Got the Wicked Solsti headlights retro'd and ready for owners final decision on whether to leave it all wicked or add some black accent paint in there. So far they look good....they'll look even better once I'm done adding the CCFL lighting....but for now they will remain all wicked.             1 Comment So slowly but surely I've been getting parts for the truck. So far we have: Black Replacement Carpet (Switching Interior from Blue to Black with Grey Accents) Custom Made Seat Covers Sport Mirrors Custom Range Rover Front Clip (Headlights will be retro'd and LED'd out) Smoked Tails Just this week I received all my audio equipment: Digital Designs 6.5" Component System x 2 Digital Designs 8" 2500 series Subwoofer, custom platnium carbon fiber dust cap Digital Designs MONSTER SS5 5 Channel Amp - 120x4, 800x1 (yup, you read that right) So, now I just have to find the time to tear into it, get it ready for Paint (Full body paint) and then the audio nonsense can begin. Words cannot express how excited I am about this beast of a sub.....800 watts RMS....giggidy!     So Rags is coming down from Salmon and bringing his new jet boat to get a sound system installed. I'll post pics of that when it's all said and done. Products: Clarion Marine Headunit Memphis Audio 6.5" Coaxials x 4 Memphis Audio 5 channel Amp Digital Designs 1012 12" Subwoofer in a ported enclosure Box was a basic design I had made for someone and they didn't come through.....so, sealed it up perfectly, bedliner'd it, and called it a day. Then thought might as well make this the center piece of the install....so i threw some plexi on there. Painted one side black, threw a DD sticker on the other side.....worked out perfectly.             Had a client with a 2009 Dodge Ram come in wanting a serious HID Upgrade. Recieved Digital Low/High Beam 6000k HIDs as well as some Digital 6000k Foglights. The trick with this one was the Dodge's CAN-BUS system. In the past you've usually had to bypass the headlight circuit and splice the system into the Parking Light circuit...it worked, but sucked. Not now....the specially made harness solved all these issues and everything works as it should. He also had his driver side fog lamp recieve a HUGE rock chip that damaged the housing...so I replace that as well. Bright Bright Bright!!          My painter bro-namath got to all the parts I sent him. Here is some progress pics of them. I'll be assembling these for client approval soon. Till then...      Client came by today with a monster set of DLS MS6A Component speakers he wanted to put in his Accord. After palying around with placement, it was obvious these badboys weren't going to fit normally. Custom Pods it was!!!! Jason had an extra set of speaker grill covers, so that made this easier knowing that he can go back to stock easily if needed. First thing was first....remove old UBER small Bose speaker.....it was cute. Mocked up the stock grill, cut out what I needed, then cut a ring to fit the pod....after some trimming here and there, she fit like a dream. Tacked that into place and she got some Duraglas love. After that, i secured the pods from the backside, then stretched Grill Cloth over them and they recieved a final sealer coat of resin. Grinded that down, threw some matching carpet over them like their neighbors to the sides of them...and BOOM goes the dynamite. Tweeters were simple enough....cut giant hole in door, place awesome basketball-esque tweeter in it's place. He wanted these re-wired and ran to the rear for his 4 channel amp, so I'm not sure what these will sound like...but I KNOW they'll pound better than that cute little 3" Bose thought was a good attempt at Sound Quality. This was a fun little project....can't wait to do more on this.                                Ed swung by the shop early this spring, as he was in town visiting family. We discussed some options for his Solstice and come up with a pretty good plan. Once he got back to Texas, he sent me the lights and I've just begun to work on them. So far, all I've done is prep everything for paint. These badboys will be getting a complete washout of Wicked paint. Wicked is GM's Ruby Red Metallic color. Ed liked the way the Corvette's headlights look, so we are going to see how they turn out on a solstice. If he changes his mind, it'll be easier to paint certain parts black, than viceversa. Biggest thing was taking apart the new Version 3 FX-R hybrid projectors....these are a bit different than the Version 1 or 2's that I'm use to....but they are ready and good to go. Also, on these newer projectors, they are wider in the lens holder area, so significant mods were made to the Gatlin shroud in order for it to fit.......lots of dust flyin' around after this one. Paint on Monday, Retro on Tuesday, mod the lights and should have these ready to go soon.       Had a buddy of mine that was in need of an upgrade. Wanted a deck that would allow him to do everything he wanted but wasn't sure what was available. JVC to the rescue. This JVC KW-AV70BT Double Din Multimedia unit does it all; coupled with a KS-U30 Video iPod Cord and Sirius' SXV100v1 Tuner Kit, this deck will do HD Radio, Satellite Radio, Bluetooth, Pandora, USB and SD Card reading, as well as DVD Playback with future expansions of a backup camera. This deck doesn't offer Navigation out of the box, but with a simple download of JVC Navigation App on his smart phone, the owner will have a fully featured Navigation unit as well. With a few Metra Vehicla Specific parts, this big beast fit nicely into the 2009 Nissan Frontiers Dash.    Had a return client come in for a full DD Audio system install. I recently installed a single 12" DD Audio package system into his car, with about 350 watts of power. It was good enough to get him into the spirit of good sound. A few months later he's back for more....in a big way. We kept the 600 watt amp I installed, but we swapped out for (2) two 12" 500 series woofers in a custom made slot ported box. I replaced the stock speakers (which were factory amplified premium speakers) with DD's CS5.2 and CS6.5 component speakers to provide with crisp, clear sound. Installed the crossovers in the doors and hardwired them back to the new 4 channel DD Audio amplifier. Originally I installed the 600 watt mono amp on the back seat, but seeing as how the 4 channel amp was the same size, there just wasn't enough room for this to happen. So, after a few minutes of playing around with location, up under the deck lid was where they both went. Install was a bit difficult, as in order to get them up there and miss the subwoofer box and the deck lid when it shuts, I had to put them in JUST the right spot. Now the amps are completely hidden and out of the way, and if the box needs to be removed, you can't even tell the car has an aftermarket system installed......just the way I like it. Without any sound deadening installed, this system actually sounded amazing....this is DD's entry level system, and I'm more than impressed with it. Customer will be back for sound deadening and more fire power under the hood (Battery)....but for now, he's one happy customer.                         Owner sent me over some on-car pics of the headlights he purchased.......turned out great. He's un-sure if he wants to re-install the red covers.....I'm 50/50 on that.....It think they look great as is.......thoughts????    | Trax CustomsWe're your one stop shop for all your car audio stereo, iPod, Bluetooth, Navigation sales and installation needs in Boise, Meridian, Nampa, Eagle, Garden City, Mt Home, Caldwell, Emmett, Kuna and the surrounding areas. 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