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    North Charleston SC
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    Taking my vehicle to the next level<br />Finishing my very first build<br />College

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  1. Thanks Drew! Nope no numbers yet. Coming soon hopefully. Nice looking ride too man. Hello skittlesRgood. No its not 4k rms lol. But it can hit 4kw, what its rated at. But the stats on it 1200rms @ 4, 1700rms @ 2, 2200rms @ 1, and 4000 @ peak. The subs are wired voice coils wired series, speakers in parallel. Really it was a newb mistake to be honest. I grabbed the 4ohm DVC version of the sub when I should of grabbed the two ohm version. So now they are wired to run for the 1700rms instead of the 2200 rms like I wanted. But eh... ya live and ya learn lol. Hey KentB! Yeah thats the intention when I can afford it. Build my own box, upgrade the big III, alt etc. Gotta save for all that though. So it prob wont happen till hopefully sometime around october if all goes well. Thanks everyone for the kind words and support!!!!
  2. Thanks enemyofsilence. I appreciate it bro, one day i would like to go bigger, but for now I need to finish what I started lol. And thanks to you too chode69. Yeah that bug took a good chunk out me man. I love it though bro. Theres no feeling like it in the world lol. The harder hitting the better :hairtrick: And its an even better feeling whens it your build verses just sitting in someone elses ride.
  3. Yeah they sure are. I believe they're way too small too man. They get pretty loud though, but i know it could be way better with a custom built and tuned box. Just dont have the tools atm to do anything for myself man. They are Ground Shakers SQP-152 Enclosures. To be honest man I dont even know what they are tuned too lol. I've written the company twice but never received any confirmation on if they are tuned or what the tuning is. I bought them because they were the only prefabs that I could find at the time that had at least 3 cubes per chamber, were vented, used 3/4 MDF, and could fit both in my truck without losing any passenger room. Honestly man I was suprised by the sound and flex I got from the boxes. I got three "decent" videos up on youtube that kind of show what they can do. The first one was just me pretty much impressed by the way the song sounded so I shot a vid of. The cam sucks something aweful but eh you can get the diea. Lol the cd was skippy but hell I even got a tiny amount of door flexed so I was in awe. They were just installed a small amount of time before that video was shot. The second shows the distance and the third shows the roof flex. Check the videos out, if you got a sub on your pc setup youll kinda get what Im saying. I know... lol they aint all that but like I said I was impressed. I was like... hmmm... not bad for a first timer lol http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f3OCJlLky3E http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GbJRv1esWX4 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U6LPOGUzDPY
  4. Thanks guys, you got no idea how much I appreciate it. Hotdog I already understand what you mean.... lol I already want more I wanna be able to make it go :hairtrick: And SOD Family, no Ail I have is just the final pics. But thats good to know. As I further the build Ill make sure to be more extensive on the photo taking Thanks guys!
  5. Hello SMD Members!!! I've been a member for a while, but havent posted many postings, nor do I have a lot of experience in car audio. I don't have any friends that are involved with car audio or any type of I.C.E. but I am in love with this site and the whole concept of becoming a ground pounder. I am currently working, slowly but surely, on my very first build. Its taken A LOT of time to get it all going and being able to afford to pound. But its well under way. It may not be as big or bad as most of the rides on here but I am extremely proud of my first build. I don't know of anyone who works on Car Audio, dont have any friends in the industry, and dont really have much access that I know of to anyone or any information other than sites like this. Theres a ton of shops in my area man just most of the guys are real jerks when it comes to trying to learn how. I just wanted to let you know that I appreciate the fact you guys work so hard and give so much advice. Without cats like you and steve I'd never be able to get this going without costing me fortune that I don't have. Therefore, needless to say, I wouldnt have the system that Im proud of without yall. So i'd like to thank yall and let yall know that its greatly appreciated man. Thanks for your time man, Crownshaker
