RobDH Posted October 2, 2011 Report Share Posted October 2, 2011 I'm not convinced it's due to being in the trunk. Mine is in the trunk too, no fans, it's not even elevated at all...I keep my back seats up so it gets no air flow....I can play my system at full bore for as long as I want and my amp barely gets warm. Same for my sub amp, it stays even cooler than my 4ch even though it's wired to 1 ohm. But either way, I hope you get it figured out cause I know it sucks that you can't play it like you want. Good luck man I know its been hot up here in the northern part of Los Angeles past few weeks, and going by orions avatar info of being in the 951 that area tends to be as hot or hotter so could be seeing 105+ degree weather then add the heat inside a trunk let alone a mustang hatch. Rember most of so cali is desert even if we got mad palm trees. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OrionStang Posted October 2, 2011 Author Report Share Posted October 2, 2011 I really want to go full active, Xmas is coming lol. I would need to add another amp. Quote SMD Super Seller My Feedback Thread Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woodzyspl Posted October 2, 2011 Report Share Posted October 2, 2011 try full active with just some of the speakers..just to see what happens? might be louder/cleaner and not as hot? dunno noob throwing out an idea.. Quote AUSTRALIA do i need say more? HU: some crap pionee AMP: dc 9k @ 18v SUB: 4 elevation audio sqx 12" Battery: 2 neuton power 8200d burp setup for fun 152's soon to come: rebuilt soundstream xxx (2 18" OR 3 15" wall) Bunch speakers, more batts and new HU Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SQMonte Posted October 2, 2011 Report Share Posted October 2, 2011 I'm not convinced it's due to being in the trunk. Mine is in the trunk too, no fans, it's not even elevated at all...I keep my back seats up so it gets no air flow....I can play my system at full bore for as long as I want and my amp barely gets warm. Same for my sub amp, it stays even cooler than my 4ch even though it's wired to 1 ohm. But either way, I hope you get it figured out cause I know it sucks that you can't play it like you want. Good luck man I know its been hot up here in the northern part of Los Angeles past few weeks, and going by orions avatar info of being in the 951 that area tends to be as hot or hotter so could be seeing 105+ degree weather then add the heat inside a trunk let alone a mustang hatch. Rember most of so cali is desert even if we got mad palm trees. I don't exactly live in a cool part of the state either....i'm in Sacramento were it routinely gets into triple digits. Quote Alpine CDA-117...Memphis 16-X03 CDT Audio SQA-4100...SEAS Prestige H1396...Crescendo MP-6 Soundstream Rubicon 1.2500d...Digital Designs 3512f Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OrionStang Posted October 2, 2011 Author Report Share Posted October 2, 2011 I hooked up the 6.5's straight to the amp, no crossovers. It took 45 minutes and guess what, overheated again. So something isn't right with the amp. Thinking about sending it to Ray to put it through some tests. Quote SMD Super Seller My Feedback Thread Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thorshammer Posted October 2, 2011 Report Share Posted October 2, 2011 Before sending it to anyone send it in so we can send it to dbr to have it looked at. My 175.4 gets warm to the touch but has never shut off on me. I only have 1 set of components on ea channel at 4ohm. We got a thermal reader at the shop. I'll get some readings from my amp Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OrionStang Posted October 2, 2011 Author Report Share Posted October 2, 2011 Before sending it to anyone send it in so we can send it to dbr to have it looked at. My 175.4 gets warm to the touch but has never shut off on me. I only have 1 set of components on ea channel at 4ohm. We got a thermal reader at the shop. I'll get some readings from my amp Ok, i'll call you guys tomorrow. Im trying to sell it, so I need to know if there is a problem, so I can sell it as such. Quote SMD Super Seller My Feedback Thread Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CJ18 Posted October 3, 2011 Report Share Posted October 3, 2011 I had my first 175.4 mounted in the trunk of my car on the back of the back seat sandwiched in behind my 2k which is mounted on the back of the box and I never had any issues at all. I now have both of my 175s mounted in front of my wall so I know they are getting plenty of air flow. They do still get warm but nothing bad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OrionStang Posted October 3, 2011 Author Report Share Posted October 3, 2011 I had my first 175.4 mounted in the trunk of my car on the back of the back seat sandwiched in behind my 2k which is mounted on the back of the box and I never had any issues at all. I now have both of my 175s mounted in front of my wall so I know they are getting plenty of air flow. They do still get warm but nothing bad. Even more reason to believe a problem has arisen inside this one, since it does not seem to be a universal issue. Quote SMD Super Seller My Feedback Thread Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hdorre Posted October 3, 2011 Report Share Posted October 3, 2011 I had my first 175.4 mounted in the trunk of my car on the back of the back seat sandwiched in behind my 2k which is mounted on the back of the box and I never had any issues at all. I now have both of my 175s mounted in front of my wall so I know they are getting plenty of air flow. They do still get warm but nothing bad. Even more reason to believe a problem has arisen inside this one, since it does not seem to be a universal issue. Does your amp still have its warranty? Quote On 5/8/2011 at 7:38 PM, Kranny said: On 5/8/2011 at 7:35 PM, 'Maxim' said: It hurts me inside when I read stuff like this and remember you're 15 LMFAO so true Mitsubishi 3000GT (Old Build) Headunit: Pioneer 80PRS Frontstage: (2) McLaren Audio MLT-2 Tweeters & (4) PRV Audio MR Series Neo 6.5" Mids Substage: 4 15" Hybrid Subs - Tantric Motors & Sundown Softies Amps: Banda 2.4D Amp (Tweets), American Bass VFL 350.4 (Mids), and (2) Ampere 3800s Electrical :Singer 260A Alt & JY Power Lithium 2005 Chevy Colorado Ext Cab Headunit: Pioneer 80PRS Frontstage: 4 PRV 700Ti Tweets & 6 10" Delta Mids on 3000wrms Substage: 6 Fi BTL 18s in a 4th Order Walkthrough on 3 Wolfram 4500s Electrical: Singer "390" and JY Power My Official Feedback Thread Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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