Purplehaze

Hey guys, been doing work building my "Kickin' Cruiser", and so far so good! I've been getting quite a bit of comments, and that's cool and all. But the thread starts off kinda crappy, and I'm afraid a lot of people give up after the first page or two. So I was thinking an uninterrupted build log, to go along w/ the regular build log, would be in order. I know I don't have 15 pages yet, but I will. Believe that. So anyway, keep up the good work guys! Thanks for your time! Purplehaze

Hey guys, ever since I got my first in-dash DVD head unit, I realized how cool it is to make "music video DVD's", (or MVD's for short) that play just like a CD, but let you see the video and hear the song together. But I really haven't seen very many people doing it in their posts or demos. I know it's kinda hard to find good quality videos, but damn is it cool when u do. Also, I noticed some store bought MVD's, and that is nice, but not so legal to share online. So anyway the purpose of this thread is to post links to MVD ISO's that YOU MADE YOURSELF, NOT COPYRIGHTED MATERIAL. I will get what I have up shortly, and if their is something I am missing here, I'm sure SOMEONE will let me know promptly. EDIT: Okay, so I obviously wasn't thinkin about the size of DVD ISO files. Anyone have any suggestions of how to make this easier?

Man that is gonna be slick as hell!

Haha that Coustic 460 was my first amp also. Only I had it running a 10" Soundstream USA in a bandpass box, in the trunk of a 1991 Hyundai Scoup. It was a D4 sub, so I had the amp wired one channel per voice coil. It did alright though, I was really happy at the time. My 10 hit harder than most 12's w/ that setup.

I couldn't find a d1 diagram, so I was just telling them another way to do it.

Yep, that's right. If you have 2 d1 subs, you can either wire them in series, like he said, and you will be at 1 ohm, or wire them parallel and they will be at 2 ohm. The third option is to wire them down to a .25 ohm load, but that will mess up the amp, if it would even play at all. If you need help figuring it out, just use a wiring diagram for d2 ohm, and cut the #'s in half when your done. Is anyone confused yet? Lol!

Thanks man nice share!

Man, I am no professional, and I could be wrong. But I would think it would be better to use the chassis ground, and use your wire to connect it in multiple points. That way the car's metal and the wire both work together for the entire electrical system. I just came across this same issue, and I chose not to ground directly to the battery alone, but both directly and indirectly, if that makes any sence. But again, I'm no pro. But my dad is a 40+ year industrial electrician, and his opinion was that I did it right. But he will also tell you he is industrial, not automotive electrician. So who knows. But you can see how I did it in the link in my sig. Let me know what you decide, and what you think of mine.

Yeah, I wish I would have found this thread sooner. I got one b/c I thought I needed it. They should say on them: Not intended for car audio use. 4x4 or off road use only! I am in the middle of a build, I just got all my electrical finished, only to see the rear battery not seem to charge. Although, it is charging, just barely. When running, the front battery is at 14.1 and the rear is 12.8 - That shit just aint gettin it! I was told that adding a voltage regulator could fix this issue, but I aint spending anymore on it, I'm just gonna do away with the isolator. If anyone needs one, I have an ALMOST new Stinger 200 amp relay/isolator for sale. I just paid over $60 for it, I'll take $40, plus 10 to ship it! Still have original package, only installed for 24 hrs.

18:2

Rt now I am at this: 425:1244

Damn that looks wild seeing the SW on the other side like that!

This is what I have at the moment. Things will change in 6 more weeks!(tax time) This set up hit 140.2 on the meter, I was surprised. 2002 Chrysler PT Cruiser "big three" factory cd head unit Kicker 08S12L5 12" L5 Solo Soundstream PIC2.600 Kicker DS650 component front and rear Kicker ZX350.4 Soundstream 2 farad capacitor Several hours of wire hiding