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Feb 23 2012 02:45am


1: What is the Year, Make, and Model of the vehicle. '11 Chevy Malibu
2: What is your budget? $800-$1100
3: What exactly do you want your outcome to be? (Good sounding music, or loud bass?) loud, clear highs/mids, strong bass
4: And specific sub sizes that you prefer more than others? leaning towards 12's, but open for suggestions
5: How much trunk space do you want to use up? 1/4-1/2
6: What type of features are you looking for in a CD Player (aka Head Unit)? (Ex: USB, AUX, BlueTooth, etc) ipod interface, aux, possibly double din???
7: What type of music do you listen to? Rap
8: Is your stock stereo system amplified? (You may or may not know this) no clue
9: Do you have Steering Wheel Controls? (Volume/Seek on the steering wheel) yes

no need of wiring accessories
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Feb 23 2012 02:49am
I have a 2009 Malibu. You're going to need to do some serious sound deadening. These things rattle like you wouldn't believe.
Trunk, bumper, quarters, back window panel, all flex and rattle. I've resorted to leaving the seats down and pointing them inside.

You will be able to do everything by yourself though. Car can be gutted in 10-15 minutes easily.

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Feb 23 2012 02:53am
Quote (Cadillac @ Feb 23 2012 04:49am)
I have a 2009 Malibu. You're going to need to do some serious sound deadening. These things rattle like you wouldn't believe.
Trunk, bumper, quarters, back window panel, all flex and rattle. I've resorted to leaving the seats down and pointing them inside.

You will be able to do everything by yourself though. Car can be gutted in 10-15 minutes easily.


ya kno doubt..aint nothin worse then rattling
which bumper are u talking about?
and where are the quarters located?

what kind of things would i need for good sound deadening and what would i need to do with them ?
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Quote (cadizzle1392 @ Feb 23 2012 02:53am)
ya kno doubt..aint nothin worse then rattling
which bumper are u talking about?
and where are the quarters located?

what kind of things would i need for good sound deadening and what would i need to do with them ?


All of the serious pieces surround the trunk naturally. If you pulled all of the upholstery out of the trunk and used
Dynamat or one of the other sound deadening brands over your entire trunk you'll be fine.

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All of the serious pieces surround the trunk naturally. If you pulled all of the upholstery out of the trunk and used
Dynamat or one of the other sound deadening brands over your entire trunk you'll be fine.


alright yea..dude at the window tint place was telling me about that. theyre supposed to be expanding to car audio too.
and u must be talking about where the break light is for the back window panel
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Feb 23 2012 03:16am
What is your expertise with car audio? Are you capable of building a box if I give you a Cut Sheet? Or do you know a local Carpenter that could help you out? If worse comes worse you could go to home depot and have them cut your wood for $5 and then you can take it home and assemble it VIA my design. I would choose to go with a custom enclosure tuned as it can provide better sound and accuracy as well as louder bass for your buck. For $1000 you can have a pretty mean system but theres a lot of work that comes with it like electrical upgrades and ripping your car apart :-p Anyways:

Get 2 of these for a little less than $400 shipped new with certified warranty, make sure you get 2 Dual 4 Ohm Subwoofers.
http://www.soundsolutionsaudio.com/store/products/Sundown-Audio-SA%252d12.html

This pioneer provides 3 sets of RCA outputs for: Subwoofer Out, Rear Out, Front Out. This allows 4v output to a Monoblock amplifier and a 4 Channel amplifier from one headunit to maximize power and versatility.
http://www.sonicelectronix.com/item_31077_Pioneer-DEH-P8300UB.html

This amplifier does RATED @ 14.4v and then some with decent efficient and can dig deep and low. It will give 1700w all day to those and they'll love it.
http://www.sonicelectronix.com/item_23547_Hifonics-Brutus-BRZ1700.1D.html

Best wire on the market and it's CCA which has less corrosion and more wire compared to other brands it's true 0 gauge comes with incredible RCA's are well great bang for buck
http://www.knukonceptz.com/productDetail.cfm?prodID=KCA-PK0 (NOTE: This is for the Brutus 1700 mono block.)
http://www.amazon.com/KnuKonceptz-KCA-Complete-Gauge-Installation/dp/B0050I6KII/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1329988053&sr=8-1 (NOTE: This is for the 4 channel amplifier.)

