Denali double din and 4 channel installed

[83 Bimmer]

*UPDATED PICS*Denali double din and 4 channel installed

Update: Finished dash panel, added some pictures below

After lots of cutting and adjusting the kenwood double din with Sirius adapter and new JL XD400/4 are installed. The 4 channel is where the cd changer used to be in the center console, gotta love the size of the new digital amplifiers! A cover comes off the side of the amp allow access to all of the adjustments. Still have to mold the kenwood trim ring to the dash panel and fill in all the gaps but it's sitting right where I want it.
This combined with the JX 500/1 under the rear seat, the JL 10in W3 in the back, and the hertz speakers this stereo finally sounds respectable.
And just for you qukon 95 I left the factory bose amp with the bose sub still connected and operational, that little thing just sounds so good

 

[laredo1307]

Looks good. I couldn't bring myself to cut up my dash so I went with the single din JVC Kameleon KD-AVX77. It's actually been a really great stereo.

The only thing, I would see if you can cut-back the 4-points and make the whole rail look flush on the sides. Then maybe fill in the background with something.

 

[83 Bimmer]

What I want to do with that actually is bond the kenwood trim ring to the factory dash panel then either bondo or gorilla hair the entire thing to make it all one piece so it looks like a factory made part. That's a whole different weekend project though. That is why the cuts on the sides are not exactly perfect, I didn't care too much about them because I always intended on covering them up

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[Sevenevez]

nice install man

 

[qukon 95]

That's good bimmer that the sub isn't going to waste and how are you using the Bose amp? Nice DD
Install and using the CD player case to hide the amp I hope you don't have heating problems in the summer months with the 4 channel amp.
I wish I can compare a Bose amp verses my mtx amp driving this sub .

 

[83 Bimmer]

The new digital amps don't get hot, not like the old ones. When I first put the double din in there I didn't have the 4 channel so everything ran through the bose amp, when I hooked up the 4 channel I disconnected all the speaker output wires from the bose amp except for the subwoofer

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[Monstar_est87]

Im glad ur gonna put the finishing touches on her... Looks great so far cant wait 2 see the rest...

 

[83 Bimmer]

Attached a few pictures to the first post of the finished dash panel

 

[groundscr8pr]

did you drill a hole in your roof for the sirius anrenna??

 

[83 Bimmer]

Yes I did, only way to make it look nice

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[chaingun427]

how did you seal around it? i want to do the same thing with mine

 

[83 Bimmer]

Just some rtv silicone, let it dry overnight inside the garage, absolutely no problems. Drilled it from inside out. Once I pulled the overhead panel off of the headliner it was really easy to eyeball the center of the roof

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[livingez_123]

The finished product looks real nice, just takes some time planing, filling, sanding, etc...etc...etc...

 

[83 Bimmer]

Yes, took a lot of tedious hand work, but very happy at the end. I like it a lot better than the detailss kit

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[chaingun427]

How would I go about texturing the bondo or.gorilla hair filler after its painted?

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[83 Bimmer]

Actually I was wondering how that was going to work also but when I painted it there was enough natural orange peel that it blended in nicely

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[chaingun427]

I ask because my center console is going to require some material be added to it so it fits better

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[qukon 95]

Hey bimmer!! You need to move that little ant on the roof 1/8 " to the left.
Just kidding!!!!

 

[83 Bimmer]

No I think you're looking at it wrong, take your computer and flip it upside down then it'll look right

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