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My good friend Nik and I decided that I needed to properly redo the trunk setup since the first version was pretty much garbage. I had some ideas of what I wanted to do, and went back and forth with Nik, but in order to get the best possible setup, I really let him go wild. After a month of planning and about two months of building (weekends or late nights only), Nik built what I consider to be a beautiful work of art. The finished product really could not have been any better.
This car is a daily driver, and a big part of what we talked about was being able to still have a full trunk. In order to accomplish that, Nik decided to use only the space where the rear seat used to reside. We used a shallow mount sub so we could build as small of a box as possible, and still have enough space under the box to mount the amp. New Stereo components include: JL HD900/5 amplifier and an Alpine 12" Type R shallow mount sub (SWR-T12).
For the hardlines, we settled on using Stainless Steel, because at the end of the day, other soft metals wouldn't give us the shine we wanted, and chrome would give the best look, as well as provide the easiest upkeep. For the rest of the management, I decided to go with the following:
Accuair VU4 Manifold
(2) Accuair 3 gallon Aluminum tanks (Chromed)
Accuair eXo mounts (Black Chromed)
(2) Viair 400c Compressors
I already had the AccuAir e-Level setup so this was really a no-brainer. I've dealt with Dustin and Reno at AccuAir for the last year and a half, and I can say there really isn't a better company to deal with in the Air Ride scene. These guys are all about quality, and it really shows in all their products. Also doesn't hurt that they have amazing customer service.
Enough talking, on to a few pics. I only have 2 shots of the setup at the moment, mainly because I didn't take any shots at Wuste since I was too drunk to care :laugh:
Here is just about the entire setup assembled but out of the car, just missing one of the compressor lines and one of the tank brackets. This should be a better perspective of the entire setup.
And here are a few full car shots from Wuste.
For anyone interested in Air Ride installs in the LA/OC area, you should definitely hit up Nik (nikolaypapoban (at) gmail (dot) com). This is the second amazing setup he's done for my cars (first on my Jetta before it was totaled), and he also built the setup in Jason's (Ultimatetaba) A3. He can do anything from a basic setup to something as crazy as what he did in my TT. The man is a perfectionist, and it definitely shows in the quality of the work.
This car is a daily driver, and a big part of what we talked about was being able to still have a full trunk. In order to accomplish that, Nik decided to use only the space where the rear seat used to reside. We used a shallow mount sub so we could build as small of a box as possible, and still have enough space under the box to mount the amp. New Stereo components include: JL HD900/5 amplifier and an Alpine 12" Type R shallow mount sub (SWR-T12).
For the hardlines, we settled on using Stainless Steel, because at the end of the day, other soft metals wouldn't give us the shine we wanted, and chrome would give the best look, as well as provide the easiest upkeep. For the rest of the management, I decided to go with the following:
Accuair VU4 Manifold
(2) Accuair 3 gallon Aluminum tanks (Chromed)
Accuair eXo mounts (Black Chromed)
(2) Viair 400c Compressors
I already had the AccuAir e-Level setup so this was really a no-brainer. I've dealt with Dustin and Reno at AccuAir for the last year and a half, and I can say there really isn't a better company to deal with in the Air Ride scene. These guys are all about quality, and it really shows in all their products. Also doesn't hurt that they have amazing customer service.
Enough talking, on to a few pics. I only have 2 shots of the setup at the moment, mainly because I didn't take any shots at Wuste since I was too drunk to care :laugh:
Here is just about the entire setup assembled but out of the car, just missing one of the compressor lines and one of the tank brackets. This should be a better perspective of the entire setup.
And here are a few full car shots from Wuste.
For anyone interested in Air Ride installs in the LA/OC area, you should definitely hit up Nik (nikolaypapoban (at) gmail (dot) com). This is the second amazing setup he's done for my cars (first on my Jetta before it was totaled), and he also built the setup in Jason's (Ultimatetaba) A3. He can do anything from a basic setup to something as crazy as what he did in my TT. The man is a perfectionist, and it definitely shows in the quality of the work.
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