I'll eventually move to the electronics forum, but my "real" job has slowed production. I can keep up with a couple sets per week at this time. I've got instructions DIYers.

 

I'ma a DIYer (as I am on the middle coast.) I will post some pix soon (still shooting for today.)

 

[QUOTE]Originally posted by ruexp67
[B]I'ma a DIYer (as I am on the middle coast.)

 

Sorry guys. I wanted to get some new pix of the car to go along with everthing else, but before I could get outside and wash it, it rained.

I have some pix of the process that I can post. Gimme a few mins.

 

OK, here is a pic of the S-pod install the way it's SUPPOSED to work:



Notice the white ribbon cable in the lower right side of the opening. That is supplied by Mark. Getting the Roll-hoop plasic separated was the hardest part. Once that was open, I could feed this short run of ribbon cable down through to the opening behind the "lucid panels." Mark only supplied about 18" of the ribbon cable per side, so I had to splice it back to regular speaker wire to finish the run.

Here was my problem though:



This is a side view of my speaker. Mark reccomends that you not have the tweeter extend more than 1/4" about the mounting surface. Well, my mounting flange is a good 1/4" thick all by itself, and the tweeter stands about 3/8"-1/2" above THAT! I had to trim the S-Pod mounting plate around the arms holding the tweeter in place so that the speaker would sit flush from the back side. I had to go get some machine screws and locknuts to mount this way. Mark supplies self tapping screws, which would not work when mounting from the back side. The other problem is that once you cover the hole in the mounting plate (with the speaker) it makes it MUCH harder to line up the long screws holding the S-Pod halves together. Here is the finished mounting:

 

(I guess I was just waiting for the corner! )

 

Wow! They sure are tough to install with the speakers in place as you found out. I mounted my first set that way, and definitely don't recommend it...but you have no choice when mounting speakers with thick flanges or protruding tweets.

I'm about to install separates, and plan to recommend that option...tweets fit easily that way.

Thanks for showing people the hard way, and what type of speakers to avoid.

So, How Does It Sound!?

 

SOunds awesome! I still need to work out the balance a little because I can occasionally hear a slight delay between the right and left side. I was able to hear my stereo at speeds that, lets just say I could never have heard the radio before.

I do have an amp, but it is not a monster. I am using an MTX 5 channel amp (no sub hooked up yet) It only pushes about 75 watts RMS.

 

Glad to hear it!

Your input has been great, I'm sure other DIY'ers will benefit.

 

Now you just need to start marketing them!

BTW -- If you want to use me as a referance, feel free to have people PM me.