Whitevomr's GS300 Audio + Air ride install @ American Radio

[tubby]

kinda disappointed that there was no soldering being done. i mean its a 40+ thousand dollar car with 10k going in to the car. it should be done right and that by solder and heat shrink not crimp connectors period. lots of vibe and rattle in the trunk with that sub and compressors. gona be a shame wen he has to come back for louse connections. other than that the car looks awesome the install is clean and simple. would have matched the amp with the sub but IMO

[Wicho_ej6]

damn i love those cars nice thread and pics

[carbongs]

Now that's good reading. The stuff dreams are made of. Good install.

thanks!

outstanding performace i need to pay you guys a visit let u work your magic on my "rear"

do it!

Nice work man, can you pm me the price for the entire job? My dad wants to do some mods on his car.

lol pm me what you need done in what car and we'll see what we can do. every car is different and everyone wants/likes different things therefore different budgets go different ways could get you more of what you want for less or vice-versa

absolutely disgusting!

in the best way possible lol

bags are for groceries......lol jk

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kinda disappointed that there was no soldering being done. i mean its a 40+ thousand dollar car with 10k going in to the car. it should be done right and that by solder and heat shrink not crimp connectors period. lots of vibe and rattle in the trunk with that sub and compressors. gona be a shame wen he has to come back for louse connections. other than that the car looks awesome the install is clean and simple. would have matched the amp with the sub but IMO

first off the car may have been 40k new (i own one too so i understand where you are going) but it is not a 40k car now. there was not 10k going into the car a lot less if you could believe it. we have not had any issues with using crimp caps. they are the standard norm in car audio and as far as meac standards crimp caps are fine. nothing in the trunk was crimp capped. the only thing crimp capped in the whole install was the amplifier bypass up behind the glove box and door speakers. we wanted to run new speaker wires to the doors therefore eliminating those crimp caps but that was not within dan's budget so we used existing speaker wire leads. i highly doubt that he will have any issues on his install as we will be happy to help him fix it if anything were to happen due to install error. we've built much more expensive cars with much larger budgets so no worries here.

damn i love those cars nice thread and pics

thanks!

[APEX i GSR]

Nice work Dan!

I was just about to sell the GS4 but now i wanna see your car in person! Oh yeah my cousin totalled his GS4 so thats why he couldn't buy your ELEMENTs

I wonder would they do a similiar audio build for mine?

[FLIPside]

PIMP ftw!

[Scott P]

kinda disappointed that there was no soldering being done. i mean its a 40+ thousand dollar car with 10k going in to the car. it should be done right and that by solder and heat shrink not crimp connectors period. lots of vibe and rattle in the trunk with that sub and compressors. gona be a shame wen he has to come back for louse connections. other than that the car looks awesome the install is clean and simple. would have matched the amp with the sub but IMO

let me shed some light here. I am the wiring guru that orchestrated the electrical side of this build. I have been doing this stuff longer than most people here have had driver's licences. I have done Soldering, I have done crimping, I have done airplain splices, and just about any other safe and time tested for of wire connection. As was stated from the very begginning, this was a budget build, as in the budget precluded me from running all new wiring through the car. So given that Toyota used a fairly decent 16 ga wire for the speaker output I decided that in the interests of Dan's wallet I would crimp in there, and crimp the other various electrical components. Lets face it I can crimp my connects quicker than any other means, have them be as rock solid as any other means of connection you can come up with, and save the client some money. Face it I don't work for free, and every minute I have to devote to something, costs someone very real dollars. I kinda prefer to be efficient, and save my clients some money while exceeding their expectations. Tony is the same way, which is why he is employed at our shop.

Now let me reasure you that I have not had a single crimp fail in my 15 year career. Let me reiterate that: Never have I had a crimp fail; short or long term. My connections, be it by any means I choose, are gauranteed to last longer than your parents marraige. I'm not being a prick, but merely stating a fact.

Now I have said my peace, and I am not going to detract from Dan's thread any further, this was a challenging and fun build. And if all ya'll liked this car, "then you ain't seen nothin yet" as the saying goes. We, at American Radio, have a few aces up our sleeves that we haven't even shown the world yet. . . .

[WhitEvoMr]

Nice work Dan!

I was just about to sell the GS4 but now i wanna see your car in person! Oh yeah my cousin totalled his GS4 so thats why he couldn't buy your ELEMENTs

I wonder would they do a similiar audio build for mine?

