2010 Camaro + Audio + Body Kit + IPad + American Radio = WIN

[carbongs]

Well, we at American Radio are having a lot of fun lately with our latest project. A 2010 Chevrolet Camaro SS. The owner approached us about fixing an install that was done elsewhere in his ride, and while we were at it go ahead and take it to the next level.

We genuinely appreciate getting to do what we do for a living, and to be honest we like to share ideas and maybe inspire others to do big things (to be honest reading through forums and the such is a great inspiration for us to try new things). So here is our build log of our creation:


To be Installed:
-Razzi body kit
-Accessory lighting
-T-Rex Grille Upper and Lower
-2 Arc Audio Arc series 12's
-2 Arc KS Series Amplifiers
-Arc Audio 6000 Components
-Hybrid Audio Imagine 6x9's
-3 Stinger Batteries
-Complete trunk sound deadening
-Complete custom trunk w/ custom fiberglass box, custom battery rack, custom amp rack, and custom trim
-Rebuild dash to flush in an Ipad and radio w/ steering wheel controls, bluetooth, and secondary Iphone/Ipod connections
-Relocate HVAC controls and display

So that is the job at hand. We keep an in house photographer (he also happens to be really skilled with a ratchet as well) and here is the start of what ought to be a very large and detailed thread. This is what I have gotten from his computer so far:

The Beginning:

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out with the old:

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Game Planning:

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First step - Deadening:

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End of day one:

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and a quick spy shot of the routered frame for the radio and Ipad getting fiberglassed into the dash:

http://i72.photobucket.com/albums/i193/Scottpatuofm/My%20Car%20Audio%20Portfolio/2010%20Camaro/1cc-7.jpg

Over the weekend we hosted a regional car audio competition which kinda hindered some productivity, but nonetheless the body kit is on and done, the sub box is almost done, and the dash is moving along quickly. Stay tuned as more updates will come tomorrow, and please feel fre to ask me anything as I am always open to questions.

Body kit work:

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Trunk work:

http://i49.photobucket.com/albums/f279/CarbonGS/Shop%20Pics/Chevrolet/ER%202010%20Chevy%20Camaro/1bb-11.jpg

Mind that the top lip was merely a handle to be able to pull it out and not part of the actual enclosure:

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prepping the stock dash:

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No turning back now:

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yup that's better:

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creating the back of the mount for the Ipad:

http://i49.photobucket.com/albums/f279/CarbonGS/Shop%20Pics/Chevrolet/ER%202010%20Chevy%20Camaro/1bb-20.jpg

prepping the back plate for the flush mount openning for the radio:

http://i49.photobucket.com/albums/f279/CarbonGS/Shop%20Pics/Chevrolet/ER%202010%20Chevy%20Camaro/1cc.jpg

Dash prepped for the first round of glass:

http://i49.photobucket.com/albums/f279/CarbonGS/Shop%20Pics/Chevrolet/ER%202010%20Chevy%20Camaro/1cc-2.jpg

And let the fun begin:

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ARC 6000's going in the front stage. Awesome component speakers.

We sealed the baffle with some left over scraps of Stinger Expert Roadkill Sound Damping Material

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All the wires were tech-flexed

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Tweeters were mounted in the OEM pods

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Reinforcing the box with some more fiberglass and resin

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Fitting and trimming the baffle for the speaker to sit flush

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Final test fit time

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Box top was wrapped in black vinyl and custom battery mount was made

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Heat shrink wrapped all the wires

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The trunk is starting to come together

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Back into the car for more Ipad fun

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Fine tuning the trim work with a grinder

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Back of the Ipad dash piece

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More to come...

[EJdm]

man looks a ton of work and of course looks like fun...super mean ass car...my favorite

[white92lude]

wow... i cant wait to see that ipad mounted! nice work!

[Nguyen128]

awesome work. can't wait to see the finished product.

[Capt._Ron]

http://i49.photobucket.com/albums/f279/CarbonGS/Shop%20Pics/Chevrolet/ER%202010%20Chevy%20Camaro/1dd-28.jpg

Does Kenny Powers brother work at your shop? LOL

[G.C]

nice work as always.

