This
Jeep was a major job, because of the customer's
request to make the install, water resistant.
He didn't want to worry about putting
the top on, in case of rain.
He parked it in the garage most of the time.
This
took us about 1 week to complete
The
outside of the Jeep was done by a local
4x4 shop. They installed 4 off-road
KC lights across the top of the windshield,
and put on tail light guards. They
also did some other modifications to the
body, and suspension.
When
this Wrangler came in, the stereo was completely
stock.
This
project came along because the customer
had a bunch of stereo equiptment that we
removed from a car he sold, and wanted it
put in his "toy" Jeep.
To
start with, the stereo is a Sony CD Player
in the dash, with a Clairion EQ mounted
under the dash (set back for water resistance).
We
installed all 2 pairs of 3-way MB Quart
Components, 1 pair custom cut into the doors,
and the other put into custom made enclosures
on top of the wheel wells in the rear (which
were covered in vinyl to protect the speakers
from water damage).
To
power this system, we used his Rockford
Fosgate 1 farad cap, and 2 new Optima batteries.
The batteries were installed with
a relay, so that the stereo can be played
in accessory position of the key, and only
one battery will be in line, with the key
in run position, both batteries will be
in line.
We
used the stock battery location for one
of the batteries, and placed the other in
a custom "armrest" battery box (from a marine
application), in-between the front seats.
The
was mounted on a amp rack, with the 6 channel
Macintosh amplifier and the battery relay.
The rack is mounted on the floor below
the speaker box.
The
speaker box was custom built to stand above
the amp and cap, to provide water resistance,
and it was also covered in vinyl.
The
2 subwoofers are JL Audio W6 12 inch. The
Macintosh 6 channel amp, didn't supply the
bass the customer wanted, so we added a
Phoenix Gold 2 Channel amp under the
rear seat, to power the subs.
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