This was my car and I loved the results!! I don't have it anymore but it the system sounded amazing and lasted without issue until I traded it in. THESE GUYS DO AMAZING Work!!!
I owned this exact year and model. The Hybrid Audio Legatia Special Editions, L2SE widebands, drop right in for a perfect pressure fit install! I had to remember to shim them though to level them out. If you look at the OEM tweeters you will see a definite difference between the left and right tweeters base plates. I was also able to install the L6SE midbass drivers without any door cutting by using 0.5" ABS. They cleared the window mechanisms as well. If there was one single benefit I could point out about this car, it would be the amount of OEM sound deadening that was already in place! We simply just had to place a layer of Road Kill on the inside of the outside door skin. Then 100% coverage of the door's interior metal area. All holes needed filled since I was turning this into an IB baffle for the 7+ inch midbass that was going to play down to 40hz @ 12db. When it comes to the actual plastic door panel, do NOT be shy with Roadkill Pro with the CCF layer built on. I covered all window switches, cables, and any dangling wiring. I had to do NOTHING to the rear doors one bit or the flooring. The rear deck was a huge issue though. It still blows my mind that this Acura/Honda does not have a rear seat that will lay down....just a ski hole that is open to the trunk. The rear inner fenders are also well insulated as well. There is plenty of room under each seat for adding more midbass. If one did not want to go the traditional route with a trunk sub woofer setup, I tested several shallow 10 in subs in down firing boxes. This was after the carpet and foam was precisely cut and removed. This allowed for 1.5 in of additional depth and the enclosures were barely noticeable under the feet of the passengers. The sections of carpeting was replaced with spray contact adhesive and once the floor mats were placed back, no mods could be detected. This approach a saved tons of money and time that a trunk sub would have caused. I have pics and would gladly offer any assistance as I'm right here holding the couch down................for now.
I had a car like this and did some crazy install too on it myself . Custom rear dash with 4 8" beyma . But as always these guys are the pro with the install
I removed my HFL unit years ago due to the battery drain issue. My question is does the HFL unit have to be in place in order to make the resistor loop w/the orange/green-red wires?
Is there a possibility of taking out the navigation screen and replace it with a aftermarket radio or you have to keep the navigation system screen there because I do have the full screen I have a 04 Acura TL
I know everyone raves about Asian vehicles but I hated the Acura TL I recently got rid of after only having it less than a year. It was a pain in the butt to work on because things like the radio were quirky. Making the stock amp work with my aftermarket radio was a pain. The speakers are a weird size. Just removing the rear seat was major task. I hate when people do hack jobs but no way was I gonna cut up the door to put speakers in so I just found some to fit and used the stock baffle the stock speakers are mounted in.
I have that same interior and I hate it lol. Especially my cracked-out dash unfortunately, those dash covers don't look so great and a replacement dash is super expensive. Thanks for the how-to video though.
What happened to the center channel? That amplifier is 5 channels. How does the center channel work? All shortcuts. Everything on the internet is so easy and it works all the time. lol
A re-upload of old video. I asked about this in a live feed one time, and never got an answer. My question was that the amp under the passenger seat is too tall for the "sws" seat weight sensor. There is a plastic box under that seat. Either the seat will not go back, or that amp is only 3/4 of an inch thick.
I don’t know much about car audio. But is it common to use the cars factory speaker wire and add a amp to it? Instead of adding your own aftermarket speaker wire.
Great video install love the kit used to hate working on the car and making up a kit to make it work back in the day at my old shop. Nice job fellas. 👍😀✌
Hi love your shows could you explain in little more detail about the xd 700/5,v2 jl audio amp eg the settings . I have jl650 component spks in the front door and jl co axial in the bk doors and one 12wiv2 sub. Thks Donald from trinidad west indies.
Would like to do this to an 08 acura tsx with the navigation unit. The screen stopped showing and some of the ac controls are on the screen (fan speed & air direction). Would be a nice upgrade for it.
May I ask what is the name of the soft rubber seal to seal the hole of the power wire thru the firewall, I tried find it on the web and no luck, thanks in advance for your help.
@@LarrySoliman yeah it took some digging but after finding out this was a thing I was able to measure current drain and unplugged it for the client. Hasn't returned with any issues.
Bruh, Get up this Morning to a full 5star Installers diary video..... Today's Gonna be a GREAT Day!!!
This was my car and I loved the results!! I don't have it anymore but it the system sounded amazing and lasted without issue until I traded it in. THESE GUYS DO AMAZING Work!!!
Dean’s ability to problem solve has to be just about the best in the industry.
Great video to show how much work goes into an install and why it’s not inexpensive to have an excellent installer do the work.
i didn't have to cut my doors on my acura, i just used a 1inch spacer and trimmed the ring on the door panal.
I owned this exact year and model. The Hybrid Audio Legatia Special Editions, L2SE widebands, drop right in for a perfect pressure fit install! I had to remember to shim them though to level them out. If you look at the OEM tweeters you will see a definite difference between the left and right tweeters base plates.
I was also able to install the L6SE midbass drivers without any door cutting by using 0.5" ABS. They cleared the window mechanisms as well.
If there was one single benefit I could point out about this car, it would be the amount of OEM sound deadening that was already in place!
We simply just had to place a layer of Road Kill on the inside of the outside door skin. Then 100% coverage of the door's interior metal area. All holes needed filled since I was turning this into an IB baffle for the 7+ inch midbass that was going to play down to 40hz @ 12db. When it comes to the actual plastic door panel, do NOT be shy with Roadkill Pro with the CCF layer built on. I covered all window switches, cables, and any dangling wiring. I had to do NOTHING to the rear doors one bit or the flooring.
