S15_Silvia

Oh man. So much bad. My mother was diagnosed with cancer, my Uncle (who I was very close with) passed away the morning after senior prom, my girlfriend of 11 months told me she wants to see other people, and I had a poor first semester of engineering school. The good? Well, it's hard to see the good right now. But I've made many new friends at college, and kept the old...I'm still alive, I have a loving family, and once I retake a couple classes, I should be on track.

I actually haven't heard the T3s yet- they didn't work out in the Jeep's stock locations, but I have plans for them.

The install went pretty smoothly- here are some more pics. The improvement in sound quality is unbelievable. Until now, I had been running on three of four mexican-made POS Mopar speakers, powered by another POS, the Mitsubishi Electronics-made Mopar head unit. The Kicker KS600s have pretty good response- the bass comes through much more effectively than before, and the highs are a lot crisper and cleaner. I will have to set my own EQ though- the best one I've listened to so far, the 'Dynamic' one, almost hurts my ears with the amount of treble it puts out. Whatever though, it's all good. Not the most wonderful pic, but there's my baby! I put the chrome grill in, and swapped the ****ty sealed-beam headlights out for glass-housing ones that take H4 bulbs. I also did a 98 Grand Cherokee rear disc brake conversion, WITH working ABS. Last but not least, it's got a Flowmaster 40. Little bit of trim removal Wire, anyone?? Working in the footwell in a 35 degree garage isn't fun. One of the KS600s Door panels off- they're not too hard to remove, so adding SS in the future shouldn't be bad. Lots of speakers, with a side of orange soda FTW Some nice Knu sticking out of the dash All buttoned up

Quick update...have everything wired, head unit in, but the DAMN speakers don't fit. In either location. The T6Cs are too wide for the front doors, and the T5Cs are too small for the roof location. What the fuck is this?! Going to BestBuy now to see if they have something that actually fits. EDIT: First off..../rage. I'm keeping the T3s for a future fiberglass bookshelf speakers experiment. Either that, or I'll sell them if someone wants them badly enough. I ran out to Best Buy and dropped more cash than I wanted on two pairs of Kicker KS600 6" coaxials- they fit in both stock locations. Successfully ran the Knu wire, fully hidden, fully soldered. The JVC head unit is VERY nice- very clean sound, and the iPod control is slick. I took a decent amount of photos, and I'll put those up when I wake up tomorrow.

What's up guys- I've been driving around in an '01 Jeep Cherokee Limited for quite some time now. It doesn't have the Infinity system, and of the four speakers it does have, three are working. (Common problem with the wiring shorting out in the front doors.) Anyway, it's more than time for an upgrade, as this thing sounds muddy and harsh as hell. The goods: JVC Arsenal KD-AHD69 (5v preouts, HD Radio, 20w RMS x4, iPod control, etc.) T3 T6C coax for the front doors T3 T5C coax for the rear roof 75' Knukonceptz Klear 16 gauge speaker wire May be added later: SS Damplifier Pro door kit Some of you may be asking why I'm not at least running a 4 channel amp. I decided to go small on this upgrade, for two reasons. The main one was that I didn't want to spend over $400, and I certainly achieved that goal. The other is that I don't know how much longer I'll be keeping the Jeep, so any big system I do in the future will be in another vehicle. On with the pics: Everything together The deck, with dash adapter. I ordered it from Crutchfield- yes, people moan about their prices, but I've got 60-day money back and free Crutchfield support for one or two years. Harness done right- I always prefer solder and shrinkwrap over s**tty crimps. Speakers all together- check out that carbon. Push terminals on the T6Cs FTW...T5Cs don't have them though =/ Install happening later today- more pics to come!

I'm excited to see what design DC will be using- there are a s*** ton of amazing works on here. When will results be posted??

I gotta ask again... any news whatsoever on these things?

How about this??

Under $180 per woofer and I'll be happy

If you still have this when I sell my desktop PC (2-3 weeks from now), I might look into it. Will be getting a vehicle of my own in maybe a year (I'm 18, and share it with my siblings) and I am beginning to stockpile the basics.

If I could like that comment I would. I've never really been into any other 8s...the kickers I had were pretty boring. I think slapping two of these X8s into the TSX I'm looking at will be pretty bangin.

Getting more excited about these each day..!

Oh all right, I'm at school in Pittsburgh but live in the Buffalo area. But yeah, how much would you say the spark plugs/fuel pump/radiator fans/etc relying solely on your batteries has affected your charge?

It's cool to see all these new neo subs coming out...Fi with their new BTLs, and DC with these 5s. Good work with the new setup! Where in NY are you? Oh, and it must be cool having enough battery to be able to drive around without an alt

Holy hell. Thatsalottawoofa. As far as the magnet boot logos, I think two horizontals would look better than several verticals, but that's just me. Keep up the amazing work, this is going to be nasty

Long as the price doesn't go crazy along with you Eager to see said drawings!

Ah okay- I was just thinking it has to be semi-serious business with the kind of motor force and/or xmax this thing should have

Oh nice. Any hints as to what the cone's made of?

Expect an order from this guy. This looks like it could be legendary as far as 8s go. P.S. A black basket on these would be niiiice

Is it me, or does the design of the basket look like it prevents inverted mounting? I'm referring to the little ridges that protrude out on the outside edge near the screw holes- am I right? EDIT: Oh wait....kinda forgot about dem gaskets.

The basket makes this woofer look a lot like a tiny SMD (or LMS Ultra, etc- it just resembles the big 6-spoke). Obviously the motor will be hugely different, but still

I am seriously going to buy one of these in 2.5" ferrite form ASAP.

Will be looking into one of these for a little build in a TSX...this seems like it'll be perfect

I'm in Buffalo- and no I haven't done that. It might be too late at this point...the car's at the dealer and I go back to school on Monday. But yeah, to the other guys- I'm familiar with battery harness/relay kits, and they'll be included on all HID installs I do from now on. Thanksgiving break is when I set up my cousin's S10 with his 6000ks lol.

He doesn't want me paying for the repairs, but I feel a little like I should. Ah well, I'll just make it standard procedure to throw in a relay harness in all my HID installs from now on. Now, on my future TSX with factory HIDs...hmmm