Just thought i would show you guys what im ordering should have it all in in a couple of weeks have to wait on my gift cards from work (a perks program we have) ive never spent any of them so ive got 1200 saved up in two years :) all will fit in the car the way it is now and look stock, besides the nav unit. will have full install write up with pics of course :)

Crutchfield cart/speakers, amp misc all paid for with the gift cards :D

Eric's Cart

Subtotal: $1,205.88

142HA1701B
Honda Element In-Dash Receiver Kit
Fits 2003-up models
Chassis size DD
$19.99

120701721
Honda/Acura/Suzuki Receiver Wire Harness
For select Honda, Acura, and Suzuki models, 1998-up
$12.99

12040HD10
Honda Antenna Adapter
Motorola Male to OEM Female
$12.99

1366W3V34
JL Audio 6W3v3-4
W3v3 Series 6.5" 4-ohm subwoofer
$159.99

107DB6501
Polk Audio db6501
6-1/2" component speaker system
2006 Honda Element Sport Utility with 4 speakers: Front Door
$219.99

107DB651S
Polk Audio db651s
6-1/2" 2-way shallow-mount car speakers
2006 Honda Element Sport Utility with 4 speakers: REAR Door
$109.99

500PDX5
Alpine PDX-5
5-channel car amplifier
75 watts RMS x 4 + 300 watts RMS x 1
$599.99

700CDSET
Autosound 2000 CD Set
5 Test CDs
This item is in stock
$69.95

and from amazon i JUST purchased a AVIC-F90BT
http://www.amazon.com/Pioneer-Premier-AVIC-F90BT/dp/B001BJ6JQS/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1232260476&sr=8-1

it was around 680 after tax with free shipping
went with this unit cause of the three high voltage pre outs and there is a video out as well so camping in the E we will get to watch a movie before bed on a larger screen :) time to upgrade that battery

just got to get my back up cam and hd tuner and ill be back in business

Very nice!!! Can't wait to see pics, especially of the amp install. Is it going under the seat? SOmeone else here just installed the Pioneer HU you got too, looks great in the E.

I'd love to have one of those PDX-5's but the price sticker is sadly out of my range these days :sad:

@ gibroni im thinking it will go underneath the seat, havent planned that part out yet cause i dont have it in hand and the car torn aprt yet :) id LOVE to get it hidden somewhere up front not sure where that sweet spot is going to be yet
@ twilghtzero yea it is a pricey little thing, yet so beautiful, and its not really on my dime so i figured get it now while i can :)

i too cant wait for it, first i have to wait on shipping of the gift cards from work (could be two weeks) then i have to wait on crutchfield to ship it could be another week and just thinking about that makes me a little :( more time to plan i do suppose :)

glad to hear another eoc member has an avic too, anyidea who?
ill start searching when im not sitting in the grocery story parking lot (slept in my E last night) :D

I got the PDX-5 running four Polk db651s all around (with an Elemental Designs sub). You're gonna love it!

copy-cat :wink:

I got the PDX-5 running four Polk db651s all around (with an Elemental Designs sub). You're gonna love it!

thanks man



copy-cat :wink:

hey hey now, great minds think alike! have the momo version in my VW we will see what i end up with in the end, still debating upgrades, ohhh the money game

copy-cat :wink:

Did some one copy you BiG Al :shock::-o:-o:shock:

the head unit is "out for delivery" so says ups, lets hope soemones home to recive it for me :( now only a few weeks till i get the speakers :(


got the head unit last night put it on the bench fired it up and all is running smoooth, now to get it off the bench and in the E
cartoys has the metra 70-1725 harness im going to be using to attach everything, ill put up some pictures of the ease of install asap, hoping that when i pick up the harness htey will kindly remove the factory stero with their nifty tools :)

On your Pioneer, make sure you have the latest firmware version. Go to Pioneers website and check it out. We put that unit in my wife's new Escape and had nothing but problems with it, especially with the bluetooth phone setup till we got both updates installed. It works great with the new firmware but before that I was ready to pull it and put her old AVIC-D3 back in. Drew:)

2.0 update came installed :) very happy about that one, install will hopefully take place today :)

2.0 update came installed :) very happy about that one, install will hopefully take place today :)

Who's doing your install?

