MTX Escalade: Grey is the New Black!
The guys from MTX had their new Escalade on hand, and it was decked out with their new line of subs and amps. The exterior of the car was painted charcoal and covered in a flat clear coat, and instead of painting the chrome bits or headlights, they sprayed them in flat clear coat too. Needless to say, the overall effect was sick. Of course, the interior was pretty trick too. The back seat featured a wall of their new square subwoofers, and the bed was stuffed with some of their trick new amps. Oh, and how often do you see a 12" subwoofer mounted in a door? Not often enough for me! BTW, if you look closely in the rear of the truck, you'll notice the subs are SQUARE. That's right... MTX has adapted the square design. Hop over to AudioJunkies for the details on these subs and click on the jump to check out a bunch more pics of this wild Caddy.
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MTX AUDIO SQUARE SUBWOOFER ESCALADE EXT
MTX installers Jason Planck, Craig Marsh, and John
Wilson completed the build in 5 weeks in the Mitek Show Vehicle Operations
facility in Monroe, WI.
Year: 2004 Make: Cadillac Model: Escalade EXT
Paint color: custom flat charcoal
By whom: Tim Armstrong of Kreative Kustoms in Ashland City, TN
General modifications: SSBC brake kit with MTX logo custom machined into the calipers; Shaved roof rack on top of vehicle; E&G Classics grille
ENGINE INFORMATION
Engine (size): 6.0 liter
Vortec
Modifications: Corsa Performance cat back exhaust,Custom bracket
mount for additional PowerMaster alternators by P & K customs, XS Power
D2400 12volt AGM Power Cell
Wheels/Size: Zoe Wheels – Yaffa Series 24”x10” wheels that were
modified so the face of the wheel is body color and the lip appears as
brushed/satin aluminum
Tires/Size: 24” Toyo Proxes S/T 295/30R/24
Suspension: lowering kit to lower the vehicle 2” in front and 3” in
rear with adjustable air spring kit
BODY INFORMATION
Modifications to body: Lexani body kit, E&G Classics grille, custom paint, custom suicide rear doors
INTERIOR INFORMATION
Modifications to interior: custom suede and leather upholstery with MTX Audio stitched into the seats, custom leather dash, custom leather and flat billet accented “A” pillars, custom suede and painted fiberglass center console that houses (4) MTX Elite Series amplifiers and a custom painted fiberglass and leather arm rest.
AUDIO INFORMATION
Source Units(s) Any custom adaptations? Kenwood KVT-819DVD 7” flip out monitor/ DVD player housed in a custom
flat aluminum custom dash kit
Preamplifier and or line driver(s): Precision Power DEQ-230 30 Band Equalizer
Front speakers and locations. How did you build enclosures/baffles? Three-way MTX TXC component systems were installed into each front door with an extra TXC.1 tweeter added to both systems in the A-pillar. (2 – TXC5.1, 1 – TXC.1) Each front door panel also includes an MTX 12-inch thin subwoofer (TT5512-04). The tweeters for the 2 – TXC5.1 systems are mounted in a custom milled flat billet aluminum trim piece that attaches to the door panel and also acts as a grille for the door speakers.
(3) TE4001 running at a 2 ohm load (one TE4001 to each set
of (4) TS5512-04); (1) TE1004 running at a 2ohm load to (2) TXC5.1 Components,
(2) TXC .1 Tweeters, and (2) TT5512-44 12-inch shallow subwoofers.
What is your system total wattage: 7500 @ 2 ohms; Bi-amplified
the (1) TE1004 amplifier to a 2ohm load to match the 2ohm rating for the
(3) TE4001 amplifiers running the subwoofers.
Multimedia Navigation
System
Video source units and locations: Kenwood KVT-819DVD in dash monitor with built-in DVD; KCA-iP300V Ipod direct connect cable; KCA-BT100 Bluetooth Hands Free Adapter
Security
Make and model: AUDIOVOX Prestige 998 2-way security with
remote start
Special features and/or functions: Two way Remote Start and Security System with custom Text Message LCD Transceiver.
Accessories
Sound damping material brand(s) and
location(s): The vehicle was
completely stripped to apply sheets of Hushmat sound deading material to the
entire interior which eliminates vibrations
Interconnects (RCA): StreetWires Zero Noise 9 RCA cables and Zero Noise Video cables.
Power/Ground gauge: (3) runs of StreetWires UFX050R (Translucent Red 0 Gauge Power Wire) and (3) runs of StreetWires UFX050S (Translucent Clear 0 Gauge Ground Wire) connect (3) Powermaster 58237 220 amp H.O. alternators to the battery tray in the rear bed of the vehicle where (4) XS Power D3100 Batteries are housed. (3) runs of StreetWires UFX050R (Translucent Red 0 Gauge Power Wire), (3) runs of StreetWires UFX050S (Translucent Clear 0 Gauge Ground Wire), (1) run UFX4100R (Translucent Red 4 Gauge Power Wire), and (1) run of UFX4100S (Translucent Clear 4 Gauge Ground Wire) connect the amplifiers to the batteries through StreetWires distribution blocks.
Alternator(s) or charging system upgrades: 3 – Powermaster 220 amp H.O., alternators were installed on a custom bracket. The alternators were powdercoated to be flat black to maintain the flat/satin theme. The Powermaster #58237 alternators run at a continuous 135 Amps at standard engine idol and will climb up to 220 Amps continuous output at 2000 RPM’s.
Battery(s) and location(s): (1) XS Power D2400 battery is mounted in the factory location under the hood and (4) XS Power D3100 batteries are housed in a custom stainless steel case mounted to the undercarriage of the bed in the rear.
Distribution block(s), fuse holder(s), fuse value(s), and location(s): Various StreetWires Fuses, distribution blocks, and fuse holders were used throughout the vehicle.
VEHICLE AND PERSONAL NOTES
Future plans for the vehicle are? This vehicle will be debuted at the 2008 CES show and it will tour the country attending various events throughout 2008.
Special thanks to: Toyo Tires, Zoe Wheels, Corsa Performance Exhaust, Stainless Steel Brakes Corporation, Kenwood, Powermaster, Hushmat, Varad, Kreative Kustoms, Lexani
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Wow I am not an mtx fan but the new subs look very nice and that escalade is very nice, the headlights look sick, i love the effect that the flat clear had on them, does anyone know if that would still be street legal and if the headlights are still road worthy, are they bright?
Posted by: Steve | January 15, 2008 at 09:17 PM
looks like a car from a game. Really really nice
Posted by: david | January 31, 2008 at 01:15 PM
yo where can i buy one yo send me a e-mail homiie
northsyde_juggalow@hotmail.com
Posted by: SPIDERBART | June 03, 2008 at 11:00 AM