Build Logs

Since there seems to be an "old school"(though I personally hate that term FWIW) faction here, I was hoping that some people would post up pics of their old/first systems. I know that when I got into car audio, early nineties....it was pretty much DIY or pay a shop big money. Me being broke I taught myself and eventually got MECP certified. I have had countless systems over the years, but a hard drive crash has left me with only a few pics of some of my earlier systems. So....... Here is my S10 blazer circa 1993....yep ten inch subs for midbass.....didnt work out quite like I planned, but the two 15"s on an Autotek 7300 would pop a quarter about five feet off the roof(…

Hi guys I'm new to the forum and this is my first post. I just started out building my own boxes for the past 2 years now and need some assistance on this new build. Attached is the pictures of the box in progress. Can anyone assist me with port tuning (I'm from south africa so in cm would be great). The dimensions are : Height 41.5cm Length 90.5cm Width 45.5cm Sub mounting height 17cm All wood is 20mm plywood What is my current port tuned at 52.5cm port running in an L shape in the box 5.4cm width Length 41.5cm pictures attached The sub mounting height is basically the walls around it. Thanks for the time

Deadener should be here Friday. I doubt I'll get any work done since there is a car show in town this weekend but I want to do something. I will mount DSP and try to get the ground side of the Big 3 done sometime this week.

I picked up this car recently and wanted to toss in some equipment that I've had laying around BNIB for years. I don't know how much of it will fit or how to make it work but I'd like to use all of it if possible. This is all the same stuff I was going to install in the old Merc. That car didn't work out and was sold a few years ago. I'm going to attempt to install this myself again but was looking for pointers so I don't fuck anything up along the way. I've been looking at a few videos on how to take the interior apart etc. Not gonna go crazy like I did last time tho. I think when it gets here, I will start with the h/o alty and the big 3. I bought an alt from Mechm…

Hi guys I’m back to show you a few pics of my install. Focal es100k in front doors Focal subs under the front seats Soon to be replaced by a pair of midbass. Audison AP 8.9 bit : hard to set up but easy to install in this car. 2 Demons 10” in a 2.6 ft3 ported box. non an Ampere Audio 1200.

Most of the wires were from the Prelude. Gotta love a factory AGM under front passenger's seat!

Well, well, well, Look what the cat dragged in. super surreal to be back on the forum after pretty much a friggin decade. it’s nice to see most of y’all are still active here! Here’s the current build in the works for my 2005 forester. Plan/currently installed: -6.5 door upgrades (2 evil 6.5 up front paired to some evil tweets|2 coaxial alpine typeS in rear doors. Most likely going to make custom crossovers for the front) -1 Sundown Sax100.4 -Sound deadening on the inner door skins removed all plastic lining on door skins aswell. -old ass pioneer Bluetooth double din head unit from 2012 On the way to me: -1 SSA Evil 15” woof…

Here we go... apologize my English, but I will try my best. So to give you some back information. Bought this car about year and a half ago, did some chip tuning, exhaust and intake work just for daily driving. Some time later I felt like why not add a small subwoofer in the car and bought SPL Dynamics amplifier with Ground Zero 12" sub. Well the sub never made it to car. So I kept the amplifier and bought some 15" Autostudio sub with recone, it was around 1kw RMS. Also some quite good quality enclosure. It was satisfying about a month or two .. but well you always want more. So I went and ordered 2x15" GS Audio platinum sub…

Hi, I'm looking to upgrade my new 2021 Mazda CX-5 6 speakers version (non-Bose). I was thinking about 6.5" Component at front and 6.5 Coxial/Mid Bass at the rear doors, connected to a 4 Channel Amp and JBL Basspro Hub at the spare tire ( I don't want to lose space at the boot). Now, it's a bit tricky to know which speakers will fit at the doors as I couldn't find any documentation of depth compatibility for the Mazda CX-5 online. Does anyone know ? Also, without knowing the exact size can you recommend any setup for a very clear & crisp sound without compromise ? originally I was thinking to go with: Front Component:JL Audio C2-650C / Hertz Mi…

Slow build, but wanted to get a build log going.

I've been looking for something to replace my Ford F150. Honestly folks, Its a Money Pit. Can't build the system for having to stop and fix shit. So while I was going through a small town towing a big truck to it's owner, Something For Sale caught my eye and I had to have it !!! Here it is Folks !!! A 2007 Chevrolet Avalanche !!! I've always wanted one !!! I know, Not a "all bells and whistles" ride, but well suitable for what I want. Honestly, the only thing I want to add on the exterior is a bad ass set of 20" wheels and tires. I could have got a new truck, but they don't make an Avalanche any more and I did not want to pay those High as…

Let me first start by saying I have mad respect for walls or laying down seats you don't need for more room. But for me I like the challenge of keeping my room, always have. I have a wife and 4 kids that still ride with me in a daily basis. I've always liked it loud but you also got to be able to hear the words clearly. So with this build I wanted to compete, not to win just for fun, and keep all of my seating. I bought an American Bass XFL 15 when I had my van and still had my 12-15 year old Diamond Audio Amps. When I got the Durango I built a sub back port back box and fastened the amps to the back of the seat. It was basic clean looking even though I never finished the…

2015 Honda Accord Coupe (big upgrade from the rusted out Buick) https://imgur.com/l8v4uG0 I think a lot of folks found time in 2020 to get some work done on their builds. I picked up my Accord early in the year after my old Buick Century showed signs of death. You guys might recall my buick build log from 2015-2019, but I went a bit crazy near the end of it with Super huge dash pods and Sls 8 door enclosures. Pods https://i.imgur.com/UoO4heW.jpg Doors https://imgur.com/a/EweSH5L Well I don't plan to cut up my car that much this time around. My initial plan is a simple active 2 way + sub. I did all this work at my apartment building's par…

