2015 Subaru WRX

[Beerdrnkr 5,000+ posts]

Pretty sure not many people are interested in this build log on this site but here's a few updates anyway.

A shot of what the amp rack pretty much looks like.

Still having weird issues with a possible bad rca. I'll have to get into that later.

So here's the pods, like I said, the installer wasn't happy with how they came out so they're going to get bondo'd and sanded some more but I think that angle will be staying. They're slightly toe'd in towards the center but not much and they point towards the windshield at about 3 quarters of the way up, I think the headliner helps the reflections out a lot.

 

[Beerdrnkr 5,000+ posts]

So I did some troubleshooting today and it appears that one of the amps is defective and has a single bad rca input. I contacted the seller from amazon so we'll see how that goes.

In the meantime I decided to just run 2 channels from the defective amp to the tweeters and run the other in 4 channel mode to the midrange and midbass speakers. The midbass definitely needs one of the amps bridged because it's just not enough for them right now and they can't keep up with the substage.

I also cleaned up the wiring a bit more. I'll finish cleaning it up fully once I receive a new amp.

I just used some tech Flex and wire loom since I had a ton of different colored wiring.

 

[Beerdrnkr 5,000+ posts]

Somehow I managed to screw up the bass knob so that's not working now for some reason. I'll have to get another cord. Does anyone know if it's just a regular phone cord or is it some specific specialty cord?

Last night I was literally a hair trigger away from buy two of these amps! Just because they're super small and look awesome. I just wasn't too sure about kenwood's quality nowadays.

 

[JoshC 10+ year member]

Somehow I managed to screw up the bass knob so that's not working now for some reason. I'll have to get another cord. Does anyone know if it's just a regular phone cord or is it some specific specialty cord?
Last night I was literally a hair trigger away from buy two of these amps! Just because they're super small and look awesome. I just wasn't too sure about kenwood's quality nowadays.

The execelion stuff is great, Ive used there lower line in lots of projects with good results.

 

[Catbug]

nice pic josh //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

 

[Beerdrnkr 5,000+ posts]

The execelion stuff is great, Ive used there lower line in lots of projects with good results.

I've decided to stay with the PPIs, I just purchased another 900.4.

nice pic josh //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

Indeed!

 

[Slobalt]

nice build, how do you like the ppi's so far

 

[Catbug]

Looks like everything is coming together good! Hows it sounding?

 

[Beerdrnkr 5,000+ posts]

nice build, how do you like the ppi's so far

The PPI's are good so far. I'm waiting for another to arrive because one of them had a bad rca input. So far no noise and plenty of power. Installation wise they're just ok and they do run hot but so far no shutting off.

Looks like everything is coming together good! Hows it sounding?

I did some tuning today and it's starting to sound **** good. Still got some EQ'ing to do and I need the other amp to come in so I can run it bridged and really throw some power to my midbass. Overall, I'm really happy with the way it's sounding.

 

[Beerdrnkr 5,000+ posts]

Now we're getting somewhere!

 

[Catbug]

Awesome man I'm glad it going well!

 

[Beerdrnkr 5,000+ posts]

The grille is installed, speaker pods all done, and COBB access port installed.

PODS: the pods came out looking a lot cleaner and the paint is almost dead on with the center dash piece. I just need to figure out a way to make a pressure fit speaker grille.

BUMPER GRILLE: The new grille is awesome and makes the car look a lot more aggressive IMO. I just need to get the last piece which goes to the hood scoop.

COBB Access Port: The COBB unit helped with the slight turbo lag that the car has. Just driving it in the intelligent mode the car feels a lot smoother overall and I instantly saw a significant increase in gas mileage. Playing with it in sport mode is where I really feel the power. I haven't played with it in sport sharp or with the paddle shifters yet.

 

[Beerdrnkr 5,000+ posts]

Got a couple of updates. I got some vinyl cutouts for the tail lights orange side markers and the chrome side wrx emblems. The tail lights were way too difficult to do with the shape of them and I totally butchered one side before I gave up. The orange side markers are ok but they do have some bubbling, you can't really tell from a few yards away but up close you can definitely tell. The chrome emblem vinyl I still have to shave a little off, I just wanted to let them stick really well before I do it. Bottom line is that I **** at putting on the vinyl and next time I'll just pay a tint shop to install them for me!

The new PPI amp came in and I bridged them to my midbass and now they're really pounding. I have a pretty good tune set right now that I'm happy with til the next time I decide to do a little more tweaking but overall I'm really happy with how it sounds.

I also ran another cable to get my bass knob working again, it's a must have.

The COBB access port is mounted on an empty plate to the left of the steering wheel. I haven't done any 0-60 WOT runs yet but it's running really good so far.

I still have to go pick up the new a pillars at the dealership since mine have holes in them from the tweeters I had mounted before. Maybe I can have some custom fiberglass work done on them just in case I ever decide to change things up //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/rolleyes.gif.c1fef805e9d1464d377451cd5bc18bfb.gif

 

[Beerdrnkr 5,000+ posts]

Not that anyone's interested in this build, so this will probably be my last update on here.

Just another small cosmetic update. License plate relocation kit and license plate delete. Meh, it's ok I guess, something a little different.

 

[Catbug]

Hey man how is rex sounding? I just got the PPI 900.4 and have been messing with it. Decided to go active this weekend so I will see how that ends up sounding.