Build Logs

this is my first messurments for the enclosure for my explorer its my max space, did i do it right so fare? sorry for the stupid pics still havent learnd how to use box builder programes TOP TO BOTTOM GREEN: Roof Vault – (W) 41”-52” x (H) 3” x (D) 26” = (0.92 cube) RED: Main Body – (W) 52” x (H) 27” x (D) 26” = (18.26 cube) Blue: Bottom Between Wheelwell – (W) 41” x (H) 5.75” (D) 26” = (2.38 cube) Total Volume Available Before Port/Woofer Displacement: 0.92+18.26+2.38= 21.56 cube(I thank) Plain Enclosure (outer dimension) (W) 41” x (H) 35.75” x (D) 26” Total Volume Available Before Port/Woofer Displacement: 19.18 cube(I thank)

well decided i wanted some boom in my DD (Daily Driver).... so i went ahead and bought some subs, a box, and a amp.... already had the 1/0 gauge wire from my last build in the white civic so i used that... RE SEX 12s and Ported box.... paid $365 for the 2 subs and the box and then $280 for the amp... so $645 for everything.... im happy... its just a prefab box but i dont care really how loud this car gets as long as it sounds ok lol..car already has powerbass 6.5s up front and powerbass 6x9s in the back....plus it came stock with tweeters in the A pillar so the SQ is really good imo... 2 12" RE SEX Subs: 3 Cubic Ft. Box: SoundStream Rubicon 2500w Amp: SS amp…

Didn't find a category for this but it is somewhat a build log and there are no guidelines that say it has to be about car audio. So, I took a break from messing with the Camry for about 1 week or so.... This is what kept my time...Let me know what you guys think... This was the original desk, second-hand but looks like it was maybe from Kmart or Staples... Notice the bow in the center? The desk was perfect for about 1.5yrs and I'm assuming the "compressed wood" could not handle the weight of my desk mount arm for my 24" monitor: Items bought at Home Depot: Transformation: Everything set up again:

I have posted a few times for direction and info and such and figured I would make a build log just to keep up wih whats going on with the car. Right now the car is more performance than audio but Im soon to even it out haha Right now I am running 2 Kappa VDQ12s off a Punch Power 500a2 (black and grind) My projected plans so far consist of: 3 SA8 1 SAX1000D As of right now I havent set in stone what Im going to run for highs nor what deck I will use. The Head unit I have now is a nice older kenwood but I think I may step it up to something newer. Here are a couple pics of the car and my start to the system: The car: The start of the madness: Just the template so far fo…

I got started on my boys Caddy this week. The goals: 1. Build a very solid daily system to pump the sounds while riding. 2. Take up as little trunk space as possible. (Need space for hydraulic set up) 3. Make it a clean install worthy of popping the trunk for. 4. Put some JL system to shame while spending a fraction of the cash. The gear: Kenwood head unit. Infinity 6.5 components, 2 sets 12" Fi IB3 subs, trying to fit 4 but may end up with 3. Sundown SAX-50.4 Sundown SAZ-2000D Lots of 1/0 cable Undecided yet on electrical system. more to come... Here is the ride. Started doing the front doors. I stripped the carpet off and used the press board as a temp…

i did this a few weeks ago for my uncle and finally decided to upload it. ENJOY!! d2 JL W6, and Slash v1 500/1 and 300/4. this stuff is like more than 5 years old, but still slams.... continue a few cuts and a smoke break nice fit, and he still has access to the the spare... which he didn't in his old car subs in, plexi in... plz dont hate on the plexi cut, home depot and lowes wont cut 1/2in plexi,.. so in went the router... everything fits perfectly some carpet and neons, showed him and then he wanted to amp the door speakers... i refused to do it unless he got at least some comps for the front. upon removing the radio for the first time. i found this and a navi…

The following build log will consist of the following equipment: 2 SSA Xcon 10's Saz-3500d Incriminator Audio 6.5 Coax's Sax-50.4 Pioneer Bt3200DVD Head Unit Box is a 3.0ft^3 @ 30hz enclosure. 2 XS D3400's All knukonceptz wiring and Rca's I hope to have pictures of everything up very soon. It's about time to get things started.

