Build Logs

Hi everyone ! I own a brand new MAzda CX-5 2.2 l Diesel. It's my first SUV, I've never had so much room in the cargo area ! I'm still waiting on a dash kit and an adaptor for the head unit. I sold a lot of things from my ex car, the Toyota : rca's, power and ground (cca) wires, box, a Kinetic 1200, a DD 9515 ;-) and more....It gave me some serious cash to buy a few items. Here what I have so far : head unit : Pioneer X5600BT I need a double DIN unit to keep the screen for the parking radar (how do you call that ?) Amplifiers : Incriminator Audio 20.1 for the bass and a 3.4 for the mids & highs. (thanks SSA for the Black&Blue sale). Sub : SSA Zcon 15" Mids & …

The goal 140. My previous attempt netted me a 135 and change at 32Hz. You can see my previous build here: Original Build This time I'm upping the anty with a pair of 18s and double the power. A mind boggling 900 watts. That's 900 old school class A/B watts via US Acoustics USB line. Why you ask? Because, they're cheap. The 2150 average about $100 bucks on ebay and the 2080 were about $40, which includes shipping. Here is a run down of the setup: The car: 1994 Oldsmobile Cutlass Cierra A.K.A The Cream Puff Head Unit: JVC KD-HDW10 A basic CD player with a built in HD tuner and RCA outputs Amps: 2 US Acoustics USB-2085 both at 80 watts x 2 @ 4ohms (mids and highs) & 2 US…

Bit the bullet and decided to do what I have recently dreamed about, 4 Sundown SA-15's on a SAZ-3500d, around 14-16cuft with a tuneable port. Started a few days ago and here is my most recent pic, *False floor is not finished* Oh, also...the box with the 8 was a 2 minute throw together with what I had LOL BTW this is what it looks like from the outside...

well when i first got this truck i said i was just going to do somethin small under the back seat and keep all my seating for me and my friends. well that didnt last long and i have my re hc 12 in a t-line in the back seat. that was alright for a little but just wasnt enough for me, so i started shopping around and came upon a deal for 2 Xcon 18's. i purchased them and am waiting on them to show up monday!!! my other equipment will be a Sundown 1200d, and switching my hu from a single din ecplise to a double din ecplise. will get pics of all the stuff when i finish the build on monday. so enjoy. also box is 16-17 cubic feet at 28hz with 2- 8" ports.

Hey everyone! haven't had a build long in a while. Last one on here was the 2 FI BTLS wall that was in my mustang. Have a new build coming along soon! SAY HELLO inst she gorgeous Picked her up about 2 weeks ago and already planning stuff. currently have a ZV4 15'' on order and waiting for it to arrive. Also have 4 SA-8 V2's in my room along with (2) 100.4 amps for the mids and highs and (1) 2500V2 for the subs. For the mids and highs im going to be running 2 sets of Image dynamics 6.5 and 2 sets of Image dynamics 6X9s. Still don't know what kind of box design to run tho. The trunk has potential! < 15 cu. ft. Any ideas? was looking into a clamshell type de…

I figured it was time to start a build log as I'm hoping this setup will stay in my car for a bit. Over the past year I have changed setups more times than I can count. I have yet to be completely happy with my system as a whole, so I sold everything aside from my Pioneer 880, and decided to start from scratch. My main goal is to have a system that sounds good to me with the ability to get fairly loud for when I'm in the mood. This will most likely take at least a month to complete as I still need to decide what subs to go with, then add build time. I should have some pics of the gear, and progress pics up by tomorrow. So far I have purchased the following: Head unit: Pio…

HOTDOG's Build Log The Equipment Used Rockford Fosgate T10001bd on two 12" RFR2212 Fosgate Power Series rated at 1000rms 2000peak Sundown SAE1200-D on two 15" RFR2215 Fosgate Power Series rated at 1000rms 2000peak Rockford Fosgate 500x rated at 75rms x 4 @ 4ohm or 150rms x 4 @ 2ohm (on the following equipment) one Set of Rockford Fosgate T1 Tweeters Two sets of Rockford Fosgate T1 6x8 in the doors The Head Unit Alpine CDA-9856 Here is my Stock Alternator Here is my Stock Battery The Big 3 THE BOX The Cover and Box you see here will be wrapped in leather this summer to match the interior The Amps Installed

Should have really started this earlier lol. As the title suggests I have an Audi A4 Avant, with a little bass Quick run down of the specs and equipment - Audi A4 Avant 1.9TDI Sport - Alpine 9887R Headunit with full speed iPod connection - Ground Zero GZUC 16SQ - Crystal CAM200.2 - 2 Fully Loaded 15" Fi SP4 Subwoofers - SPL Dynamics D6 - Custom Made Enclosure with Adjustable Tuning - 3 XS Power D3400 Batteries [1 up front and 2 in the back] - Dual 210a Alternators with an external regulator - For the most part Knukonceptz 0gauge OFC Fleks wiring throughout Before this install I've had a number of different set ups in this car. I started off with 2 15" Fi BTLs on a 5kwrms…