Great amplifier for the money rediculous power output for a 4 channel in this price range and as we all know MB Quart is great for the price
http://www.amazon.com/MB-Quart-ONX4-125-4-Channel-Amplifier/dp/B005CJXISK/ref=sr_1_1?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1329988170&sr=1-1

These Kenwoods are actually amazing they sound better then any Alpine, Kicker, Rockford or Pioneers I've heard in the price range great speakers. Also the 2 front pair = 140rms, the 2 rear pair = 220rms. The amplifier does 125rms x 4 @ 4 ohm so these speakers will shine one that amplifier just make sure your front are turned down lower than the rears as the REARS can handle almost twice the power.
http://www.sonicelectronix.com/item_43768_Kenwood-KFC-1694PS.html (NOTE: These are for the front and come as a pair.)
http://www.sonicelectronix.com/item_22572_Kenwood-KFC-6983PS.html (NOTE: These are for the rear and come as a pair.)

And of course a box that I design for you will cost around $50 tops to build but man I can tune this thing to play highs, lows, in between I can make it hit better on rock, on rap or be versatile on both I can make it more more air or less air and be louder to the ear really I can do almost anything, this is what I suggest EVERYTIME someone has a system just because you'll get 3-4x the performance from a Custom box than you would from a Pre-fab box for less money.


Little over budget @ $1265.98 for everything shipped brand new and warrantied 2+ years fully if you wanted to drop the price $200 we could cut corners on the amplifier and subwoofers but I promise you it's worth it to spend the extra money... I've heard these Sundowns and ran those Hifonics Brutus's and man if you get this setup most likely you'll be the loudest cleanest setup in town and you're going to make the chicks want to ride with you instead of your buddies :-p.

/e While I agree deadening is important it's also EXPENSIVE and should be something you do last to see what spots need to be deadened and how bad it's car's don't usually flex as bad as SUV's or Trucks it's usually just the trunk to be honest just go to home depot and buy some cheap Peel n' Seel and put 2-3 layers on your trunk that should hold you over for a good while


Also what's the CCA and CA on your current battery? and what size stock alternator do you have?

This post was edited by Hellish Orc on Feb 23 2012 03:21am
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Also what's the CCA and CA on your current battery? and what size stock alternator do you have?


not sure about all these..i mean i just bought the car yesterday..tryna set me up a game plan
i can always check on this if necesarry

o and the first link is working

This post was edited by cadizzle1392 on Feb 23 2012 03:24am
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Feb 23 2012 03:26am
as for your other questions i kno almost nothing about car audio sadly lol
and i probably could find somebody to make me a box
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as for your other questions i kno almost nothing about car audio sadly lol
and i probably could find somebody to make me a box


Well what I can do for you is design you a box and give you a picture so you can see what you're dealing with, then I can send you a cut sheet that gives you the cuts for every piece all I need to know are the max dimensions within your trunk that I can use for the design like Length x Width x Height, also do you listen to mostly rap? and do you plan on competing in the future?

Also I know the first link didn't work I don't know how to fix it D: and please figure out what size alternator and battery you have as it's critical to seeing if you can run all of this power without electrical upgrades.

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Feb 23 2012 06:12pm
Quote (cadizzle1392 @ Feb 23 2012 02:57am)
alright yea..dude at the window tint place was telling me about that. theyre supposed to be expanding to car audio too.
and u must be talking about where the break light is for the back window panel


Yeah that's the one. It wasn't so bad until I blew all of the seam sealer out. Completely intolerable with the windows up.
The sound deadening may break your budget, and the rattling is bad enough that it will bother you every time you play your music.



Quote (Hellish Orc @ Feb 23 2012 03:31am)
Well what I can do for you is design you a box and give you a picture so you can see what you're dealing with, then I can send you a cut sheet that gives you the cuts for every piece all I need to know are the max dimensions within your trunk that I can use for the design like Length x Width x Height, also do you listen to mostly rap? and do you plan on competing in the future?

Also I know the first link didn't work I don't know how to fix it D: and please figure out what size alternator and battery you have as it's critical to seeing if you can run all of this power without electrical upgrades.


He's going to bring up pricing for this cut sheet by the way. Seems he's sticking around to try and make money.

This post was edited by Cadillac on Feb 23 2012 06:13pm
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