From the early days of the Southern Californian surfing explosion in in the late '50s and early '60s, music has been a large part of the surfing culture. For the most part "surf music" is minimalist, stripped to the bone and raw-a perfect metaphor for the grace and fury that is the planet's most powerful force. The best bet is to go with the flow; don't force anything or it will pull you under and spit you out in a broken mass. Just go for the ride, using what Mother Nature offered up for you to enjoy and you'll come out on the other side with a smile and serenity.As a surf shop manager, Ryan Beppu has taken that philosophy and applied it to his daily-driver Infiniti G35. His edict to Audio Concepts was to maximize the available space and minimize the intrusion into the cargo area. In only two weeks, Link Ahlers and his Audio Concepts crew designed and installed a system that fit Beppu's order like a wetsuit.
Borrowing from the Japanese-market Nissan Skyline, the Infiniti is outfitted with an Eclipse AVN5435 head unit. The Eclipse unit provides Beppu with the exact audio/video/navigation essentials he needs. With it, Beppu can listen to CD, CD-R/RW or MP3 audio, watch DVD-R/RW, DVD+R/RW and DVD-Video on the 6.5-inch screen or find his way to a less crowded beach with the DVD-based navigation system.
 |  MB Quart speakers are installed...  MB Quart speakers are installed behind the custom kick panels and in the factory door locations. PCE 164 midbass drivers are in the door and PCE 213 midbass drivers reside in the kick panels. The kick panels are covered in color-matched vinyl and fitted with factory-looking grilles. At the top of the doors in the factory location are the 1" tweeters from the PCE 213 set. |  Beneath the false floor hides...  Beneath the false floor hides a custom fiberglass tub, ringed with a red vinyl trim, that houses two of the system's amplifiers. |
Taking the place of the factory door speakers are MB Quart PCE 164 6 1/2" midbass drivers. Custom kick panels were fabricated to house MB Quart PCE 213 5 1/4" 2-way component speakers. To get better imaging, the 1" tweeter from the PCE 213 component set is also mounted in the factory position in the upper door. The kick panels are dressed in interior-matching vinyl and fitted with factory-looking grilles.
The rear passenger speakers were also replaced with offerings from MB Quart. The rear quarter panels are now home to a set of RCE 213 component speakers. Amplification for the rear components comes from a JL Audio e2150 2-channel amp hidden behind the rear passenger quarter panel.
 The MB Quart RAA 4200 4-channel...  The MB Quart RAA 4200 4-channel amplifier powers the front stage and the RAA 1000 is used exclusively for the subs. |  At each end of the trunk are...  At each end of the trunk are MB Quart PWE 252 subwoofers in custom enclosures mostly hidden beneath a false floor. |  Adding a splash of color to...  Adding a splash of color to the trunk are red LEDs to highlight the amps and subs. |