Installation and Integration

Integrate – from the Latin integritās:
soundness
correctness
purity
a complete whole

There are two components to any installation – design and execution.

At Musicar, we start with excellent system designs – but that only gets us so far. What makes us special isn’t just our ability to draw up great plans on a whiteboard – it’s our ability to translate that plan into a properly-integrated reality.

To us, proper integration means that what you see looks “factory” in design – and so does what you don’t see. Many of our installations are completely hidden, so photos don’t do them justice.

- We respect the intentions of the vehicle designers, and we don’t thoughtlessly eliminate functionality or utility.

- Our visible system elements incorporate existing design cues – things belong.

- We use Molex-brand interconnects for almost all wiring to the vehicle. When possible we use available plug-and-play harnesses – when needed, we order factory connectors and make our own.

- We obtain matching upholstery, paint, and other finishes. We sometimes dye materials by hand for a factory match.

Here’s one example – a Ferrari 355 with a subwoofer added.

This subwoofer enclosure in an Audi S8 is precisely correct acoustically – but’s it’s also a work of art.

This oversized tweeter integration in a Range Rover uses the same piano-black finish as the interior.

Adding a subwoofer and multichannel DSP amplifier into the cargo bay of a Toyota 4Runner is no easy task:

We’ve spent a lot of time researching the right way to install displays into rear-view mirrors:

This subwoofer enclosure installs behind the back seat of a Land Rover Defender 90. Finished in factory-match automotive paint.

This subwoofer and DSP amplifier are located under the cargo floor of the Volvo XC60 – adding the missing sub-bass notes to the factory Dynaudio system (for the PNW Earthquake representative).

A DSP six-channel amp added to the E70 X5.

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