That's really looking good..I do admit that your pretty darn good at what you make.. Nice !

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Pretty darn good????? Are you SERIOUS ????? This is TOP NOTCH !!!!!!!!!!

 

thanks guys. the pictures don't do it justice - the sub fits perfectly in the cutout and is nicely flush with the second baffle. i put a metal fleck paint on the port so it looks nicer than black plastic.

i added deadening to the port as well - BXT II around the outside.

interior has 45 deg triangles glued to sides/top for extra stiffening. and interior is lined to reduce ringing.

some of the port transitions shifted during final assembly and left some lips that are generating some port noise. i will go over them with silicone to smooth them back out and make them quiet. can't her it unless you put your head up to the port though.

 

the factory rear seat has a hard plastic cover behind the armrest and a solid metal backing. i've noticed SUBSTANTIAL bass reduction with the seat up vs. down. in all of my cars, i make the rear arm rest a pass through for bass. this car is no exception.

luckily, Honda built this car to be re-upholstered with minimal effort. fabric just clips in place. pretty nice.

two 12mm bolts hold the rear seat in place


fabric has hard plastic lips that clip over metal tabs




the sides have interlocking plastic guides separating black from charcoal fabric, they separate easily



the plastic piece just sits in place. i lifted the bottom out then rotated to remove the top


rear metal exposed


rear metal cut with a dremel and cutting wheel


BXT II deadener to lower resonance and a layer around all sides of the opening so it's smooth and safe.


you can't see it but in the bare picture above there are some tack welds on either side of the new hole. there is a metal bar running vertically there. the rear seat metal has the ability to rattle against that bar. so i crammed some fabric between the two in three places along each (Between welds). it was audible while knocking on the metal. it is silent now.

reassembled with ease.

 

 

Is that your daughter? Cute girl.

 

just saw this. yes, she's a good helper.



Did some recordings with a Zoom H2 in stereo mode.

i'm driving 70mph on the interstate, holding the H2 in front of my chin with the mics facing forward (90 deg separation).

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Had a rattle in the rear deck, removed the rear deck to foam it. MLV over the speaker holes. partial completion:







I also did more foam and filler in the rear deck






next steps are to swap head units for a DVA-9861 and run fiber optic to a processor The PXA-H701 was planned but a new PXA-H800 has bee ordered. A small amp will be added for the Dayton rears.

 

i spent some time playing with the H800. Programming required the unit not only have power but you had to "cycle ACC" or turn ignition on and off to move past various stages of programming. on my test bench, i had a way to do that thanks to consistency with how all of the devices were wired. I programmed with the laptop after upgrading the software version to match the head unit i will be using.

my first test was how to use AUX inputs. I have the Alpine DVA-9861 wired with Ai-Net and fiber optic. that's the SQ source. But I also want to wire the factory head unit in (the double-din pictured is my factory stand-in). I'm going to play with that for a while on the test bench since it's -30 with wind chill today and generally cold for the next few weeks. The inputs are very flexible. There are 6 inputs and they are paired. any of the three pairs can be high level or low level inputs. and you can set up the system for 4ch + 2ch or three different 2ch inputs. The head unit only sends two channels through Ai-Net or fiber optic.

I did get a configuration to work, one that allowed the 9861 to select AUX on the H800 so i could change between the two sources. That's pretty much what I want but there may be another idea.

 

 

I agree, the Sport is a terrific option and actually I prefer the fabric seats instead of leather.
In my opinion, the only drawback in this trim level is the lack of heated outside mirrors
With the 'drive by wire' and CVT, the Sport is very responsive.
Wow!!... 40 mpg? Best I've done so far is 36... but hey, "...I can't drive 55"