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  4. Blown subwoofers?

    in Subwoofers / Enclosures

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    could anybody tell me about my type r what could be wrong with it? its not hard or anything their is no scratching sound when i push on it an they are not even a year old

    So have you removed it from the box to check to make sure a wire didn't come loose? While you have it out of the box, use a DMM to check coil resistance too.

  18. Headunit not saving time?

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    You need to find two wires behind your head unit. One of them is going to have constant power and the other will only turn on when the key is on or in the acc position. The yellow should have constant power. The red should be connected to the wire that is only on when the key is on or in the acc position. You can use a DMM to locate the correct wires by connecting the DMM black lead to vehicle ground and connect the DMM red lead to the existing wires that went to your old head unit to locate the constant and switched wires.

    Note: its usually easiest to buy the wiring harness for your vehicle from Crutchfield of your local Car audio supply store so you can just hook it up to the harness and plug it in the factory wiring. Then you can also reinstall the old head unit if you ever sell the vehicle.

    Lol, I did this.. This isnt my first time hooking one up.

    Hmmmm... I'm not sure what else it could be then. Was the old head unit hooked up the same way? Did you have any problems with any settings on the previous head unit?

  19. Headunit not saving time?

    in General Audio - Can't find a category for your question? Ask here.

    Posted · Edited by J-Lane

    You need to find two wires behind your head unit. One of them is going to have constant power and the other will only turn on when the key is on or in the acc position. The yellow should have constant power. The red should be connected to the wire that is only on when the key is on or in the acc position. You can use a DMM to locate the correct wires by connecting the DMM black lead to vehicle ground and connect the DMM red lead to the existing wires that went to your old head unit to locate the constant and switched wires.

    Note: its usually easiest to buy the wiring harness for your vehicle from Crutchfield of your local Car audio supply store so you can just hook it up to the harness and plug it in the factory wiring. Then you can also reinstall the old head unit if you ever sell the vehicle.

  21. Computer running realy slow

    in Computer Talk - News, technology, advice

    Posted · Edited by J-Lane

    Once a year I go in and back up all my files to an external drive and then wipe my hard drive with DBAN and then reinstall Windows and copy all my files back onto the computer. I noticed over time my computer always starts to run slower so I have been doing this for the last several years and it seems to help keep it from having the issue of slowing down.

    Here is the link to DBAN. (Darik's Boot And Nuke)

  23. 4 Runner Enclosure

    in Subwoofers / Enclosures

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    OK, so just an update. I just finished the box. I think it turned out OK but I don't care much for how the carpet turned out. It's 2 cu. ft. after displacement tuned to 31 Hz. I also did 45's in the port and it's 28 square inches so there shouldn't be any port noise. I won't be able to hear it till this weekend but hopefully it will sound OK. I'm not a fan of Pioneer but maybe it will surprise me.

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  24. 4 Runner Enclosure

    in Subwoofers / Enclosures

    Posted · Edited by J-Lane

    Thanks to all of you for the help. Now I have one more question but I'm pretty sure I know the answer. He plans on using this Pioneer TS-W3001D4 for a while and then upgrade to something like an Fi Q12. He doesn't want to have to have a new box made so he wants a box that he can use the Pioneer in and then switch to the Fi later. Pioneer recommends .5 - 1 cu. ft. but Fi recommends 1.8 - 2.5 cu. ft. Is there any way the Pioneer would sound OK in a box designed to the Fi specs? I know it probably would sound like crap but he wanted me to check if its possible. Thanks in advance for the help. :good:

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