{"id":922,"date":"2018-04-02T07:02:22","date_gmt":"2018-04-01T23:02:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/projectkeira.com\/home\/?p=922"},"modified":"2021-09-26T04:58:20","modified_gmt":"2021-09-25T20:58:20","slug":"car-audio-cable-management","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.projectkeira.com\/home\/car-audio-cable-management\/","title":{"rendered":"Aligning Wires."},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I had to send my\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/projectkeira.com\/home\/?p=676\">TWK-88 DSP<\/a>\u00a0to JL Audio for some service, and since I had to pull the passenger seat to get to it, I decided to start an audio &#8220;refresh&#8221; project I had in mind for awhile now. Since I knew I&#8217;d have some waiting time for my DSP to come back, I could take my time with everything I had planned to do. For this first day I did the following:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Pull TWK-88 DSP for service<\/li>\n<li>Remove the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/projectkeira.com\/home\/?p=778\">Kenwood KAC-M3004<\/a> amp<\/li>\n<li>Pull out the\u00a0amplifier and DSP platforms<\/li>\n<li>Refresh and organize some A\/V cables<\/li>\n<li>Temporarily bypass the DSP so I have some driving music<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Obviously, the first thing I did was pull the interior:<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_923\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-923\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-923\" src=\"https:\/\/projectkeira.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/raine_ft_avwires01.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.projectkeira.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/raine_ft_avwires01.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.projectkeira.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/raine_ft_avwires01-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.projectkeira.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/raine_ft_avwires01-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-923\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">I&#8217;m a certified expert at pulling my interior out.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-924\" src=\"https:\/\/projectkeira.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/raine_ft_avwires02.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.projectkeira.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/raine_ft_avwires02.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.projectkeira.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/raine_ft_avwires02-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.projectkeira.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/raine_ft_avwires02-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>&lt;<\/p>\n<p>After removing the right-side processor\/rear amp platform, I temporarily bypassed the DSP by using some RCA connectors.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_925\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-925\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-925\" src=\"https:\/\/projectkeira.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/raine_ft_avwires03.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.projectkeira.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/raine_ft_avwires03.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.projectkeira.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/raine_ft_avwires03-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.projectkeira.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/raine_ft_avwires03-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-925\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">RCA Spaghetti and temporary wiring.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Next the driver&#8217;s side, I removed the Alpine PDX-V9 amp, pulled the amplifier platform, then temporarily reconnected the amp &#8211; I did this and the DSP bypass so I could still have some music for my commute.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_926\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-926\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-926\" src=\"https:\/\/projectkeira.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/raine_ft_avwires04.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.projectkeira.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/raine_ft_avwires04.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.projectkeira.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/raine_ft_avwires04-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.projectkeira.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/raine_ft_avwires04-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-926\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Main amp under the driver&#8217;s seat, without the amp platform.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Before I even started I did what I usually do &#8211; I printed out diagrams of the wiring changes I had planned to keep from forgetting something:<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_927\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-927\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-927\" src=\"https:\/\/projectkeira.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/raine_ft_avwires05.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.projectkeira.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/raine_ft_avwires05.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.projectkeira.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/raine_ft_avwires05-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.projectkeira.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/raine_ft_avwires05-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-927\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Wires and cables everywhere!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_928\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-928\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-928\" src=\"https:\/\/projectkeira.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/raine_ft_avwires06.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.projectkeira.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/raine_ft_avwires06.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.projectkeira.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/raine_ft_avwires06-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.projectkeira.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/raine_ft_avwires06-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-928\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Revised A\/V cable diagram.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>To explain the above:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Cables &#8220;A&#8221; and &#8220;B&#8221;: Cable A is a USB cable that comes from the single USB port on the center console. Cable B is a USB-to-USB Type-B cable that connects to my JL Audio TWK-88 DSP. This lets me plug my laptop into the center console USB port when I want to configure and tune the DSP, without having to try to plug directly into the DSP which is normally hard to get to under the passenger seat.<\/li>\n<li>Cables &#8220;C&#8221; and &#8220;D&#8221;: Cable C is a USB cable connected to the second USB port on the back of my Kenwood DNX-892 head unit. Cable D is a USB-to-Micro USB cable connected to the SNES Classic. The SNES Classic is getting power directly from my head unit, and it turns on\/off automatically with the head unit.<\/li>\n<li>Cables &#8220;E&#8221; and &#8220;F&#8221;: Cable E is an HDMI cable connected to the HDMI input on the back of my Kenwood DNX-892 head unit. Cable F is another HDMI cable connected. To the SNES Classic. This sends the video signal to the DNX-892.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The whole point of using the couplers (instead of running a single longer cable) was to bring the ports from the back of my head unit to somewhere more accessible, so that I wouldn&#8217;t have to remove the center dash every time I wanted to change something. As a solution I decided to position the couplers in a place that isn&#8217;t seen normally, yet I can get to it in seconds with no tools &#8211; and that place was right under the cup holders:<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_930\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-930\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-930\" src=\"https:\/\/projectkeira.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/raine_ft_avwires08.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.projectkeira.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/raine_ft_avwires08.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.projectkeira.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/raine_ft_avwires08-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.projectkeira.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/raine_ft_avwires08-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-930\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Every plug adapter is in place.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_929\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-929\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-929\" src=\"https:\/\/projectkeira.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/raine_ft_avwires07.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.projectkeira.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/raine_ft_avwires07.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.projectkeira.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/raine_ft_avwires07-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.projectkeira.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/raine_ft_avwires07-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-929\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Easy access under the cup holders, if needed.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>So after getting the A\/V cables sorted out, I reinstalled my interior since it&#8217;s my daily driver and I have to drive it to the office.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I had to send my\u00a0TWK-88 DSP\u00a0to JL Audio for some service, and since I had&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":929,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6,625],"tags":[402,383,362,403,88,381,319,61],"class_list":["post-922","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-audiovideoentertainment","category-electronicgadgets","tag-cable-management","tag-hdmi","tag-kac-m3004","tag-organization","tag-pdx-v9","tag-super-nintendo","tag-twk-88","tag-usb"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.projectkeira.com\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/922","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.projectkeira.com\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.projectkeira.com\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.projectkeira.com\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.projectkeira.com\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=922"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.projectkeira.com\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/922\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1517,"href":"https:\/\/www.projectkeira.com\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/922\/revisions\/1517"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.projectkeira.com\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/929"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.projectkeira.com\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=922"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.projectkeira.com\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=922"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.projectkeira.com\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=922"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}