  6. Thanks for the responses everyone. Army guy, powered by hate, and neo frog; Guys I'm pretty apprehensive about doing a build myself. I lack both the tools and knowledge to do something like that. My uncles both said they'd give me a hand and they got the tools if I wanted to try the build... but about what would be the cost and the product list for something like that be and how or where would I even begin. Ha! I don't even know how long a build will take! But mostly I'm really on a limited budget. I know mistakes are gonna happen, its just a part of life and I'm cool with that but, if it'd cost me more than 250 to make the box then I really couldn't afford to do it anytime soon. And that's the catch the I can get both boxes for right at 250 with free shipping and at least there's 2.5 cubes per chamber (well 2.45 but that's the highest I've seen so far in dual prefabs online) But I do understand what you guys are saying. I know that is what would be best. The best possible thing I could do is learn to make the custom make the box specifically for my speakers and setup. And Neo frog I understand what you mean by "DON'T be in a rush for bass. You'll mess things up. Just take it slow and learn as you go while making a kick ass build. " I can't even lie man, lol, I'm dying to get my system in but I feel what you're saying. I don't want to make a bad move and mess something up. Lastly HHR Ed, yeah I was thinking about a couple of different ways with the enclosures. If it was custom I was going to either wall it in or get a giant box in the back with subs up ports back. And thanks for that list of best setups in order. But since I really cant afford to take it to the shop and have them make me a box I was gonna grab the prefabs. The box is the groundshaker sqp215 with subs and ports forward but I can set them where they would be facing up in the cargo area. And for the wires I was already planning on using 10 ga so that falls in but if 8 ga is better then I'll run with it. The speakers are Kicker CVR15-4. They are 4ohm DVC. By the way heres the specs on the prefabs: 3/4" MDF Construction Volume: 2.90 cu. ft. per chamber Width: 40 1/4" Depth: 20 1/4" Height: 16 1/4" Mounting Depth: 17" Port Length: 26 1/2" Port Width: 1 1/4" Port Height: 14 3/4" Thank for your helps so far. I'm learning.
  7. Hey all! Sorry for what turned out to be such a long post but I wanted to get everything I could think of out of the way. Well, I've looked and listened on the RoE, The 12 volt, and Steve Meade forums for a while and now I'm proud to say that I'm about to have all the components I need for my install. So here I am, head bowed and humbled, to ask for everyones opinion, guidance, assistance. I just want to say that I really appreciate ANY help thats tossed out as I am a total n00b to installs and have NEVER done it before. But to continue, I have a 2000 Ford Explorer XLS. Installed so far; (by firedog ) H/U - Alpine CDE 9870 Front Door Speakers – Kicker DS680.2 (6x8 + 3/4” Tweets) Amp Install – Power Acoustik PS1-4000D (Monoblock Class D) at my house waiting I have; 4x Kicker CVR15-4 In a week or two most Ill be ordering; 2x Dual 15 Slot Vented Enclosures A Set of Kicker DS680's for the rear doors Plus the wiring necessary to do the job (Ill also be having the windows tinted) I originally intended on doing this install as an “all out balls to the walls” design with all four subs in a custom fitted enclosure forward facing, vented, and taking up the entire cargo section of the truck, but my paycheck limits me from doing that lol. So instead, tired and disgusted of my subs and amp sitting in the closet not getting used, Im settling for two dual chamber, slot vented, premades with 2.25 cubes per chamber. But this is where I need the help though, The subs will be wired in series for a total load of 2ohms. The amp is one ohm stable so Im good there. But when I go to install the subs in these premade enclosures what size wiring do I run from the amp to the speakers? And from speaker to speaker? And how do I go from speaker to speaker with 2 boxes? Any suggestions or known workarounds? This has to work and I want it to flex... well.... At least as best as it currently can. Amp and Sub Specs Total Package @ Min - 1000 @ RMS - 2000 @ Peak - 4000 Per Sub @ Min - 250 @ RMS - 500 @ Peak – 1000 Amp @4Ohm - 1200rms @2Ohm - 1700rms @1 Ohm - 2200rms @ Peak – 4000 And Finally; could someone walk me though the door speaker install? All that I really need to do is take off the door panel, take out the factory speaker, then swap that out with the new set of kickers right? I won't have to use new wiring in there will I? And how do I remove the door panel without causing damage? I'm really hoping to avoid having to buy anymore special tools or anything like that as of right now. And lastly how do I remove the panel without causing damage to my suv? Once again, sorry about the long post but I just wanted to get it all out that I could think of. I really appreciate everyones help in advance. Thanks a lot, Josh C.
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