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Old 12-24-07, 10:14 AM   #19
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Juke - where did you mount your Infiniti amp? I put one of these in my 500SEC and it ROCKS. Does it fit under the pass seat?

Last year I replaced the stock h/u with a CarPC... so sorry! wanted to integrate a whole bunch of other components (XM, I-Pod, IC-7000 Ham rig, b/u cam, GPS, DVD, USB Radio, etc), spent a month just working the schematic. and another 3 weekends installing the cables and components. It took my ego an entire year to come to terms with my mistake, but I finally gave up - the experiment failed miserably: tiny font on a washed-out LCD touchscreen, incessent Windows boot time delay (vs battery drain in standby), *no* 4-ch sound for anything read off the drive! It sucked (small consolation I could get WiFi on the road).

A few months ago I gave up & yanked the PC and went with an Avic-Z2. What a difference - I can actually read the screen during the day, and it interfaced easily with all the peripherals. the OEM speaker/amp wiring hookups were trivial (Scotche connector there). Only problem now is the factory sound is weak, it's time to upgrade those components. soooo - looking for decent speakers and an amp

FWIW, I didn't want to invest in Dynamat as there are less expensive paths: head down to your local Big Box Home Improvement center. there you'll find 12"w x 50' lg x 1/16" thk rolls of adhesive-backed asphaltic roofing seal for about 1/4 the cost. my son & I plastered his car with this stuff and avoided needing much larger amps.
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