The rear deck was a huge issue though. It still blows my mind that this Acura/Honda does not have a rear seat that will lay down....just a ski hole that is open to the trunk. The rear inner fenders are also well insulated as well. There is plenty of room under each seat for adding more midbass. If one did not want to go the traditional route with a trunk sub woofer setup, I tested several shallow 10 in subs in down firing boxes. This was after the carpet and foam was precisely cut and removed. This allowed for 1.5 in of additional depth and the enclosures were barely noticeable under the feet of the passengers. The sections of carpeting was replaced with spray contact adhesive and once the floor mats were placed back, no mods could be detected. This approach a saved tons of money and time that a trunk sub would have caused.
I have pics and would gladly offer any assistance as I'm right here holding the couch down................for now.
I had a car like this and did some crazy install too on it myself . Custom rear dash with 4 8" beyma . But as always these guys are the pro with the install
Honda means 30 years of reliability!!! 93 Civic and 06 CR-V, still going strong!!!
I would love to know what the guys charge for this. Great install per usual.
I removed my HFL unit years ago due to the battery drain issue. My question is does the HFL unit have to be in place in order to make the resistor loop w/the orange/green-red wires?
Waiting for a 2020 Acura tlx install
Yall looked absolutely thrilled lol
The pac website shows vehicle specific instructions for the swi-rc also. I haven’t looked at the paperwork in years
Is there a possibility of taking out the navigation screen and replace it with a aftermarket radio or you have to keep the navigation system screen there because I do have the full screen I have a 04 Acura TL
If I was going to pay someone for an install, it would definitely be for this car. Omg the small little intricacies seemed like such a pain
Hello from Tennessee ! Great channel
There's actually a kit that allows you to retain full navi functions with a double din installed.
Thnx! where can i find it?
I know everyone raves about Asian vehicles but I hated the Acura TL I recently got rid of after only having it less than a year. It was a pain in the butt to work on because things like the radio were quirky. Making the stock amp work with my aftermarket radio was a pain. The speakers are a weird size. Just removing the rear seat was major task. I hate when people do hack jobs but no way was I gonna cut up the door to put speakers in so I just found some to fit and used the stock baffle the stock speakers are mounted in.
I have that same interior and I hate it lol. Especially my cracked-out dash unfortunately, those dash covers don't look so great and a replacement dash is super expensive. Thanks for the how-to video though.
What happened to the center channel? That amplifier is 5 channels. How does the center channel work? All shortcuts. Everything on the internet is so easy and it works all the time. lol
Acura ELS is my favorite, I had a 2013 Acura ILX Technology that had it it was the BEST
A re-upload of old video. I asked about this in a live feed one time, and never got an answer. My question was that the amp under the passenger seat is too tall for the "sws" seat weight sensor. There is a plastic box under that seat. Either the seat will not go back, or that amp is only 3/4 of an inch thick.
I don’t know much about car audio. But is it common to use the cars factory speaker wire and add a amp to it? Instead of adding your own aftermarket speaker wire.
You can use factory wiring!!!
Great video install love the kit used to hate working on the car and making up a kit to make it work back in the day at my old shop. Nice job fellas. 👍😀✌
What about cross over for those components?
What tool did you use to cut doors
Holy cracked dash !!!
0:00 Good morning.
34:17 Have a great night.
Man, how long does it take to do this? LOL
Huge fan any way u can make a video on tuning a aftermarket amp the right way?
What specific tweeters where used?
I have a 2003 acura tl I want to change my door speakers what do yall recommend.
Hello from Trinidad
Another work of art
How much for everything you put in,roughly?
have you invested in a 3d printer yet?
All 0s for deans passcode. Super secure 😂
Hi love your shows could you explain in little more detail about the xd 700/5,v2 jl audio amp eg the settings . I have jl650 component spks in the front door and jl co axial in the bk doors and one 12wiv2 sub. Thks Donald from trinidad west indies.
Would like to do this to an 08 acura tsx with the navigation unit. The screen stopped showing and some of the ac controls are on the screen (fan speed & air direction). Would be a nice upgrade for it.
You are going to have to get a smart harness to integrate the aftermarket radio to the climate control.
May I ask what is the name of the soft rubber seal to seal the hole of the power wire thru the firewall, I tried find it on the web and no luck, thanks in advance for your help.
3M Strip Caulk
Dean and Fernando tool drawer for the win!!!
Any battery draining issues w Acura link Navi models + aftermarket radio? Just ran into that issues a couple of days ago.
does your HFL still work? LOL. All of them fail along with the dash. Unplug the HFL if it doesnt work. That should fix battery drain issues.
@@LarrySoliman yeah it took some digging but after finding out this was a thing I was able to measure current drain and unplugged it for the client. Hasn't returned with any issues.
I need a 5star video on 2012 toyota camry with bose
I have the same color TL love it very fun car
Love you guys ❤️🙏🏻
08 TL type s is my jam
I really though that as signal goes the Acura head unit was not that bad. Or at least as good as the Alpine.
Excellent, thanks
Awesome job.
Holy panels
3rd street. HI FROM ARIZONA
How does Dean always seem to have blood on his hands.. 😂
He moonlights as a MMA fighter. That's why he's always running in his old videos, lol.
95-7815B .. no one else noticed ??
1st from Australia ;)
1 street
Ive seen so many TL’s with cracked dashes. Quality has gone down over the years
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