My first SUV gets a sound system.

[Notorious97200 339]

Hi everyone !

I own a brand new MAzda CX-5 2.2 l Diesel. It's my first SUV, I've never had so much room in the cargo area !

I'm still waiting on a dash kit and an adaptor for the head unit.

I sold a lot of things from my ex car, the Toyota : rca's, power and ground (cca) wires, box, a Kinetic 1200, a DD 9515 ;-) and more....It gave me some serious cash to buy a few items.

Here what I have so far :

 

head unit : Pioneer X5600BT I need a double DIN unit to keep the screen for the parking radar (how do you call that ?)

Amplifiers : Incriminator Audio 20.1 for the bass and a 3.4 for the mids & highs. (thanks SSA for the Black&Blue sale).

Sub : SSA Zcon 15"

Mids & highs : my old set of Focal 165 KP still with its original passive filters.

Box : design from RAM is coming...

Wires : Knu and Phonocar rca's, Knu 0 gauge power set, and what I already had.

 

 

I'm not a photographer, so here are some pics

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The head unit, still in its box :

 

A set of rca's for the mids & highs :

 

the fuse holder I will use near the front battery :

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the Zcon :

 

I have a picture of the mids and highs speakers, but it's too ugly. I can't post it !

I'll take a better one assp.

 

a little rca mess :

I like those wood rings for the mids : they are well done. thanks to Phonocar (the only brand I know making EVERYTHING for car audio) :

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The stock head unit :

and some old pics just for fun :

[j-roadtatts 1,129]

Always fun to have a new ride to do a new build! Looking forward to so progress pics.

[Randal Johnson 544]

Nice Ride

[pmureika 31]

I bet you can't wait to get started on this build.

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Thanks guys.

 

can't wait ! And I'm on vacations these days...

The dash kit is coming. A friend is geting it from France for me in a few days.

[S.DeYoung 967]

why in the hell can't we (USA) get a diesel version of this? Nice ride, I have always enjoyed your builds.

[jcarter1885 995]

Love the new SUV man, thanks for the heads up on Phonocar since i never heard of them before.

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Thanks.

Phonocar is an old Italian brand.

They are the only one who sell adapters for each car we have, dash kit, wire, amps,..., and now those wood rings I found in a serious local car audio shop.

[Sencheezy 689]

Nice sub choice !!

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15% tint. Rear windows were already dark, stock tint.

 

 

in a hurry ...before the night, we just took out the stock plastic box to put that ring in. After 8 years, the Focal mid needed a little point of glue ;-)

very bad picture, but you can guess the amplifiers mounted and the Chinese Group 31 battery I will use (it was relatively cheap, and available).
2 shops should receive XS batteries in a few weeks, but they will be 3 times more expensive, and I can't wait !

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Today we'll hook everything, and instal the head unit.

Power cable and rca's are already in place.

The box will be done next week. I got the design from RAM.

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I still need to find a place for the tweeters !

The Focal filters will take place near the amplifier.

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Little preview on the box : I don't think it will look exactly like this. 4 cubic feet @ 33 Hz.

[pmureika 31]

Nice!

[jcarter1885 995]

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Head unit unit in the place ! It was easy to do...with all the instructions coming from a Mazda document I found online

 

I will use the Focal passive filters. I don't know wher are the covers. It's ugly but it will work.

The sun is killing us :

 

power for the bass amp :

 

Not going for the most beuatiful instal, but I like it !

Testing everything:

It works.

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It was too dark to keep working :

[pmureika 31]

But how does it sound?

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Still need to secure the rear battery. We will make something for that. I don't want to see any flying battery over (or on) my head.

 

The tweeters are in the stock location, on the dash. I don't know if I will like them there.

But everything is hidden, as I like, and the head unit stands nice ! I forgot to take a final picture.

I must buy an adaptor for the FM antenna, and another gear to hook the parking detector : I want the screen to show me where are the dangers (even if there is no camera).

 

There is some more work to do. The big 3 will be easy to do, the alternator is easy to reach on this car.

 

The box will be ready next week, before the week-end. I hope so :-)

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I can't say how it sounds yet.

I turn it on once, to see if everything was ok.

There is work to do. first impression : it is loud !!!

[stevemead08 752]

Heck yeah, nice build!