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  1. Received property tax bill in the mail for the Tahoe. Go to pay it (not due until August 5th) and apparently I "received" a bill for the tax on the explorer too, which was due June 5. Would have been nice to know so it wasn't late. I hate late bills. Don't know where in the hell the bill went though...

    1. Broke_Audio_Addict

      Broke_Audio_Addict

      Property tax on a car?

    2. reedal

      reedal

      Yes. Not sure about other states, but Virginia does, or at least the cities in Virginia do. Not sure what the state gets out of it.

    3. Broke_Audio_Addict

      Broke_Audio_Addict

      We just have a license plate renewal fee yearly.

      Probably the same type of deal just a different name for it.

      How bad do they rape you for it?

      One of mine is $105 and the other is $145.

  2. Everybody comes from the dark places of the Internet once they hear there's something they could win for free.. Good way to get new members I guess, even if some don't listen to reason.

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    2. Miguels

      Miguels

      Hopefully they all stay and not only here for the prize

    3. reedal

      reedal

      Yeah hopefully. I don't think you count hoit. You've been here for a little while haven't you?

    4. hoit

      hoit

      yeah...since '11...I was just a stalker for years, just recent years I've been asking lots of questions, answering when I can.

  3. Anyone used this set before and able to give a review? Or link me to a good set to buy from Home Depot? http://m.homedepot.com/p/PRO-SERIES-9-25-in-Steel-Router-Bit-Set-in-Wood-Box-40-Piece-801002/205941541/

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    2. magillaru

      magillaru

      Next bits I buy are going to be from 12v tools.....have heard nothing but good reviews.

    3. aculous
    4. Karkov

      Karkov

      12v FTW fosho

  4. Thankful for being TAD for school, get today off, more time to work on door pods v3.0

  5. Worst thing about battery powered power tools, the damn batteries don't last for shit. But they're definitely handy when you aren't near a power outlet. Might have these new pods done tomorrow, depending on batteries...

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    2. boom50cal

      boom50cal

      the new dewalt 20v lithium's are hoss as fuck. same with the milwaulkee 18v lithium

    3. Ahmed Johnson

      Ahmed Johnson

      Get a power converter in your car. I had to get one when my heat went out and I'm glad I did.

    4. reedal

      reedal

      Both the matrix and the dremel were gifts, I knew the black and decker wasn't going to be worth much for battery life as I've never had good experience with them. I thought the dremel would be better though. Porter Cable NiCads have great life. If/when I buy my next power tool, it'll definitely be either dewalt or porter cable. I've always liked my uncles dewalt's. But I do like the matrix because every tool needed for small woodwork (mdf rings in particular :)) is an atta...

  6. Just got pissed off real fast. A car comes driving down the street with their music up loud listening to Jay Z's Tom Ford (stock speakers, no subs) but turned up loud enough, and I can hear the sound of a fucking baby crying coming out as they pass as well. Your baby is crying and you've got the fucking music turned up to try and drown it out? What the fuck is wrong with people?!

    1. Miguels

      Miguels

      or those idiots with baby on board stickers driving like maniacs

    2. reedal
  7. Anddddd my would-have-been great idea is gone. Shortest circuitry discussion in the history of the world....

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    2. reedal

      reedal

      No, you are right. There is certainly the possibility of a similar way to manage a form of automatic gain control, but not in the way I was thinking. I'll definitely have to do some more looking into it, just a different direction.

    3. Skullz

      Skullz

      Look at home audio where you have no gain to mess with, i guess car audio could do the same thing, but i really don't know enough about the why to give an opinion on it.

    4. ChevyBoy95

      ChevyBoy95

      I think when there is an audio input, like a TV output (or something that isn't controllable) to a home audio receiver, it emits a consistent level of output (say doesn't exceed a given output voltage, sort of like a maxed unclipped headunit) and the receiver volume is just your gain knob.

  8. I feel accomplished. Did my first circuit board soldering today. Sort of. A couple of my lights on my gauge cluster broke loose and it really bugged me, so I broke out my cheap ass 30w iron and made the repair. Not a great achievement, but it's the little things in life. Now I just need to replace the tach stepper motor so I can know what my rpms are.

  9. After years of ordering Chinese takeout all over the country, I'm convinced they only learned a few words in English. "Hello? Phone number? About ten minutes".

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    2. tyma1026

      tyma1026

      say the word "Rat" next time and see if they react.

    3. tyma1026

      tyma1026

      J/K lol I love chinese food but only from certain spots.

  10. Been putting off getting a spare key made for the Tahoe.... And today is the day I lock my keys in the car... Locksmith on the way, key will be made afterwards

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    2. Karkov

      Karkov

      what happened to first spare key?

    3. Ahmed Johnson

      Ahmed Johnson

      Do you have automatic locks? Just wedge the door a little and stick a long rod and pop the lock or pull the handle

    4. reedal

      reedal

      @karkov when I bought it the owner only had one and I just kept saying "next time" whenever I was at Home Depot or Walmart.

      @ahmed I spent an hour doing that, the only "rod" I have being a wire coat hanger, and it just kept bending every time I got it on the unlock switch. So I gave up.

