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it could. how many batteries do you have and what size?

Big 3 helps because you increase the size of the wire allowing more current to flow. you are essentially restricted by the size of your ground and power off your alternator right now because they are so small. when you do the Big 3 keep the stock wires and just add on to whats currently there with some nice 1/0

U2-55 last I checked they had other models. if you don't like chrome you can always sandblast and powdercoat. I'm pretty sure they go down to 22" I know they have a 24" size

4th page of member builds... doesn't numatik have a slammed s10 and not a suburban? and the animation on the front page is sick!

I got mine from JoAnn fabrics. its tricky because it will look like the color you want in the store and then when you actually get it home it looks different because of lighting. but its all good it was in the sale bin so I got 5 yards for dirt cheap and gave just about all of it to 99vic and he used it in his durango so it got some use.

that suede looks very familiar. I got some that looked just like that but once I put it in it looked sort of purple. but theres no pad underneath the suede on my doors. on the top section I just cut between a half inch to an inch over the stencil I made and tucked it in. the bottom is carpet and thats where I had to glue because there was no where to tuck in the material

I must say the new skin is pretty clean lookin. good job guys! I wish the background of SMD could be mixed with the forum style of SMD v2

nooooo I had a feeling it was a chevy honestly they are the easiest so far that I have worked on to hide cables. huge gaps underneath the panels. "for all your installation needs" :01nocomment8so:

on your amp? if so what amp is it?

update: RF RCA, speaker wires, remote turn on and RF PowerBass remote wire all on the left side of the car. 1/0 on the right side.

I'll try anything to get it to be gone. I can't say that I remember if I did or not I don't think so. I added RF 1/0 to what was already there. the factory wires are pretty big to begin with. I was going to say I'll talk to 99vic but I didn't know if you wanted me to advertise you got some kinetiks we'll do some testing at the next build. thanks for all the help so far.

its an Alpine and like I said it hasn't happened before. I know with Pioneers you have to ground the RCA and if it helps the RCA's are RF too so they aren't some cheapo. as long as I don't actually jump your car I'm cool with that. haha I have some spare 1/0 and terminals so it might be easier if we just added the battery besides jumpers are usually 8 gauge or less not 1/0

I'm going to put in a relay and ground my headunit a little better. I don't think its my headunit though because I never really noticed it until I started messing with the Big 3. and I figure while I have it I'll take care of the problems that bug me. I'm in no rush to sell it so when the right offer comes then I'll sell it.

yeah that could be it. it might be time to put the 1400 up front and find a 3800 to put in the back. the reason its so noticeable is because like you said when it hits it dims but it recovers quick so when the next note hits it dims again. I still need to figure out the engine noise because when I redid the Big 3 it got worse. its still pretty faint but worse than it was before.

the stock speaker wire is on the left side of the car and the 1/0 is on the right side. I will check tomorrow but I am positive I ran the RCA on the left and the remote on the right. when I was running wires I was thinking that the remote couldn't have enough current going through it at any one time to be causing engine noise but I'll double check. its a DB Linc Alternator that at first I thought had a problem but that was before the Big 3 so there wasn't enough current.

Well lets start from the beginning... got the system all hooked up with a kinetik HC1400 in the back. the amp is grounded to the battery and from the battery to a bolt directly to the frame. ...my lights dimmed got a 300 amp alternator to help keep the batteries charged. ...my lights still dimmed got an EQ and hooked it up to the same remote lead as the head unit and "Bose Amplifier" so 3 off of one lead. ...the LED's behind the EQ dimmed had some engine noise so I redid the ground on my Big 2 (just the grounds no positive) and sanded down the location crimped and soldered both terminals then added the positive to make it Big 3. my voltage was better after I redid everything so I know it is getting better current and...you guessed it. ...my lights still dim I have an 18" Fi BL off a Rockford Fosgate t1000.1bd amplifier that puts out roughly 1500 watts at 14.4 oh and I still have engine noise. What could be the cause of the engine noise and why are my lights still dimming?

check out my build I think page 6 or 7 at the top to get an idea of suede in the door panels. I love it it looks really clean. make the amp rack ostrich and the doors suede. I like that color of suede too.

thats the one thing I think anyone will regret about hearing any of Steve's rides... you cannot go back to your own and feel the same. you just got slapped by some some serious SPL

keep in there man today might have been rough but you still have a sick ass wall. don't use spray adhesive though the wood will soak it up use some contact cement. I like the way it looks right now so don't just ditch the whole idea. you'll get those numbers up don't worry man

whats the song? was it just me or was that foam stuff flapping on the bottom? lol for a little comfort doug always says elevation changes db's I still want to hear this thing.

lol why did you say bump? watch your voltage. you shouldn't really base it off how long you can go on the batteries but if you start to smell woofer or not.

haha its funny how the calculator says what I said not to do. anyways for the price of one 3800 on sonicelectronix you could save a little more and get the 2400's so I would just get 3 2400's

2 3800's would ensure you have a good amount of battery. 2 2400's you would be relying more on your alternator for a good charge it is better to get bigger batteries if you can so don't get like 3 1800's try to get the bigger ones. EDIT: here's your link

amp per coil???? hell yeah http://www.stevemeadedesigns.com/board/public/style_emoticons/default/hairtrick.gif

I asked him in that thread. although I didn't find what he was talking about there is a huge supply there.