dlechner's 2008.5 Mazdaspeed 3 Audio

dlechner

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08.5 Mazdaspeed 3 GT (White)
Thought I might finally share my car. It is still a work in progress. I am testing subs right now, with an IDQ15 in the back.

Car mods include:

Pioneer PRS800 with LED change to amber/orange (Thanks to JC2 from team Hybrids for an amazing Job!!)
PAC SWI utilizing the factory stearing wheel controls
Custom dash kit (courtesy of Wayne Watkins from Car Toys in Denver - Park Meadows)
Approx 100sqft of B-quiet sound dampening
HAT L6's in the doors
HAT L1v2 Tweets in the a-pillars
Image Dynamics IDQ15
Phoenix gold XS6600 powering the whole system
Turbo XS CAI
Turbo XS BOV
Turbo XS Downpipe (sitting in garage not installed yet)

First the car:
 

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Now the progress. Not a whole lotta pics, but my wife had our camera during some of this. So I had to use my Iphone and the pics didn't turn out that great.

Pics of Pillars (Using Hybrid Audio Technologies L2v2), Door mid (Using HAT L6) sound dampening and dash kit:
 

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Finished dash kit:
 

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Some finished pics. Sub enclosure is temporary. Not sure if I want to keep it. Like to keep things on the down low.
 

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wow that dash kit is pretty cool looking. I wonder if you would mind posting a quick how to for making something "piano black". I would really appreiciate it.

I am doing my mazda 3 as well here is the linkLINK
 
I would love to Pat, but Wayne Watkins at Car Toys in Park Meadows CO did it for me. Like everything, it looks better in person.

BTW, nice install. I have been following that.
 
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