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It's also a great place to pick up single moms on welfare, but that doesn't mean that you should....

my old 92 ranger had plugs that I had to drill new holes in the put wires through. The s-10 I had was an easy peasy big ole rubber tube to run wire through. every vehicle is different. Best of luck.

depends on the amplifier. Most manufacturers list an operable voltage range for the amp.

No it will not "give" you more voltage. What the larger wire does is allow the electrical current flow with less restriction/resistance, allowing you to use the full potential of your supply. Which in turn can help in preventing voltage drop if your total current draw is enough to cause strain on the stock sized wiring/system.

thanks for the compliments. Leedogg: silver is the way I'm leaning to match the exterior finish, but we'll see.

well, since my last post, after more sanding, and more puttying, followed by more sanding again... I sprayed a second coat of primer, which was subsequently followed up by more sanding, to get to today. So I just got in from spraying a third coat of primer, and hopefully the last. Currently airing out the garage, and waiting for this coat of primer to dry, before more sanding yet again, before deciding on and buying final color. So on to why you all look at this thread, the pics...

what exactly do you mean by "tune" your amp? Are you asking how to set your gains? Where to set your subsonic filter? Or whether or not to use bass boost, and if so then how much? Need to eliminate the ambiguity from your question so as that we can give you the best informative answer. Now, all that being said, here are some suggestions. 1: Set your gains by ear, ensuring to listen for stress on the driver, and watching for clipping to ensure you are not overdriving your subwoofer. 2: Subsonic filter should be set at or just below tuning frequency of your enclosure to ensure you don't unload below tuning frequency driving the subwoofer past it's mechanical limits (very quick way to cause damage to a speaker, you will audibly hear it drive it's coil into the back plate or see it push out past it's physical limit and potentially rip/tear it's spider/surround) 3: Bass boost. Leave this off. That is all.

that's true I guess, then why not this amp? http://www.sonicelectronix.com/item_24977_Precision-Power-PPI-S1300.1D.html It's 10 dollars less. I have the 850 and have not had any issues with it.

no carpet in hatch area, it's all vinyl/plastic, and is greyish/charcoal mix. Exterior is Silver. Think I'm leaning towards silver right now, but my adhd won't let me make up my mind. Million ideas a second flying around in my mind, and can't decide on any of them...

are you getting dual 2 ohm coils or dual 4 ohm coils? ssa store says both options are available... If dual 2 ohm coils the wiring series for coils on subs then the two subs paralleled together for a final nominal of 2 I would suggest this: http://www.sonicelectronix.com/item_67919_Hifonics-ZRX2400.1D.html 1200 watt @ 2 ohms Not sure where you were looking at getting one of the 2 hifonics amps you listed above, but sonic is out of stock on both and this one's price comes in in between the two you have listed above. Plus, should you down the road decide to go bigger, you will have the extra power available with this amp...

well, been doing a little by little here and there on this. Lots of puttying/sanding smoothing been done. More to go. Picked up 2 more cans of sand-able primer today to have ready. Also had Wyatt helping me today (my 2 year old). Also, ran a 1/4 round over on the corners with the router today, and put another thin layer of filler on a few places. the pics: This is about when Wyatt decided he needed to go through his tackle box (he calls it "fishy box") to make sure nothing has gone missing. Hopefully get the time to get it all smoothed out and a solid primer in color over the next couple of days, then I need to decide on final color.

What I had in my '03 s-10 before I sold it, never took pictures after carpeting the enclosure for some reason. System consisted of alpine cda-7998 source, JBL GTO series 75.2 and 601.1 amps, Clarion SRS 1686 components in doors, and one OZ Audio Matrix Elite 12.4 sub in 2 cubic feet tuned to 34 Hz. Still have the alpine 7998, oz sub and clarion comps. Sold the amps though. Same amps, and sub as above, but when I had them installed in my 92 ranger, was running JL VR 5.25 components in it, with an alpine 7897 deck at the time.

too big. IMO that is. that wall looks nasty mean though. keep up the good work.

I just want to say, quentin, I love reading your posts. Always well thought out/presented with tecnical data/testing to back up your point.

Poster needs more of the boobs promised in the title of your thread.

I know how it feels with having no time to work on things. Kids keep you really busy.

I say poly, but if all you looking for is a personal opinion on looks, and nothing else, then really, it's whatever you like most. It's your sub, your choice. If there was a big performance difference between the two parts, then go with the better performer. Up to you I guess. Really, I would liken this to asking which color should I paint my car? red or yellow, I have enough of both versus I just picked up a new engine for my car, should I leave it n/a with a carb to make 210 hp, or should I put on my complete turbo setup that I already have and make 310 hp? I guess make your decision based on which question you want answered.

love the pics, and the car looks awesome. Looks like it's just screaming to have a big bumpin sub in the back. Do it up.

well, done sanding for a little bit. Did a first coat of primer. Needs probably one/two more, then more sanding, before deciding on final color. Might be a bit before then though. We'll see.

hey nothing wrong with them (budget amps), if you know what you are getting into ahead of time. I'm running a new Precision Power amp, was fairly inexpensive, but then I'm not expecting it to be the next man made marvel, just wanted something that'll get my sub moving a little.

From what I've seen I highly doubt ///M5 was trying to be discouraging. From what I gather about him from his posts, he speaks (types) what he thinks, and doesn't really sugarcoat anything. To some it may come across as condescending or discouraging, but it is meant to be helpful. Around here, well thought out and worded questions tend to garner better responses. If you are willing to do some research and reading before asking a question, so that when you do, you can provide some background information, as well as what you've already tried, then responses can be more informed and in depth. If all you do is ask a bunch of random vague questions in a million threads, that are hard to connect to each other then some will either provide very vague answers or not answer at all. If you take the time to plan out your posts, and how you want to ask a question, then take the time to proof read, it goes a long way. Not to say that all of your spelling must be correct, or that your grammar must be perfect, but the effort put into answers you get back will most likely reflect the effort you appear to have put into the question.

Well, as promised, progress is really slow. But there is progress. Unfortunately, all the time I had today to work on this, pretty much involved sanding, sanding, and well more sanding. Then, for a couple of minutes, a first coat of putty/wood filler, so only the one pic. This is first coat of filler/putty on all screw heads, and dimples from brad nails. As well as I did the seams between boards. Doing this for the 2 sides, the top and the port facing side of the enclosure which will be facing the rear of the hatch area. The side facing the back of the back seats and the bottom I am not going to bother finishing as they won't be seen. Rear seats are always left up. Also today worked on the piece that will have 2 bolts through it that will go through some flat stock to secure the enclosure to the vehicle. This will also be hid between the enclosure and the rear seat. Oh, and I finally decided how I wanted to finish the enclosure, and that is I have decided to paint it, thus the need for sanding/filling/puttying... Going to be either grey (interior color of vehicle) or silver (exterior color)

still liking the progress. Keep it coming. When I was in my teens I was lucky enough to have my dad's help/care in installs when I first started, so keeping things neat and clean was how it was done. That and it was dad's vehicle that we used to put systems in... So he made sure we did things right and kept it neat. On a side note, managed to get some time today to work on my enclosure, once I have some stuff done to take pics of I will be updating my log as well. Just don't have the time or money to be at it as frequently as I'd like.

the progress is looking awesome. And even though they slow you down, working with the kids is a lot of fun too. Keep up the good work.

telling us that the ssf is all the way up doesn't really help, without letting us know what amps you have and what range the ssf is on them. Same as the gain, 3/4 of what? Every amplifier has a different operable range, likewise, gain setting is going to depend on input voltage from the source. To me if a shop told me to always turn ssf all the way up on bandpass boxes as a blanket statement, I would highly doubt their credibility as every enclosure is designed differently and every amp has a different range for it's ssf. I think this is an example of needing more information on equipment used, exact settings, and design (dimensions) of enclosure.