first 2way active/ first real build

[lithium 358]

guess ill start this log in case i run into problems or question. comments are welcome. equipment is already baught and on the way.

front stage- pg rsd 6.5s component set. going to run it active till funds allow upgrade. also have a set of polk tweets i may try for fun.

sub- AA arsenal 12" currently in a 2.2 net tuned to ~30hz. also have a sealed box laying around. i may eventually have one of fisher's hybrid horns boxes designed up for me to try out.

goal is budget. i wont call this sq because it definitely isn't. its how i want it to hear.

front stage amps- kicker kx250.2 on mids and kicker zx100.2 on tweets

sub amp- kenwood excelon kac x10d

in the mail-

(these items are my xmas present from my parents to myself... haha so no install till after the fat man comes)

i think i did ok with 400 bucks to spend....

krukonceptz-(showed up today)

ground distro (sold out of fused distro so ill just use my walmart pos for now)

3 pair of 2 channel klarity cables (the cheap ones)

8 gauge blue and white (12' of each, because i may move my amp rack...) ~~~~this is the Al and Cu (KLMX) stuff that ive heard some people complain about. ill see how it works for me.

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Clarion DXZ785USB for the hu. got it for 225 shipped- (showing an exception on the tracking info- hope to find more out later)

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roll of raammat coming monday.

(getting some closed cell foam for my bday in January. i hope)

Edited December 11, 2008 by lithium

[lithium 358]

random pics of things not installed yet

Edited December 11, 2008 by lithium

[RobClay 20]

nice keep the build pics comin

[lithium 358]

you guys are all a bunch a picture whores... lol i kid. but i will get some more up.

my car is having some charging system problems so ill be alittle busy with that for the next few days.

Edited December 11, 2008 by lithium

[RobClay 20]

you guys are all a bunch a picture whores...

thats not offensive, we know we are

[akjay907 0]

Picture whores lol

[lithium 358]

whatever problem with the new head unit during shipping seems to have been taken care of. do to arrive monday along with my roll or raammat.

ill post more pics to hold you guys over till i start the build. lol

[lithium 358]

apparently the battery walmart sold me had a dead cell. not sure if that was before or after it being installed in the car. got another under warranty and it seem to be holding a charge. i hope that was the problem i was having.

[akjay907 0]

Ditch the Wal-Mart battery haha

[lithium 358]

Ditch the Wal-Mart battery haha

haha it was free so i think it will stay. i havent tried setting the alarm over night yet but i do believe i was originally sold a defective battery and the replacement is holding a charge just fine.

my raammat and cd player should be here today but i wont be home for afew hours.

this weekend i think ill make some new baffles for the doors. the ones i have now are alittle too ghetto...

[Aaron Clinton 2,372]

Nice equipment. We love pictures here.

[lithium 358]

ill get some pics up of the equipment

i also have afew questions --

would you guys recommend running power from battery to the cdplayer instead of using the factory harness?

should i do a ground to the fire wall or use the factory harness?

[lithium 358]

i got the hu wired up and everything today. tomorrow i plan on tearing everything down and running my rca's.

im really loving this clarion. if first impression were important id say its deff a winner. i wish i could compare it to something other then a low level sony i had in before. the sliding controls are very nice.

[topgun 262]

Sounds like you are progressing along nicely, any more pictures of your work?

And to answer your previous question, you can use the power from the harness, but in my car I have to run the 12v constant from the battery for it to work right. I would also find a new ground rather than go to the harness just to make sure its good.

[lithium 358]

i had the new hu hooked up for only a few hour and the factory ground seems ok. how ever i think i will still upgrade it after i get the amps and everything installed. i might have to get some ground wire...

anyways today i ran the rca's and took down the old amp rack.

i also adjusted the hu to get it to sit in the dash better. however i cant put the trim piece on.

ill get good pic's with a real camera tomorrow. and i think ill start deadening the doors or work on the amp rack. i might have to save the amp rack till the weekend when my dad is off. he's good with the power tools and making straight cuts haha

the way things are going i should be done by like Saturday at the latest.

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starting a new side project aswell

alittle idea using my old sony hu indoors

[lithium 358]

more progress today.

im going back out now to attempt some need baffels for the 6.5s in the doors. factory location is a 5.25....

i have a few pics that will go up tonight. i promise

[lithium 358]

sorry about the quality of the pictures....

i think i got the color to match pretty good.

i couldnt stick the trim piece on around the outside of my hu because of the dash trim panel. it doesnt look tobad in person.

back seat torn out for the most part. i cant remove it completely... for some reason there is some kind of safety wire thing that hold one piece in there...

rca's going down the side. i got smart and marked them...

doors getting ready for some deadening

new baffles. after looking at the doors some more i think i could get some 8s in there if they were about 4 or 4.5" deep.

random pick

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check list

-make the 2nd baffle

-deaden the doors

-new amp rack

-wire it up

i should be done this week... mostly done atleast haha

Edited January 8, 2009 by lithium

[lithium 358]

nothing down last night but i did get some work done today.

pics of my doors deadening adventure... wooooo hooooo

[lithium 358]

im too tire to post pics. ill get them up in the morning

[lithium 358]

stuff

2 layers so far

both doors with 2 layers and this is what i have left

i was wondering why i saw blood drops on the floor... didnt even feel it

------------ ok i got a question

here is picture of my door panel...

notice the factory deadening. what would u all do to it? let it go? take it off and put some mat on?

[lithium 358]

taking alittle break so im bumping for an answer to my door panel question.

what would you guys suggest i do with the rest of my raammat?

[lithium 358]

well no answer so ill keep asking. what process should i use to determine where to use my remaining raammat?

more pics going up tomorrow and i do plan on finishing it up tomorrow night for the most part...

[Tmax98 3]

i think i would leave it on, thats a pretty good amount of that soft stuff...

just to a test

if u like how it is with the stock deadening, just leave it alone

if u dont like it. i would say take the stock deadening off, put a layer of matt, then get some spray glue and try to put some of that stuff back, do u have any ensolite?

[lithium 358]

im getting some ensolite around the end of January.

ill go ahead and leave the factory stuff on for now and see how it works.

ill upload some pick in afew mins aswell.

Edited January 11, 2009 by lithium

[lithium 358]

not much done i guess... felt like i did more

baffles

amp rack

left over mat, i think ill have to do a 3rd layer on the doors

trunk