I have finally began installing the new stereo system in my car and thought I would post up some pics of this project. I estimate this will probably take another month or so before I can actually turn on the stereo to hear the results of all this hard work. I must say that this task is very difficult due to the space limitations inside the cabin and even the smallest of jobs requires removing the seats at a minimum. My goal so far is to have a completely OEM looking interior after everything is done except for the Head unit.

This part of the install pics include the installation of the front door components which are completly hidden behind the factory door panel despite the fairly large ammount of work involved in getting them there cleanly.

I have also ran the 4 gauge power wire from the engine bay to it's permenant location just behind the rear panel. I will be installing a distribution block at this point which will then feed the amps and other electronics via 8 gauge wires.

The radio has also been installed along with the RCA cables and the Amps turn on lead.

As this project progresses I will post additional pics in this thread at that time.

Thanks for looking!

 

Oops, I think I put this in the wrong thread. Mods, if you need to move this I won't be disgruntled...

 

Nice speakers!! I would move those crossovers into the cabin of the car to protect them though. If you look at the bottom of the door you'll see all the holes for the rain to wash though... that same moisture will sit on your really nice x-overs just the same.
It also looks like from your pictures that your running your power wire down the same side as your RCA's which isn't a good idea... but I could be just looking at the pictures wrong...

 

It looks like he has his installed on the inner trim panel "secret compartment" that is on the inside of the vapor barrier. I do not see how they could get wet in that location. On the other hand, better safe than sorry, especially with upper end equipment.

John

 

Thanks for the input,

The primary reason I mounted the crossovers in the doors was because I wouldn't have been able to run two speaker wires thru the little rubber grommets on the door itself and on the body of the car very neatly. It took a good bit of work just to get the one wire thru there and still be able to completely seat the grommets back flush like the normally are. I think the crossovers should be safe from the elements behind the plastic liner covered by the little cubby hole. Besides, I hear adding a little water on the crossovers gives you an extra 3db of volume....

I currently have the power wire running along the door seam and my plan is to run the RCA and speaker wire along the transmission tunnel. I'm pretty sure that should be enough distance away from the power wire itself with all the carpeting and insulation as a barrier.

 

You can easily run a 14 gauge 4 conductor cable through those grommets I know I've done it many times... hehehe... I would still move them into the car's cabin. Being behind that plastic will do almost nothing with regards to moisture.
But its your equipment... do whatever you want not my car...

 

So, if this moisture thing is true, then what is protecting our speakers in those doors?

 

I look at it this way,

Any half decent attempt at protecting the crossovers is better then then nothing at all. I would consider this mounting location far greater then just half decent. I have owned many a component set and all of them have eventually gotten damp or even soaked at some point or another. To this day, none of them have ever stopped working from this or even showed any signs of signal loss. I have pulled old passive crossovers out of my 65 Ford Falcon that leaked like a cheap diaper that had all the screws rusted permanently shut and surface rust on the various capacitors and it still worked like a champ...

Given my previous experiences in the above mentioned worst case scenario I would say that it would take one hell of a soaking to be ever be wet enough to cause damage. Were talking, underwater type of soaking.

 

Well you seem to just have everything all figured out... Sorry I wasted my time

 

Does the dynamat behind those speakers help out a lot?