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I have a 3500d series DD motor, that needs a recone, the basket originally was a 4 spoke 15, but was damaged and tossed, i still have the black plastic spacer but only one of the screws to connect the basket. so possibilities of turning it in to an 18? and cost? 3 inch coil, int. leads, extra spider, new basket and screws.

My 18 Bl in ported box. it is in an SUV so should i have the sub facing the roof with the port facing the back?

I'm a true FI fanatic. Amazing products, and well worth the money. But the customer Service has just been so bad lately that I don't even know if I want to place an order with you guys again.. I just ordered CA glue from your store, JUST to support the brand, because I love your products and I want you guys to continue coming out with great products... I just want to ask... How hard is it to put some CA glue and accelerator in a box and ship it? seriously....

there is someone selling a btl on ebay right now. how do you know what sub you are in fact getting options etc? does the sub have it name indicated anywhere on the sub? and now that i think about it he is on the forum. wonder why he isnt selling it here

To Whom It May Concern (probably Scott), My name is Brad and I currently run a DIYMA 12" subwoofer in a .5ft^3 box. The DIYMA is an amazingly solid sub with HUGE stacked magnets, but its weak point is definitely its cone. Unfortunately, my cone cracked with less than 150 watts and gain set properly. So I am requesting a custom recone kit for my DIYMA. It has a 3" x 2" 4 layer voice coil. This sub is pretty beefy (37lbs) so shipping it would be a last resort. Can you create a new recone kit for this sub? All information on the sub can be found at www.diymobileaudio.com and I can personally talk to the designer of the sub if you need more information. Thank you. -Brad

Hey Guys, i´m a newbie here, this is a thread that i´m starting for a friend who doesn´t speak any english, well, to the point. We are from Panama City, Panama; He doesn´t have a credit card so he asked me if i could buy him a pair of BL 15" and isaid yes, well, i contact Scott and he was very kind giving me the quotes and all stuff, when i was about to make the buying, this question got to my mind, Can i pay the subs with an international credit card that has a international billing adress??? i asked Scott on an email and he hasn´t answered and i need to buy these animals today because there´s a comp coming very soon and my friend doesn´t have any subs, so, what do you g…

Hello, I am having some problems with my Fi Q 12" and I dont know what happened. The other day I was listening to some music and then suddenly my sub stopped working completely. I tested the resistance from both the coils and only one side is working, what should I do? Do I need a recone? Ive sent some emails to scott nick and the sales emails and called and left a few messages but havent heard from anyone yet. Is there any way the sub could be fixed?

I'm pretty new to ficaraudio.com but wondered if I needed an extra battery for an amp with 2000 real watts I'm planning on buying a Fi bl 15'

hi Scott, I need to know if you are now shipping BTLs with new tinsel. I sent an e-mail to Fi but haven't got any reply yet. i don't want the old one cuz i've read that it produces tinsel slaps. please, I need to know this asap so I can place my order now. pic of the new tinsel: (BTL Recone) thanks, rheiner

Well, my homie wants to run a good amount of 12"s, or possibly 15" ssd's But he wants to do a blowthrough from the bed of the truck to the cab, what would be the best way to do it? He's thinking about doing it in sections, and i think that the way that might be best is to do 4 15"s SSDs and a SAZ 4500 and then do 4 more and another SAZ 4500 but, would you have to do a band pass pretty much??

hi know everyone from fi is pretty busy with the new btl line but i ordered a bl 15 about a month ago (april 19) and i still no ups tracking email or sub by mail. i emailed nick a couple times in a row but received no answer. i just want to know if the sub has been sent out or not because it says in the forums that you're supposed to receive a tracking number when the sub is shipped. email is [email protected] if you want to reach me. any news at all would be nice. thx - phil

does anyone know if you can get Fi car audio shirts from them or big stickers or hats and such... i just want a lot of clothing and stickers do they sale any??

Just as the title states?? I travel over that way about 8 months of the year. after being told that the last tl i used reads low i'd like to try another one. just wondering if you guys had one. thanks!!

do they make 8s and if so does anyone know howmuch they are? i kinda am stuck between 2 12s 2 10s or 4 8s. i dont know what to choose if you guys could help out that would be great.

hi i want to buy an 18" btl but i dont live in usa. does fi ship outside of usa? is paypal accepted?

I recently clamped my amp for my two BTL N2s, impedance started at .7 (no box rise ftw) and ended up at 4.5 ohms!! That's a huge jump. Dr. Boom also has bad impedance rise, he's only getting 5k out of his 6 SAZ-3500s. Maybe it's just coincidence but I was comparing the BTLs specs to other subwoofers specs and BTLs have a much lower Qes that any other I seen. They still get extremely loud on low power so maybe they are very efficient due to low Qes. Can anyone chime in? Oh, box for mine is 4.2 cubes, 33hz, single 6" aero. Dr Booms, dont know volume, but tuned to 33hz also.

ok so the custom box ive got is for 4 15's and has 2 ports each allegedly tuned to 32hz but they both sit up top with woofers firing at the roof, does having the port in different areas help or does it depend on the vehicle?

I sent a PM to Scott the other day, never received a response.. just wondering if he just ignores PM's?

So ive done the big 3 and upgraded alternaters. The big 3 is done in 1/0 awg. Its pretty dern strong. No more dim lights, Voltage drop isnt bad at all. im sittin at about 14.7 when the bass hits itll drop to about 13.9 But does anyone have any advice on how i can get some highs outta my speaker? ive got a jvc kdr 300. is there any settings on there that would help?

if installed properly..what would get off louder? 18 inch ssd with a hifonics 1200 or 12 inch bl with a hifonics 1600 i finally got a little bit of money to spend so i wanted another system. used to have a ssd 15 on a hifonics 1200..it sounded great!

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

Title realy says it all

I am hoping that all of you with more experience in the car audio world can help me out. I am designing a home theater installation for a friend. My friend has never heard an I.B. (Infinite Baffle) sub but he plays guitar and has mucho experience with car subs. He is of the firm opinion that 15" and 18" subs cannot hit like 10" and 12" subs. I am recommending an I.B. sub installation, using 4 Q18's in 2 manifolds mounted in the attic, with each manifold having 2 drivers mounted on opposite sides but facing in the same direction and wired out of phase, for that extra 2nd harmonic cancellation. I had to sell my house (divorce) and am leasing now so I can't demo an I.B. sub…

I was on a plane from Montana and landed in Vegas so I could drive home to California and thought I would drop by and see where Fi was so I stopped at barnes & noble to get a thomas guide so I could find the location of Fi. I found it, but being the monday of a holiday weekend, I didnt get to see much. I didnt think Fi would of been there for the holiday so, it wasnt any loss for me to try driving through Vegas anyway. At least I know where it is now if I happen to swing by in the future. I'm sorry if this was a teaser, but I thought some might enjoy reading about what I did.

I would like to know the difference between the dual 1 and dual 2 voice coils? thanks...littlematt