This build has been a long time in the making, it’s had a lot of setbacks but now that things are finally getting interesting I figured I’d make a build log. I’m gonna get straight to the chase here’s the current plan for equipment. Car: 2013 Chrysler 300 AWD (X) Processing: Pioneer 80prs () Helix pro mk2 dsp (X) Amplifiers: 2 Crescendo 17ks @ .5ohm (X) 2 Sundown Salt 500.4s @ 4ohm () Subwoofers: 4 Custom Fi SP4 v1 18s dual 2 (X) Speakers: 12 Sundown Neo Pro v3 8s 4ohm () 6 morel 378s 8ohm (X) Electrical: Singer 270 (X) Singer 370 (X) 100ft GP Diamond Clear 1/0 (X) 4 JY lithiu…

I am rebuilding a box for my HST-15. My current box sounds great, but there are a few things I wish I had done differently. So I thought I would do it again with the improvements made. Here is the box design. The box is 28" tall x 16" wide x 25" deep. I will be in the back seat of my 2008 Tundra. I have had the rear bench seat modified. Basically the middle seat was cut out so the box sits in between the rear seats. I will be powering it with a Taramp's HD 3000.1 with the duel 2 ohm voice coils wired to 1 ohm.

This is pretty much a reinstall of my previous build with a few changes. Namely the nexus 7 tablet install. A parts list is probably the best place to start. Speakers dayton nd20 (A pillars, probably)tang band w4 1337 (kick panels)peerless sls 8" (IB doors, might build enclosures if rattles can not be controlled)mach 5 mj18 8ohm (IB ski pass)Amps tweeter amp - kicker 100.2mid amp - us acoustics usx 2080midbass amp - 2x kicker 250.2sub amp - cadence zrs2002processing 2x minidps 2x4 Tablet and related hardware nexus 7 (1st gen)otg cable (usb and charge)4 port usb hubjoycon exr steering wheel interfaceSound deadening everything is from SDS. I'll list materials as I us…

Hello and welcome to my daily headaches! I'll start this build log off with my past setup, my current, and finally update throughout December as I work on probably the furthest this little Civic will let me go. My instagram: https://www.instagram.com/joshdashef1/ The Past Build: Head unit: Pioneer 80 PRS Mono Amp: Rockford Fosgate Prime 750.1 Subwoofers: Rockford Fosgate P3D4 12" (two) Kicker 4 gauge amp kit OFC Stock Electrical (alternator included) Did do the big three sometime between here and current build Prefab Box: Q-Power Box (Dual 12s) Tips: Tesa taping RCA's, Marking RCA's Low/Mid/High or similar, …

Figured id start the build log . Dont have any pictures yet though. If anyone remembers this is the car I had the trunk wall with 2 12" zcons a while ago . Then reconed the zcons to 18s and walled them in a van. Well the van rear end boke in half on the way to slamoligy this year so now going to wall the sable . Will be 2 18" zcons Taramps 10k (bought one to try out. Never tried a taramps befor) Ssa evil mids . Not sure on the highs yet Ppi 900.4 Singer alt 4 130something ah dekas and an xs for under the hood Lots of welding cable I will start posting pictures once I start on the wall

This is My Son's 17 Chevy Cruze RS Hatch !!!

I recently purchased a MB SL380 for my wife for her birthday just recently. The previous owner "upgraded" the stock radio but putting in a basic cd player about 10 years ago and decided not to replace the 4" speakers in the dash but rather install some 6X9 in the space behind the rear seats. The plan is to install a new retro sound headunit with bluetooth capabilities, replace the 4" speakers with some upgraded stock replacements, and install a SSA four channel amplifier to power the speakers. In the near future I would like to install a small subwoofer in the trunk for some lows, the 4" speakers are going to provide anything below 100hz. Pictures posted belo…

I will be starting a build log.. But 1st what is the best way to upload pictures through a phone? This will be a slow build.i already had full ampere audio build slowy phasing that out for all ssa What i have now 99prs Evil tweeter Ampere 3"( hope one day ssa has one) Evil mids 2 per door 3 hellion tens 2 ampere 150.4 ( swapping to ssa depends when 6 channel comes ) SSA 2200 enroute next week..

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1vLS1CNXDIP4PU7HHWnsw0193fRfQ9-sZ/view?usp=drivesdk my "new" 2003 s10 blazer 2wd. 75k miles. Zero rust. From out west (I'm in Ohio lol) going to order my singer alt tomorrow. Either a 370 or 390. Then the fun begins!

Okay, we were finally able to get the vehicle that will be replacing the van as our daily driver. I found a nice 2010 Traverse AWD with everything the wife wanted in it and a little more with decent miles on it and I even got a decent deal on it. Now, the wife realized before we even got serious about shopping for one that we should probably tone down the size of the install in the new vehicle. While she was/is still wanting some good sounding speakers and some bump going to the the size and extent of the build in the van was more than we need for this one. One of the biggest reasons for that was simply because of the damage the Q's caused the van. Before I installed…

Got a single Sundown 12 on an American Bass VFL Comp 2k I recently purchased, thanks SSA, and I've mentioned before that I've been having grounding issues. Just basically absolute hell trying to get a good clean ground. Now that I think I have a decent ground I think all the money Toyota put into making these cars silent in the mid 90's is haunting me and making it a beast to try to get my full sound out of the trunk! Lol. FML!

Ok yesterday was beautiful day to do fun hook up my amp kits.. All i gonna say is It's easy and simple.. I like clean hook up.. No messing lose wires.. I rather use zip tie together look nice..