Boise Car Audio Stereo Installation, Diesel and Gas Performance, Bluetooth, iPod and Navigation all in one spot - Trax Customs

DD Audio's New Redline Series and BC Series

5/20/2014

Had a good buddy from High School call me up wanting some custom sound for this truck.....only problem was that he lives in North Dakota.....issues solved when we had our 10 yr class reunion coming up....so we made a plan....here is what was installed:

Clarion NZ503 Flip-Out Touchscreen Navigation Bluetooth Headunit
Clarion CC510 Backup Camera
Clarion iPhone Lighting cable adapter
Digital Designs SS5 5 Channel Amp 125x4 and 850x1
Digital Designs 10" 610 Series Redline Subwoofers
Digital Designs 6.5" BC Series Audiophile Components Speakers
Digital Designs 6.5" Coaxial Speakers
Custom Built Dual 10" Downfiring Sub Box
BUNCH of Sound Deadening
Dual battery install
Big 3 Wiring Upgrade

This system sounded VERY good, nice low end thump with these new Redline subwoofers and the BC components had a VERY distinct sound to them, even with the horrible OEM locations in the Chevy.

Surprise DD Audio Install

9/1/2013

Buddy of mine wanted to surprise his wife by installing some bump in her ride.
Didn't want to lose too much cargo space, so a small ported Digital Designs 8" 508 woofer was perfect for the job. That, coupled with a DD C2c 2 channel amp, and the low-end was rounded out nicely.
These mini woofer/box combos fill in the lack of bass that almost all OEM systems have, and their small footprints make them ideal for lack of cargo room.

Chevy Silverado - DVD Player and Amp/Sub Combo

7/20/2013

Buddy of mine brought in his 2006 Chevy Silverado for a sound upgrade...here is what I put in:

JVC KW-AV61BT DVD Player with Bluetooth, iPod and Aux Inputs
Digital Designs 2 Channel C2C Amplifier (320 watts RMS)
Arc Audio's Arc10 10" Subwoofer
Custom Built Carpeted Sealed Box

This DD and Arc combo is my 3rd this year and for the price, I'm thinking it's going to be hard to beat...it's a solid setup.

Trax Aveo - Sound Demo Vehicle Now

9/24/2012

It was going to happen sooner or later....well...it happened.
Amp wasn't doing what I wanted it to do, so instead of getting JUST a new amp, H's Aveo got a new 3 channel amp, new subwoofer, new box and new front component speakers.

Here's what she's got now:

Digital Designs 6.5" Component Speakers
Memphis Audio 10" MR Subwoofer in a ported box
Arc Audio 3 Channel XDi Amplifier (80 x 2 RMS and 400 X 1 RMS)

A good mix of my main 3 brands.
Basically wanted a demo system that I could show clients what a basic sound upgrade would sound like.
You don't have to go all out to get great sound.
A small little amp that takes up the same amount of room as a piece of paper.
6.5" Round speakers in the front and a 10" Subwoofer in the back.

This system does exactly what I wanted it to....very clear, clean highs, good mid bass and plenty of low end notes.

The front aftermarket 4" Pioneers were no comparison for the new hotness that was going in.....they looked cute though....

If you wanna hear it, or see other items I've done on this Aveo, hit me up....or go to Brewforia for a beer, and ask H for a demo...she'd love that :)

Solstice Retrofit Progress Report.....Paint

2/2/2012

Got the projector taped off and everything ruff sanded for primer.

Primer down

High-Temp Low-Glass Black Down

Ready for paint on the shroud...just need to get the red!

Nissa Xterra Install

12/17/2011

Twas another chilly morning...but that never stops me.
It was a nice warm 46 degrees in the shop....so I put the heaters to work as I started in on this one.

Customer had an existing Pioneer AVIC-X930BT DVD player and wanted to add a subwoofer and backup camera for better low end sound; as well as bypass the Pioneer's Safety setting to allow video playback whilst driving.