So, I don't post much on the forums much anymore, too much butthurt, doesnt seem to be the case here however... But this truck I just bought has a huge following, and I know a lot of people liked it, so I figured id make a build log for it.. Im 20 years old and in college, Ive been in car audio since I was 16, and always build my own vehicles, my last being a 1999 Honda civic, build consisted of.. 80 prs 2 Dc Audio Level 6 18s NO wall Ampere Audio 7500.1 2 Ampere 125.4s Crossfire 10s and Exodus 7" midbasses in custom door pods lots of fiberglass and cool shit.. it was a beast. but I got in a car wreck, the car got totaled, and here I was just finishing up t…

So I have finished ordering all the things for the build on my 2011 Chevy Tahoe. Will be my first build and I am still learning as I go, have helped a few friends with some builds but nothing as invasive as this nor by myself but I am looking forward to it. I plan on doing quite a bit to my Tahoe in this first stage of my build, going to pretty much gut the entire truck shitloads of deadener, replacing all the factory equipment with aftermarket. Not going for a flashy look I want to truck to remain as stock looking as possible which suites me cause I have no clue about fabricating anything (maybe try some later). Anyway this is what I finally went with: H/U: Clarion NX702…

So i have finally built up the courage to cut the big hole in my cab that i have been wanting to do for about 4 years now... I went to my local DC dealer (that rusty helped me locate) i then ordered some level 3s for a decent deal, then came in a couple days later to pay to find out that rusty HAD just ran out of level 3's and upgraded me FREE OF COST to the level 4s. so i pretty much got some level 4's for half price. so to anyone wondering about DC audio, there customer service is absolutely superb, i cant say enough how freakin excited i am about this deal. Stereo Solutions and Rusty from DC audio, i thank you guys soooooo much, i cant emphasize enough how happy i am.…

Hey everybody. Some of you might have read some of my previous threads, but I thought I'd start an official one that documents my progress. First off, here are the details of the installation: Car: 1990 Mercedes 300ce HU: Nakamichi CD-400 Amps: JL Audio 500/5 and JL audio e2150 (rear fill) Sub: Infinity Kappa Perfect 10vq (to be installed via infinite baffle) Front Speakers: Focal Polyglass 3-way components Rear Speakers: Focal Polyglass 4" 2-way components EQ: Audio Control EQS 6-channel Sound Deadening: 2 layers of Damplifier pro, and Second Skin's Overkill (foam pad on top of damplifier) Other: Rockford Fosgate Omnifi (MP3 harddrive-mostly for friends). Highlights of …

After saving for dang near 3 years, I finally get to do my install. Here's a list of the toys: 2 - 15" Icon D1 1 - R/F T15001bd 4 - Infinity Ref. 6x9's 1 - R/F T400-4 1 - JVC KDSH1000 H/U 1 - 260 amp H/O Iraggi Alternator 1 - Stinger SP1000 Battery (under the hood) 1 - Stinger SP1700 Battery (in the rear) 3 - Stinger 12ft. RCA 1 - Stinger Inline ANL Fuse holder 1 - Stinger 0ga. to 2-4ga. fused ANL distribution block 1 - Stinger 0ga. to 4-4ga. distribution ground block 2 - Stinger 8ga. Tee distribution blocks (for the sub wires) 2 - Stinger Shock Chrome dual ring battery terminals 2 - Soundquest single ring battery terminals A lot of Soundquest Shock Chrome …

Hello All! I was able to trick Santa again this year, and he kept me on the nice list. With some help from the gents at SSA, he brought me 2 new XCon 12s....WooHoo!! It's finally time for me to get building and put these suckers to use. This will be my first time building a box, but this creates a perfect excuse to buy more tools. I would like to reach out to you guys and get some experienced advice to help in my first quality build The car is a 2008 Pontiac G6 GT Coupe. It has the Bose Monsoon system, which isn't terrible for a factory unit. Unfortunately, all of the cars display features are integrated in the factory's HU display. For this reason I will be k…

Denim said it was ok for me to make a new thread. i really like how the box is turning out. keep in mind im not done at all, so dont think its just gonna be like this. its getting braced up real good, and the inside is getting resined. the pics you've been waiting for... the cuts (just back, bottom, and sides) quick mock-up tite bond is the ****

