[Rolling fenders]

How i did mine was with a baseball bat, The biggest one u can find but make sure It's an aluminum one. Then have someone get on the car to push some weight on the car and have another person hold the bat on the tire and then have someone else drive the car slowly back and forth It's pretty easy and if you already own the bat It's a free job and it comes out with good results.

Only way I have ever done it. Hell I thought a bad was an official fender roller .

[that Amp "behind the glass case" - What amp DID you want that you NEVER got?]

Alpine JUBA 3558 4ch amp always wanted one.

[is this a bad tint idea?]

My question is what kind of tint are you currently using or have installed?

and usually any film under 5% is some garbage tint.

Good film companies (llumar, suntek, etc) dont make a film lower then 5% that Im aware of.

I run suntek carbon 5% on my tahoe and can barly see in the side windows in daylight.

I also installed some 5% llumar on a boat for a friend and its the same way for the most part.

Im assuming you got some bogus brand film on your car like gila, or some other crap died brand tint sold at your local autoparts store that will fade even tho it is "fade resistant" lol

Man speaks the truth. I use Solarguard on all my trucks. Some of my tint has been on the truck for over 10 years now. Still as good as new. I also use these brands in commercial applications and have faith in their performance.

If you want it darker then do another layer. Find a good tinter as some can easily fuck this up and ruin both layers. Another option for you is to do blackout film. I have done this many times for people wanting nothing to be seen on the inside. (like walls) The last option you can go for is to start with a mylar reflective tint like the Solarguard silver 10 and then do another layer of 5 over it. During the day the reflectiveness of the silver will overshadow most of the windshield back-lighting while having the additional 5 darken overall.

I use a solar silver 20 on mine and it is more then enough to keep people from seeing into my trucks.Plus the reflective cuts teat transfer way better then standard

[possible nuclear fall-out]

fuck it, when it's time to go, it's time to go.

Exactly.

Of course some of us could get superhero powers from all this too

I can't wait to see what my superhero powers are from all this

[Interested in Competing / Nor Cal]

We will only count the one right next to the amp.

[Chat never loads?]

I just started getting this.

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[1 sa12 and 150+?]

That is asking a whole hell of a lot out of a Olds

With time and money, I'm sure you can max out what that car can do with that sub. It may never be a 150 but it could be the loudest single 12 Olds around.

[Opinions on New Box?]

I would suggest using pvc cut to make your corners. Kerfing small radius like those will be a bitch.

A skillsaw and a straight edge will get you the desired results for a kerf, but a tablesaw is a life saver.

[tinted muh car]

Made the after pic so no one can see the bubbles and arm hairs

Just playin, come do mine, I hate to do it myself.

[chat's BACK!!!!!!]

chats back hurry while the mods dunno how to kick yet lol

It's a matter of time before we figure out how to kick ya Alpine

[Box Size]

Personally, I have liked the sub in 5 after disp, with 15-17 per for the port. But it looks like all the dc reps got ya set up already

[advise and tips]

Good info here. 45s can hurt though.

Straight cuts are important. Birch ply is easier to cut than MDF and its stronger too. But more expensive.

Look at plenty of build pics here for ideas.

woop thanks ed!! and how do 45s hurt?

45's aren't a given for making a box louder. It's a test, try and retest kind of thing. Or if you are familiar with the box design you are working with then that helps too

I personally think mdf is more forgiving for new box builders. Plus splinters suck.

[How hard would it be to make this?]

Not hard to do at all. Little fiberglass in the rear, and a solid face front. IMO, having one made could look better then that one pictured

[who can build me a box??]

I'm in Sacramento. PM me with what you want to do.

[Water Bubbles]

Give it some time out in the sun. They should go away. Winter time will take longer then the summer I did some security film on my truck and it took a few months to fully cure. Any good tint shop would redo the window if it doesn't go away.

[i need TUBE amp input]

You're asking about gear that is most likely older then most of us on here. I would drop on over to a tube amps forums and do some poking around. I know back in the day that you could achieve a different sound based on the type, or brand tube you were using.

[deleting songs on itunes help]

I had the same issue. I sat down with a case of beer and did them all one by one

[Your first amplifier - what was it?]

Had me a Sparkomatic 4 band eq + amp that my dad gave me. Then I added a Kraco 200x2 for my GS Redline 15's I had me a good amount of JVC bi9's in the car too

[2010 Mustang 15" Trunk Ideas]

Single 15 you should have room to wedge it forward with a port. I know with a little trimming 2 - 12's will slide in from the front. I did one a few years back.

[xs power going under new ownership]

Congrats Scottie! That's awesome

[Tried metering "park and pound" meca style]

Meh, shits weak.

now next time do your run before you do 5 practice runs

[need help with selium 6inch active setup!!!!!]

Those mids don't like much under 80hz with power, I would suggest killing them around 120. You will want to cut down from 800 to 4k and kill them after 4k let the tw pick up after that. These can sound very good with the right amount of processing. They are VERY efficient so you don't need a ton of power to get them loud. Mine only get about 25-35w at most and will drown out anyone trying to talk in the truck. Imaging wise, I found they do better off axis then on. They do image well and have have a nice height to them. They can also be difficult to narrow in a center with different voice ranges.

[MECA Autorama roll call]

I might make it out this weekend

[any box builders in the central cali area]

It depends on the associate you get, some will do it. Good luck on the cuts though. Either of their vertical saws are off from 1/8" to 1/4" per cut, lol.

A good part of that is also what side of the measurement they cut on, of if they cut on the line itself. I find if you tell them where exactly to cut that it comes out with much better results. You can only expect so much out of an employee and asking then to consider the width of a blade might be above their pay grade

[any box builders in the central cali area]

Yeah, Ray has been known to play with wood now and then