set up. What are the dimensions of the back portion of the box? and do you have a picture of the trunk before?

2012 Acura TL SH-AWD 6MT Review - DriverBlogs.com

They have a good pic of the AWD trunk,

and look at post 12 here to see what kinda of space I had

JL Audio 10W7 in `12 TL SH-AWD - AcuraZine Community

[Orinda Auto Detail]

SICK! I wish I had a louder stereo! Seeing this makes me want to upgrade!

[dd1101]

SICK! I wish I had a louder stereo! Seeing this makes me want to upgrade!

Really dude...really

Did you find worthy replacements for the DD midbass...

[dc52nv]

Great job dhaval! Bet it sounds great.

[Orinda Auto Detail]

Really dude...really

Did you find worthy replacements for the DD midbass...

Yes more DD`s lol. I sent mine off to DD and they are fixing them as we speak. my amp is way over kill for c5`s even gained way down I killed them in a week lol. So now I have c3`s in and just haven`t turned it up at all.

[mnehls86]

2012 Acura TL SH-AWD 6MT Review - DriverBlogs.com

They have a good pic of the AWD trunk,

and look at post 12 here to see what kinda of space I had

JL Audio 10W7 in `12 TL SH-AWD - AcuraZine Community

Wow there was a lot more room in there than I thought. I miss having a full set up. My dd is a beater now though so I never hooked it up other than a memphis pr10 and an old amp to a stock head unit but once I fried my old amp I haven`t been motivated to put any money into this car. However the front passenger door speaker just blew and it driving me nuts and the stock head unit is a piece of junk so I might not have a choice but to do everything.

[Ronkh]

Nice set up

[dd1101]

Great job dhaval! Bet it sounds great.

Thanks man,the interiors sound great but could use a little more bass

Yes more DD`s lol. I sent mine off to DD and they are fixing them as we speak. my amp is way over kill for c5`s even gained way down I killed them in a week lol. So now I have c3`s in and just haven`t turned it up at all.

So the C3s get louder than C5s? I know the tweet is bigger but didnt know about the midbass.

Wow there was a lot more room in there than I thought. I miss having a full set up. My dd is a beater now though so I never hooked it up other than a memphis pr10 and an old amp to a stock head unit but once I fried my old amp I haven`t been motivated to put any money into this car. However the front passenger door speaker just blew and it driving me nuts and the stock head unit is a piece of junk so I might not have a choice but to do everything.

Yea the trunk is fairly big but just odd shaped. There was no way to do a prefab box and maintain trunk space.

Nice set up

Thanks Ron.