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something tells me this wont be the final one.

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It did that because there was a big inrush of current charging the capacitors in the power supply of the amp. The easiest way to avoid this from happening is to take a simple 12v test light and connect it between the fuse terminals. You'll see it go bright for a moment then slowly dim out to off. That slowly charges the capacitors in the power supply instead of an inrush of current. Once the light goes out then simply install your fuse and you're done.

I'd save the $1200, keep the JL's and put $$ into the electrical or other items that really matter rather than dumping it into a new amp you don't actually need.

Nice updates man! Arc audio FTW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Those mids are sexy as hell. Should give you some really nice low end/mid bass.

Probably Birch

increasing the longest dimension will net you the LEAST gain of volume. increasing the shortest dimension will net you the MOST gain of volume. So to answer your question, no, completely inaudible and worthless to worry about.

XS makes really good batts. Probably the best in the industry. Stinger red cased batts are great as well.

Your pair of JL 1000/1 amps is more than enough to get a pair of Icons moving.

$1200 is a healthy budget for an amp to run a pair of Icons, you have plenty of options.

I noticed mine changed too.

The great stuff gap filing will work fine, IIRC it is vulnerable to solvents such as gasoline... which means you can clean up any mistakes easily. I take it you never used expanding foam in a can. That chit is far from easy to clean off of unwanted areas. Rubbing gasoline around the interior of a car is a bad idea for numerous reasons. The best method of removal is by friction. Could also use denatured alcohol ... I've used many a can of Great Stuff in my shed, garage and some areas of the house and the best way to get it off something your don't want it on was the alcohol. Obviously if paint is involved you want to be careful about where your spray your Great Stuff.. I had a trick of using very thin plastics sheets and taping off the ends, then spraying the expanding foam into the "bag" I created to not make a permanent connection between the surfaces I was trying to seal. Doesn't always work well depending on the area or shape but it did good between window sills and door frames.

Reason I asked it because of the SSF settings on RF aren't as forgiving is your port tuning is high.. I think they have a ON/OFF type setup on the BDcp models @ 28hz if I remember correctly.. So the box tuning matters greatly in that respect...

If this is just for a daily system I wouldn't bother with the spray foam or caulking, personally. I would build some beauty panels and simply use those to create the "seal" between the cabin and trunk. It doesn't need to be 100% air tight. I ran IB in my trunk and didn't use an ounce of foam or other sealant. Worked just fine.

hmm.. I will be there.. hopefully this question doesn't come up when i'm there..

ok thanks man.. one more thing, is there some kind of dick i need to buy with the test tones on it or something? or do i just use music? lol iv never done this before so its ALL new to me :/

thanks ohjay! new head unit is installed....sounds sooooooooooooooo much better! we was able to find a kenwood ddx-319 for it. i had to mod the dash for it. the previous head unit is just not desirable at all. the choice for the double din modded install was based a few things. flip up, hits the dash, flip down covers the controls, and both have a nice price tag if you buy very many features. the double dins tend to be a little cheaper for similar features and eliminated the constant issues with the flip outs....plus at louder listening levels, flexing of the unit seemed to be the next issue. i am sure it would of imposed additional long term effects on it. not sure where to start on fixing all these panels, but she has the whole interior flapping around, lol. looks impressive for the first few times seeing the carnage, but then becomes quite annoying to hear. the electrical upgrades are showing to be exactly what was needed. cant wait for our meters to get here! oh yeah, chicagofan bought us "his and her's", voltage meters for our anniversary present! how awesome is he, super proud to call him our brother! thanks chicago!!!

Will be updating this as we move along building one of each. Each one will be relatively fresh with ~5 minutes of break-in time playing low frequencies on our bench 1500D. Amount of break-in between coil configurations isn't necessarily identical -- check CMS, a lower number indicates the suspension is still tighter. Stock 3 Hard Spider Suspension on each model with "daily" stock coils. Measured with Woofer Tester II unit ---------- 10" D2: RE: 3.92 ohms Fs: 50.9 Hz Qes: 0.51 Qms: 12.72 Qts: 0.49 Le: 7.06 mH Vas: 5.9 L BL: 25.89 NA Cms: 35.75 uM/N Mms: 272 grams Sens: 83.72 dB ---------- 10" D1: RE: 1.98 ohms Fs: 51.19 Hz Qes: 0.60 Qms: 13.06 Qts: 0.57 Le: 3.22 mH Vas: 5.83 L BL: 19.96 NA Cms: 34.95 uM/N Mms: 276 g Sens: 82.97 dB ---------- 12" D2: RE: 3.96 ohms Fs: 39.28 Hz Qes: 0.44 Qms: 13.60 Qts: 0.43 Le: 6.23 mH Vas: 14.83 L BL: 27.16 NA Cms: 48.49 uM/N Mms: 337 g Sens: 85.15 dB ---------- 12" D1: RE: 1.98 ohms Fs: 43.09 Hz Qes: 0.46 Qms: 12.80 Qts: 0.45 Le: 3.2 mH Vas: 12.83 L BL: 19.96 NA Cms: 39.37 uM/N Mms: 346 g Sens: 85.26 dB ---------- 15" D2: RE: 3.94 ohms Fs: 38.6 Hz Qes: 0.53 Qms: 14.02 Qts: 0.51 Le: 6.25 mH Vas: 38.38 L BL: 26.53 NA Cms: 43.6 uM/N Mms: 389 g Sens: 88.04 dB ---------- 15" D1: RE: 2.01 ohms Fs: 35.09 Hz Qes: 0.50 Qms: 13.46 Qts: 0.48 Le: 3.21 mH Vas: 44.68 L BL: 18.91 NA Cms: 50.76 uM/N Mms: 405 g Sens: 87.68 dB ---------- 18" D2: RE: 4.18 ohms Fs: 32.79 Hz Qes: 0.51 Qms: 13.69 Qts: 0.49 Le: 6.73 mH Vas: 92.74 L BL: 28.76 NA Cms: 47.55 uM/N Mms: 494 g Sens: 89.86 dB ---------- 18" D1: RE: 2.15 ohms Fs: 33.79 Hz Qes: 0.56 Qms: 14.44 Qts: 0.54 Le: 3.24 mH Vas: 90.33 L BL: 19.64 NA Cms: 46.3 uM/N Mms: 479 g Sens: 89.71 dB