I finally got around to finding time to start on my system. It consists of a Pioneer F900BT nav, Pioneer 920 XM tuner, Infinity 4 ch amp, Infinity 600w mono amp, Infinity Kappa component speakers, Infinity Kappa coaxials, Two Alpine Type R 10" subs, and Peripheral steering wheel control interface.
I used the factory volume knob to control the subs, and installed the new Pioneer unit while still retaining the DIC and all warning chimes, rap, etc. Here are some pics of the install so far:
Trimming the face and circuit board. Here I was fabbing up the factory volume knob to use as a remote control for the sub amp.
Amp rack and cover:
Amps mounted in car:
The sub enclosure. I'll get some more pics of the finished product once I have every little detail done.
The enclosure has a plexi window (with an etched Cadillac wreath) so the subs are visible from the center chamber. The middle chamber is vented into the passenger cabin via a port mated to the ski opening in the rear seat. I installed lights inside the box to light up the subs, as well as in the amp rack "enclosure". I also recovered all the custom and original panels in the trunk with black carpet rather than the factory silvery-grey trunkliner. I went with 10" subs rather than 12s for sound quality and weight savings. I also used Birch ply instead of MDF for the enclosure to help save weight with no loss of acoustic qualities.
