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more plys/plies = stronger... 13 ply is what I used for my box this year. Its stronger, much more durable, and lighter than MDF. Also, not as much dust when cutting. Just make sure that when you do cut birch, use new bits.. reason being is that it chips quite easily if you use a dull bit.

might be an idea! I'll see what kind of room I have left since I'm quite tight for space but if you have pics of what you did for bus bars it would be very helpful!

not meaning to clog up his build log, just asked a question since he was on the topic of batts and such, wanted his input since we are using the same/equivalent equipment on the question I had since he seems to know what hes doing since his build looks awsome so far!

can anyone else confirm 100% if what I said would work about bus bars?... Just want to make sure before I do all the bending, etc.

how was your voltage after playing for a while with the 3 3100s? I'll be running 2 HC2400's on my 5500 with a yellow top up front! Question for the electricians.. lol.. I would like to run bus bars on the batteries themselves, except my batteries will be laying down. is it okay to bend the bus bars like this |_| (except flipped over.. as in the flat part on top) and run all my +/- to the middle of both batteries? Would that work or is that just a horrible idea? lol

Awsome deal!! $109!! Too bad I already have my batteries Keep up the awsome work Mark & Aaron!! I was sitting at my chair from 7 - 9ish!! You guys had me going like a madman with the refresh button!!

damn it! lol I've been refreshing "Outrageous Deals"!!!! fail on my part...

does it come up in "Outrageous Deals? or in another section?

Anthony, let me know when you're gonna start the build, I want in on it Lookin forward to hearin those little monsters play!

I find it somewhat comical how Rob still didn't send me a msg or try to fix my problem that I've faced... oh well... too late to save this customer.

If I buy another alternator in the future, I'll definately deal with anyone else other than DC Power.... proved very horrible customer service & a terrible attitude.

i purchased the 260 and it did bolt up, only thing was the pulley didn't fit with any belts. Not sure what happened... but Rob definately did not help me one bit to get the problem solved... just left me in the dark and didnt return any calls or emails. As stated, I purchased the alt approx 4 years ago

The issue came up 4 years ago, I sold the pulley to a buddy since I wasnt getting anywhere with Rob. There was no need for me to keep the pulley since it was useless. I never heard back from Rob or anyone at DC Power... waited about a year, then sold it. I appreciate the help from you, Dbeeez, but Rob should've stood by his product instead of just leaving me in the dark like he did. I spent 500+ bucks on an alternator and got absolutely no help from him. His service proved to me that he's very unreliable and does not guarentee his product to work like he said he would. It took him 3-4 months to get back to me... thats unacceptable.

2003 Golf 1.8t (and I'm in Canada) ... not so easy/cheap to get parts.... even according to Rob, I could not get a smaller belt.

Sorry, misunderstood. Rob was never helpful in my case... took him 4 months to get back to me then never heard back again... basically said too bad, cant help you. I did try other belts, problem is my belt is double sided and I tried the smallest available size for a serpentine belt for any car. It did not fit... even with the tensioner at 100%. The only smaller belt available was "special order - custom built". I was not ready to pay $400 for a custom belt because my "direct bolt-on" and "uses factory belt" alternator does not fit. From this, I was ignored by Rob... whether by phone or by e-mail... he never responded.

agreed... never helped me out, so why should I help him out... he wont ever see any alternators purchased by me or locals ever cuz DC Power's got a terrible rap here... After thinking about it.. I think the person I was dealing with by phone was Rob... so he's probably reading this and laughing that he got my money. Sorry dude, its the last penny you'll ever see from me.

Hope it all works out for you... Have fun with their customer service if anything happens...

My post is 100% honest, I don't have a reason to make up excuses or lies. What happened, happened. Could it have been solved? Yes. Was it? No. I dropped 500+ bucks on my alternator to get screwed over and have the smallest inclanation of customer service. I had a few friends interested in purchasing new alternators over the years and I've always told them not to purchase DC Power alts because of what happened to me... That may be egotistical, however I would hate to brag about a brand that did absolutely nothing for me except take my money and send me a non-compatible product with 0 support. I tried e-mails, phone calls, everything short of a written letter by post and got nowhere. Guess I'm not important enough to be treated as a customer...

I purchased a DC Power alt about 3-4 years ago...received the alt, installed it, to find that the pulley did not fit with my factory belt even if the belt was tensioned 100%. Called DC with no reply for 4 months. Finally someone got back to me with a phone call, they said to buy a smaller belt. I looked everywhere for a smaller belt for my vehicle, couldnt find 1 smaller than I had. Called DC back and explained to them my situation, and how this alternator was supposed to be a "direct bolt-on" and I was reassured that it was a "direct bolt-on" before I purchased it. After 1-2 phone calls toa nd from DC, I never heard back. Since that day I've been driving with an upgraded alt and a factory pulley since the only belt I could find that would fit on the pulley and not slip off as soon as the car turns on was $400 bucks because it was a custom made belt... Like I said, this happened 3-4 years ago, never heard back from DC since about my issue.... I'll never do business with them, nor would I suggest them to anyone local ever again... no matter what forum their part of. /Rant

thanks for the facts & figures guys! much appreciated! I'll be going to turn my set-up to what it should be and see how it goes!! Thanks again all!

Hey everyone, I've been surfin the net looking to see if this is actually a myth... it seemed like there were many different takes on the situation and I wanted to get your take on it. Myth? Real? Any hard evidence? If its real... how long does it take for a speaker to break in? Andrew

Sounds easy enough! I've got a blown sub sitting in my garage so i'll use it as a dummy test! Thanks guys! Andrew

hey everyone, I was wondering if its possible to change the positive & negative terminals on a sub? I have JBL GT5s I'm using but it seems the terminals on the subs are very flimsy. Is there any way to change them to something a little more heavy duty or easier and more steardy to use? If so, can someone point me in the right direction on how to go about changing them? Thanks! Andrew

bump!

http://images.sonicelectronix.com/images/359935/main/gt510d.jpg in the link u can see the terminals, theres 2 positives & 2 negatives on the same terminals, its a single 4 ohm sub. I'd like to change these terminals for something a little more steardy and easier to use. it seems like everytime i solder them, they become flimsy and about to break...