Customer choose the JL Audio Stealthbox, made specifically for his Nissan; which fit almost perfectly like it would stock. This was pushed by a 300/1 mono block JL Audio digital amp.
I ninja mounted the amp under the rear cargo area floor, so it's outta sight outta mind....and he can throw anything back there and not worry about damaging anything.

Mounted the backup camera flush mount style on the rear bumber.....only went through 3 hole saw bits and 30 mins of dremeling to get this baby mounted....but she's in there now.

Cheers!

Project Caliberight comes back for more

11/12/2011

Project Caliberight came back for even MORE HID lighting.
Wanted his fogs to get in on the action.

Installed an 8000k HID kit to offset all the white he's got up top.
Since they are in fog lights, which have small reflector bowls, the blue barely comes out and sets this Caliber off at night.
Now he's got Low beam, High beam and fog beam HIDs....watch out if you see this thing at night....he'll see you, you might be blinded!!! (he's got projectors, so he's not going to blind you that bad)

White Evo X - Snake Eyes

9/20/2011

Been working on this one on-and-off where I have time.
Local client wanted a bunch of lighting put into his stock headlights while his car was down for service.
Thought we'd do as much as we've ever done.

Single Bi-Xenon Projector Retrofitted into the Stock Halogen Low Beam Reflector Area.
Fake Projector Lens and Shroud Retrofitted into Stock High Beam Reflector Area.
Both Backing Shields were painted Red to give off a Demon Eye look when lights are off.
Both Projectors have 6 Red LEDs to give off a BRIGHT Demon Eye look when turned on.
Main Gatlin Shroud has the Iron-Man halo mod behind it....white.
Everything was painted Matte Black, while the stock reflector shroud got a coat of white to match the car.

I'll have more pics of these when we get them installed and wired up.

Weekend Stuff

9/20/2010

Was sick this weekend, so I didn't get much done. Hooked up a customer on his old Alpine deck. He wanted an Aux input on his Alpine, and had been using an FM Modulator. He didn't know about the Ai-net port that's on the backside of the deck, so I hooked it up for him and he was happy as a clam. Yet, this also describes how I dislike Apple so much. Everything is iPod based (which is nice if you're one of the billion iPod fans) but for everyone else, all you can do in this market is to plug in your mini-jack headphone plug into an aux input port and JUST play music. With iPod specific decks, it will charge your iPod and display the music tracks over the deck's display.....pretty nice, if you like iPod. What about Blackberry or Droid owners? They have cool phones too, with plenty of music on them. Oh well, Apple is doing their job at cornering the market. At least there is still satellite radio and bluetooth out there for all other phone owners. Oh, and Pioneer is starting to introduce Pandora integration into their new decks...so all other music fans that love Pandora will not be able to access their playlists/channels IN their cars......take that Apple!

Project JPS Truck

8/5/2010

Jordan needed new lights for his New Chevy Silverado. We spoiled him on his last truck with our Digital HID line. So, he wanted to get bigger/brighter/better on this one. So we hooked him up with our new Digital HID line. They look the same on the outside, but have all new ballasts that are digital in design, protected by the same type of bulky case (suitable for his application....truck) and monitor each other's ballast to make sure everything is running smoothly. What more can you ask for? Oh ya, and on the new Silverado's, the low beams stay on with the high beams....meaning, Jordan will now be waking up plants when he drives at night! These things are insane!

Project Sierra

7/23/2010

Installed the brand new Touchscreen JVC Double Din DVD player, with iPod controls and proximity sensors into Ryans truck last night. This headunit is pretty special. When your listening or watching a movie, the entire headunit goes black (expect for the screen) then you can just wave your hand in front of it, and it lights up (allowing you to see the volume controls and other buttons). Also installed and amp and sub to get the music sounding right. Followed up with his low beam headlights converted over to HIDs.....busy night at Trax Customs!

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