theredmenace

I have it in a storage compartment under the front seats center console

Thanks ....Ill mess with the Amp settings. Just my luck the HPF will take care of it....lol

So, a few questions .....I recently put some 6 1/2's in the doors of my truck. And my buddy asked if I noticed any distortion, then he told me that a local shop put bass blockers in his to prevent distortion at max volumes.. 1st WTF is a bass blocker, is that a weak ass band aid for the wrong amp? and 2nd I do have a little Distortion with My new Deck installed (Its an Alpine IXA-W404 and Alpine Type R 6 1/2's hooked up to a Rockford Fosgate T400-4) I Was wondering if there was an easy way to test for clipping without access to an Oscilloscope? Any help is appreciated.

As best as i can figure .....they were playing but the interference noise over rode the output from the head unit......like I said at the top of the post ....I don't know a lot about this stuff.....or maybe its an unrelated issue and I bupmed something?

Soo....thanks for all the input, I thought I would report in......turns out that the 0/1 Power wire for the cap was about three inches away from the wiring under the dash for the front speakers under .....I made a new path through the firewall......problem solved. Duh....thanks Again

Thanks .....il try the AA battery idea.......hope I didnt ruin something reversing current into the Head unit...

The Power and RCA are as far apart as I can get them (under the door sill plates on either side) but as to my question about the front speakers not working(except for the interference signal) could a crossed wire over ride signal from the Head Unit?

So. I am fairly new to car audio, I have messed up installing a capacitor. I don't know what information will help so Ill go down the list. 2007 Silverado, Alpine CDA 9887, Rockford Fosgate T10001bd amp, 2 12" Kicker CompVR's and 6 type R 6 1/2's (Doors and Pillars) After I installed a new cap last night the front doors and Tweeters in the pillars stopped working. But the Cap, Amp, Subs, Head Unit and Rear Speakers Work Fine As far as I can tell .....if I isolate the front speakers there is a slight whine, I think that there is a ground issue......Would a bad ground on the Cap cause this.....and if so. how do I test a possible ground location. i.e. measure for ohms etc..... Thanks