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i was going to suggest that, too... i ran a 5.1 surround setup when all i had was 4 KX65s, a pair of R13 tweets, and my 2 S12L7s, and it still sounded incredible... everything in the stock location, tweets in the sail panels, rear-firing subs... if your head unit and/or peripherals have a good digital decoder and a decent signal processor, which i'm sure the Alpine does, then i doubt you'll notice the difference...

 
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i'm gonna run the Alpine IVA-D310 for a bit, then look into getting the PAX and headunit to control it.

 
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IVA-D310 doesn't have a surround sound processor, but with the onboard time-delay imaging controls and your equalizers, you should still have great SQ

catch ya later bro... time to get ready for work again

 
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ight man, take it easy, you get on the internet at work?

 
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Finally got my new speakers in (shall post pics either today or tomorrow).
Focal Utopia Be tweeters in the A pillars (these tweeters were quite large, had to do a little glassing and vinyling to get them to look right). These tweeters sound amazing, very detailed and smooth, not harsh at all.
The midbass is in the doors, Focal K2P. Not as much midbass as my D9 components had, but the D9 had a beefy 7" that played pretty darn low, the Focals do compliment the Be tweeters well, so I'm happy. Just glad to have the kick panels out and a foot rest again

 
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Okay, here are some pics I took of a few of my things:
Here are the tweeters installed:
http://slickssite.com/Car%20Audio/DriverTweet.JPG
http://slickssite.com/Car%20Audio/DriverTweet2.JPG
http://slickssite.com/Car%20Audio/PassTweet.JPG

Clarion Calypso Sirius reciever:
http://slickssite.com/Car%20Audio/Sirius.JPG

Clarion DRZ-9255:
http://slickssite.com/Car%20Audio/CDPlayer.JPG

and yes, I know my car needs a little cleaning

 
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/\ I like the tweeters but they appear to be aimed down into the dash, but the install is great. The cd player just doesn't look right in the dash, it would look cool if you made that plate sit flush. Just my suggestions, but looks nice none the less.

 
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I'm in the midst of building my new system so I'll have pics with my new kappa perfect and box can't wait...

 
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I pointed the tweeters down on purpose, and believe me, they do sound fantastic. I didn't want them pointed at the windshield, but didn't want them pointed towards the occupants, I didn't want that in your face sound.
I agree with the CD player. The dash piece is the double din from the Special Edition Civic, I used to have an Eclipse AVN in it, but took the AVN out because the SQ wasn't good. If you notice the dash piece, the opening has a rolled edge, so its hard to flush something up to it. That piece of plexi I used is sitting on a lip where I guess the stock SE radio fits to. I'm planning on doing something a little nicer with the dash piece and radio, just have to find the time.
Here is a pic of the AVN in my Civic, looked really nice in there: http://slickssite.com/Car%20Audio/AVN.JPG

 
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Alpine IVA-D310 just arrived this morning at 9 am. I will have it installed and ready to go on Thursday, i'll post pics then.

 
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here's a good question for you guys... what the hell do you do if you have a flat? get it towed? I am about to get 2 12's put in the trunk and am wondering wtf to do with the spare.... really don't care to ride w/o one and don't want to put in the cab either..

 
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i have a full size (14" stock rim/tire from '00 Civic) spare... the entire center portion of my trunk floor is on linear actuators, so i smack a button and it flips up and over to access the spare

 
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How about i don't have a spair at all. As my custom title states, i have a completely fiberglassed trunk so no spare or anything going in there. LOL, I went to ATL and just stuck a full size stock wheel and tire on the backseat and took it down just in case, good thing i did cause i got a flat. Good thing GIXXER on here was already in ATL at and bought me a new tire so when i got down there i could get it changed.

 
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drew22mader I see you are from Portsmouth, Ohio if you don't mind me asking what area of Portsmouth. I grew up there and Still own part of the families Farm off of St Rt 73.

Also if any one has a sugestion for a good location for a center stage speaker other than the second din, I have a computer with a 7" Monitor in that location and not enough room to place a speaker there also.

 
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Second Din?

 
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yea, he means if you have a single din headunit and install it in the top space, you can add a center channel below it, alpine makes one that fits right in there like a cd player.

You can always fiberglass one on the dash, i've seen it done a few times.

 
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Hey i live in town by Southern Ohio Medical Center. Post up some pics of your car.

Also if any one has a sugestion for a good location for a center stage speaker other than the second din, I have a computer with a 7" Monitor in that location and not enough room to place a speaker there also.

 
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Yeah that is exactly what I meant sorry for the bad choice of words been a long day at work.

And thanks for the idea.

 
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u talking about the space under the radio? i was not aware that anyone made speakers to fit in there.. SWEET!

Well... I just bought two 12" PG Competition Subs and a 1400watt (?) Farienhiet (spelling) Amp that i am getting installed in the next week...

Anyone with thoughts on a GOOD head unit thats not to pricey and works w/ a I-Pod. would love your suggestions.

 
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drew22 I will post some pics of my car as soon as I can nothing special right now.

 
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How much are you looking to spend? That would help alot.

 
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On a head unit? prefer not alot.. saw one the other day... I think it was a Alpine for like $240. Guy said it would cost like $650 for sterio and install of radio, amp and both subs w/ wiring.. Car Toys i think is the name of the store i went to.

 
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The Alpine 9851 is a nice HU for $240 prolly best band for you buck.

 
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you wouldnt rather wire it up yourself? Its not very hard and you learn alot about your system by doing it yourself. only thing is, the rear deck is a bitch to take off

 
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last time I wired my own stuff in, I blew a few speakers

 
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ouch /\ lol, thats gotta suck

 
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we all have to start somewhere... the first system i ever did was a JVC tape deck install in my dad's '87 Jeep Grand Wagoneer lol... i thought i did a pretty badass job twisting and taping all those wires together, but after a couple trips back and forth down our dirt road, just about all of the connections had come loose and i fried the head unit... then on top of that, when i went to disconnect the battery before i fixed the head unit, i spot-welded my brand new Craftsman ratchet to the top of the positive post when it touched while i was disconnecting the negative terminal...

anyway, props for at least trying... if you ever decide to try again, here's a link to check out that will help get you on your feet and hopefully help you stop blowing **** up lol

Crutchfield Advisor Learning Center

 
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spot welded it! LOL! thats the funniest damn thing i've ever heard. i bet that was a fun day. I installed my old stereo in my blazer, actually 2 of them. and installed 3 of my friends. But with my civic i let them professionally do it and do it right plus i don't have time.

 
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AHAHAHA yea that sucks, ive arc welded stuff before while removing a battery, its kinda funny once you realize your not gonna die from it.

oh and yea i did all my install, you learn alot and its great fun! ive done a few HU installs on other peoples cars too. i make sure ALL connections are soldered, then covered in heat-shrink tube then taped up. thats the best way. oh yeah drew they twisty capped the HU you sold me so you may wanna ask them to solder it instead.

 
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They only capped the ends that weren't being used, you have to remember that all my stuff is amplified so they didn't need the speaker wires hooked up to anything.