Angelboy863

Thanks everyone! This may be my setup for a long time, at least till after basic training. Still haven't bought a camera lol will post pics after I buy my equipment and stuff. Maybe do a build log here also. Yes the fi Qs were also on my list of subwoofers but I have a friend with four 12 in fi Qs in a dodge Dakota crew cab. I didn't wanna copy him. As for my frien with the sa15s he sold them and went for incriminator. So I'm not copying anyone with my choice of sa15s lol. And who knows I may or may not do hairtricks I think it's possible and if not it's no biggie. Yeah my friend has the rf components I believe the 6.5s and the 5x7s they sound great! I'm doing alot of research on infinity kappas right now hopefully I'll decide by tomorrow and buy my equipment tomorrow. Idk the nightshades sounded good, yes, but I wasn't sure if it was full potential. Original plan was two SAZ 1500s strapped but decided not ready for that setup yet.

AHAAA. So I've decided to go with sa15s. Dual 4 ohm so I can wire them to 1 ohm on the SAZ 1500. I'll be careful with the gains. Still stuck on speakers. I have a guy offering $435 for the 200.4 I think I'll sell it to him since I bought it for almost $470 almost new, I was asking $450 but it'll work. Than the sundown 100.2 from dbr, thanks ohjay. And as for sound dampening, I have like $100-200 to spend, $250 at most. It would be for door panels and back cab of ranger and a lil bit on roof.. Another question, think I could do hairtricks with the sa15s on 1500rms? The nightshades pushed some massive air and I couldnt do a hairtrick but shirt tricks were possible. Well if you wet to put your face to the ports yes it would move hair but from the windows it wouldn't lol. Maybe because the nightshades didn't lush much air? Will sa15s push more air? Idk why I think this but I think that because the nightshades were underpowered they weren't pushing hard enough but maybe the SA 15s will because its right about the right wattage. Lol sorry for my lame thought but correct me if I'm wrong.

I called fi they didn't answer so I'll wait it out, ill call em again soon. What I also forgot to mention is that I'm not looking for a spl kind of setup, something more along the lines of SQ. I want it to sound good and have tremendous bass. I really don't have much personal expeience with setups but I'm starting out. I've been able to personally hear the SSA xcon 18" in a sealed box and it was nasty low but not that good on high. I've heard fi btls and I know their very loud but didn't seem to have the bass I'm looking for, yes I know every setup is different but I can detect my personal preferences. I'm stuck between sa15s and ssds. And for components I've narrowed down to either Rf t2652-s which have great reviews and I can trust them or Infinity kappa 60.9cs which also have great reviews but I've never owned infinity.. Touch choice and their both same price range lol

Thanks guys.. Well what I forgot to mention was I had an idea of two component sets in the door panels, yes I would've had custom built baffles out of fiberglass but that idea is sort of out of the way right now. I'm not ready for that yet.. So I'll go with 6.5s and have custom built baffles for them I definitely noticed I have WAY more options of components with the 6.5s than the 6x9s lol. And as for sound dampening... Don't know lol. I think I can afford the best, whatever brand that is, maybe second skin or damplifier? I'd be treating door panels and the back cab. And yes I have a 2002 ford ranger extended cab XLT 4x4. box is double 7.0 cubic ft, Ported, and tuned at 32 hz. Ports are on the sides

Okay I did my research I'm going with a passive setup and the 100.2. I save money and unnecessary power! As for subs... Debating on sa15s or ssds. If the icons come back I'd probably pick them over the rest! But this setup will come in smoothly I'm not in a rush I want to make sure I do everything right, unlike my last setup lol.

Aha.. I see. How do I do a passive setup? O.o lol

Thanks! Wellthe 200.4 I already bought.. And 6x9s are what fits in my ranger. I have alot of thinking to do but thanks for your input! Depending on the speaker openings up front you should be able to fit 6.5's if you build a baffle. You should build a baffle anyway so you may as well do that considering it will give you a lot more options. Do you already have a headunit? Since you already have that 200.4 it's hard to recommend a passive set when you've got a pretty nice amp to run active. You would need processing (ie new HU) to accomplish this and it would take a lot of effort to make it sound good. If you deem the effort worth it then I'd say go for it. If you decide to run passive I don't really see a need for the 200.4. I know you already have it, but that amp is worth some money. You could sell it and add the profits to your budget and find a much cheaper (and smaller) 2 channel amp. The Icons are out of stock. I don't know if you already knew this or not, but that might affect your decision a little. Any specs on that box? Depending on the box, I'd recommend you look into SSD's. Thanks! What are the benefits of 6.5s over 6x9? Yeah I just noticed the icons are out of stock (bummer!) I don't know much about speakers but i don't think I'm going to be running passive. I'm looking in double din touchscreen headunits fully loaded. I bought the 200.4 like last month thinking it would be perfect but if I were to sell maybe consider the sundown 100.2?

Thanks! Wellthe 200.4 I already bought.. And 6x9s are what fits in my ranger. I have alot of thinking to do but thanks for your input!

