As you make your way down the custom silver center console, your eyes meet up with Alpine's CDA-7995 head unit sandwiched by two Alpine TME-M760 6.5-inch widescreen monitors. When parked, the top monitor displays info from either DVD video or Microsoft's X-Box game console, while its twin below is dedicated to navigation.
The curves of the dash and center console segue into the door panels. Not satisfied with the existing door panels as a base, Yato and Brown fabricated new door panels from scratch. Each door houses a complete set of Alpine's new SPR-136A Type-R (fitting name for the vehicle) 5-1/2" component speakers, surrounded by multi-colored fiberglass panels. Protecting the speakers, the grille-less speakers are contrasting custom ABS. Two laser-cut acrylic panels, backlit in blue neon, feature Alpine and Wings West logos, enhancing the appearance of the door panel.
Rounding out the passenger area are custom-stitched Cobra seats, with their matching blue, silver, and black leather. The backs of the seats are even painted to match the car for a nice detail touch. The Momo Silverjet steering wheel and shift knob really flow with the design of the other interior pieces to complete the look.
Supporting CastTo not disappoint, the installation in the rear is even better (if you can believe that). The finished product looks great, but what's underneath keeps it all together. To support what Yato and Brown had in mind they did the following: they knew the base needed to be strong, so they used 1-inch square, thin-wall welded steel and attached it to the floor of the vehicle. More of it was used to make the top half that actually holds the components. Sounds easy, but we are not exactly dealing with Lego's here. Many pieces were carefully TIG-welded together to create the base of the structure. This procedure is time consuming but well worth it for its longevity.
The support pillar for the amp rack sits behind the front seats and houses an Alpine DHA-S680 6-disc DVD changer. The pillar is shaped to look like a waterfall flowing into the center console. Behind and above it is a three-tier monstrosity of Alpine amplifiers, each level housing an MRD-M500 AccuClass-D mono amplifier. The floating look continues in the rear as each amplifier is surrounded by custom paint and a neon lit tube. Three more amplifiers are housed underneath the structure in fabricated compartments, two Alpine MRV-F340 four-channel amplifiers and another MRD-M500. The six amplifiers combine to produce a mind blowing 3,000 watts, making the RSX a rolling nightclub.
The brain to Alpine's NVE-N852A DVD navigation system, TUA-T020XM XM tuner, and Microsoft X-Box video game console also reside underneath the three-tier amp rack. Above the staircase of amplifiers and resting on the rear window is a fiberglass structure housing a trio of Alpine TME-M760 monitors. Each one is dedicated to a source (DVD changer, navigation, X-Box).
Flanking the amplifier rack are six-foot long fiberglass panels that house another Alpine Type-R component set for rear fill. Ride the wave of both panels to the rear of the vehicle and you will find an Alpine SWR-1541D 15" subwoofer. All the power combined with the "bling-bling" subwoofers ensures that the RSX can keep up with the crowd at any event. Finishing off the rear hatch area, towards the front of the vehicle, on either side of the amp rack are two custom painted Nitrous Express tanks.