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Well, this is awkward. Updates with upgrades. Traded in my P88 and 150$ for: The guy who sold it to me said it had noise issues, I've tested it on a lab power supply, updated the firmware and ... there's no unwanted noise whatsoever. Still, fingers crossed for when I install it.

Final results... Sound is good enough... but could be lots better with just the equipment I have. Still have to bring the midbass drivers out(the stock locations are far behind the door panel). And the tweeters placement is quite awkward, one is on-axis and one is off-axis, so I have to figure that out too... Looks are decent, a bit annoyed with the mis-matched amps, but I can live with that. The sub is actually a Phase Linear Aliante(build under license by mac). Pure SQ sub. Doesn't really move that much air(but it eats up 400W like they're nothing), it's mainly a 10" midbass driver. But it's really smooth, fast and it blends in perfectly with the front stage.

You must protect each part of a cable, the fuse on the amp is for protecting the amp itself. With your setup it is possible to start an electrical fire: cable touches amp near wood, not enough current for the 250A fuse to blow, but enough to melt the small cable and generate a lot of heat. Not fun.

1. But I might have gotten something wrong... If not for 2. Cool installs is an overstatement. I did what could be done. More pics: The tweeters fit perfectly in the stock locations: And the pretty guy just sits there, and does his job: And a better view of everything in the trunk(still not perfect):

In one of your photos I've noticed that you have 8AWG positive wires with no fuse. Yes, there is a 250A fuse on the main 0AWG lead, but if one of the smaller cables short on an amp case or something, the big fuse will not blow! I'd really recommend a distro block with 60-80A fuses when reducing the cables' cross-section.

Shouldn't have an aliante in it? )

I had the logo cut out of ABS plastic on a CNC and just carpeted over it....

Well, I've made some bassbox stimulations and with the volume I have there are some possibilities... with a ridiculously long port. Still haven't tried yet.I'm satisfied for the moment. I'll cross that bridge when I get there...

Well hello. I've already posted some of my build log before this newbie thing. Been following the forums for some time now, I thought it was time for me to share... Here's my stuff, I'm more of an SQ guy: http://www.soundsolutionsaudio.com/forum/topic/59241-06-euro-civicfk2-simple-sq-build/

Hello world. Well, here's my Civic build. It's a simple SQ setup. Front stage: 2way DLS UR6i Sub: mac Audio Aliante 10" Black LTD Front amp: Helix H400 Esprit Sub amp: Steg QM 220.2 Stock HU as signal source and re-used Pioneer P88RS as signal processor. (HU>LOC>P88 aux in) It's an unusual configuration, works for now, but I'm really thinking about an Audison Bit Ten. Doors were deadened with SilentCoat, but I still have some work to do on them. Cables are AWG4, and hand"crafed" RCAs. Here's the car - or egg-shaped rocket ship, as some may call it: Old picture of the dash, pre-install (the same, but OEM tweeters): Overall requirements of the install were: 1. Keep everything fully functional, including AC/Radio Display and steering wheel controls. 2. Do not waste space and do not remove spare wheel (we've got potholes in the land of Dracula) 3. "Removability" - I don't want to sell everything when I sell the car, nor I want to buy un-modified interior parts to make it stock-looking. 4. Good SQ, I'm not at all after bigbase or anything SPL-related. As fun as it may be, it's not for me. So... First, I made an amp rack. Simple particle board. It just fits 2 amps, distro blocks and a small relay board. Techflex on most of the cables. And MOLEX connectors for the speakers(1 for midbass, 1 for tweeters). After connecting everything I thought it would have been better to use the connectors for left/right pairs. On my to-do list. I passed the speaker cables through copper tubes, just for the fun of it... Mounted on the left side of the trunk (and yeah, I know the Steg is sticking out): And now, the big mid-bass that goes in the trunk: Now, the fiberglass subwoofer enclosure. This was my first attempt at building one, so I messed up a few times, but quite satisfied of the final result. Enclosure is sealed, but I made it easily vent-able... The round thingey is actually a plug for the port hole. Just need to make another round thingey with a port. Finally: A crappy picture. Well, that's most of it. Still have to work on the doors and some prettyfication. And better photos.