Who's doing your install?

me :D wanna hang out while i work on it?

im waiting on the dash kit from crutchfield because no one had the double din in stock :evil:

i have a few more mods id like to do while installing the stereo, as well as some research for the moving mirrors, anyone thats in the area is welcome to hang out

also i dont have a garage at my current location, i do have property in snohomish we could all gather at, but if someone had a garage... we could do things a little quicker and more enjoyable/longer being shielded from this cold (there is snow atm)

me :D wanna hang out while i work on it?

im waiting on the dash kit from crutchfield because no one had the double din in stock :evil:

i have a few more mods id like to do while installing the stereo, as well as some research for the moving mirrors, anyone thats in the area is welcome to hang out

also i dont have a garage at my current location, i do have property in snohomish we could all gather at, but if someone had a garage... we could do things a little quicker and more enjoyable/longer being shielded from this cold (there is snow atm)

Wouldn't be the worst way to spend a Saturday, maybe while there you can figure out why my front passenger speaker cover rattles :(

sounds like a good idea!
im in everett, your in marysville
got a garage?
or we working on the street in the snow? :lol:
when are you free?

UGH and HEEYYYYY


so all the gift cards came in the mail last night! 1200 in gift cards that is :D

buttttt the pdx5 is out of stock! i was sooo heart broken that i decited to reorganize the sub build and plan for the bigger sub build out that i wanted to go in the original ideas soo now im getting a pdx4 which will provide a strong 100rms to the component sets that have a power request of 100rms should sound amazing and im adding two kicker solo baric 8s and a custom sub inclusure / repositioning for the cup holders inspired by outpost4 here is the "paint" version of the box

http://s5.tinypic.com/6ek9yd.jpg

Wow...nice picture. :D

I have also been discussing the idea of a custom 'boom' console with NismoGriff. I had some ideas on how to move the brake handle, but as I started to look into it a little deeper, I realized the airbag sensor is under the cupholder and I don't think that mounting subs directly on top of it is such a good idea.

...just my .02 :|

OHH thanks man for the heads up! im actually on the phone atm ordering the materials and i looked at where i can spend these gift cards and the home improvement store is one of them so... down to one single sub atm, ill keep most of the box desing in mind for doing dual subs

also ive found a garage to do the build in :) i wont have to be out in the parking lot :lol:

ALSO whats going on with that relocating of the parking break? does it look like we would be able to move the sensor as well? anyone got enought curage to start playing with the sensor?

Any word if outpost4 had any airbag issues? im sure his build was far enough away i mean the stealth box is closer to the parking break then his setup

It's just that the parking brake is the largest obsticle when it comes to building an adequate enclosure between the seats, especiall in BigAl's case because he wanted a pair of 12's on there. I had mentioned to Al that if I were to build an enclosure that covered the e-brake mechanism, I could use a linear actuator to engage the parking brake with a dash mounted switch. Good luck with your build.

What about a build out of the stock sub enclosure, like Outpost's, but instead of cup holders have a second 8" sub?

I think the ultimate setup would be an 8" or 10" "midbass" up front with a 12" "subbass" in the spare tire well.

next year im gunna try to get a safari style roof rack and add a 15 in the rear wheel well as a "ohhh yeah :flip switch: THATS my bass" ha!

order confimed and shiped today :)

install pictures to come, spent the first full day with the HU today :D

my 2006 does NOT have an airbag sensor under the cup holders hear the ebrake, bigal says it woud look like a yellow box, nothing yellow under my 2006 = more bass :)

I have the 900bt and love it.

Can't wait to see your install.