2002 Montero Limited Install... - Page 2

bmoney03 · 10-22-2004, 01:40 AM

YA but the prob is finding a small enough amp to push it and i have to 3 speakers just sittin here but i dont have a small enough amp to push them

Squid · 10-22-2004, 02:49 AM

Quote: Originally Posted by frodobaggins

How hard was it to balance out the volume for the center speaker ?

Frodo, it wasn't hard to balance it out at all....

I just started playing some different dvd's which I knew had varying sounds on them
and just kept tweaking the gain on the mini-amplifier. A tiny turn here...
listen some more.. turn again and so on...
(2 things I used alot were Swordfish & Linkin Park Live in Texas DVD... the movie allowed me to
balance out actor voices and action with no distortion... and the 5.1 concert dvd
really helped me lock in the right sound of a spoken voice and tie it in with the music)

I was really finicky on the way the whole thing sounded... I wasn't willing to
compromise. When music or a dvd is playing it is crystal clear. That was my
main goal.. a clean & dynamic sounding system that had an OEM look to it.

I also adjusted AC3Filter to bump up the volume of DVD's.... for some reason
they are like 1/3 the volume of mp3's/etc in Frodoplayer (prob all players.. but I use Frodo)
which allowed me to have a normal sound level across all mediums...

Also, the sub hits really hard in 5.1 dvd compared to mp3's... so my amp has
a remote sub gain or I would have adjusted that in AC3Filter also...

Squid · 10-22-2004, 02:52 AM

Also, about the idea of just sticking a speaker behind a panel for a center channel...

I tried that... but it just doesn't have the "power" it needs cause it isn't enclosed. The voices were all distant
and muted sounding... As soon as I would cup anything behind the speakers they sounded
so much better... but I just didn't have the room for a 3 1/2" speaker in an enclosure
so I went my custom route...

You can buy those clarion 1/2 din center channel speakers with built in amp for around $80...
that's a little cheaper bmoney03...

Vineet Singh · 10-22-2004, 10:02 AM

Your install sucks!!!

My bandwidth!

Seems like it's the most popular site on ecanfix.com today. Seriously Dave, congrats on a well executed install. Amazing how similar my 91 stealth TT turned out, considering we just talked about our progress thru ICQ lol.

fearthepenguin · 10-22-2004, 12:24 PM

Must Have!!! Where did you get the mini CNC? Is that a DIY setup? It goes without saying that your install is very clean, but I want, no now I need, a mini CNC! damn geek tools. Any tool you can hook to a computer is just frekking cool.

Squid · 10-22-2004, 01:42 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by Vineet Singh

Your install sucks!!!

My bandwidth!

Seems like it's the most popular site on ecanfix.com today. Seriously Dave, congrats on a well executed install. Amazing how similar my 91 stealth TT turned out, considering we just talked about our progress thru ICQ lol.

Hey quit trying to thread jack! I will steal all your bandwidth if it serves my purposes!! MWAHAHAHAHA

Oh.. btw.. Vinny, thanks for letting me use your bandwidth

Squid · 10-22-2004, 01:49 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by fearthepenguin

Must Have!!! Where did you get the mini CNC? Is that a DIY setup? It goes without saying that your install is very clean, but I want, no now I need, a mini CNC! damn geek tools. Any tool you can hook to a computer is just frekking cool.

It's an awesome tool... MAXNC is the maker.... and my specific one is the MAXNC 15 CL
Yahoo has a community group where MAXNC owners talk... tons of info there also.

My only warning... if you really enjoy something like this... and want to do
alot of different types of cnc'ing... make sure you get enough machine the first time.
This machine is great but has its limits. Being a Mechanical Engineer, my ideas
have quickly outgrown this machine...

Still useful and fun, but for double the money~ish I could get a used cnc bridgeport..
granted old.. but functional... and do some serious heavy duty milling.

I see one in my near future when garage space allows

Vineet Singh · 10-23-2004, 04:10 AM

Nherds

Squid · 10-23-2004, 04:49 AM

Way to steal my signature Vin... jeesh.. nuthing is personal nowadays!! lol

scott_fx · 09-11-2005, 04:09 AM

awesome install! how does that mini amp sound?

0l33l · 09-11-2005, 04:11 AM

Squid · 09-11-2005, 04:22 AM

The mini-amp sounds really good actually... I was sorta skeptical when I got it, but it
provides more than enough umph for a center channel.

I put a carputer in my brother-in-laws work van for navigation and xm control only,
and I used that same mini-amp to run 2 small speakers for nav only. It is very loud and
is easily heard over the car speakers playing music.

I got an email a few weeks back and it was actually on sale for an even cheaper price fyi.

->Ol33l: Boris The SUV still exists and works great.. he's allowed to resurrect my install thread

scott_fx · 09-11-2005, 04:32 AM

i am looking into installing a car pc in my g/f's montero...i was inspired by your install, it looks as if it were made for a pc.

i am very jealous of your cnc mill though!

0l33l · 09-11-2005, 04:52 AM

Quote: Originally Posted by Squid

->Ol33l: Boris The SUV still exists and works great.. he's allowed to resurrect my install thread

Ok

Kiriller · 09-11-2005, 09:30 AM

gr8 install m8, its good to see people use laptops as their car pc, if u dont mind me asking how did u rewire the power switch on ur laptop so u could press the botton from the outside? reason why im asking this is that im planning to use my laptop as my carpc also.

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