Honda Ridgeline SQ Build
Some of you here at ROC have seen my build log thread and website from last year. Ridgeline *Project - Home
DIYMA, the DIY mobile audio forum site, has been instrumental in helping me during the past year to decide on a new approach to the audio system in my 2006 Ridgeline.
Over the past several months I have been slowly gathering ideas and technical advice from many DIYMA forum members and vendors to help assemble and implement an improved SQ project.
Competing in IASCA and USACi shows last year and gathering advice from judges, industry folk, and fellow competitors has also given me an immeasurable amount of insight in choosing what to do for this project’s new direction.
Basics of this system include:
• XStatic Batcap 3000 main battery and Batcap 400 mini battery adjacent to amp.
• Project DB custom battery terminals
• Shok Industries 1/0 OFC power and ground wiring and stock engine compartment wiring upgrades, big 3, etc.
• Dynamat and Second Skin sound deadening materials (liberal CLD and MLV to various areas) floor, inner/outer doors, firewall, truckbed wall, pillars, roof, headliner and door skins
• Reupholstering of headliner, pillars, door panels, console, and use of dash mat.
• Repainting of all interior plastic pieces, new carpet to match dark theme.
• Alpine source units and video system (F#1 Status DVI 9990 and PXA H990 as well as W900 Touchscreen BT Nav, Alpine 6 disc DVD changer, and 2 additional Alpine monitors)
• Tru Technologies SuperBillet 8-S with Stage IV and OpAmp (BB62/AD79/NL49)/Kimber Kable upgrades
• Kimber Kable interconnect
• PHASS component speakers (1” DTM 25C/4” FD 0496/8” MD 0875)
• Incriminator Audio Flatlyne 12” SQ subwoofer
• Custom center console with iPad/iPhone dock
• Compustar/Drone security system
The build is about 1/2 completed so far. I thought that now would be a good time to post some pics because I actually have enough pics to make a decent showing. I am also seeking advice from any ROC members willing to chime in and help contribute opinions on whatever areas they see potential room for improvement/refinement.
Seeing the beautiful progress of other members’ ridgeline builds on ROC and DIYMA (e.g. stoph, bmwproboi, bginvestor) has also lit a fire under my ass to get this build going too!
Well, here goes….