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  3. White digital voltmeter????

    in Electrical-battery- Alternators- Wiring

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    Theres usually a reason, I heard that white light is pretty harsh on your eyes if your driving at night, blue is easier, same with stuff like red lights that the army uses, eyes adjust quicker to the dark with colours like blue and red when you look away, im not sure if its true but it seems to make sense...

    eh, well it just seems like red and blue are so overused. thought id do something different. and the link that gally posted said that its auto dimming. that would be nice

  7. WTB XS D3100

    in Want To Buy

    Posted

    My fault, I was doin fiberglass @ work today and forgot to check the d3100 for u. I have the kinetics 2400's though for sure @ $150 used from a recent build a client never finished.

    so youve got 2 kinetic hc2400s?

    pm me please im interested

  11. Got an enclosure question for you guys!

    in Subwoofers / Enclosures

    Posted · Edited by soundsystemaniac

    Also, not sure if you thought about it, but you are building this in that SRT-8 Jeep yes? You might consider putting a layer of tint over the plexi since you said your buddy has luggages going in and out of there all the time. The plexi will get stupid scratched without some protection on it. I'm sure you've thought of this already, but wanted to give the input.

    It is going to be in a SRT-8 yes. but a layer of tint is a good idea... i havent thought of that before. what im actually planning on doing though is making a slide and cover panel that is color matched that will be removable when he does want to put stuff in the back.

    Like this: let me know what you think

    jeepsrt8thinlineswithsubsanddrawer8-16.png

    This is what it would look like with the cover on:

    jeepsrt8thinlineswithsubsanddrawerandsliders8-16.png

    I appreciate the input. My build log is in my sig if you wanna check it out :drinks:

  12. Got an enclosure question for you guys!

    in Subwoofers / Enclosures

    Posted

    Be VERY careful is you are thinking about drilling into plexiglass. Stuff cracks very easily and one crack, ruins the piece. I use plexi on a ton of enclosures for customers and I always use a drill press and SLOWLY punching down on the plexi (with a up and down motion) until it goes all the way through. That's the best way in my experience :D

    Oh yes...the last thing i want to happen to this peice of plexi at $250 is to get any sort of cracks or splinters at all lol.

    Thanks. i will take that technique into account. ive dealt with plexi a couple times but nothing like this. My concern would be the middle holes that im going to have to drill. the sheet of plexi is going to be 36" x 43". so idk how im going to get a drill press that far into the plexi.

    Also, Ive seen drill bits that are specifically designed for plastic. have you used any of those or just used regular bits?

  14. Got an enclosure question for you guys!

    in Subwoofers / Enclosures

    Posted

    i know this isnt your question but is the bottom of that box open? just from the pic it looks like its sealed on bottom, sealed on top.

    when i made plexi windows i used screws into the wood with washers pinching the plexi and caulking all around the joint. but that didnt need to hold any pressure because it was an amp rack, so... :pardon:

    yes. the bottom of the box is open. it is a downfiring box...with the subs "inverted" if you will. Yeah thats my only trouble is that it needs to be solid as hell. the only thing i could think to do would be to tap a bolt into the rod and through the wood

  15. Got an enclosure question for you guys!

    in Subwoofers / Enclosures

    Posted

    Hello everyone!

    In my next upcoming build, im going to be using a plexiglass window in my build. But i have a question...I was going to use 4 pieces of allthread through the middle of the box for bracing. N8ball suggested that i use plexi rods for bracing instead which would look 1000x better in my opinion. I have found proper adhesive that would bond the plexi rods to the window, but i am concerned about how to adhere it to the wood on the bottom of the box. i feel that no matter how good of a glue bond that i can get, it would seem easy to peel off the top layer of wood that the plexi rod would be attached to. SO, my question would be....do you guys have any suggestions on a good way to mount/adhere the plexi rods to the wood.

    This is a picture of the sketchup design that will better explain what im planning on doing. you can see the 4 peices of allthread that would be in the center.

    jeepsrt8thinlineswithsubs8-13.png

    The top part will be 3/4 inch plexiglass

    You can also check out the build log so far. its the first one in the sig. Leave me some input!

  18. so...im going to be doing a build with 4 jl audio svc 3 ohm vcs...what amps can i use?

    in Amplifiers

    Posted

    So ive got my buddys jeep srt8 jeep that im going to be doing a build with 4 JL audio 13tw5 subs which are thethinline subs. They each have single 3 ohm voicecoils which would give me the possibility of (and please correct me if im wrong) .75 ohm, 3 ohm, and 12 ohm. The subs are each rated at 600 watts rms...so im looking for one amp that would do 2400ish at any of those configs. As far as electrical goes, i will have 2 runs of 1/0 gauge, the stock battery and alternator up front, and then a xs d3100 in the back

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