Processing in 99-01.....I'd say an Alpine PRA-H400 processor. Still a nice unit. Not as flexible as the H700 but I think the H700 came out around 2002-3.

 

You get those from Rob's cousin Steve? He has/had a set.

RF EPX2 was probably still the dominant EQ/Xover back then.

 

2 NOS ones, one from him that's NIB, might buy the other 3 he has too just for the hell of it.

I was considering the EPX2, or I could go H400.

On the way home today I was even thinking about a PPI DEQ-230.

 

I really like a DEQ230 / FRX456 but for what you wind up paying you can get an EPX2 for sure.

Does Kyle not still have his Xtant 5channel parametric? Don't see those everyday and it's period correct.

 

He does, try to get Kyle to decide to sell something tho... he has a PSC-221 NIB too that he still hasn't parted with.

I don't know that 3 bands front 2 rear of parametric is enough to tune with tho. I can live with the crossovers in my amps if I get an EQ I like tho.

Kyle still has a virtually new EPX2, but there might be a problem with it.

 

lol, I was obsessing about EQs as well when I built the SX. So I bought an H700.

To date, all EQ bands are still flat. Not using TA either

Alpine 3402 parametric was still out around then too - it had a goofy name in it's last incarnation though. RF OEQ2 is a neat piece as well. The sorta-parametric

 

PG EQ230's can be found for cheap easily enough or you could go with a EQ215ix if you want some crossover's and the lpl-44 option in it.

 

I've got an EPX2 I can let go fairly cheap, it just needs a minor repair to the controller, has the E14 card in it as well, and the manual

 

So, today was slow but it started to look more like a car again. The only bummer is that I only got to pick up two of the subs so far, hopefully I'll get the other tomorrow. I'm also getting a virtually new RF EPX2 for processing tomorrow.

So, to the pics:

Placing the baffle in:



From the front:



Test fitting the rear seat, this is pretty much how it will look finished, other than that the rear deck will be back in:



From the rear:



The view from the rear makes me wish that I had a smaller set of amps, I'd keep virtually the whole trunk. I need two 6 foot Streetwires ZN3's tomorrow if I want to get the rear deck and back seat back in, dunno where I'll get those on a holiday monday.

 

Please forgive the crappy camera, had to use my buddies.

Here's what one XM2000R looks like in the trunk:



No matter what I consider doing I can't figure out how to make them work without giving up my whole trunk.

Basically the options are:

1) Stack them on top of each other with the bottom one flat on the trunk floor.

2) Stack them on top of each other with the bottom one flat on the floor and top one as high as it can go, maybe invert it too.

3) Stack them on top of each other with the bottom one flat on the trunk floor, and the top one angled with the back up as high as possible.

4) Put them one in fron of the other, with the tops slightly reclined towards the subs.

If you have other ideas let me have em, but to rule some of em out:

1) The trunk is too short for them to be stood up at 90 degrees.

2) The spare tire well is too small to put even one in.

3) The trunk is too narrow for side by side.