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    14 gauge OFC Knukonceptz wire for front doors/rear doors were added and zip-tied together. Few small things left and it will be shop ready for plug and play. Subwoofer won't be installed until it's back from the shop, but the front stage (Stevens Audio horns and Faital Pro mids) will be playing.

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    5 hours ago, Tirefryr said:

    I don't see the point.  If you're bumpin, people know, so hiding them does nothing.

     

    ON the tint thing, that's also a sign for thieves.  Just like backing in tight to a building.  I've actually heard them mention this stuff. 

    Good luck in Texas trying to find out which car has a system because of tint, almost every car down here has tint. I know thieves try to target cars without tint but never knew it was target if you had tint too (learn something new everyday). I always back in spaces even before I had a system, it makes leaving a parking space so much easier. I hear you but Id rather take some measures to try and secure my system even if it is a warning to thieves. But as long as people are dumb enough to drive around with car audio stickers on their windows, I should be ok. 

     

    All you can do is not bump around your neighborhood and make sure nobody is following you anywhere, even with my gun on me that always isnt enough. If somebody wants it bad enough they will take it, just be smart about it and jam on. 

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    On 11/14/2021 at 11:55 AM, E5.0 said:

    Just curious how you guys (and girls) cover your subs when leaving your vehicle for the night. I need a new ideal and I'm sure I'm not the only one getting bitched at by the wife for stealing a bed sheet to cover my subs at night. Wish my truck had a trunk to hide them in. 

    Dark tint would be my first suggestion, what vehicle is it?

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    I absolutely loved my idea to attach the factory terminal to the distribution block but it was hard to tighten down the added top post I was using in between the distribution block and terminal. So I just bought a longer bolt and put the terminal straight to the block itself.

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    8 hours ago, Tirefryr said:

    You just need a light layer.  It won't dry up.  It's basically just grease.  It will attract dirt obviously, but will keep any corrosion at bay.  I literally buy small paintbrushes from the dollar store, like water paint brushes, and use that to apply between the metal and the terminal and then I'll lightly coat over the terminal itself so it doesn't corrode.

    Ok one last question do I do it on the grounds in the trunk? Will I have to still spray paint over to reduce the metal from rusting in the areas I sanded the paint down? Or can I just cover it with a layer of this and be ok?

     

    Thanks man

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  15. Posted · Edited by jcarter1885

    A gift from my friend who got me started into installing systems back in 2007, I sent him a card package earlier this year and he returned the favor. Love true friends because a battery charger has been on my list for years and I never took the leap. I knew I kept that VW wire for a reason since they ask you not to connect the negative charging clamp to the negative battery terminal.

     

    This Odyssey which is my trunk battery has been unhooked since the day (June 12) after my wreck and it still rests at 12.56 v but it needs to be maintained.

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    On 10/19/2021 at 5:30 PM, Tirefryr said:

    I can't see if you have it on there, but put some anti-oxidant like Noalox inbetween the copper lugs and aluminum buss to prevent galvanic corrosion.  I'll have to look into these batteries.

    No I didn't know that so thanks for the heads up. I will get some this weekend.

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  21. Posted · Edited by jcarter1885

    Factory battery was a group 43 but it had extra room left in the battery tray and seen a video on YouTube where a dude had a group 48 battery so I said F it and went bigger. New battery fit with no issues whatsoever. 

    Voltage with Max AC and other features on now sits at 14.3v vs 13.8v with the factory battery in.

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    VW wiring terminals suck as they do not allow you to take off the nut to allow more terminals to be added. No biggie as I can easily replace it. I actually love their grounding points, pretty effin dope of you ask me. The nut that holds the wires is back but the underside that meets the terminals is bare metal.

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