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First off sorry you are having issues with the charger. Of course as you know all it takes is a call to the office to get a return authorization to send it in to get it checked out. It is pretty funny though how you leave out "the rest of the story", but I am sure it just slipped your memory. Like how the batteries you were having issues with were all sulfated due to a lack of charging, and this was before you got an XS Power charger. The fact that I warrantied one of your D3100 that should not have been warranted just to try to help you out, and then the fact that we worked with the other batteries to bring them back. Improper maintenance or a lack of maintenance of the batteries is not covered under warranty, but I hooked you up on one battery and got you a brand new D3100 for it and then worked with the other batteries (cycling and recharging) to bring them back for you. This pulls people off of their regular jobs to do something that we are required to do or even asked to do, but I volunteered the service for you. As far as the residue on that battery, it was like that from the day we got it. That is the battery that we worked on forever (over 2 months) to bring back. So, glad you decided to come on the open forum and even make a YouTube video and question our business and customer service after we went above and beyond what we should have done. So, at the end of the day you had let 4 D3100 run down and sulfate to the point that they would not hold a charge, but we brought them back for you and even gave you a replacement on one of them. So, you ended up with 4 D3100 that work instead of 4 batteries that were ready to be recycled so some other company could make their batteries. Please give us a call and we can get the charger sent in to take care of it.

So before you got to say anything he already knew the amp had got damaged? Sounds like either the installer intentionally screwed you or he told you something and you ignored it. Either way.. this sounds suspicious and something is being left out on one side or the other.

Fuck it, bring in Trump's dumb ass and let him fire everyone.

And that is that.

Look like awd/rwd wheels to me. Is it "worth" putting rims on a Civic??

Nut rider indeed, the JL is an order of magnitude better driver. In comparison the Skar is a joke.

Good God The W3's are great entry level subwoofers.

Not a bad place for an air freshener haha

and if that is what he's implying then we are also implying that security film is not a full proof barrier but rather, how they all are advertised, is made to slow down a thief in conjunction with an alarm can greatly increase the possibility of only getting vandalized rather than robbed.

Pretty much anywhere that falls in IA recommendations works very well ( 0.8ft3 -1.4ft3 ) for the 12" , I did a single 12" LI in 1.3ft3 on a kicker ZX400.1 in a 4 door sedan the other day with very good results.

Really their not really expensive compared to other subs in its class.(If any can be classified as being close to it) Think of the USA parts and the time they put into making them, the price is very reasonable. If I remember correctly, the SMD spends 4-5 times longer on a CNC than say a BL or Q. Then you look at other companies, that imports 95% of their sub, and spend no time on a CNC and yet AA is still cheaper priced.

I am, I bought it new, cause all the used ones I saw for $500-600, the shipping evens out to about a new one! I live KINDA close to Nick from Fi/AA and he met me more than halfway! GREAT DUDE! Even picked up the new batt along the way, same deal, I called the 1-800-XSPOWER number and they gave me the # the to closest dealer and he (Wayne, GOOD DUDE too!) drove down and met me too! The SMD is REALLY STIFF right now, I talked to Nick and he said it will be like that for a little while, so that's why I didn't have it playing in the vids... Mids aren't in yet....

not being judgemental but just giving advice. the reason some of you are having trouble gaining size/strength is that it seems you're doing the crap muscle&fitness ect tells you to do. that stuff is for people who have already developed a good level of size and strength, meaning just looking at them you can tell they train and have been doing so for a while. A average joe doing those workouts is like putting a jbl MS8 on a factory system in a american car from the 90's. it can help to some degree but you need to build a better foundation first. Looking at alot of the workouts posted there seems to be to much focus on isolation exercises and machine work. search for mark rippletoes "starting strength". its a program that focused on squat, deadlift,bench press, overhead press and pullup/clean/bent-over row. with some optional iso's done after the barbell work. didn't take me long to be "working out" with my old 1 rep maxes from high school on this program. another issue is that u need to study and perfect your form. people on these stereo forums love posting vids of excursion pron, door/window/windshield flex ect. Take that same camera and record your self doing lifts and compare with vids of people doing them with good form. try searching youtube for dave tate,elitefts, t-nation for vids of correct form. good form makes a night and day difference on how much do you lift besides "just" keeping u safe. Crunches are pretty much a waste of time. the limited range of motion doesn't really stimulate the abs regardless of the burn. the purpose of the abs are to keep the spine in its natural arch and the purpose of the obliques is to prevent rotation so how are u strengthening them by making them do the motions they are designed to prevent? On the safety videos they show u when u start a job involving manual labor they tell you not to twist your back when you move something from side to side but move your feet in order to prevent back injuries, right? so why should u do that as a form of exercise? smarter ab exercises are plank variations, woodchoppers, palof press, windshield wipers, dragonflies ect. the man with the world record for situps doesn't even have a 6 pack. a 6 pack is a indicator of leanness, nothing more, nonthing less. that why weak scrawny teenagers can have them and why most word strongest man competitos dont even though the strongman man's abs vs the teenagers is like a f-350 vs a geo metro. there is a saying that 6packs abs are made in the kitchen. You really shouldn't use straps since they are basically a crutch for your weak grip. you should try fat bar work (either by attachments to make the bar thicker or simply wrapping a towel around the bar) plate pinches where you hold 2 ten pound plates between your thumb and the rest of your fingers for time. a mixed grip (one hand overhand the other underhand) and chalk works wonders for your grip. My grip is actually better this way then when i used straps. be sure to switch which hand is over/which is under causes it does cause a wierd uneven pull on your back muscles. don't use gloves either they hurt grip by making the bar slightly "thicker" to be on topic yesterday dumbell swings 3x8 overhead press 3x5 (even though i have huge shoulders i suck at these,still havent went past 175lbs and that was 6 weeks out from starting doing them) deadlift 5,5,3 palof press 3x10 each sides 30 mins of walking on treadmill later today sledgehammer work tire throwing work weighted tire drags

this fucking guy.

When buying a refurb, I don't think they give specifics, but a call to them could explain all. They are very helpfull. This was the responce about my repair: "It had the standard problems, loose output inductor broke legs on a transistor next to it, voltage regulator filter caps had bad solder joints and 15V+ voltage regulator was bad because of it. All fixed up and everything siliconed in place now, way better than it was new." Wow, almost sounds like the build quality was poor to begin with.

well that amp is rated at 4 ohm mono for 1100 watts..... soo.... first thing is first. make sure they are indeed dual 2's then you need a new amp. somthing that put full power out at 2 ohms. IF they are indeed dual 2's but you need a new amp anyway that one is a piece of shit. . its RMS 550 watts.. not anywhere near 1000 anyway. so i would replace it anyway no matter what.

yeah. usually.

not even worth it

they are pretty good subs sound pretty good but i liked my skar 12's more