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    hey..

    lots of tech talk.. i don't ever hear anything about stereo upgrades. have you guys done anything special to your car stereos?

    i suppose i'll start:
    head unit - clarion DXZ845MC
    fronts - focal PolyGlass 165V2 components
    rears - JL audio components
    sub - focal PolyGlass 33v2 13" woofer
    amp1- 4 channel Kenwood Excelon KAC- X811D
    amp2- monoblock Kenwood Excelon KAC - X541

    currently debating building a box in place of the spare tire.. has anyone done this or have any input on whether this is a good idea?

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    -inc


    '91 e31 850
    '90 e34 535
    '02 CBR F4i stunt/track bike
    '07 gsxr 750 stunt bike

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    Nakamichi CD-400
    Clarion 400w 4ch
    RF 900w mono
    4 MTX Thunder3000 5.25" components
    Kicker 10" CompVR in a matched box.
    Ipod
    1995 540iA M-Sport - 76k miles. 1 of 1 auto AW3 cars.
    1995 540i/6 - Misc Parts donor for above.

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    nice.. how have you mounted the components in the back? i've got the driver running free-air and the tweet right new to it but i was contemplating mounting it in the c-pillar. yours?
    -inc


    '91 e31 850
    '90 e34 535
    '02 CBR F4i stunt/track bike
    '07 gsxr 750 stunt bike

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    I'm running a Clarion DXZ835MP powering an Alpine MRV-F353 5-channel amp, powering a pair of 10" Kicker Comp VRs in a bandpass box. The front speakers are driven through a pair of crossovers from a pair of Infinity Kappa Perfects that were in my roomate's car until he kicked one of the speakers and broke it. I was pleasently surprised that they actually worked pretty well...

    I'm using all stock speakers. I had planned on replacing them when I dropped the head unit, amp and sub in - but honestly, I think they sound great.

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    so how have you set up the front? on mine there were 3 speakers.. door, dash, and kick panel.. i replaced the kickpanel with a new driver and the tweeter wouldn't fit in the door so it's in the dash.. and the door one is empty
    -inc


    '91 e31 850
    '90 e34 535
    '02 CBR F4i stunt/track bike
    '07 gsxr 750 stunt bike

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    stock with rebuilt oem radio in one
    and a nak head in the other =]

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    Quote Originally Posted by Incantation
    so how have you set up the front? on mine there were 3 speakers.. door, dash, and kick panel.. i replaced the kickpanel with a new driver and the tweeter wouldn't fit in the door so it's in the dash.. and the door one is empty
    The crossover feeds the dash and door off the high-pass leads, and the 'woofer' off the low-pass leads. Amazingly, the resistance at the input end of the crossover reads at almost exactly 4ohms.

    There really isn't much point in trying to set up a 3-way cross with the three front speakers. The frequency range of the door tweeter and the dash tweeter really aren't that different. Besides, the Kappa Perfects the crossovers came off of had two tweeters as well.

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    upgraded system drivers from e30 (much better) and 91 and up factory pioneer head unit/wireing. the factory stuff aint that bad if you mix and match a little
    all america wants is cold beer warm cat and a place to take a poop with a door on it

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