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Castrol Xtreme makeover -
part 2
Nissan 350Z |
Broadcast
date : 2nd April 2006 |
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It’s time for Part Two of the
Castrol Xtreme Auto Makeover. With engine and suspension fresh
from last week’s NxGen massage, the Nissan 350Z dropped in
for some Sound Advice from Executive Audio in Four Ways,
Randburg.
These high-end components along with Executive Audio expertise
turned the 350Z into a mobile music box.
At an early stage, it was decided to keep all the Rockford
Fosgate replacement components to the same sizings as used in
the factory Nissan sound installation.
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However, the plan devised by Mark and his team would involve
some major remodeling of the interior.
This would include the removal of original Nissan interior
fittings such as consoles and seat and door panels, and
manufacturing custom-built consoles and housings to mount the
new audio and navigation goodies.
A professional sound makeover like this requires a mixture of
planning, design creativity, manufacturing expertise in the
areas of factory-standard mouldings, and top quality
installation workmanship.
One small slip of an electric screwdriver can mean thousands
of Rands worth of delicate componentry consigned to the scrap
heap.
And a gaudy, out-of-synch concept can mean an instant
reduction in car resale value, not something that’s
recommended on something as special as a Nissan 350Z.
At the heart of the install, as the sound people like to say,
undertaken with precision by Ebrahim Patel, is the Rockford
P252 amplifier.
This classy-looking item delivers 125 Watts per channel for a
total of 250 Watts measured using the Root Mean Squared or RMS
industry standard.
The special carbon-look housing uses imported cloth to achieve
this unique effect.
The entire front console was remanufactured to house the
RFX9320R with MP3, RDS and front-loading CD capability. All
the controls are housed in the left-hand side knob for ease of
operation.
The Sat-Nav system is an Audiovox NPC5400, and comes with
remote control.
The impressive console was made of fiberglass and plastic, and
sprayed to match the 350Z’s exterior colour to lighten up
the interior.
As for speakers, the install used Rockford P162’s in the
doors, and in the boot a Rockford Fosgate Punch sub-woofer was
loving laid in, once again in a special housing.
This sub is the P210S4 model, employing a single voice coil.
Mark O’Donoghue felt that the small cabin volume of the 350Z
would make a dual voice-coil woofer superfluous, with sound
quality and balance being the prime objective.
A quality sound installation for a quality car. Don’t forget
that the Castrol Xtreme Auto Makeover Nissan 350Z is the prize
in a competition running between now and October.
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