My work in progress

[Grim_Smoker]

Zyx5432 - It looks great! I'm going to be running 3 10W7's in my system, with my Kenwood touchscreen 1911 deck up front, a very similar camera out back, and probably 4 or 5 JL amps. I'm not even going to replace the rear speakers by the hatch, you won't be able to hear them so we're just going to disconnect them. I too will be getting a new alarm system, I was thinking about the newest Viper system, I want the full 9 yards - Glass sensors, balance sensors, proximity sensors, etc. The proximity sensors as most people say are a bit overboard, and will go off if someone parks next to you. It's all about how they're tuned, and it's mainly to detur those little trolls that have to walk up to my freshly washed truck and put they're ditry stinky little hands all over my windows and **** so they can look in. I'm sorry but I think it's just common sense that you don't do this, it's not your car, so who are you to touch it? Looking at it and admiring it is one thing, but putting your hands on the car and trying to see in, etc etc is just rude. How would you like me taking a quick peek at your house, then climbing up and trying to see if I can pear through your bedroom window and get a better view? I feel violated after people do this, and usually want to dissenfect my car with de-troller

-Grim

2003 Sunset Metalic Orange H2 - Breathless Stage 2B, HID's, Gobi Rack & Ladder.

2003 Millenium Yellow Z06

[Zyx5432]

Now that I have a new digital camera and the H2 was fully detailed this weekend, I snapped some pics of my work in progress. Let me know what you guys (and gals) think.

[Zyx5432]

Head unit install. There is one more component I am awaiting to be released, after which the flip out deck will be mounted on the lower half of the double DIN opening, so it doesn't block the right vent as much.

Actually, this works out well as it is as my wife is always colder than I.

[HappyJack]

zyx5432

It all looks very nice. Does the sub box come out, or is it hard wired in?

Cheers

[blg615]

zyx5432, Very very nice setup. Super clean install of all the ICE. My 9 year old son now thinks you should be his new father. Thanks alot, this is going to cost me tons$$. He also asked the same thing about you as Artie.

[hummer17]

Zyx5432,

That is one sweet rig. Nicely done.

Can you post some more pictures of your in-dash install and speaker placement. I am interested. It looks great.

Also, I'd love to know more about your rear-view camera (make, etc) - It looks really nice and stock.

Thanks,

[Zyx5432]

O.K. so the guy was out today and the owner said he would get back to me on Friday.

I did a search on the net to see if I could find one that looked like it and came up with this:

http://www.hasjapan.jp/Hasus/cctv/202ccvh.htm

Looks very similar, if not the same. Price is similar too. Just a thought. I will find out a.s.a.p. since I know that the picture from mine is pretty good.

[Zyx5432]

Well, I would be interested to see a thief try to break into my garage at home to steal it while I am at home (unlucky b*stard).

At work, it could happen - or anywhere else for that matter. Aside from posting it here (which could have been a mistake, but I was so proud ) I do not show it off and blending in was the main reason I did the type of install I did (o.k. the rear screens stand out a bit more).

Hopefully nothing will happen. But I too have witnessed it time and time again.

[Zyx5432]

After getting a bad rap from BADRAP I had the front windows tinted at 20%. I believe the back windows are tinted at the factory at 17%, so it was a close match.

I am trying to find out the make of the camera from my installer. It is a color camera and has a night mode, which actually shows up better than I might have thought.

The Alpine deck controls it and practically everything else under the sun, including a NAV system.

The camera itself ran about $300, which wasn't that bad. The Alpine IVA-D900 head unit can be had for around $1,700. Again, it plays CDs, DVDs, AM/FM, XM, NAV, CD Changer/controller, and has three additional A/V inputs.

[Zyx5432]

I replaced the stock tweeters with these. They fit right in the stock holes.

[Zyx5432]

Another

[Zyx5432]

It's in color, too...

[Albie]

I want to see the tint on the front!!!

[Buckeye Hummer]

Everything looks great but all I could think about was exactly how soon this is going to get broken into. There is so much great electronics in there it looks like a prime target. I had my satellite radio installed at a local pro in L.A. He works on a lot of pro athletes and movie industry folks vehicles. Anyway, every time I go in there there is a very nice vehicle with wires hanging everywhere and a broken window because someone just walked off with all of their upgrades. Maybe this isn't as prevalent where you are but I would be concerned. I have a Street Pilot III that I carry with me every time I get out of the truck because I know it will be gone otherwise.

[Zyx5432]

More, I posted this before, just not when the H2 was this clean

Thanks Z for your effort - I will contact the place

"It's what you learn, after you know it all, that counts - John Wooden

[Zyx5432]

For the back speakers, we had to modify the stock locations to fit an aftermarket coax. Since Focal's coax speakers are downmarket (in terms of quality), I went with JL Audio speakers. These are not super loud so as to overpower the rest of the system.

This is it, except I wouldn't mind installing a center channel at some point in time. That will have to wait.

The sub is a single JL Audio 12W7 in a ported enclosure (hidden behind the speaker grille).

I do not have any other pics of the head unit, but will take some later. Again, I want to install one other Alpine unit that was supposed to be released this Spring, but was delayed due to some reliability issues.

[Zyx5432]

Amps tucked neatly under the rear seat...

[Kevin W]

Great Job on the Audio/video!! I am having a very similar installation done, only difference is that I am using the pioneer head unit. I know you said that when the screen is out that it blocks the right side vent, but is it able to flip out and sit straingt up, or does it have to tilt forward because of the vents?

Everything looks great!

Kevin

2003 Pewter H2, Tire relocator, painted hard tire cover, billet gas cover, stainless bumper letters, 15% tinted front windows, a/v on its way!

[Zyx5432]

Also, I stuck with the stock speaker placements in the front and rear doors. Again, went with the Focals.