  11. SoundQubed PA's will be here tomorrow :D

  12. SoundQubed Pro Audio's ordered, now the wait begins.

  13. SoundQubed says my issue with the four channel could just be a bad RCA grounding, because they can't duplicate the distortion I was getting. Guess we'll see what's up when I get it back. Good news is, their pro studios are back in stock, I'll be placing my order this weekend.

  14. Good and bad thing about still having subs/amp with no mids and highs: it's much easier to find all of your rattles :/

  15. I really enjoy fiber optics class. Polishing those connectors is tricky to get down though. In other news, soundqubed sent my AQ 90x4 to their "secondary tech", so been without music for a month now, who knows when it'll be back. Es no bueno. I need music to and from work.

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    2. n8ball2013

      n8ball2013

      so then get ready to do it. You know how many times I had to do fiber runs? Too fuckig many.

    3. reedal

      reedal

      Yeah I bet. Someone's always gotta break shit when you don't want it broke. When was the last time you used that 90x4 before I bought it? Besides a power on test?

    4. n8ball2013

      n8ball2013

      I traded my car in March of 2014 so that was when I pulled it out. I dont remember when you bought it now. its been awhile. Whats up with it. You had to send it in?

  16. I know this question has been answered in several threads, but I can't find one. What's the SHCA 1/0 OFC current rating for 20ft? I don't have that long of a run, but that will give me a basis

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    2. reedal

      reedal

      Yeah I thought I had read 350 but wasn't sure. That's what I'm basing everything off of. Thanks.

    3. hoit

      hoit

      nice reedal...never hurts to keep brushed up on specs!

    4. reedal

      reedal

      Not at all. It would be nice if they had one of those neat little charts posted on their site with their wiring.

  17. First time using body filler ever.... It didn't last five minutes before turning into a patty.

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    2. mrd6

      mrd6

      sons matter is pretty dope too, i need to try rage next to compare

    3. mrd6
    4. Kyblack76

      Kyblack76

      i love rage. (evercoat)... .. all ive used...

  18. Replaced tensioner pulley to find out the A/C compressor fucked up the pulley. Now I need to replace the compressor... Not high on my to do list.

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    2. reedal

      reedal

      I can fit two and still have A/C, maybe three. Everything for the A/C is on the opposite side of the engine bay from the alt location. I'm already planning on getting the dual bracket and keep the stock alt with my singer. I don't drop much on music as is with just the stock alt, D3400 under the hood and a D4700 in the back. Lowest I've gotten is 13.3. But I'm only wired for 2600 @ 2ohms/14.4v, so it's not like I'm pulling crazy amperage like most with SUVs.

    3. bolanorthhighlands

      bolanorthhighlands

      Nice. My car can't fit two alts

    4. Ahmed Johnson

      Ahmed Johnson

      I know my TB can fit two, I don't see how but it can with a bracket. I haven't seen a dual alt set up in a le sabre

  19. Without a doubt, it's imposisible for me to do any kind of work on a vehicle without finding a way to cut some part of my body. It's the little ones that feel the worst.

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    2. Ahmed Johnson

      Ahmed Johnson

      the ones you don't know. it sucks when you wash your arms and you feel them

    3. reedal

      reedal

      The ones you don't know for sure, cause I use hand sanitizer often at work, and I'll all of a sudden start feeling burns and can't even see any cuts anywhere, never even bled.

  20. A/C tensioner is done-ski's. No using the A/C until that's replaced :(

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    2. Ahmed Johnson

      Ahmed Johnson

      I'm thinking of the compressor

    3. reedal

      reedal

      Yeah, fuck a compressor. If that went out I would say fuck it I don't need A/C

    4. Ahmed Johnson
  21. Gotta remember to start putting on the gloves I bought months ago when I fiberglass... Sticky fingers, everything sticks to me

    1. Bocaj

      Bocaj

      Acetone takes it right off.

    2. reedal

      reedal

      Yeah I know. But it's a waste of it if I have to use it for my hands more than my rollers. I just never remember the gloves.

  22. People that run active with supertweets, do you just leave that capacitor on there and say "thats where my mid/high crossover point will be"? or do you unsolder/take it off? never knew those were on there until i saw it in someones thread.

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    2. reedal

      reedal

      Cool. Good info to know. Thank you.

    3. DubNDodge

      DubNDodge

      I had them on my aq/sq supertweets. One of the connections broke off, so I just crossed them over on the amp at 4.5k

    4. Kyblack76

      Kyblack76

      if your running active, that means your not running a passive cut off..

  23. 6 hours on watch with a ballistic vest on, sunny 90 degrees, sweating my ass off. I get relieved, clouds come out, and it starts raining. Fml.

    1. Mr Bigolsworth

      Mr Bigolsworth

      feel your pain. i worked an airshow today at my base and people kept telling me "enjoy your weekend".

  24. Anyone besides me still playing the first(best) gears of war on the 360?

  25. Got new tires on the Tahoe, thinking about taking off the door moldings. One looks funny anyways from the clear tape or whatever peeling

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