Since my deck came back from service I decided it was time to install it with a more custom look than the commercially available mounting kits offered. Plus, I decided that I wanted to mount to the metal factory brackets for increased theft and skip reduction. I also started to re-route the cabling. It's much cleaner but you can't tell from the pics since this was during the beginning of the project. I am waiting for some adhesives to set and a couple of parts to arrive and then I'll get some more comprehensive photos. Here's a couple of pictures to start things off: Wiring- Mounting Kit- (notice the ghetto Sharpie colormatch job at the bottom LOL), XM and Deck Mark

 

Well, good job on the mounting kit, even though i dont like the look of it (over a regular mounting kit) looks like you did a pretty good job on it.

 

Looks like you did a good job but I don't like the look of it either. Looks like somethign is missing and you put a plate there to take up space.

 

I would have centered it. Looks good though.

 

nice going mark.... is that 0 ga. I see?!?

 

Yup!

 

10/4. You know the thought of centering never occured to me. I wonder if I could do that by utilizing the factory mount? Hmmmm. Mark

 

probably with some matching up of the holes on the sides of the HU and putting new holes in the factory bracket...

 

I have the materials to make that happen but I rather like it so I think I am gonna leave it. For those that like the look of the mounting kits that 's cool, you know to each their own. I feel a lot safer actually having it mounted to some metal vs. some thin ABS. The 1/0 is for the power only, I am actually going to use a 4AWG ground since that's what the amp accepts so I didn't see the need to add additional resistance by using a dist. block then going to 4GA to the amp anyways. Now all I need to do is fabricate an amprack/footwell panel, run additional 12AWG speaker wire, build a subwoofer enclosure, and hand-fabricate kickpanel enclosures. Man, that's a heck of a list. Mark

 

Looks good brotha, what about using that extra space for something else cool. Scion logo, lights??? I say a mod for a light up scion logo that what on the center console door that lit up like an oven, I think that would look sweet....

 

Certainly a possibility. I see a lot of guys doing crazy custom lighting in their boxes and all I want is brighter dome light, or at least one in the hatch area. Now that I think about it why I didn't mount my bass **** for my amp right below the deck is beyond me? Mark