Ohh all good Rob. Finally got them sold! and yes they can def do a similar setup for you as well. PM Tony about it.

[Axix23]

now, thats sick!!!!!!!!! Props~~ Remind me back in 02 where me and some buddies canned a greem Gs300 on dubs in WTN club...

[rollininstyle2004]

Great stuff as always. Looks sick Dan, glad to see it all worked out after all those planning discussions

And to the whole AR crew for their amazing work.

[ATLTSX]

amazing

[ThE_EnD]

You guys are truly incredible. Its not just work that your doing, its art. and it turned out great. i will start coming by when i need work done. Gooood work [thumbs up]

[DeeAOne]

this is great quality, and the turnout is awesome! how much does an install like that cost?

[carbongs]

Ohh all good Rob. Finally got them sold! and yes they can def do a similar setup for you as well. PM Tony about it.

Thanks for the plug dawg

now, thats sick!!!!!!!!! Props~~ Remind me back in 02 where me and some buddies canned a greem Gs300 on dubs in WTN club...

Who Then Now wow been a while since I heard that name. I'm good friends with Veritek who was a member a long time ago

Great stuff as always. Looks sick Dan, glad to see it all worked out after all those planning discussions

And to the whole AR crew for their amazing work.

Thanks man! Hope NYC it treating you well. Good to hear from ya

amazing

Thanks!

You guys are truly incredible. Its not just work that your doing, its art. and it turned out great. i will start coming by when i need work done. Gooood work [thumbs up]

Definitely hit us up!

[carbongs]

this is great quality, and the turnout is awesome! how much does an install like that cost?

everyone's budget is different. for obvious reasons i can't post what daniel spent. Hit us up with a list of things you want done and we'll shoot you a quote back.

[chameleon30038]

this thread is awesome .... i love the attention to detail in both the craftsmanship and the pictures....makes me final consider taking my car to american radio...they look like they would take good care of customers cars * based on this thread of course *

[carbongs]

this thread is awesome .... i love the attention to detail in both the craftsmanship and the pictures....makes me final consider taking my car to american radio...they look like they would take good care of customers cars * based on this thread of course *

we take care of all the customer's cars like as if they were our own. hit us up with what you'd like to do and we'll see if we can get something going for you!

[carbongs]

Short video of the car

kinda disappointed that there was no soldering being done. i mean its a 40+ thousand dollar car with 10k going in to the car. it should be done right and that by solder and heat shrink not crimp connectors period. lots of vibe and rattle in the trunk with that sub and compressors. gona be a shame wen he has to come back for louse connections. other than that the car looks awesome the install is clean and simple. would have matched the amp with the sub but IMO

Just an example of how strong crimp caps can be when you use them correctly

[WhitEvoMr]

Damn pretty strong!

[toofast907]

What hands free kit are you running?

[carbongs]

What hands free kit are you running?

it is the built in pioneer hands free kit that comes with the head unit.

[quickdodge®]

I didn't know you worked there, Carbon. I've spoken with John a couple of times and AR is going to be doing the radio work n my CVCC. Later, QD.

[uho]

veddy veddy nice!

[redgst97]

QD,

thanks.

JM

[jmotley]

this car/build = boss.

[carbongs]

I didn't know you worked there, Carbon. I've spoken with John a couple of times and AR is going to be doing the radio work n my CVCC. Later, QD.

definitely let's do it!

veddy veddy nice!

THANKS!

this car/build = boss.

lol too funny

[Sammich]

this is one sick GS. what did he do with teh coilovers? im considering getting one, looking at two right now.

[AlliRae]

i'm a fan - Daniel that looks awesome.

I like the thread. Very informative. I like the details you go into - the little things like taping the tank so it doesn't get scratched... A+ guys

[carbongs]

this is one sick GS. what did he do with teh coilovers? im considering getting one, looking at two right now.

yup it sure is. the coils went up for sale

i'm a fan - Daniel that looks awesome.

I like the thread. Very informative. I like the details you go into - the little things like taping the tank so it doesn't get scratched... A+ guys

thanks, that's how we do

[Sammich]

ill hit you up when i get one to see what he's asking for them

[AlliRae]

how long did it take you to from start to finish?

[TIGERJC]

Loving the quality of the work

[carbongs]

ill hit you up when i get one to see what he's asking for them

Fo sho!

how long did it take you to from start to finish?

We had the car for a week but it was also worked on after hours as we had other cars to knock out during daily business hours.

Loving the quality of the work

Thanks! glad you can see that