This past weekend, we got an opportunity to install some nice gear in a customer’s 2005 Aston Martin DB9 (with 700 miles on the odometer). Given that this car will get to 60mph in 4.8 seconds and will top out at 186mph or so, the owner felt that he needed an Escort Passport SR-7 and ZR-3 laser shifter along for the ride to avoid those annoying 180 in a 55 speeding tickets. He also wanted to add XM satellite radio to the Aston for some choice musical selections appropriate for such a ride…
You don’t just use some velcro and stick on the XM and SR-7 controllers in a vehicle like this, so we opted to modify the existing dome light …

Last week we put the finishing touches on this 2005 Lexus GS300, adding a JL300/4, a JL 500/1, two JL 10w6v2 subwoofers, two pairs of 5.25″ MB Quart Q-Series seperates and a little bling to the factory supplied audio system…
The point of the enclosure and amp rack design (as well as the trim that surrounds it) was to create an elegant way to display the audio equipment while still providing access to the spare tire and some usable trunk space. The enclosure has an acrylic bottom and back, so that the amplifiers mounted underneath in a seperate rack can be seen through the Lexus logo-shaped window in the vinyl and suede-covered trim panel. Some white lighting (leds and neon) and …