So i just sold my nightshades.. got $900 to spend on new setup which would be subs and speakers(still stock, idk what to look for). I still want the walled idea its just that two nightshades was too much for me i want something still loud and proud but the thing was that i couldnt power them correctly, dont have enough money. but the box is already made to fit two 15s, it wasnt really custom made for the nightshades, it was for any pair of 15s. so im lookin for two new 15s i like rap, hip hop, and dubstep. i loveeee decaf. i dont blast my music i listen to it very gently. but you know i give demos to friends and show what my stuff can really do! i currently have a saz 1500 which is probably the amp im goin to use for the new setup @ 1ohm. im thinkin.. 2 15" SSA Icons or 2 15" Sundown Audio SA-15s or 2 15" Rockford Fosgate T0s or 2 15" RE Audio SE-Xs I really cannot decide.. id love them all lol what do you guys think? im leanin towards the sundowns but a friend just bought a pair of em for his tacoma but not walled like me.. so i wouldnt really wanna be a copycat lol if i bought the icons, id be the first in my area with ssa lol and rf and RE i just like their designs and clean bass. if there is anything else that you recommend please feel free to comment. I just had my nightshades for about 2 months but im ready to downgrade lol. money is a factor which is why i couldnt get my sundown 2000s. im givin up my dream system for now but i dont want to be out of the game lol. id just like to have some nice convos with you guys and get some ideas. as for speakers i dont know what would be the best. my ranger has 4 door speakers, 6 x 8s. my stock speakers already sound blown so i know i must upgrade. whats the good brands in speakers? im thinkin jl or rf or maybe infinity kappas? would it be bad to just have seleniums? and as for amp it would be the sundown 200.4 already have it. my electrical is perfect for the setup i want but iwas wondering if i should upgrade my big 3? i have 1/0 should i go bigger? my voltage is steady around 13.8-13.7. on full blast lowest 13.4. shouldnt it be in the 14s? man i wrote alot lol. but thanks for reading and looking forward for my new setup!

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Most oem alternators supply enough amperage to run the cars electrical needs and slightly more. "Slightly more" not being 70amperes+ Voltage drops like crazy, amplifier heats up real quick, hot to the touch, just imagine the inside...and poof! Yeah my rangers stock alt was 45amps. I didn't think it would really be a problem if I didn't turn the volume uppp and with my XS 3100 but evidently it wasn't a good idea.

Yeah. I guess a better way of saying it is "I had problems with the SAZ 1000 at 1 ohm because of my stock electrical." but some people just like to speak their mind

Lol I know I am pretty ignorant. But I try my best lol

Yeahhh I think it was my electrical at the time

......personally I fried it at 1ohm. I must've been doing something wrong lol

We ended up getting her a eclipse double din headunit from sonicelectronix.com. She loves it! Wayyy better than the stock radio she says. And I got her a sa12 dual 2ohms wired series for 4 ohms on a rf t1000 manufacturer box. Lovely system. Glad to build it for her.

Yeah man unless you got some superb electrical you shouldnt wire that below 1 ohm it's even kinda risky at 1 ohm. It could eff yo shiz up. Lol

With the cable disconnected, get under there and try to remove the linkage by hand. Tell If you can't move it by hand, there is a problem with the transmission. There is also a lock in the ignition which could also be causing the issue. How did you get a new cab;e with no warranty? If it's bad from the get go, take it back, get a new one. We can get the truck into gear by hand with the cable disconnected so it's not the transmission. Idk what you mean by a lock on the ignition that might be causing the problem? And idk they asked if I wanted the advanced auto extended warranty for like an extra $8 I said no. Idk if they can replace the new cable? I haven't taken it back yet, it's been raining these past couple of days. All in all we are trying to sell the truck but want to get that issue fixed before selling. Might sell as is.

If you have the electrical that can handle it being at .5 ohms than yeah it would. Not recommended though. REALLY not recommended

So here's an update on the fix and we're still having problems.. We bought the new shifter cable and when we took the old one out, it still seemed to be ok but we replaced it anyway. After the install, the truck still won't go into park! Now we noticed the gear shifter was very loose so we opened up the steering column to take a look. It was in fact very loose and most of it's supports were broken. We installed new supports so the shifter is now less loose. Another bad thing that happened was that the new shifter cable somehow broke.. We have no warranty. So we installed the old shifter cable because it looked about as good as the new one. Did all that butthe truck still won't go into park... Pretty upsetting really. Any thoughts? This weekend project has dragged for over a month and we still cannot get it into park. Example, no matter how high we pull the gear shifter, it won't park, the truck will continue as if in drive. Thanks in advance.

August 6- same August 7- same August 8- I started training with my Army recruiters and drill instructors and boy was it something else Pushups- 400 (overall) Chinups- 100 (overall) Sit-ups- lost count but we were reaching like 800? (overall) Ran 2.5 miles in morning and 3 miles in afternoon Some ropebridging, team building exercises. And last part of day was swimming in a lake, idk the diameter but I'd say close to 1/4 mile and we swam 10 laps. I wa only gassed at the swimming because I don't swim often but it was a helluva workout. Doin that rest of this week. Yee haw.

Very nice nav! I know a guy with a Lincoln aviator with two 18's on 4k and it slapped the seatbelt on my chest. Good luck with the build!

Great effort! Lol I'm 17 too

Wow I'm way behind, but I've been doing this everyday so far so nothing new except Today: 5"5 133lbs benchpress: 4 reps of 210bs 10 times. Curl-ups: 5 reps of 65lbs 10 times. Jogged my neighborhood: 1/2 mile. (morning) 100 pushups (4 reps of 25) 100 sit-ups (4 reps of 25) Jogged my neighborhood(evening) Then after, my gf and I went to eat at a restaurant with her parents, I ate so much cheesecake, I'm ashamed of myself lol.

Any noticeable errors? Bump