[dowhat101]

nice...

[Franco Tirador]

somebodys ears are going to be bleeding.....


NICE

[mistergou]

looks like a good build!

[quickdodge®]

The car is not so eye-appealing, BUT...I'm following, like hail, the building of the audio set up. Great work, fellas!

You know I'll be in in January! Later, QD.

[Genji-Sama]

Can't hate, the iPad mounting made this pretty gangsta

[05IONREDLINE]

Rear bumper cover of the body kit is HIDEOUS!! Other then that, good work on the Audio.

[khal.lawson]

so much win .
good deal .

[Scotsman]

i always love your threads

[LongLiveH2b]

i like ya'lls work. Looks like high quality, that lip kit killed the cars exterior though. makes it look cheap. thats suppose to be a big boy SS not a V6 model...

[claybird]

Rear bumper cover of the body kit is HIDEOUS!! Other then that, good work on the Audio.
This is true

[Slow Motion]

Hmmm....I'll watch.

[MachNU]

man that thing is going to need a good detail once its done! ;)

[WalkS]

Can't wait to see it finished. I am cringing seeing all that fiberglass work, I still have bad memories where the fiber glass got stuck in my skin...that was not fun

[carbongs]

Stripped the rear out to gain access to the rear deck lid speakers. We found some interesting install tactic up there from the previous installer.

http://i49.photobucket.com/albums/f279/CarbonGS/Shop%20Pics/Chevrolet/ER%202010%20Chevy%20Camaro/1ee-16.jpg

Our shadow box for the Amplifiers back side

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This was what we took out of the rear deck lid in place of the stock 6x9 these were there.

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Back side

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This is the big problem. Customer thought he had rattling. Turns out these speakers on the deck lid weren’t even mounted. They were just sitting in the ring and the tweeters were glued to the mid base speakers.

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Back of the Hybrid Audio Imagine 6x9 going in the rear deck lid

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Front of the Hybrid Audio Imagine 6x9 going in the rear deck lid

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We made new baffles and installed them along with sound damping material

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Back to the Ipad mount. We still have a ways to go to make this as close to perfect and that’s what we are aiming for. Again, this is still rough and just wanted to post up pics for the owner to see them.

Back side

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With the Ipad sitting in place

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The dash cutout

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The Black Billet T-Rex Phantom Grills are in

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That’s it for now.

[carbongs]

Here are some updates:

Tinted the sidemarker lenses as well as the backup light lens

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one coat

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after 3 coats. this left the darkest tint without shutting out all the light.

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wiring for the trunk

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dyed the trunk liners black to match the new trunk set up

http://i49.photobucket.com/albums/f279/CarbonGS/Shop%20Pics/Chevrolet/ER%202010%20Chevy%20Camaro/1ff-2.jpg

amp rack in red suede

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more suede

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red LED's in and amp rack faceplate fitting

http://i49.photobucket.com/albums/f279/CarbonGS/Shop%20Pics/Chevrolet/ER%202010%20Chevy%20Camaro/1ff-12.jpg

mock up with the lights on

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mock up again

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had the car back up on jack stands to do the led under body kit

http://i49.photobucket.com/albums/f279/CarbonGS/Shop%20Pics/Chevrolet/ER%202010%20Chevy%20Camaro/1ff-10.jpg

there will be more additions soon. the ipad mount is taking shape and there are a few more goodies we need to work on.

[uho]

looks great so far guys. amazing work!!!

[carbongs]

thanks! just an update, the IPAD is in and mobile in car wifi is up and running too! more to come soon

[KevinT707]

Just curious, on average how much weight does a full audio system like this add to the car? Net weight increase from stock; since spare tire + tools are removed for audio.

[clcorvette]

probably about like adding another fullsize rim and tire in the trunk.

[Scott P]

Actually we shaved a good bit of weight considering how bulky his previous install had been. All told i would put the total weight added in the build from stock at about 100lbs. Not too bad since previous install had the car bottoming out. . .