Second Skin Audio System Install - JL Audio, Ultra Subs & Arc Audio

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Thought I would share the install my new friend John at Hand crafted Car Audio of Chandler AZ did for me a couple weeks ago.

John is a true DIY guy turned professional.He works out of the garage in his home in east Chandler AZ and within the first minute of walking in, I knew I was in the right place.The tools he has and the cleanliness alone were enough to make most retail install bays jealous. After talking with John for a few hours, we came up with a game plan. I already have tons of amps, subs and components to choose from. Most all brand new, but some simply wouldn't work. I really wanted to keep everything as factory looking as possible. I did not want fabricate pods in the dash, or put the tweets in the pillars. We did not use kicks, and I opted to keep the factory spare tire. My biggest concern here is that I travel to Mexico 6-8 times per year. It is a 4 hour drive to the beach so I would absolutely hate to blow a tire on the way and be stuck in the middle of the desert with no spare. The spare had to stay. The problem with this was that it limited the space we could use for the amp rack, as well as the subs. We ended up glassing one sub on each side of the hatch while making the amp rack adjustable so that I could still access the spare tire with ease. It turned out better than I could have hoped for! All in all, everything is very factory. The mids are in the doors and the tweets are in the factory dash corners. I knew that I would be compromising on this but I honestly would rather keep everything factory, and take my licks afterwards.

Here is what we used:

Head Unit - Factory Infiniti integrated with:Arc Audio SRI

ComponentsUltra Subs SS-6

Subs(2) JL Audio 8W7

Amps(2) JL HD750/1's (2) JL HD600/4's

I only needed one of the 4 channel amps so that one is sitting back in my closet.

CrossoverArc Audio IDX

Sound DeadeningSecond Skin Damplifier Pro

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Enjoy! ANT

[txgcoupe]

Pretty slick install.

How much time was needed from start to finish?

John

[audtatious]

Nice install. Transition from vinyl to carpet is a nice touch

[sg77]

Looks nice... though you posted the same thing 3 months ago... zer...91718

[txgcoupe]

Boy that's odd.

Seems like a waste of resources.

[Second Skin Rep]

Pretty slick install.

How much time was needed from start to finish?

John

He had the car for a week while I was out of town, but he worked on it for 3 full days.

I still have a couple of things to change though.The mids up front are getting putted, and replaced with a set of H.A.T. L6

And the arc integration unit is getting replaced with a JL Audio Clean Sweep.

We are also going to add an EQ so I can have some up front adjustment.

ANT

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Looks nice... though you posted the same thing 3 months ago... zer...91718

ow.. I didn't think I had?!!?I kep tthinking to myself.. I have to post up the pics ont he ex35 forum.. Been thinking that for a few months now. Totally forgot I did.

ANT

[Second Skin Rep]

Boy that's odd.

Seems like a waste of resources.

f you new anything about audio systems you woul dsay the exact opposite. The design of the system and the fabrication involved created the best possible amount of free space possible. This is no small audio system and no small feat in terms of use of resources.

We all have different ideals though..ANT

[txgcoupe]

I was talking about the double post.

I gave you kudos for the install.

John