Wanted to do a log over here. Site seems wicked legit. Love to hear any constructive critz..... I had a Acura tsx build. Got sick of trying to make it work....... Sold every single bit of gear, and went looking for a platform i can beat, and break. Have a lil fun with. Searched all of Utah for 2wd versions. After 7 weeks... found and chose. Paid cash, on the spot, ... pucking tape deck sealed the deal I love the room. So does my wee man.. Needed gas Rims and tires Deck Front cell Hated this charger (sold it and got a 1005) My first go at the front end/doors (it changed) Sun heat made the world of dif Alt…

Couldn't take not having bass any longer. Pulled the trigger on a B-stock Sundown X12D2 from EMF. Going to order a Shark Audio SHKAMP-2500D today from ebay for $99 shipped to power it with till I can get a better amp. Seen this as I was putting away the box. Explains the B-stock designation. I'm guessing they smudged the finish as seen here:

First off, to those who have helped me with my mid bass thread. I'm still planning/ listening as time allows. Thank you, to those that have offered help , you know who you are, it's greatly appreciated and I should have some updates soon. O.K., I figured I'd better get off my ass now that i have some time and get the subwoofer box on its way. This is an enclosure for 4 sa-8's, 3.6 c.f. (net) tuned to 33 hertz with 52.875" of port. It will be driven by a sundown saz-2000d @ 1 ohm. This is going in my 2000 ranger extended cab pickup. Everybody has seen enclosures with kerfed ports, but not like this one I'd bet. I was originally going to do a double kerfed port, but in the…

Okay, so I've been doing a little at a time for a while now, and I finally have everything together (minus the electrical upgrades- but they will be on their way shortly). I'll have to post some pics of all the equipment together in later post since I don't have it all in the same area, but heres my plans: 4 18" BTLs, 4 Memphis 4kws, and the electrical system to boot, most likely 3-4 iraggi 260s, and 6 batteries. 20ft net with interchangable ports, the main one will be tuned to 36hz (more like 36.1, but oh well) with about 240sq of port. I've been waiting to get enough pics to really start this thread, so here's my progress as of now. I'll update as progress is made, but …

Hello, thanks for checking out my build. I decided to stick a system in my Honda after years of not having anything but stock audio. I just don't have a lot of funds for high end equipment, so pretty much everything is budget equipment. I don't really have any goal other than to eventually hit 150db for as cheap as possible, we shall see how that turns out. For now I am just enjoying having some tunes again. As of right now I've got the following gear installed. (You can click the links for more pictures) Head Unit – Alpine CDA9805 Front Door Speakers –6.5″ MB Quart Components FSB216 Rear Door Speakers – 6.5” Phoenix Gold Coaxial Amplifier – MB Quart 1.400 on the Subs – …

I just bought a 95 Cadillac Eldorado. It has the factory amplified system in it, so I have to run all new wires, amp, speakers, etc. I'm still trying to decide what i'm going to run in it. So far I'm thinking an Alpine IXA-W404 for the head unit, PXA-H100 eq, a set of focal 165a1 components running active, a dsc480 or dsc4125 to run the front stage, my saz-1500d to run the sub stage and probably 1 15" ported through the back deck or one sealed 18". For electrical, it has a new Interstate 800 cca main battery, I'll put my kinetic HC1400 in the trunk, run 1/0 main power and do the big three in 1/0. Here are some pics, and feel free to comment on my planned system. Also I'm …

I don't know how much longer the weather will hold so I'm trying to get this done quickly. I don't have anything to listen to right now except for the tires that need to be replaced. I've been working on this for ~ 4 days now, of and on. There have been many on this forum, too many to list, that have given suggestions on equipment and others that pushed me in the right direction in my mid bass thread. Thanks to all of you!! I soon will have a front stage that makes me want to just go out and listen again. The head unit >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Eclipse AV 8533 for now. Fountek FR88's.................powered by a JL 300/2............…

Ok so finally the build is on! My car has been in the shop for two months getting an engine swap(95 2.2 n/a in a 91). So anyway this is my first time every logging a car stereo build. I'm not new to forums but I am new to this car audio forum. Here's a shot of the parts: I've already started removing the dash and old Eclipse HU that was in the car. Supposibly the kid I bought the car from bought the car from a car stereo installer. I can confirm that by the very nice previous install of the HU. All twisted wiring cut to length. Here's a shot: This is what it looks like under the hood: Ok back to it...more to follow...! MR2

I figured I would start the build now, since i got my first new amp for the new truck. First pics of the truck. Now, New amp, 1/0, and RCA's I bought today. Kicker SX 900.4 W/ Gainknob 2 sets of JL Audio Dual twist RCA's Kicker "hyper flex" 1/0 power and ground w/ D-Blocks