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Fear not ... those holes look amazing with speakers in them!

http://i386.photobucket.com/albums/o...a/100_3088.jpg

We mounted the amp to the back or the back seat (remember I only bought marine grade components, so hopefully a little drip here and there won't hurt) ;)

http://i386.photobucket.com/albums/o...a/100_3090.jpg

My wife took this opportunity to clean, clean, clean oh ... and vacuum. :D

http://i386.photobucket.com/albums/o...a/100_3091.jpg
http://i386.photobucket.com/albums/o...a/100_3093.jpg
http://i386.photobucket.com/albums/o...a/100_3095.jpg
http://i386.photobucket.com/albums/o...a/100_3092.jpg

Firefly is clean from stem to stern. :)

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Looks good so far :wink_thumbup:

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Originally Posted by mikeyt (Post 38606)

Looks good so far :wink_thumbup:

Thanks Mikey, that means a lot coming from you. I am hoping to make a nice clean professional install here - along with some nice upgrades to a few things. :D

OK so I mentioned I wanted to put my 10 inch sub here ... it would not take up any of my storage space and I thought it would look real good.

http://i386.photobucket.com/albums/o...a/100_3063.jpg

BUT my sub requires almost exactly a 1 cubic foot SEALED box to produce optimal sound ... Soooo it was not going to happen here without some serious crafting and measuring and figuring and making a very strange shaped box that would fit under the bow. SO I SCRAPED THAT IDEA :(

I was sad.

http://i386.photobucket.com/albums/o...a/cry_baby.jpg

My buddy (the stereo guy) just happened to have an old box that was set up for 2 10 inch subs that each sealed side was .... you guessed it 1 cubic foot.

http://i386.photobucket.com/albums/o...a/100_3064.jpg

It is constructed of MDF and had been sealed and then carpeted so we chopped off the side we did not need and I re-sealed that bare side for good measure and then tucked it in the back corner so we lost very little storage space.

http://i386.photobucket.com/albums/o...195149_048.jpg

We decided to hook up the Kenwood and test it out with the rears and sub and amp ...

http://i386.photobucket.com/albums/o...193918_923.jpg

It sounded REAL REAL GOOD ... but I guess I will be "that boat" now cause it's MUCH louder than I thought it would be. :D I guess that's not all bad.

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It was late, we were tired, we were hungry it had been a full weekend ... so we decided to call it a night. (This was Sunday)

I am headed over tonight to run front speaker wires, mount the front speakers, run LEDs and get the stereo mounted with cubby in place.

More to come.

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Progress is looking real. How does the sub sound back in the engine bay with the hatch closed? After looking around on here and other forums I've read where a lot of folks said with the hatch closed it really kills the sound. I like the idea of installing a 10" in the passenger kick panel and just using a free air sub so I wont have to worry about having a box.

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Originally Posted by Jgos929 (Post 38609)

I KNOW I mentioned this "I now have that boat" It's LOUD and it hits hard.

Yes even with the hatch closed.

That said, if you find a nice free air sub you like, get it and put it in the kick panel. I just think they look cool down there. Plus, like I said, more storage!

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What kind of lights did you use and where did you get them?

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Originally Posted by Jgos929 (Post 38634)

That looks great

Thanks man, I am only about 75% done, still need to do the bow lighting and wrap it all up nice with a bow. :D

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Originally Posted by truckingeorgia79 (Post 38635)

What kind of lights did you use and where did you get them?

They are RGB LED strip lights, 100% water proof encased in silicone.
I used this set here - http://www.amazon.com/16-4Ft-Waterpr...+lights+44+key

There are lots of options out there.

I will go over the install in more detail in the coming days in addition to the light strips I got specialized connectors and wire. Total cost for lighting is in the 50 dollar range.
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