Practicality was another modus operandi behind Jaed's installation. Everything needed to operate the system is within arm's reach. The 12-CD changer sits between the driver and shotgun. Next to that is the remote, painted in a vibrant purple to match the outside of the car. The remote controls the monitor and the processor so that Jaed can adjust the sound and equalization in his car without moving from the driver seat.
The cabin also contains more custom fab work that you can fit in your center pocket. He designed the front kick panels for the mid-range drivers and the housing for the display on top of the dash, which is based around a No. 2 pencil. Another custom job can be found in the single-CD player. The motorized face plate is surrounded by a handmade heads-up console.
Trunk And Rear Speakers
130-0007-JAED-16 (4/C)
130-0007-JAED-18 (4/C)
130-0007-JAED-21 (4/C RUN BIG)
*Four Pioneer Premier RS-A2 pure-digital amplifiers (50 Watts x 2) *Two Pioneer Premier TS-W1RS 12-inch subwoofers*Pioneer RS-P1 Processor with 31-band equalizer*Scosche capacitors*Custom display for wiring*Dakota Digital Volt meter
The Pioneer Optical Digital Reference system in the back is pure digital, baby. That means all the cabling is fiber optic. But though Jaed emphasizes the quality of the components, it is obvious that he wants the admirer to look at it for the design, as well. "A lot of people just plain old put things on top, and it's symmetrical, and it's boring to look at," he says. "What makes this car different is that it's very dimensional and asymmetrical. Dimensional meaning it almost looks 3-D when you look at it."
And Jaed didn't have to do any cutting to achieve this sort of depth. He basically made use of what the car provided, which in this case is the spare tire well. He gussied it up with vinyl panels and was careful not to overexploit it with florescents. Instead, he chose to use more natural light. And he also went with glass, not plexiglass.
He explains why: "The difference between plexiglass and real glass-you can totally see the difference in the way light reflects through it. And that's another trick that makes this thing look even more different than any other installation out there because it plays with the way light hits it, and the color of plexiglass versus regular glass is that you can see through [regular glass] much better. And second, it's got a natural greenish haze when light hits it at the corners, whereas with plexiglass you have to shine it up and sand it to get almost the same reaction to light."
(Blueprint)Fast Facts
Owner Jaed Arzadon
Hometown Los Angeles, CA
Ride '94 Honda Civic EX Coupe
Under the Hood Trust Exhaust, DC Sports intake and header and oil cap, Neuspeed plug wires, Scosche alternator and wiring, Lightning battery, DC Sports short shifter
Stiff Stuff Eibach springs with Koni five-way adjustable shocks, DC Sports strut tower bar
Rollers 18-inch Racing Hart C5s, 215/35ZR18 Nittos
Stoppers Power Stop cross-drilled rotors
Outside Wings West molded body kit, paint by Ben Borja
Inside MOMO knob, Indiglo gauge cluster
ICE See sidebars
By Richard S. Chang
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