Garrett Tait

omg dd1 can go 2 hell~~~

the factory harness plugged into the subwoofer+amp which sat in the spare tire. i chopped that and soldered the correct wires to the rca's. i cut the rca cables and went to the center wire, which was covered in a foil material. i soldered and heat shrank those together. i also attached the power to the remote wire on that same harness. didnt think to check the voltage of the wires because we were just following the diy. i had the gain up to about "0.5" to where the woofer was acting as it should (i checked/compared it on low volume in my car)

ok so my buddy has a mazda6 with the bose system. he wanted me to help him out with his install. he found a diy for the car. basically what we did was take the signal from the factory subwoofer in the rear spare tire well and hooked that up to some rca's for the signal. the factory plug had 4 wires, 2 for signal, 1 for power (remote) and 1 for ground. i chopped the rca cables like the diy said and i soldered the wires behind the shielding to the designated wires. when we hooked up the rcas to the amp it worked and we were stoked, but when he turned the car on, there was a slight humming in the subs. i turned up the lpf and it was playing higher frequencies too. whenever his car is off it doesnt hum. even when the stereo is off and the car is on it will hum. we did hook up another pair of rca's to my amps output and ran my signal to his amps inputs and it worked flawlessly. does that eliminate the possibility of a bad ground? ground loop isolator might not even work because the ground is okay because it didnt have the humming when we used my signal? sometimes out of nowhere the subs will boom uncontrollably very loud to the point where it looks like theyre moving dangerously too much not trying to sound like a noob but im really kinda embarrassed i couldnt help my buddy out when i couldnt understand what was going on help please!

also for anyone who orders a woofer, just because u get a tracking number does not mean it is going to be shipped out that day or the next. i had a tracking number for about a month and then finally it shipped out. i wish i woulda known that lol. i was on edge for a month haha

~1400. its 1/0 ofc

forsure. i'll just do a run of 4 gauge

okay so im looking into adding a 4 ch amp. i currently have 1 run of 1/0 to my back amp right now. i'd like to split that into one 1/0 and 8 gauge to my 4 ch. ive looked around and im a bit confused as to what to get. whats a decently priced block that can split my 1/0 off to a 1/0 and 8 gauge wire.

haha yeah np man. just wanted to throw that link out because 2400 rms for 280$$ aint bad at all.

what if were talking budget. lets say one could afford only 1 run of ofc or 2 runs of cca. what do you choose? i have my answer in my head, but i'd like to see what others will say

http://www.amazon.com/Hifonics-BRX2400-1D-Vehicle-Subwoofer-Amplifier/dp/B00BHSTTLK/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1370451172&sr=8-1&keywords=brx2400.1d

looks good!!

DUDE WTF my sub blew~~~~ warranty asap~~~..... lol jk... im sure the sub will be okay. i only did it on 1/3 power for a minute or so. im gonna let it chill in the box while i finish prepping my trunk.

because it's my woofer and ill do whatever I please with it

got a little video of me playing it for the first time (free air). its on a rockford fosgate t1000, seeing roughly 1400 rms. i cant wait til i beef up my electrical and get some real power to it.

a screen shot from the video

my buddy came over right as the fedex guy was pulling up

ahhh i see. anyways man the sub looks killer i cant wait to start my box build soon!!

hell yeah!!! haha the unboxing video is processing and being uploaded to youtube right now. i'll throw it up when its ready

i got my sp4 today ))) i was wondering if the carbon caps were the standard for the sp4's?? pleasant surprise because i wasnt expecting a carbon fiber dust cap lol

siq bro. i wish i could make cool things like you

yes, after every pass i unlock it, twist it down some more, lock it and make another pass. should be some good tutorials on youtube

http://www.amazon.com/Jasper-200J-Circle-Cutting-Plunge/dp/B00009K77A/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1367605577&sr=8-1&keywords=jasper+jig+200 edit: make sure it will fit your router. http://www.jaspertools.com/routercompatibility.cfm

i got a basic dewalt dw618 from lowes.com and the jasper jig 200 off amazon. works amazing. im using a 1/2 inch bit and the jig is calibrated for a 1/4 bit so adjust your measurements accordingly. make sure you dont make your cut in 1 pass. take it little by little to extend the life of your router and bits.

ordered on april 20 (order# 1769) shipped and going to be delivered on may 31st HELL YES i cant wait. im gonna just hangout and wait for the fedex guy lol edit: on the fi site the order status hasnt changed. tracking seems to be the most up-to-date updates.