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Well, looks like its time for me to start doing this rebuild instead of constantly talking about it. I know Steve will be happy, I dont have any pictures or have actually started it yet but Im about to pick up my Bravox Components and a spool of XP flex 0 gauge so thats the starting point. Heres a little outline of my current setup and what will be done after I rebuild. Current: 18" BTL N2 (5.5cuft box, 32hz tune) Infinity Reference Component Speakers American Bass VFL 100.1 Amplifier Phoenix Gold Titanium 500.4 Amplifier 4 gauge Wire Capacitor (fail) NEW: New ported box, 6.75 cuft, tuned to 32hz and w…

Well I've had enough of working my life away building cool shit for other people. I scooped up a 1980 Caddy CoupeDeville about a week ago and will be putting a basic hydraulic set up in it. I'll also be using all the various audio gear that I have been storing in the basement for the last 3 years to put a decent system together for it also. I know the gear isn't high end stuff but I bought it before learning about companies like Fi and Sundown. Hey I did by it all at clearance prices at least so I'm going to run with it. Heres what I have planned for gear as of now. JVC head unit. (8) Infinity Kappa 3 way coaxs. May only run 4 depending on room. (4) 10" Infinity Kappa per…

Finally made a start on my new build this week Will be slow with updates over the next 1-3months, but in the end it should equal to one of the loudest cars in the country Its called mini mayhem due to it sharing the same equipment as this van: http://www.talkaudio.co.uk/ipb/index.php/topic/294453-ascendant-audio-chevy-astro-the-mayhem/ Of course its on a much Smaller Scale, kit list will include: 2 Ascendant Audio Mayhem 18" Woofers 2 Pairs of Ascendant Audio 7" Mid range Speakers (4 in Total) 2 Pairs of Ascendant Audio Tweeters 2 Pairs of Bullet Horn Tweeters Alpine 9886R Imprint Sound processor Audiocontrol Epic 160 Vibe Deltabox Fusion Powerplant 4 Channel amp (4X 22…

This is a small build log of a powerwheels I'm doing for my soon to be 3 year old daughter. She loves my music and bass in my truck... found out MECA is does a kids section, so on with a build for her. first pic is her in the truck before anything was done except mocking on speaker hole. more pics will come as I finish pieces. waiting on a few more pieces.

Hey guys it's spring break so it's time to start working on my truck again. For those that do not know I drive a 1999 Dodge Ram 1500 Ext. Cab 5.9L Laramie SLT. It may be old but it's only got 45K miles on it. Anyway I plan on removing everything and rebuilding from the ground up. I will be using the same equipment and box, but I will make everything neater and more professional. Over this weeks break I plan on repainting my box, carpeting my amp rack and rear seat combo, installing SDS CLD Tiles, Plasti dipping all chrome and silver parts, along with either an exhaust install or new headlights and hids (or both). Along with these upgrades and installs I plan on adding ple…

My dcon 15" S4 just came in the mail right in time for my birthday. Decided to pick up some mdf with a few extra bucks and head to my good friends huge shop. The enclosure is i believe 3.3 cubic feet sealed with gorrilla glue. Amp is an eclipse 500w rms monoblock. here is the pictures of how it went. If you wouldnt mind giving me some advice i am slightly confused and worried, because the amp is 500w rms but with sub level at 0 and the amps bass boost around 1-2 decibals i can barely hear the dcon. i have the bass boost on the amp turned all the way up at 8db and it has awesome sq bass at all levels but i cant get slamming bass unless i crank the sub control on my deck. i…

Recently i've decided to upgrade my front stage. I've thought about it for a year, but made the first move when my left speaker went out. When i bought the car a year and a half ago there were 4 speakers in the car. The front 2 5.25 were dead, beyond my understanding of why they were still in the car. The morning after i got the car home i took those out and put the rear 6.5s in the front doors. Still this didn't do much for the "music" they made. But i dealt with them 'till now. Within a few months i got a new HU, the JVC KD-s100. I'm happy with it, it has all the features i needed at the time, but i plan to upgrade that in the future with more crossover settings, if po…

so this is my first build log so don't flame me if i am doing it wrong, ok so here it goes so i got my first 18", an Fi audio q on Monday and the thing is a beast! here are some pics amazing packaging from Fi if haven't seen it already the box i am building for this sub is a 7.5 cube sealed box and if anyone is wondering what the dimensions are it will be 35.5wx22dx22h the box will have a 2 layer 3/4 MDF baffle as you will see in the pics. and i got the box cut at southern lumber in san jose ca. it cost $10 to have them cut the whole box. much better than freehanding it with a saws all. anyway here are the pics test fitting all the pieces gluing the front baffle to…

