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2-19-2016

recently i refined my magnet license platedesign concept mounting due to not being really confident in it staying in place when hitting bump. Now it is sturdy and will not go anywhere unless its purposely removed by hand

Here's video of it in action and me showing how it will pretty much stay in place where it should no matter how hard of a bump i may hit driving down the road.

2-23-2016

some pictures that others snapped of my car at a Club Lexus meet over last weekend

3-16-2016

So moving on,

I will finally start the Amplifier and custom subwoofer enclosure project.

Found out the Alpine PDX-M6 I had bought already does not fit anywhere that i can hide! Even though it is small footprint amplifier, it was not small enough!

Too bad too, because this is a nice powerhouse amp.

So had to do some research on what to do instead.

Found this "Massive" amplifier that was actually smaller, haha

The dimensions of the amplifier were online so i took note of them and did some measurements around trunk of vehicle and found this to be suitable for what I want to accomplish.

Dimensions10.3 (in) x 5.5 (in) x 2.1 (in)

The specs of the amp

http://massiveaudio.com/products/n3-...lock-amplifier

RMS Power Rating (14.4V):
4 ohms: 450 watts x 1 chan.
2 ohms: 700 watts x 1 chan.
1 ohm: 1400 watts x 1 chan.
Max power output: 2800 watts x 1 chan.

This will be perfect to power my Alpine Type R 10" Shallow Subwoofer.

Here it is, Massive Nano Block N3 Amplfier

Even the box is fancy

hmmmmm, yum. black brush aluminum casing. Too bad it is gonna be hidden away.

Here's a reference photo of it next to a CD

Here are the two sexy amplifiers next to each other

And here is a test fit of where it will live in the car

Now to get the ball rolling and rewire the car a bit to accommodate this new amplifier and then full steam ahead at mocking up the custom fiberglass subwoofer enclosure for passenger side rear quarter panel.