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oh ok, i understand it all, but one thing. when you say gap, are you talkin in the sub?
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Here is a small divider which keeps the cones from working on each other...plus it makes the face stronger where it thins out between the subs
see, this is what i'm talkin about... what does it mean they might be working on each other? how close do they actually have to be to be doin that?
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comon, anyone know what i'm talkin about?
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i know i've seen meade put a board between his subs(in the civic) so they don't "play off eachother." what does it mean and what do the subs do when they play off eachother? how close together do they have to be do be playing eachother, and how could i detect if my system is doin it? :-[
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can't we all just get along.... ;D check the flip up headlights, did the red car have them?? if so, it is not a z06, corvette got rid of the flip ups in '06(pretty sure about that)..
ernesto, soundstream has a forum?? you got an adress???
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That is true...I saw the aftermath of that happening. It ain't pretty. Happened to an 05 Galant. The guy hooked up his system himself instead of the shop where he bought it all from. Well he ran the power wire through the fold down back seat and wasn't careful not to pinch it off when the seat was up. Well that happened and it arc'd...bad. So bad it melted the wire all along the drivers side of the car where he ran the wire, through the door jamb, where it also melted the wires for the windows, power locks, and power mirrors. Went through the firewall, into the fusebox, which blew up, and to the battery, which blew up. It got so hot that the paint on the drivers side fender blistered, melted all the plastic the wire touched along the way, and the battery acid ate up his engine compartment. All because he put the fuse between the amp and back seat, not closer to the battery like he should have done. He paid $11,000 for the car brand new (05 model close out) and did over $6000 in damage within a week.
So yeah, batteries can explode.
damn man, that sucks. destoyed a brand new car
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yea like ray said. some wires pass through the fuse box, some dont. mine doesnt. just add on to the existing wires like he said. do that with all the upgrades with the big 3. leave everything alone, just add. another thing, ive heard sometimes if theres a short in your electrical system, ur battery can explode.
alright man sounds good, thanks for the advice!
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If it was my car I would NOT fuse it.
As long as your wire is routed correctly and terminaled tight, you would be ok.
Now is fusing it even safer? YES. and you would fuse it by the battery.
thanks alot Ray, i appreciate it! :^
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Wow just a little off on that one.
First off, personally i do not see a need for a fuse on a 1ft wire run, if there is a problem, let it burn.. hardly anyone will fuse a big 3 upgrade from the alt. to the batt.
Second, the fuse is only there to protect the wire. PERIOD.
Last but not least there is no need to remove the factory alt. charge wire, remember the whole reason you are doing this wire upgrade.......... path of least resistance.
end rant/
the reason i thought about fusing it is because the wire from my alt to my battery will be around 3 feet long. I read some where that fusing it would be the safe way to go. So, even with the wire being longer than 1 foot, do you still recommend that i not fuse it??? if i should fuse it, closer to the battery or alt?
I think the factory charging wire from the alt. passes throught the fusebox.
My factory wire does not go to the fusebox from the alt. It goes directly to the + of the battery. But, it is a distance away(around 3 feet). My alt is in the front lower left, while my battery is on the right upper rear side of my engine compartment.
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I wanna go ahead and do the big 3 on my car some time soon(long overdue). I know i wanna fuse between the alternator + and the battery +. Is it best to fuse closer to the alternator + or the battery +????
If the alternator is constantly producing current should i fuse closer to the alternator? But then again the battery holds a constant charge so why not fuse closer to the battery??
I am just confused about the whole thing... If anyone could explain and set it straight that would be super spiffy. :-[
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^^^ thats a good idea.
I love those reaction vids, i can't wait to see a vid when someone shits themselves. I think that would be one of the few things that can beat the eyeball pop out.
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If you didnt already know this is one way to build a box from the inside out..get some 2 x 2 and lots of glue/screws. I used Gorilla Glue for most of this portion of the project. When i rean out i went with the Titebond II in other areas
i have 2 questions (maybe stupid) about building a wall this way..
1. What other way could you build a wall from the inside out?? using "L" brackets or something?
2. If you have 2x2's all along the joints on the inside, do you have to make all the walls on the inside thicker to make everything even (like meade did by sandwiching sheetrock)?
to answer your questions:
1. I personally wouldnt use L brackets to do this. Maybe angle iron or something that would be continuous but not L brackets where you would have to have them a few inches apart. You would end up with so many brackets it would be a mess. Im sure you could make it work but to me its not an ideal way to go.
2. You dont have to make it all even, i did a lot of stuff to this box i didnt "have to" do. Im always in the pursuit of that last 1/2 db and whether or not the things i do help or hurt im not always sure. You can DEFINITLY build you a wall like i did and call it done with the 2x2's just like you see in the pics. Ive done many like that whether it was a wall or a box built into the trunk and ive always had good luck with them.
thanks for the response meade, i know your a busy man, i appreciate it!!! :^
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lol.. which hardware store???
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yeah, those pics are from steve's civic...
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If you didnt already know this is one way to build a box from the inside out..get some 2 x 2 and lots of glue/screws. I used Gorilla Glue for most of this portion of the project. When i rean out i went with the Titebond II in other areas
i have 2 questions (maybe stupid) about building a wall this way..
1. What other way could you build a wall from the inside out?? using "L" brackets or something?
2. If you have 2x2's all along the joints on the inside, do you have to make all the walls on the inside thicker to make everything even (like meade did by sandwiching sheetrock)?
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The price of $70 is not set in stone. If interested let me know what you wanna pay for it, and maybe we can agree on a figure. Thanks!
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that box looks sweet, can't wait to see the finished product!!! :^
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another sweet azz video!!!
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I bought this RMS Digital Multimeter, including a tempature probe, from Radioshack a couple of months ago. Here is the link if you wanna check it out http://www.radioshack.com/product/index.js...rentPage=search Never opened it, never used it, never even seen battery life. One week after purchasing this, I received a different DMM as a gift from a friend. I bought it for $95.84 including tax ($89.99 w/o tax). If you wanna buy it, I will sell it for $70.00 plus shipping.... let me know if any of you are interested. Thanks! :^
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I read the exact same thing, 1/4"glass = 3/4" mdf
but like said up there, that will depend on curves, not glass laid flat.
do you remember where you saw that? i can't remember where i read that, and its bugging the sh*t out of me...
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I thought i read somewhere that 1/4" of fiberglass, equals 3/4" of mdf. I am not sure if i am correctly recalling this or if i pulled it out of my ass... maybe someone could verify this :-[
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those are lookin so good, can't wait to see the final product :^
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yup ive been readin it for years. I dont have a subscription though. I was in the damn thing and i didnt get a subscription, talk about lazy.
^^^LOL ;D
It's a pretty good magazine. They usually have little sections in it on how to do some sort of fabrication. They also give good reviews on more common name brand goods. $15 for a year subscription, i don't think you could go wrong...
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power windows, yeah boiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii :^
at least he got a good deal on it($11,000 brand new)....
subs playing/working eachother
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so that gap is a voice coil gap? so, if one sub causes a slight movement on the other sub, it will rub causing the voice coil to fail?