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Why would you mount a sub and not tighten the mounting screws?

Get a 5 channel in case you want to add another later.

Being an outsider looking in, what gets me is how humble he was by not telling a soul that he was in a nationally televised commercial.

The battery is in the corner on the passenger side closest to the cab.

My 03 expedition (same under the hood layout as Breezy's Navigator) leaves no room for a heat shield of any kind, and here in southern AZ it gets hot under these hoods. The only charging this thing ever got was from the DC270xp under the hood. I can't say any of this is the manufacturers fault, but at the same time I don't feel I was negligent nor did I abuse the battery. Just a real expensive lesson I guess.

Keep up posted man.

It's cool bro. Even though it's not him in the commercial Maybe it was him reaching out to you that you guys found it. You did nothing wrong, don't feel bad brotha.

Have you had a chance to show your kids yet? Did you just stumble across it by luck?

Sounds like a very humble man. What are the odds that one of the 3 guys that sat with him is a member here?? That would be awesome.

I'm relatively a noob. Been here over 2 years. Member 73370 or something like that. Awesome that Meade started this on my birthday!! Congrats Steve. Did you ever dream you would have this much of a following? "Christmas in July" iirc was the YouTube video that reeled me in, watching some dude upgrade from 20kw to 30kw made me about shit myself. Seeing all those amps layed out, and Anthony (I think it was him) sprawled out across them on the floor, I had never seen so much awesome gear all in the same vehicle..... Man. Sorry, was getting all nostalgic and shit. Cheers bro.

Guess I learned my lesson and it's time to shop for a new battery

Well crap

Thank you sir!

More of a question than a problem, but what is the average turnaround from the time someone pays for their Gold Membership to the time it shows here on the site? I had one before but it didn't renew because some info on my PayPal changed. Thanks.

I'll go snap a few and post em in a bit. It's pretty bad though. I called yesterday spoke to one person about it, then he handed the phone to Chris who told me that swelling usually means improper maintenance so void warranty. Ugh.

Not that I don't believe you, but I went with a D series under the hood for 2 reasons: 1) on the XSPower website when I used the OEM replacement calculator the D6500 comes up for my '03 Expedition. 2) when I was shopping for my battery I needed up working with Nate on the phone, he asked me what vehicle and application I would need a battery for, and after I told him, the D6500 is what he suggested. I don't feel I've been negligent in any way, and I just have a hard time wrapping my head around why with that being the case, XSPower won't honor the warranty.

I bought mine directly from Nate because the local shop was trying to sell me some other brand instead of ordering what I wanted.

I called XS Power today because the D6500 I have under the hood(about a year old) is really swollen. Doesn't seem to be affecting performance, but I'm concerned from a safety standpoint. I was told that swelling isn't covered under warranty because that usually means there's a ton of resistance inside the battery and it wasn't maintained properly. What I really want to know is, what did I do wrong in maintaining the battery? It's the only battery in my setup, it has been fed by a DC 270xp the whole time... I have about 2200 wrms in my system, and no other aftermarket electrical. I drive the truck every day, I charge high 14's cold and mid 14's when warm, hardly ever wang on it except for an occasional demo, and I never run any electrical with the engine off. Thinking about it, I would be fine with an auto zone battery but, i took faith in the product and Nate was super helpful during the shopping process.

damn i can't believe i didn't see your comment. Thanks a lot. I don't mean to ignore people it's just that this is a busy place i appreciate all the good comments and say GFY to all the bad ones I've been away from the forum for a bit and come back to see the man himself quoted one of my posts. Thanks brotha.

Batteries are now bused together. Nice!

they are not push/pull. Not really needed. The trunk has a vent that can let hot air out. Plus, i think i pretty much explained in the video that it's highly doubtful this car will see the road, EVER. Even if i did, it would be fine. I figured! I don't know much about fan systems just trying to learn more about them! Thanks for the response! Did you check the video? If not, you should it gives an idea of how much air those things are moving. He did do a push/pull in his Tahoe, another build I recommend you check out if you haven't.

Hell yeah Nice and flush looking. Can't wait to see buss bars

Yup. Top notch workmen even when you D.G.A.F about the ride it's going in.