I thought I would share with the guys on here what I have been working on the past couple of weeks.

First the stereo up grade:
JL 500/5 amp with Infinity 6 X9 speakers in the rear and a hidden Kicker Solo-baric L7 8” sub in the jack compartment.(with a correct air space, sealed box)
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Memphis audio speakers in the headrest of the Fiero seats and a Kenwood deck. I didn’t put speakers in the kick panels because I wanted a clean look rather than sound quality. I know it would sound better with them up front but I just couldn’t do it.
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Next the door panel inserts:
I had some time to kill and this is what I came up with.

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Nice work!!

Nice quality work. Does the jack compartment door vibrate when you turn the music up or do you raise it when you listen?

Very clean install. Did you do the work yourself?

Matthew

Looks great! I can't wait to see that thing in person........

Very Very nice... I like a clean install
congrats, she's loooking gooooood.

Nice work! I especially like the door panel inserts.

Quote:I was thinking same thing, good quality and the door thing.

I like the idea of the headrest speakers, especially in a vert.

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That was a concern of mine also. The short answer is no, but my door fits tight. When you close the door it actually sounds better. I have always been a fan of the JL 8W6 or 7 subs, so I was worried about going with a Kicker, but it was the only one with the small air space requirements. Let me say this thing hits HARD for an 8” sub! It sounds as good as a 10” JL 8W6 I had in a convertible mustang.The question should be does the rest of the car rattle and the short answer is YES. I have some work to do with dynamat in places I never expected to vibrate. I’ll get it quieted down, I guess it a good problem to have. I didn’t think a convertible Vette could have a sound system that sounded this good and be mainly hidden.

I have done every thing on the car except paint. That’s the one thing I will leave to the pro’s. The wife keeps me on a tight budget so I haft to get creative LOL

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They work well for me. I had to use the lower power channel of the amp and turn it down to keep them from over powering the rest of the system. They do help get the highs to your ears, but you don’t notice you have speakers at you head.

Thanks for all the positive comments, I really appreciate it from car guys who understand the work it takes.