New install: Kenwood 8120/Focal/JL/Sound Dampening

[tbone28]

After receiving several referrals (from different forums) to Sound Innovations, I decided to give them this project, and it was an awesome decision. Ernie (owner) and Junior (installer for 10+ years) were great to work with. I suppose Ernie is doing something right if he's been in business for 20 years.

Products:
Kenwood DNX 8120
Focal 165 KR
JL 8" underdash sub
JL HD600/4 amp

Anyway, here are some pics that they took for me:

Strip down for Sound Dampening:









Sound Dampening:

Products used:

1) Cascade Audio VB-3: for car floor and engine cover



2) Dynamat Extreme: to line inner door panels

3) Blackhole Tile Block: to line outer door panels



Results: The car is SIGNIFICANTLY quieter now!

[tbone28]

Final Product:

The tweeters were too big to fit on the outside of the cover, so they fabricated brackets to mount the tweeter from behind

[Periclaws]

Great job!Enjoy and thank you for not using roofing material like some members

[vpkb1998]

Very nice. I'm always in awe by the patience some people have. Is the amp installed on the brace?

[SunDiego]

Great install tbone!

[tbone28]

Thanks everyone!

roofing material? No comment

The amp is installed on the seat brackets....it's not touching the floor

[Dunerunner]

Great install tbone and you'll love the 8120 as much as I love the 7120. This install goes into the Members Library.

[brian r]

Very nice! Enjoy those Focals.

Do you know how much VB-3 was used? The last time I bought it was from Parts Express and it was about $18 a square foot. It sure does work, though!

http://www.parts-express.com/pe/psho...70&ctab=6#Tabs

Originally Posted by Periclaws

Great job!Enjoy and thank you for not using roofing material like some members

Apologies to the experts, but VB-3 comes on a roll. Read the first sentence of the application instructions. It's not even glued to the floor:

http://www.parts-express.com/pdf/268-270i.pdf

Roofing materials Rock!

[tbone28]

brian - My installer said he would need 3 rolls of the VB-3, but he was really cool, and told me to buy just 2 rolls, cuz he had some leftover from a previous project that he would use on my car, free of charge...that's probably the reason for the extra seams you see in the pics.

brian - your thread on the b-quiet install was actually what made me want to do sound dampening. I plan to do the pillars like you, but will try to do that myself one of these days.

[Periclaws]

Uh but the vb-3 is not the dampner product it is a totally different type product,their v-max line is comparable to the b-Quiet.They used the dynamat extreme instead.Dynamat extreme comes in sheets,right?