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Project New Guy Part 4, Interior & Audio: 2000 Chevy Silverado
Reinvigorating the Interior and Audio
By
Maxwell Matthewson
, Photography by
Extreme Audio and Customs
,
Maxwell Matthewson
Truckin Magazine
,
June, 2012
13. Next, wires were run to each amp and into distribution blocks. From there, wire was run to each speaker location and to the dash for the head unit.
13. Next, wires were run to each amp and into distribution blocks. From there, wire was run to each speaker location and to the dash for the head unit.
14. Organized wiring is important for any type of installation. After all the wires were run from the amps, they were zip-tied together and attached to the rear wall for a clean look.
14. Organized wiring is important for any type of installation. After all the wires were r
15. Instead of going with a 7-inch touchscreen head unit, we went with a single DIN head unit that had better audio controls for outstanding sound.
15. Instead of going with a 7-inch touchscreen head unit, we went with a single DIN head u
16. We decided to install the two 10-inch Solo-Baric subs under the rear seat, so the guys at Extreme Audio built an enclosed sub box and wrapped it in black carpet before installing the subs into it. All of the work that leaves Extreme Audio and Kustoms is topnotch and complete in every way.
16. We decided to install the two 10-inch Solo-Baric subs under the rear seat, so the guys
17. After painting the door panels, the speakers were screwed to the cured fiberglass speaker pod from the inside to hide the screws.
17. After painting the door panels, the speakers were screwed to the cured fiberglass spea
18. Since the door pulls are vinyl, we painted them with SEM upholstery paint. The pulls were then reinstalled on the painted door panels.
18. Since the door pulls are vinyl, we painted them with SEM upholstery paint. The pulls w
19. To house the 6-inch coaxial speakers, a set of Q-Logic kick panel speaker pods were ordered (#1012B/C, $199.99). They were smoothed and painted to match the rest of the interior pieces.
19. To house the 6-inch coaxial speakers, a set of Q-Logic kick panel speaker pods were or
20. The final step before leaving Extreme Audio was to wrap the headliner, pillars, and sunvisors in black suede from Roadwire. With those wrapped and installed in the truck, the final stop was back to Unrestricted Auto Trends for reassembly of the interior.
20. The final step before leaving Extreme Audio was to wrap the headliner, pillars, and su
21. To give us a nice view to look at while driving around, we picked up an Escalade gauge cluster and ordered a new gauge kit for it from U.S. Speedo (#aq02esc, $259.00). The install was incredibly simple and makes the dash look modern and luxurious.
21. To give us a nice view to look at while driving around, we picked up an Escalade gauge
22. To get rid of the disgusting factory steering wheel, NRC Billet sent a billet half-wrap Smoothie steering wheel. To install it, the hub was pressed onto the steering shaft and the steering wheel was bolted to the hub. A center horn button covers the hole in the center of the steering wheel.
22. To get rid of the disgusting factory steering wheel, NRC Billet sent a billet half-wra
23. To power all of the audio, we used two Odyssey 75-PC1230-A (#0788-2040A0N0, $305.99 each) batteries and two PC680MJT-P batteries (#0769-2118B0N0, $187.88 each). We also ordered aluminum hold-down brackets for the batteries (#HK-PC1500, $152.25 and #HK-PC680, $115.50).
23. To power all of the audio, we used two Odyssey 75-PC1230-A (#0788-2040A0N0, $305.99 ea
24. The component speakers in the front doors look as good as they sound.
25. After reassembling the truck, the interior is stunning. The back doors look great with the 6x9-inch speakers molded into the panels.
25. After reassembling the truck, the interior is stunning. The back doors look great with
26. With the dash painted and the billet steering wheel, this truck doesn't look anything like it used to.
26. With the dash painted and the billet steering wheel, this truck doesn't look anything like it used to.
SOURCE
HushMat
9900 Pflumm Road
Building #11
Lexena
KS 66215
913-599-2600
www.hushmat.com
Unrestricted Auto Trends
570 H Central Ave
Lake Elsinore
CA 92530
951-674-7779
Kicker
3100 N Husband
Stillwater
OK 74076
405-624-8510
www.kicker.com
ACC Mats
P.O. Box 1350
1429 Noble Street
Anniston
AL 36202
1-800-352-8216
http://accmats.com/
Roadwire
2930 Vail Avenue
Commerce
CA 90040
877-762-3947
www.roadwire.com
NRC Billet
4734 Creekmond Drr
Houston
TX 77091
1-281-379-4756
http://www.naiser-racing.com
Extreme Audio & Kustoms
6236 River Crest Dr. Ste G
Riverside
CA 92507
951-656-9700
www.extremeaudioandkustoms.com
Q-Logic
2805 E 6th. Street
Stillwater
OK 74074
1-405-621-6722
http;//www.qlogicenclosures.com
Odyssey Batteries
2366 Bernville Road
Reading
PA 19605
800-538-3627
www.odysseybattery.com
U.S. Speedo
6050 Birch Drive
Flint
MI 48507
1-810-244-0909
http://www.usspeedo.com/
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