This NSX has been in our family since 2008 and there's quite a build thread documenting most of the car's work over the years. Most importantly is the fact that any mods must be reversible and no damage can be done to the car meaning no wires touched.
You can read more about the car's history here:
http://www.nsxprime.com/forum/showthread.php/107648-Dear-Santa-toys-for-my-NA2-White-NSX-)
We've been so busy building stereos for other people we rarely get around to our own cars. Been accumulating all sorts of cool parts and recently we decided it was time to get the interior stereo upgraded.
Most important is everything we do MUST BE REVERSIBLE so we picked up an old dash off Ebay and also a spare upper vent piece and door trims. The stock parts were carefully bubble wrapped and stored. We also picked up a JDM NAV Pod for modification to fit an iPad mini in the upper section and a NAV POD Bracket so no holes need to be drilled in our pristine NSX.
At first the plan was so do a single DIN Alpine radio mainly as a source unit and use the extra space for electronics. But after talking to a few guys we decided to get a Kenwood Double DIN unit just so we have a video input for NAVI and Bluetooth. We know glare is an issue for the NSX and it's not acceptable so we have plans to address this as well.
I'm a huge home audiophile guy and sound quality will be very important here. We have some neat tricks for the door speaker placement as well but that will be discussed later since right now we are going to concentrate on the dash source units first.
Here's a list of parts we accumulated that are going into this NSX:
1) JDM Nav Pod Bezel / bracket
2) Spare NSX OEM Dash trim
3) Kenwood DNX570HD Radio
4) Focal Component Speakers
5) JL XD 4-channel amplifier
6) JL 6W3 subwoofers (x2)
7) Apple iPad Mini
8) Lambo Aventador Push Button Start
9) Valentine V-1 Radar with custom bracket by EuroBoutique
10) V1 Remote Display
11) LED Ambient Lighting for Audio
The plan is to integrate the iPad mini into the NAV Pod so it looks seamless and have it as an AUX source for the audio system. Kenwood DD would control the main source switching from radio, NAVI, AUX, Bluetooth and backup cam functions. Under the Kenwood would house the push button starter and remote display for the radar system. We deleted the ash tray and relocated the cigarette lighter to under the passenger seat. Lastly the V1 main unit will be mounted on the rear window with our custom bracket. Switches will control the LED lighting and DRL system.
What we are still debating is what color to paint the dash pieces since the OEM color is a lead based paint we don't plan to replicate? We are thinking either kingsford grey to match the wheels or maybe a red color to match the seats?
here you can see the dash being re-worked and ready to be primered:
As this car sits for long periods of time we decided to wire a AUX battery system so it can run definitely off a power supply and not drain the battery:
Mock dash fitment:
iPad Mini bezel still needs a lot of work:
You can read more about the car's history here:
http://www.nsxprime.com/forum/showthread.php/107648-Dear-Santa-toys-for-my-NA2-White-NSX-)
We've been so busy building stereos for other people we rarely get around to our own cars. Been accumulating all sorts of cool parts and recently we decided it was time to get the interior stereo upgraded.
Most important is everything we do MUST BE REVERSIBLE so we picked up an old dash off Ebay and also a spare upper vent piece and door trims. The stock parts were carefully bubble wrapped and stored. We also picked up a JDM NAV Pod for modification to fit an iPad mini in the upper section and a NAV POD Bracket so no holes need to be drilled in our pristine NSX.
At first the plan was so do a single DIN Alpine radio mainly as a source unit and use the extra space for electronics. But after talking to a few guys we decided to get a Kenwood Double DIN unit just so we have a video input for NAVI and Bluetooth. We know glare is an issue for the NSX and it's not acceptable so we have plans to address this as well.
I'm a huge home audiophile guy and sound quality will be very important here. We have some neat tricks for the door speaker placement as well but that will be discussed later since right now we are going to concentrate on the dash source units first.
Here's a list of parts we accumulated that are going into this NSX:
1) JDM Nav Pod Bezel / bracket
2) Spare NSX OEM Dash trim
3) Kenwood DNX570HD Radio
4) Focal Component Speakers
5) JL XD 4-channel amplifier
6) JL 6W3 subwoofers (x2)
7) Apple iPad Mini
8) Lambo Aventador Push Button Start
9) Valentine V-1 Radar with custom bracket by EuroBoutique
10) V1 Remote Display
11) LED Ambient Lighting for Audio
The plan is to integrate the iPad mini into the NAV Pod so it looks seamless and have it as an AUX source for the audio system. Kenwood DD would control the main source switching from radio, NAVI, AUX, Bluetooth and backup cam functions. Under the Kenwood would house the push button starter and remote display for the radar system. We deleted the ash tray and relocated the cigarette lighter to under the passenger seat. Lastly the V1 main unit will be mounted on the rear window with our custom bracket. Switches will control the LED lighting and DRL system.
What we are still debating is what color to paint the dash pieces since the OEM color is a lead based paint we don't plan to replicate? We are thinking either kingsford grey to match the wheels or maybe a red color to match the seats?
here you can see the dash being re-worked and ready to be primered:
As this car sits for long periods of time we decided to wire a AUX battery system so it can run definitely off a power supply and not drain the battery:
Mock dash fitment:
iPad Mini bezel still needs a lot of work:
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