Richie Sambora, guitarist and founding member of Bon Jovi, may live the rock and roll lifestyle, but when it came to outfitting his 2004 H2 with an A/V system, he went for something more low key. Handing the keys over to Safe and Sound owner Gary Fisher, Sambora gave him free rein, only asking that he conserve as much space and utility as possible. In fact, Sambora wanted to boost his use of the H2 by adding a second seat to the third row. With that in mind, Fisher and his crew hauled ass to finish the truck in a week for his high-profile client and the SEMA show.
SQ for the H2
The first step required stripping down the H2 in order to completely line it with Dynamat. The system was designed with accurate reproduction in mind, and although it can really cleanly put out the decibels, Sambora listens to it at more moderate levels. The center channel comes in the form of a JBL 4" speaker and tweeter slot loaded in a custom-built fiberglass enclosure. To make room for the unobtrusive, grille cloth-covered enclosure, the installers had to reroute all the factory On-Star controls to the passenger side of the center column.
Hurry and pick up the August 2005 issue of Car Audio and Electronic Magazine for the complete story, and a lot more photos.