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2013 Toyota Rav4

Postby Firewall » January 2nd, 2022, 6:39 am

Good Day,

This is something I completed a few years ago.
I found the pictures recently and thought I would share as I like to see local builds as well.

The vehicle is a 2013 Rav4.

The equipment list is as follows:

JL c5 Components
JL c5 Coaxials
JL 12w6v3
JL xd600.6
JL xd600.1
Pioneer AVH-x2800bs

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Re: 2013 Toyota Rav4

Postby Firewall » January 2nd, 2022, 6:40 am

Beginning with the main fuse block.

An Audison Connection block was chosen for its build quality and compact size.
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The mounting bracket for the fuse block was made from aluminum and painted black.
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Re: 2013 Toyota Rav4

Postby Firewall » January 2nd, 2022, 6:50 am

The headunit harness was made up to retain the steering wheel controls.
The headunit was then installed.

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The mic for the radio was placed in the OEM spot after removing the OEM mic
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Re: 2013 Toyota Rav4

Postby Firewall » January 2nd, 2022, 7:04 am

OEM locations were used for all the speakers.
The tweeters on the dash was replaced and the c5 component set tweeters were used.

The mounting hardware is as follows.
A piece of flat PVC was used to mimic the OEM shape to create the top plate. On the back side, the PVC endcap was traced out and a channel milled for it to fit snugly into the top plate. This was then joined together using PVC glue and painted black. A threaded rod was used to allow the wire to exit and this was then sealed with silicone.
The mounting points corresponded to the OEM locations and were counter bored for the bolts to sit lower.

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Re: 2013 Toyota Rav4

Postby Firewall » January 2nd, 2022, 9:21 am

The speaker rings were made from 0.75" acryllic and painted black.

This material is a challenge to work with. Normal woodworking tools are used, but great time and effort is required. Access to a CNC or a mill would make it a lot easier.

The back of the rings were bored to the nut and bolt for the speaker mounting would be flush.

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New wires were run for all speakers and tweeters.
The speaker wire was passed through the factory door molex as well.
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Re: 2013 Toyota Rav4

Postby *KRONIK* » January 2nd, 2022, 9:27 am

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Re: 2013 Toyota Rav4

Postby Firewall » January 2nd, 2022, 9:45 am

Next up was the amp rack.
This vehicle has a plastic compartment in the trunk in front of the spare tire. This was removed to make the space for the amp rack.
What you see here is the second iteration of the rack, using 2 amps and the passives instead of 3 and the DSP.
Pretty straightforward fabrication.

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Upol fibral was used to contour the edges to make it fit perfectly.
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An aluminum channel and magnets was added to the factory cover to keep it it place where it matched up with a groove and bracket in the amp rack.
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Amp rack was then wired up
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A trim panel was made with inserts for plexi, both for protection of the equipment and if I wanted to light it up after.
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Everything back in place
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Will have to try and find the pics with the trim piece carpeted and installed.
Also pics of the box build.

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Re: 2013 Toyota Rav4

Postby david12 » January 2nd, 2022, 10:00 am

I love looking back at the build threads that you have. Always excellent. JL C5 goodness!!!

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Re: 2013 Toyota Rav4

Postby carluva » January 2nd, 2022, 11:11 am

Hey firewall. Check your PM

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Re: 2013 Toyota Rav4

Postby Rovin » January 2nd, 2022, 1:43 pm

very nice to see alot of thought, workmanship, suitable fasteners being used, proper installation, time put in & quality equipment too

good job man ..... 8-)

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Re: 2013 Toyota Rav4

Postby timelapse » January 2nd, 2022, 3:43 pm

Well done installation.Learning new stuff watching you guys.

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Re: 2013 Toyota Rav4

Postby Firewall » February 10th, 2022, 9:01 pm

Finally got around to taking a couple pics of the finished thing.

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One thing I really like about the JL subs are the grills. They give complete peace of mind when putting anything in the trunk.
With everything installed, the trunk still has space for a couple of suitcases, so daily utility is not greatly affected.

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Re: 2013 Toyota Rav4

Postby Rovin » February 11th, 2022, 10:53 am

nice & stealthy ftw ..... 8-)

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