A local business owner from here in Lakeland, Florida, brought his 2011 Can-Am Maverick 1000r to Tunes-N-Tint for some cosmetic and audio upgrades. The client had already made some upgrades to the UTV and wanted to add lighting and an audio system. We took a good look at the Maverick and discussed the client’s goals so we could design a system that would sound great and make the vehicle look amazing at night. Once the client approved the project, we scheduled an appointment to start the planned Can-Am Maverick upgrades.
Lighting Upgrades
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- The halo rings help give the UTV a custom look.
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- LED lighting under the canopy helps accentuate the cutouts.
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- The halo rings can change to a wide variety of colors.
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- The resulting look of the Maverick after our lighting upgrades was stunning!
We starting the vehicle lighting upgrades by installing a pair of Race Sport RSLD6KITRGB 5-foot RGB LED whips on the rear of the vehicle. The next step was installing a set of Race Sport RSLD6KITRGB LED Glow Pods on the fenders as rock lights. We moved to the radiator relocation shroud next, with custom RGB strip lighting. We also installed RGB lighting under the seats, on the dash and inside the body trim lines. The last piece of lighting was a set of Halo rings for the headlight projector lenses.
Audio System Speakers
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- The Kicker 8″ pods were securely mounted to the UTV roll cage.
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- The Kicker 8″ coaxial speakers are a perfect fit for the Kicker pods.
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- The Kicker speakers feature adjustable lighting.
The audio system portion of the project started with the installation of four Kicker KM654LCW 6.5-inch coaxial speakers in the fiberglass Stealth Canopy over the cockpit area. The rear roll cage is home to a pair of Kicker KMTES8 8-inch speaker enclosures with KM654LCW 8.0-inch speakers installed in them. All the Kicker speakers include integrated RGB LED lighting in the grille. The client can choose whatever color he wants for any of the RGB lights on the Can-Am.
Source Unit and Amplifiers
We installed a Kenwood eXcelon-series source unit in the dash and a pair of JL Audio MX280/4 amplifiers in the canopy to power the system. We wired one speaker to each channel of the first amp, then bridged the second amplifier to power the 8.0-inch speakers on the rear of the UTV.
To beef up power delivery to the pair of amplifiers, we upgraded the factory battery to an MPower MP950 AGM dry cell battery. We installed a quick-connection battery tender and plug-n-play Race Sport Jump Pack. Should the battery ever go dead, the client will be able to jump-start it quickly.
Can-Am Maverick Upgrades
Once we had the audio system tuned and had completed securing and protecting all the wiring for the lights, it was time for the client to return to Tunes-N-Tint to see and hear the Maverick for the first time. He loved the way it looked and the way it sounded.
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