My First "Real" Jeep Build

[DanP 19]

This build wont be nearly as impressive as many of the other members, and will slowly take place over time but figured I'd post anyways so I can gain criticism, and possibly help others.

Ill start off with some pics my jeep, and my old system.

2002 Jeep Grand Cherokee Laredo roughly 134,000 miles on it Bought it in October with around 132,000

Old RE 10" Subs (Blew them)

Current Deck

Corner of boxes, From old system

[DanP 19]

Now for the new, Picked up a few sheets of 3/4 MDF From Home Depot (Still trying to figure out box designs)

Bought a Rockford off my sisters Boyfriend for $40 to run my front speakers, along with my HFI 1500D

Picked up about 5 of these from the Junk yard hoping to cut it out for a double din dash (Jeeps have 1.5 Din stock radios)

[DanP 19]

Awaiting my 2 15" D4 Bstock Obsidians

$60 Cheaper then non-bstock just hoping for the cosmetic issue to be on the side of the sub woofer you don't see, if not oh well.

Also found this amp in my basement trying to find out the specs online cant find anything on it though seems really old still works though.

Only thing as of now i know about it, is it's 6 channels.

*Edit* Just noticed how small this amp looks compared to my cat, amps pretty long but my cat is a 18 pound fatty

Edited January 3, 2013 by DanP

[Sencheezy 689]

Good start.

[djjdnap 78]

Subs up port back for the sub box

What kinda speakers are you running in the front?

[DanP 19]

Subs up port back for the sub box

What kinda speakers are you running in the front?

Right now I have DS693 6x9" 280W 3-Way speakers up front, Not quite sure what I want to replace them with yet though, and I'm still pretty clueless about this box every time I make progress in a design I start over because I feel like somethings not right.

[djjdnap 78]

id just find one of those you like and go from thier.

You would have to switch the port to the side tho, so it would be sub up port back.

Sealed ~ 2.0 to 2.5 ft^3

Ported ~ 2.5 to 3.75 ft^3 @ 28 to 32 Hz

Cutout: 14.0"

OD: 15.5"

Mounting depth: 8"

Mounting flange to top of surround: 1.5"

Displacement: 0.19 ft^3

or someone here could make you a design im sure.

I would get 6x5 and make an adapter for whatever you plan on doing.

[DanP 19]

http://www.soundsolu...701-cut-sheets/

id just find one of those you like and go from thier.

You would have to switch the port to the side tho, so it would be sub up port back.

Sealed ~ 2.0 to 2.5 ft^3

Ported ~ 2.5 to 3.75 ft^3 @ 28 to 32 Hz

Cutout: 14.0"

OD: 15.5"

Mounting depth: 8"

Mounting flange to top of surround: 1.5"

Displacement: 0.19 ft^3

or someone here could make you a design im sure.

I would get 6x5 and make an adapter for whatever you plan on doing.

Yeah I made a thread or help awhile back

http://www.soundsolutionsaudio.com/forum/topic/57755-building-a-box-for-2-obsidian-15/

[DanP 19]

Just ordered 50 feet of 1/0 gauge power wire, as well as 50 feet of 12 gauge speaker wire.

Subs are in the mail

Looking to get started on the box in the next few days still just finishing up on the design to be sure its accurate.

[DanP 19]

Fedex decided to bring me a box (A day early)

And inside that box were 2 more boxes

And inside those boxes were 2 more boxes

FINALLY GOT TO THE SUBWOOFERS!

Hopefully I'll get a box worked out either tomorrow, or thursday

[DanP 19]

Got a few more packages yesterday, and today

For the $42 it costed for 50 Feet of cable, I really cant complain.

Hopefully will get my box done this weekend, and I'm still waiting on my fuse/fuse holder before I can wire it up...Oh and a nice day so I stand to sit outside and wire it.

Edited January 11, 2013 by DanP

[Jason Witt 65]

Can't wait to see it finished. Very nice.

[djjdnap 78]

42$ for 50ft

where was this at?

[Randal Johnson 544]

I'm tuned in

[jcarter1885 995]

42$ for 50ft

where was this at?

x2

[DanP 19]

42$ for 50ft

where was this at?

x2

Ebay from VMInnovations

[DanP 19]

Got a bit of video of the subs in action had more I must of deleted on accident, anyways

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bS5lRRTndM8

(This is using a sealed box that is too big, and isn't sealed correctly at all box has major flex issues)

Gonna have to get some sound deader, but this weeks leftover money go towards a new box.

Gonna have to decide between new front components or sound deader with next weeks.

[DanP 19]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JLwDYGIczc0&feature=youtu.be

Just wanted to mention ALL the pictures, and videos in this thread were taken/recorded with a Galaxy Nexus

Not too bad for a phone.

Edited January 16, 2013 by DanP

[djjdnap 78]

ahhh this is what i googled

Written by CompJLT from Texas on Jan 13, 2011

I bought this wire as I had seen it described as 100% copper but in reality it is copper clad aluminum. The wire is fairly thick; not quite as thick as some high end much more expensive copper 0 gauge wire but not as thin as some cheap "0 gauge" wires that are out there. Being that CCA is not quite as good of a conductor as Copper i'd say consider this wire as a 2 gauge and not a 0 gauge which would still be fine for all but the most demanding high current systems.

Would I recommed this to a friend or family member? Yes

Pros

• Wire is thick
  

Cons

• CCA not actual copper
  

[Quentin Jarrell 671]

How do they know its allulminum? By the color? It could be pure copper and is just tinned to make it corrosive resistant.

[KyleBrown 121]

off to a nice start

[DanP 19]

Washed her on Saturday

Snow storm on Sunday.

So I finally decided to attempt my box

Got some tunes going

start cutting some wood, the box the wood is under is a failure.

Can't wait to try it out tomorrow, Isn't perfect but hopefully will get the job done until the weather is nicer.

[DanP 19]

Roughed the -11 weather today and got the box, subs installed (Excuse the saw dust on the subs)

I didn't take the size of the surround into place, and almost had an unfortunate event, BARELY Squeezed them in

And a very short video below, as I said it was Freeeezing

[DanP 19]

So driving home from school today bumping some music at about 1/3 volume and BOOM My subs completely cut off, I look at my remote the light is off, I look back at my Amp the Logo is still illuminating? At this point I'm super confused. I get home look at the amp nor the power or protect light are on. So I checked my inline fuse from the battery to the amp and see this

Now this Fuse is rated too low for my current setup and I knew this, but I was trying to avoid putting in my new wire/fuse until the weather got nicer.

So in this lovely Upstate NY Weather I rewired my amp today.

Old 8 Gauge walmart kit vs Bullz Audio 1/0 Gauge

My first Solder...Not the best but it works.

Edited January 26, 2013 by DanP

[DanP 19]

Bought some Soundquest 0 Gauge to 4 Gauge converters to clean up a bit, was really messy shoving 1/0 gauge wire into a 4 gauge hole.

 

Planning on doing the Big 3 Tomorrow, and possibly building a new box on Tuesday.

 

Also thinking next month I'm gonna upgrade to some GCONs or ICONs not sure yet though.