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Ahhhgg! So sharp they cut my eye's just looking at them. They look cool.

It's a tie, Fi wins by getting your money regardless. Both are awesome subs. Flip a coin and run with it. With out any useful info like how much power you got on tap and whether this is for daily music or strickly SPL burp we can't help. How do you like my run on sentence with no commas?

I once heard 4 of the Fi X 10s in a 2 cuft sealed enclosure off of an Orion XTR 1200 watt amp. There was nothing entry level about the sound, and that was in a big ol' Dodge Magnum. Very nice sounding drivers. Got plenty loud too.

Opps, my bad, your right, wrong sub. I was thinking the BM line. Duh! The one you're speaking of looks like an AA Avalanche, almost. I haven't heard those, but re-cones shouldn't be a problem since they are a more traditional design with a 12 spoke basket and standard 3" coil. Good luck.

Them's are Crossfire's he's runnin'? Dang those are beast's of subs, badass.

They are good drivers, but some had quality issues. I have a buddy in town with a pair in a little Volvo hatchback. They sounded great. SQ oriented install, but got nice and loud. His issue was the surround was coming off the basket on one of them. I can't remember when that design went on sale. There were a bunch of delays and finally were being built in-house. I can say that I haven't seen them for sale in over a year now, but I doubt they'll make a return. It was a unique driver. So much so that if it blows you'll be up a creek without a paddle, as I doubt you'll be able to get a re-cone. To be honest I think a good quality small coiled 12" driver will sound almost as good. The only thing that set this driver apart was it's super shallow mounting depth.

Looks awesome. Congrats on the score.

Hey that's Vic. Cool for Vic.

Congrats to both of you guys. Looks like both of you are cleaning up the Houston scene.

Halloween comes a month early as I raise this thread from the dead to bring you a little rear fill excitement. Budget speakers. Ahhhhhh! Gruesome. I'll be installing these speakers in the rear pillar panels. Since they are going on plastic panels and because of the intense bass vibrations I made some steel mounting rings to get the speakers securely mounted. Here are the mounting rings painted and rivnuts installed. One last detail I am putting on the speaker ring is a pair of rivet holes. I'll be riveting the speaker trim ring and the steel mounting ring to the rear pillar panel. That way I can install and remove the speaker as necessary without have to juggle in place the mounting ring and trim ring. Plus it'll make it easier to remove and install the panel without the speaker in it. Here is how I got the factory speaker out and modified the panel mounting provision. Once I got the speaker mounting holes cut, using the same score and break technique I used for the kick panel pods, I secured the steel mounting ring in place with some small c-clamps. I then drilled the clearance holes by using a small drill bit through the rivnut. With mounting holes accurately located I followed up with the proper clearance hole size drill bit. Here I have the steel mounting ring mocked up with the mounting hardware I'll be using to mount the speaker. I am transfer drilling the rivet clearance holes in similar fashion that I did the mounting holes. Here is a close up of the rivet securing the trim ring and mounting ring on to the panel. One thing that I did before getting the rivet on, is touching up the hole with a counter sink. This allowed the rivet to sit below the speaker mounting surface. Modifying the speaker/panel mount compromised the integrity of the assembly. To bring back some of that integrity I'll be using some of this epoxy on the panel clip standoffs. I've had really good luck using this epoxy on plastic. On top of that it's cheap, it comes with easy to use mixing nozzles, and it's readily available at Walmart. Here is one of the panel clip standoffs I used the epoxy on, there are four standoffs in all. I made sure to thoroughly clean the panel of dirt, dust, and any oily residue to get proper adhesion. I can't emphasize enough the importance of properly prepping the panel before laying a bead of epoxy. Finally the light and the end of the tunnel. The panel in place with the trim ring and mounting ring in place. Driver in place. Oh the horror! Tah-Dah! The End, for now. o_O

Cone area is king for mobile audio IB setups. I run a pair of 18" IB3s. They are right up against, with out rubbing, the rear seat back. Nothing but good things to say about these subs. I'm putting about 450watts to each and they ain't even breaking a sweat. They get plenty loud for no box and you can't beat the low frequency extension. Nothing digs deeper, bar none. SQ wise, they work well. I've played them as high as 125Hz with no issues or odd sounds. They blend well when listening at moderate levels. Go crazy with the volume knob and it sounds like a night club. I don't know about using bass shakers along with them. I've never heard of an SQ setup with bass shakers. In all honestly if the subs are rigidly mounted. Play them hard and they are bass shakers. I say get the biggest ones you can fit, and if you can cut to fit bigger ones, do that. I prefer having more power on tap then what a woofer can handle. Just ease into the volume knob and get to know the system easing towards the limits. Good luck with what ever route you take and keep us posted.

Nice, but the wife says your kitchen is nicer. I prefer your avatar myself. Now lets see a vid of that woofer in action.

I've been quoted asking "Did you feel it?" I must leave in shame now.

Yes, both monitors were shaking bad. I work at a mid-size engineering firm. Funny story, the structural department all stood up and none of us said a word and we all hustled out of the building, the entire electrical, process, mechanical and piping departments were staring at us. lol... a-holes, didn't warn nobody else... hahahaha Bwhahahahahah!

Did you feel it?

LOL! Nice way to make a grown man blush.

I'm a little late in updating this. We've had lots of family coming through and visiting for the summer. Here goes. Thanks again to all for your support and motivation.

Thanks bro. So very true. I only asked to make sure nothing was over looked. A second set of eyes looking at the same situation is always helpful. Trial and error can get to be very costly in this hobby. I know, I've had a few snags in my projects. I'd hate to see you have issues with your setup. Belts and alternators aren't cheap and warranty issues turn into finger pointing matches amongst manufacturers leaving the consumer f*cked. I'll pitch in and offer some help. Get us some pics of your setup fully installed, don't run it. If there is nothing supporting the rear of the alternator I'll make a rear tab and gusset for you. That way you can have a local welder weld them on for you.

Why's that? I've seen stock alts mounted with way less. That's a big heavy alt on what looks like a 1/4" plate. With no support on the rear of the alt that plate is going to succumb to vibrations, leading to premature belt wear and slipping. In all applications GM uses that alt in it is secured with tabs infront and behind the the alts mounting provision.

Anything else supporting the alt? Looks a little iffy if that's all it.

Sonnavabish! With vids like that, it's no wonder that everybody wants to run them on music. The saddle in the frequency response doesn't matter, it's the shaken baby syndrome everyone is after. Nut's man.

Bummer man. I've got a solo x 18 sitting in the garage floor in need of a re-cone. :\

Looking good. Wish I was close enough to make it to the Woodward Dream Cruise. :\

It's tough seeing things winding down. He was a great guy to deal with. Being the head honcho and so readily available on the interweb, I can just imagine some of the BS he had to put up with. Even though Kevin is at a new stage in his life, it was nice to read his hopes in keeping Exodus Audio going in one way or another.

Always got to carry the essentials. Nice stitch work. How's it sound? Looks like a small sealed box. Any enclosure info?