My current build can be found here. Decided to try out a ZCON. I probably would not have bought one but I bought this used at a good price. USPS is holding the driver at their facility so hopefully tomorrow I can pick it up. Really going a different route with the enclosure as well. I picked up a few 8" aero ports from Adrian_D Enclosure specs : 4.11^ft tuned at 35hz The port opening is literally right beside the sub. I am very curious how this will work out. I suspect some funky things will happen, we will see. Port will be semi external and sub will be mounted inverted. I will eventually be powering it with my DC Audio 2.0K that I've had in my closet for four months. J…

hey guys, i thought i had already started a build log for my new truck but i guess not. so here it is, i have a '02 f150 lariat ext cab truck. HU: sony xplode (the nice one haha) speakers: stock for now :/ Subs: SSA zcon 15 Amp: audioque 3500.1 Wiring: all 0 gauge with the big 3 done (all done today 1/2/12) Alt: stock 130amp at the moment but will have a new one around end of January PICTURES: Todays work (1/2/12)

DA Setup: Sub n Stuff -10" FI Q Burgundy dustcap logo, extra spider, and cooling option -Sundown Audio SAE-1000d -Aero Ported Enclosure (bout 1.2 cu. ft) tuned to 33hz. Plexi Glass Window that rattles like HAIILLL! -Stinger wirin' kit Speakers n Stuff -Pioneer AVH-P3100DVD -Polk DB6500 Comp.'s -Crossovers^^ -Sundown Audio SAZ 100.2 -18gauge spk wire Other Stuff: -1/0 gauge Big 2/3 (alternator's under the intake manifold..) -Knukonceptz digital fused distro. block -Knukonceptz batt. terminals -Sound Deadening stuff from Don (Cld tiles, mlv, foam, n butyl rope) -Red lights in under driver & passenger dashboard and pulsing beat light in back seat

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…

Well guys, I used to be on this forum day and night last year and for some reason went stupid and sold everything I had audio wise (cept my ufo btl, its not leavn). But I have convinced myself and a little nudges from buddies that I am back in the game. This will be going into a 1997 Grand Am GTs trunk....I also just aquired a 2 door blazer which if I dont sell will be getting a real build. This is my first build log on here, usually just creep round readin. Gonna consist of a single 12 on a 1500-2k amp, not telling what im getting as you guys will see when I get them Will also be showing pictures of my amp rack and all my little details I always like to add. So hope y…

i never posted this when i first installed it all over a year ago. originally it was supposed too stay small, but that went out the window. so i will just post some of the older photos first just too give an idea of what it was. in the pics i show only one of many different sub stage setups. the original idea was the pdx 1200rms amp that put out rated from 2 to 4 ohms, so i could run at least one of every type of sub i have as i please. this is my ride this was the equipment. this was the most common sub stage i used with the pdx amp, it is a passive setup, i would rotate from the sdx15 pictured, an eclipse 3hp ti, or a tc3000. and this below is were it stands as of n…

What up fellows gonna start this but it will be a while before completion due to not having a full time job and going to school. Well onto the goodies Batteries: 8 100ah Braile Batteries (ALREADY HAVE) Alts: (not sure on # yet) but thinking at least 1 300 amp alts from Excessive Amperage Sub Amps: 2 DC 3.5ks Mids Amp: Sundown 200.4 (ALREADY HAVE) Highs Amp: Sundown 125.2 Subs: 6 12" GPI Temperamentals (PAID FOR) Midrange: 2 6.5" Selenium 6w4p(per door) (ALREADY HAVE) Midbass: 1 8" Selenium Mb4p(per door) (ALREADY HAVE) Highs: 1 St350(per door) (ALREADY HAVE) INSTALL ACCESSORIES Will be installed by SCOTT BOWMAN

To start: Alpine INA-W900BT w/ Imprint add on Front Stage: Bravox 6.5 carbon fiber component set (can't remember model #) SAX 100.4D Sub Stage: DD 9515g dual 0.5 ohm Box: (3) 4'' aeros, 4.1 net cuft @ 36 Hz SAZ 2500D Electrical: KnuKoncepts wiring Tiny battery upfront Stock alt Big three Deka Intimidator G31 in the back Stinger Battery Isolator (high current relay)

taking back seats out: interior panels gutted: starting the frame for the box: