Posted February 28, 201213 yr Finished this build over the summer for my brother. This is an active 2way+ sub build for my brother's car. system sound great and my brother is very happy. Equipmentalpine 9855 us acoustics usx 2080 (2)kole qx1-3000d fountek fr88exdayton rs 180SSA Icon 12"monoprice rca's1/0 welding wirecadence 8 awgSDS deadening-------------------------------------pictures during the build are pretty bad. just uploading a few. Random deadening pics----------------------------------------build picsdayton rs 180 using these for midbass.sentra doors limited my mounting depth quite a bit. perhaps he will let me cut up the doors and install some larger midbass speaker some day. sexy sexysimple single baffle, clay was added later...forgot some pics of the mlv process Fullrangeaimingbafflebaffle on pillarfg processmix of fg and bondo applied, this stuff is awesome!Flockingso i picked a brown color that wasn't even close to right so i had to sand it off and re-flock with gray.. turned out great though!Big Three!battery gndchassis gnd-no pics but its under the battery if your wondering alt to batterydouble run of 2 gauge (had some scrap sitting around so why not!) Amp Rack / False Floor-goal was to keep access to spare tire
February 28, 201213 yr Author Enclosure for ICONi think it was 2.5 cubes @ 30hz test fitcan still access subwoofer amp while box is in the trunk. also, you just have to remove the box to get the space out. First time wrapping a box. it came out ok, but i'd like to redo it someday. ----------------------------------------Thats it, thanks for checking it out.
February 28, 201213 yr Sweet build.Pillars came out great. I really really like that grill on the icon, I need to find or make something similar for my door speakers.Pretty cool you can still open the false floor with the enclosure in.
February 28, 201213 yr Looks clean! How do you like those mids?I am also curious on how those mids perform.
February 28, 201213 yr Author looks great. what crossover points are you using on the full range/wooferdon't know the exact points, something like woofers play 80-500 and the fullrangers play 500 and up.you could run the fullrange a bit lower but the dayton can play well over 500hz so there was no need to force the fullrange lower. i just experimented until i found the best xover point.
February 28, 201213 yr Author Looks clean! How do you like those mids?I am also curious on how those mids perform.i think they sound pretty great. awesome detail and retains enough top end to forgo the tweeter. i still prefer the install in my car but really they're different installs.i did a little work tuning things but i need to sit down with my bro and dial things in for him. even with minimal tuning this is by far the best system he's had in his vehicle.
February 28, 201213 yr Author Sweet build.Pillars came out great. I really really like that grill on the icon, I need to find or make something similar for my door speakers.Pretty cool you can still open the false floor with the enclosure in.thanks man.if you have access to the tools i recommend you build the grill yourself. the problem with the grill i used is that it is too narrow, that's why its at a weird ass angle haha
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