Found a picture from when I swapped out my old JL sub for an Orion.

 

Was finally able to put in a proper amp for my Focal K2Ps today (in place of old Alpine KTP-445) and re-wire everything.

Wanted to keep things clean, simple, and fairly light. Still have some wiring tidying up to do.

Alpine CDA-117 (due for upgrade soon)
Pair of Focal K2Ps
Focal FPS 2160 amp

 

My goal was to just have a simple, relatively cheap, basic upgrade from the horrendous stock audio system.

I got a Kenwood KDC-BT555U head unit and Infinity Reference 6032SI component speakers. For $200, I couldn't be happier with the upgrade. The speakers are crisp and have quite a bit of bass for components, I'd hihgly recommend this setup for anyone looking for a cheap/simple upgrade.

 

Hey everyone, so I bought my s2000 last week and the first thing I plan on tackling is the stereo (well I'm shopping for a handful of things atm). The car came with a Sony headunit, Infinity components and a 2ch amp tucked in where the tools are in the trunk. I'm looking to add a sub, I think the easiest route would be replace the 2ch with a 4ch and bridge the extra 2 channels to a sub. My initial thought was to relocate the amp to the back left wall of the trunk and put the sub where the tools are now. I read in a different thread (can't find it) a few days ago that you can wrap the tools in a blanket and put them in the spare tire well? I'd like to keep them and the spare in the car.

What would be the best way to mount the amp? I noticed 2 methods and quoted them below. I also saw some people have amps behind the seat, that would be even better if I could do that. I'm only 5"8' so I could inch the seat up if needed.

This is the gear I'm looking at:
Kenwood KFC-XW1200F - 12" SHALLOW MT SUB - had one of these in a ported box in my old Civic. I think it would be enough for my S.
Zen enclosure box Would also do a corner mount.
Precision Power PPI P900.4Back in the day I sold car audio and PPI made a solid product. From what I could find, this pumps out a fair bit of RMS power. Bang for the buck, it was the best option I could find, but am more than open to suggestions.
PIONEER GM-D8604 Also saw this one which looks like it would work. 300RMS bridged at 4ohms to a sub thats max is 350RMS, should match up well.
Precision Power S760.4 The last option I was looking at.

Any input would be greatly appreciated. Looking for the best way to mount the amp. I already have power running to the 2ch, I'll have to check the gauge as I may need to upgrade it for a more powerful amp. The current one is only 240w.

All input is greatly appreciated

 

here are some random pictures from s2000's we've done over the years!

 

Soft top space Audio Project Like to more detail

 

Very impressive - lotsa dead space there so if you don't have a soft top this is a good use of the space

 

Can anyone recommend a carpet that matches? I'm going to end up wrapping my sub enclosure and see some of you have used some carpet that matches very closely.
Any help is appreciated. Thanks!

 

Almost done putting this together. Components going in this weekend.

 

^nice job, your subwoofer enclosure is probably one of the best locations and looks like our 10W6 design!


We've been doing a lot of custom dash installs lately and have another one in the works with an iPad mini....

here's the AVIC-8000 in a blue s2000 with our custom thicker OEM sport grip steering wheel:





and this one love the color combo, GPW with Red is hard to argue: