Build Logs

I am finally starting my build for my crew cab hd. It may take me a while to finish due to my full time job. So i can only do it in the little time i have after work before dark. The build will consist of (including items already installed): 1x Power Acoustik PTID-8310NRBT 1x Crescendo BC2000 1x Merlon MEAM50.4 1x DB Drive S5 6C 6.5" Components 4x Sundown SA-8 V2 1x Stinger SPP1500D 1x Mechman 270a Alt Stinger 1/0 for Big 3 Sound Quest 4 Gauge for Merlon Performance Teknique 1/0 for Crescendo Now some pics: The truck Under the hood Starting the box build Stay tuned for more!

I have finally began to piece together the equipment for my next install. Being away at school makes it difficult to work on things, so slowly but surely it will get done. I'll try to keep this thread updated as I go along. To begin, the vehicle will be a 2002 Ford Explorer. The equipment that I am installing: Two 12" Fi Qs Orion 2500D Orion 8004 AudioControl EQX I began by tearing the entire out so I could lay this down:Two rolls of RAAMmat BXT and 9 yards of Ensolite. Here is how the truck looked originally: I began in the back and worked my way up front. In some photos you will see I used Spray Foam to fill in some of the space in the panels. I then l…

This is my Daily Driver. According to the F-150 forums, I got a sweet deal on her. These pics were taken the day (night at the car wash) I brought her home.

I finally finished (yeah, right!) the system in my 2002 Toyota 4Runner. I couldn't have done it without everyone's help here on the SSA forums, particularly denim, SSaudio, SoundSplinter, mrray13, and probably others that I'm forgetting (sorry!). Anyways, enough with the chatter. Enjoy your build log pr0n! I originally saw this design and thought it would be a nice fit for my daily SQ system. After reading that mrray13 achieved good results, it was a no-brainer to move forward with this instead of the typical sealed, since I have the room for it. Here I'm dry-fitting the first cuts for the TL box. Cutting out the front panel. Proof that this really is the TL box…

I recently did a Cadillac Escalade ESV for a buddy of mine with (2) Fi BL 18's with the flatwound coil and cooling option. Built the box to 14.63 cubic feet with the port tuned to 33 hertz. Wrapped it in vinyl to match the interior of the vehicle and did a big "Fi" logo on the back of the box (notice the logo is an "innie", not an "outie".The amp, for now, is a Hifonics BXI2010D that puts out 1752 watts RMS. I will be swapped with a Rockford Fosgate T40001bd eventually. Built to be a daily driver. Here it is: Sounds great. Real nice quality and it really hits the lows nice, but it just isn't near as loud as it could be with the right amount of power goin…

Here is a video I promised ya'll I would get up here for you.This is from the build I posted like two months ago Cadillac ESV Build Log <-----Link Couldn't see where to just update the old build log so I just added a new topic for the video.If there is a way to update the topic, some one let me know Click the video to open it up on Youtube to watch it a lot bigger.You can see more detail and flex that way. Let me know what ya'll think.Thanks.

This is my first real build up with decent equipment. I have some of this installed. All I am waiting for is My box to be built and my amp to get here Monday/Tuesday. (I know where i placed the crossovers are not in the greatest place but cannot change it now) Kicker speaker wire for the components A box that came in the mail....Kicker 0 Gauge(got a good deal on it) I also bought Some KLM and i think one to many fuses lol. My RCA's 30 GB Ipod

This is going to be a LLA show car. Kicker mids and highs. 2 Kicker comp 8s in the rear deck. 2 JBL 12s box tuned to 30hz on a Power Acoustic 2200. And much much more to come. A quick box build Taking a part the rear deck factory 5x7 got to go to make room for 2 Kicker comp 8s empty truck lol The box was a snug fit just the way she likes it. A little test vid http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ff2y1s4nbU The box will be sealed off from the trunk.

So I finally decided to start my first build log as my box is almost done and I've received most of the equipment. So far my build will consist of 2 15" SSA Icon 15" in a 7.2 cubic foot enclosure tuned to 32hz. The subs will be ran by a Crescendo BC2000D wired with one positive run of ofc Knu 0 guage and one negative run. Battery is a brand new xs power d2700, front speakers are hertz hsk components in front and hertz ecx in rear on a Rockford T15004. Also have a 250 amp alt from Mike Singer coming. Will post pictures later today. I'm open to suggestions and critisism as long as its constructive as I'm always looking to learn.

Hello all! This will be really really slow going since this is a high school build lol. Anyways, I started out 2 years ago with a 92 pontiac sunbird and put a little pioneer 12 in it and its been a steady road ever since. Here i am now with a newer vehicle and bigger plans. Vehicle: 03 Jeep Grand Cherokee Current Gear: Kenwood KDC-X397 4 gauge knu cca Alpine MRV-500 SSA Xcon 18 Future: Crescendo Symphony 1500 (hopefully soon) 1/0 Welding Cable ....maybe two xcons c-pillar wall.... The jeep Kenwood Most recently removed setup Box And its In!!!!

This system was built by a shop in California before the owner of the vehicle moved out here to Arizona. The goal of the build was all SQ and, while some of the fabrication was okay looking, alot of it simply did not match with the quality of the sound. Also, it was pretty difficult to get to all of the amplifiers or the bit one if you needed to. So, the new goals for the new build were to dress up the trunk a little bit more so that it's style would be complimentary to the vehicle and to the sound systems. The door pods needed to be redone to accept a new size speaker. The tweeter pods in the a pillar needed to be completely rebuilt to allow for a much larger overa…

NOTE: Latest update on page 12 This is from back in October, once the weather gets warmer I will be doing more work. I have been spending a some time as of late working on my car audio install into my newly acquired 2003 Spec V. Here is my work: Equipment Pictures Headunit Alpine IVA-D310 (www.alpine-usa.com) Amplifier US Amps XT2000d (800Wx1@1ohm) Class D Amplifier www.usamps.com RESERVED FOR PIC US Amps XT1600.4 (125Wx4@4ohms) Class AB Amplifier www.usamps.com Subwoofers Mach5Audio MAW-10 www.mach5audio.com Front Stage Alpine SPX-177A 2-way components (no pictures at this time) Wiring Knukonceptz wiring throughout. www.knukonceptz.com Started with the factory 2003 …

This will probably be slow but here is the start the truck my Head unit kenwood Obsidian v2 12s and power for now kenwood 9105d no pics but I have done a big 3 with stinger 0 gauge ofc also I just ordered a IA 10.1 and also a set of crescendo audio cz 6.5 components

Gonna finally start a build log for my camry. its a sad project thats been going on for months and there has been lots of setbacks but everything is turning up so gonna start posting some pics and some progress. Build is going to consist of 2 Fi BL 12's on a Sundown SAZ-3500. Power is going to consist of a dc 270xp and 3 xs d3400's. Any help is appreciated as far as opinions and stuff would be appreciated.

2003 Toyota MR3 Hmm what to do with the free unused space Hmm the start of somthing Plain failed Retuned my idea added the top Test fit, sucess 2F^3 after displacement Close up Coverd and woofers installed Close up of amp(600w).....oops missing a Xmas tree All in all it was a fun little build (Customer was verry happy) So all that was installed: Pioneer hu DEH-P80MP Kicker amp kit 4awg eD 6000v2 components eD SQ10's subs Directed D1200 running a 1.33 ohm load

I hate to do a build log before I am completely done, but it looks like I won't get much else done between now and when I leave for Korea, and when I get back, I will probably upgrade, so the build will start over at that point. Starts off as a stock Jetta with an upgraded head unit. Not the best of head units, but it does what I need for now. It is a Kenwood DDX-418. The GLI model comes with from the factory with a Monsoon audio system. This consists of a factory 8 Channel amp running a tweeter and woofer in each door. It sounded good, and got loud, but there was significant lacking of the low range frequencies. Anything below 80Hz was either distorted, or non existant d…

hey guys. i did this build over the summer with my brother at his house over about 4 days. I got the radio, 1000/1 wiring and a bunch of Second Skin MLV and Ensolite for "free" from him for finishing his home entertainment room in the basement. Equipment Selection Raammat BXT II sound deadener Second Skin Luxury Liner Pro Overkill Pioneer DEH-P880PRS Stinger 0 gauge kit Stinger 16 gauge speaker wire JL Audio RCAs JL Audio VR 6.5 components JL Audio 12w7 JL Audio 1000/1 JL Audio 300/4 i acquired all this over the last 4 years. i just now decided its about time to use it all. I won't bore you with sound deadener photos. we've all seen them picture of the zero gauge RCAs, …

Hello, I haven't logged into this site in probably 6 years. Hello again. At any rate I recently acquired a new to me vehicle, a 2004.5 Chevy Silverado 2500HD Duramax. I haven't had any interest in car audio for a long time but I bought this truck and it has some odd Kenwood head unit and factory speakers which sound really bad, even by factory speaker standards. I planned on just getting a pair of speakers for the doors and calling it a day, while shopping I got the idea to do some other stuff with things I found in my garage. It won't be anything fancy but it will do the trick hopefully. I also don't want to spend very much money. The truck came with a …

Hello Guys, I dont have any real pictures yet, but iv decided to get a little hype going for my first ever build. So heres what is going to be happening. Iv got a 2004 Impala, Currently with a set of Infinity 5.25 Reference components and Pioneer 6x9 coaxials in the back, powered by a PG Ti 500.4.. I had 2 Alpine Type X 10" and sold them. Now what will be happening with my current setup is as follows -Removing rear 6x9's to make room for my box in the trunk. -Replacing Infinity's with Bravox CS50k's -Keeping PG Ti 500.4 to power Bravox's -American Bass VLF 100.1 to power the subwoofer -18" Fi BTL N2 in the trunk, tuned to 32hz. Ill be building a box out of cardboard to …

So decided id make a build log, ive got some pics of wiring it up and putting the box in and everything but dont know how to upload the pics on here? someone help me out so i can upload em!

Well, after all the trouble to get this setup finished. I finally have gotten some thing put together and some in progress. My FG box is being put together by Bart Etter(owner of BetterAudio if you remember them), whom I'd like to thank for his hard work. Well here's some progression pics of the box build. He does a good job My speakers. THe Mpyres are installed in the doors currently. That's MpyreAudio, Adire Koda, and RE XXX in that order shown. My car ghetto rig til box comes in My Clarion DRZ9255 already installed Well, I'll update this as things progress.

This is the start of my build log for my wife's 2004 Mitsubishi Lancer Ralliart. I have started receiving stuff in so as I get the stuff and get it installed I will include more pics. Here's what I am working with to start. Alpine 9886 HU Boston Accoustics SX-65 6.5's all the way around MTX Thunder Elite 1501D Mono Sub Amp Here's what i have received, Alpine V-Power 4 channel amp. 50 feet of KLMX 1/0 ga wire from KnuKonceptz KnuKonceptz RCA's And some 4 ga and 8 ga for various things with some terminals My Xcon isn't here yet I hope it will be soon but soon enough I will start putting all this together.

Finished this build over the summer for my brother. This is an active 2way+ sub build for my brother's car. system sound great and my brother is very happy. Equipment alpine 9855 us acoustics usx 2080 (2) kole qx1-3000d fountek fr88ex dayton rs 180 SSA Icon 12" monoprice rca's 1/0 welding wire cadence 8 awg SDS deadening ------------------------------------- pictures during the build are pretty bad. just uploading a few. Random deadening pics ---------------------------------------- build pics dayton rs 180 using these for midbass. sentra doors limited my mounting depth quite a bit. perhaps he will let me cut up the doors and install some larger midbas…

I'm copying this from ***.. Well I guess I'll post up here too. Here's the 'daily'. 2005 Blazer. 4.3 V6 Automatic. A/C 4x4. Its got about 60,000kms on it. My dad and I started on this box. I had wenn_du_weinst design this for me. Its tuned to 35hz, I can't remember if he told me the airspace. Day one looked like this. Knocked a little piece out.. Lookin down the port. Bottom of the box.. Day two I glued the second baffle on, and cut out the sub holes. This is the second time I've used a jig saw, first time was yesterday when I cut out a mount for y CB out of some left over mdf. I think the holes turned out okay? Its all glued inside on the seams. This is what …

I finally got a new truck. Now I need to get my system in it lol. I jammed some Inffinty reference 61/2 coaxials in the doors today just so I had some tunes. Next the back seats come out and the subs go in. Any one got any ideas on how I can mount my JBL 61/2 component's in the doors without them free airing and not hacking the shit out of the doors? here right some pictures of my truck and gear