In between the front seats...
In between the front seats is the controller for the PXA-H510.
Car Audio
As Anderson and friend, Tim Gertz started to remove panels, he noticed that everything underneath was almost purely metal. He knew that this could cause problems so he applied several layers of Dynamat throughout the vehicle. After creating a system diagram, Anderson was ready for wiring. He called on good friend and National Sales Manager for StreetWires, Bob Alicea. Alicea provided Anderson with whatever he needed to get the system finished. Needless to say that the PT Cruiser is fully wired with StreetWires product.
The factory radio in the vehicle is a DIN and a half. Anderson pulled the dash and modified it to house two DIN units. The first DIN unit is an Alpine IVA-C800 Mobile Multi Media Station. This head unit is capable of controlling several different sources throughout the vehicle. The second DIN unit is an Alpine DVA-5205 Mobile DVD Player. Anderson used MDF and body filler to create a new dash panel. After some sanding and some paint, the finished panel looks factory.
Signal from the radio runs to an Alpine PXA-H510 Dolby Digital processor. The controller for the unit is mounted flush beneath the emergency brake. The main unit is mounted flush in front of the subwoofer enclosure surrounded by an array of StreetWires fuse blocks and wiring. Out of the processor, the signal runs to three amplifiers using StreetwWres ZN 5.0 RCA cables. One Alpine MRV-1507 was used for the subs and two Alpine MRV-F407 4-channel amplifiers were used to power a set of components in the front and a pair of 5-1/4-inch rear speakers. The amplifier rack was built using 3/4-inch MDF, fiberglass, body filler, and steel. Steel rods reinforced the heavy rack. The amplifier rack is painted to match the exterior of the vehicle and is located behind the subwoofer enclosure.
The subwoofer enclosure was a challenge because Anderson wanted to achieve a box that would fit in a small area behind the rear seats without using any flush panels. The other challenge was to make the vehicle "boom" when consumers wanted the vehicle "turned up". To meet the first challenge, Anderson constructed an enclosure from scratch. He started out with an MDF frame and started laying Fiberglass in place until he achieved the shape he was looking for. Body filler was used to fill in any holes. Then all the abnormalities were smoothed out with some sanding and painted to again match the exterior of the vehicle. The final enclosure size is approximately three cubic feet. The second challenge was met by using three Alpine SWR-1240D subwoofers. All three were mounted side by side on top of the enclosure. The middle woofer was inverted to show off the serious cast aluminum basket and wired using 8-gauge speaker wire from StreetWires.
 |  An Alpine woofer resides behind...  An Alpine woofer resides behind the factory door grill. Anderson found room to install the display to the SEC-8063 alarm on top of the pocket. |  The tweeter to the component...  The tweeter to the component set is installed neatly in the sail panels. |