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Pioneer Avic-D3 with Navigation, DVD and Ipod control, ordered a extra face plate from ThirdgenRanch for $5 and filed it until the Unit fit. I didn't have move the A/C controls, but I did have to trim a small amount of the metal bracing out to make the unit fit. I used black weatherstrip foam to fill the gaps on the sides.
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1988 IROC-Z 5.7 Red
1984 WS6 Trans Am 5.0 HO- SOLD
1989 Firebird 5.0 -SOLD
1976 Formula 400-SOLD
1985 IROC-Z- SOLD
Professional Car Audio Installer 12yrs
Pioneer Avic-D3 with Navigation, DVD and Ipod control, ordered a extra face plate from ThirdgenRanch for $5 and filed it until the Unit fit. I didn't have move the A/C controls, but I did have to trim a small amount of the metal bracing out to make the unit fit. I used black weatherstrip foam to fill the gaps on the sides.[/quote]
I think it would be a lot more difficult to install into Firebirds due to the fact the faceplate is so different. if you or someone you know has any fabrication skills with fiberglass, etc, I would def say go for it, but I've had 3 firebirds myself and every time I tried something like this, I wasn't really happy with the results. I always ended up with a flipout or traditional CD players for my systems. Check around in your local area for a good independant car stereo shop, they tend to have better fab skills than the Best Buys, etc. Good luck.
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1988 IROC-Z 5.7 Red
1984 WS6 Trans Am 5.0 HO- SOLD
1989 Firebird 5.0 -SOLD
1976 Formula 400-SOLD
1985 IROC-Z- SOLD
Professional Car Audio Installer 12yrs
I think it would be a lot more difficult to install into Firebirds due to the fact the faceplate is so different. if you or someone you know has any fabrication skills with fiberglass, etc, I would def say go for it, but I've had 3 firebirds myself and every time I tried something like this, I wasn't really happy with the results. I always ended up with a flipout or traditional CD players for my systems. Check around in your local area for a good independant car stereo shop, they tend to have better fab skills than the Best Buys, etc. Good luck.
Thanx. Ill look around for car stereo shops
I see that your a professional car audio Installer for 12yrs, and I have a question for you do you think a jl audio 12w7 will fit my ta? And what would be the dimensions for the w7
Last edited by jll87TA; 09-29-2009 at 03:25 AM.
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I see that your a professional car audio Installer for 12yrs, and I have a question for you do you think a jl audio 12w7 will fit my ta? And what would be the dimensions for the w7
it depends on how big and heavy you want your box. my old Firebird had a 4 cu ft box for 2 12's and weighed almost 200 lbs.
minimum requirements for one 12W7 is:
box size sealed: 1.515 cubic ft
box size ported: 1.89 cubic ft
(these boxes do include displaced air volume from sub factored in.)
there are still plenty others out there. You may not have heard of these since they aren't mainstream brands, but they are much better than what you can buy at Bestbuy. I've heard of the above mentioned brands, more particulary the ones in the same grouping (power level) as the w7 and they all were louder and cleaner than any W7 that i've ever heard.
