Wicks Posted July 15, 2012 Author Report Share Posted July 15, 2012 I'm functional....FINALLY! Some Second Skin on the bottom of the trunk floor: View of the back with the plexi on and the mirror uncovered: Anybody not like it when you connect your big power cables to your amp(s) and they spark as the internal power supply caps charge? Add a power resistor inline with the positive cable and touch the amp terminal. It will slowly charge up the power supply without a spark. Then just remove the resistor and add the cable with no spark Worked great. ...ITS ALIVE!!! So I spent most of the afternoon just driving around and playing music and working on my tuning. I didn't want to push anything too hard so I was cautious. I tuned with my DD1 on the -5dB track but was still scared when my clipping light on the bass knob flashed. That and the fact that I'm pushing a lot to my VVX12's. So I'm just getting my feet wet and getting used to the equipment. I'll work on getting some videos together but sure enough my little digital camera took a shit and is not working. Since all my music content and Pandora is on my iPhone, I can't use that as a music source AND take videos with it, not that it'd be all that great anyway, so I'm working on a solution for that... First impressions: I've been out of the game for a few years but all in all it sounds pretty good Even though I don't have the trunk sealed off yet, there isn't as much rattle as I thought there'd be. Given my VVX's are new and not broken in quite yet, they seemed to work pretty good. Initial clamp numbers from playing some DJ Magic Mike "Bassin' After Midnight" since that song seemed to knock the crap out of my rear-view mirror the most: 58.3V 24.4A So I'm around 1,422VA. The DC2K is wired to 1ohm so I was hoping for that full 2K but I'm still tuning and playing with the settings so we'll see what we can get in the future. This post sent with 100% recycled electrons. 2004 BMW M3Mechman 280A 2 - XS Power XP30001 - XS Power D375 500F of Maxwell SuperCaps (soon to be 1000F) iPadMini2Dash mounted O-scopeAudison bitOne (Remote DRC MP) Highs Amp - PPI Art A404 Hertz HSK130 (HSK165 waiting...) DC Audio DC9.0K 2- DC Audio XL12m2LEGAL - 147.3dB @ 41Hz OUTLAW - 150.2dB @ 45Hz OUTLAW - 145.7dB @ 30Hz JUNE 2014 SOTM WINNER 2014 COLORADO PEOPLE'S CHOICE WINNER SOTM BUILD:http://www.stevemeadedesigns.com/board/topic/141656-wicks-e46-m3-build-bass-turbo-button-and-a-big-new-addition/page-68#entry2802026 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LoudBimmer Posted July 15, 2012 Report Share Posted July 15, 2012 Fold down seats....nice How did head unit installation go? specifically putting wire harness behind HU? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wicks Posted July 16, 2012 Author Report Share Posted July 16, 2012 Fold down seats....nice How did head unit installation go? specifically putting wire harness behind HU? Yep, fold-down is nice. Lots more install options. I noticed you have the metal plate. You probably don't want to take it to the extreme and cut it, huh? HU install? It was a PITA I didn't do any wire harness. I ran custom power and ground lines to the fuse block in the glovebox. Then all the other custom RCA, antenna and other wires. The nightmare was cutting the ductwork behind the dash to stuff in a double DIN. Lots of intricate little steps... This post sent with 100% recycled electrons. 2004 BMW M3Mechman 280A 2 - XS Power XP30001 - XS Power D375 500F of Maxwell SuperCaps (soon to be 1000F) iPadMini2Dash mounted O-scopeAudison bitOne (Remote DRC MP) Highs Amp - PPI Art A404 Hertz HSK130 (HSK165 waiting...) DC Audio DC9.0K 2- DC Audio XL12m2LEGAL - 147.3dB @ 41Hz OUTLAW - 150.2dB @ 45Hz OUTLAW - 145.7dB @ 30Hz JUNE 2014 SOTM WINNER 2014 COLORADO PEOPLE'S CHOICE WINNER SOTM BUILD:http://www.stevemeadedesigns.com/board/topic/141656-wicks-e46-m3-build-bass-turbo-button-and-a-big-new-addition/page-68#entry2802026 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LoudBimmer Posted July 16, 2012 Report Share Posted July 16, 2012 Fold down seats....nice How did head unit installation go? specifically putting wire harness behind HU? Yep, fold-down is nice. Lots more install options. I noticed you have the metal plate. You probably don't want to take it to the extreme and cut it, huh? HU install? It was a PITA I didn't do any wire harness. I ran custom power and ground lines to the fuse block in the glovebox. Then all the other custom RCA, antenna and other wires. The nightmare was cutting the ductwork behind the dash to stuff in a double DIN. Lots of intricate little steps... Maybe. Right now I'm trying to get as much as possible out of the trunk. But I might. I had trouble fitting all of the wire harness behind HU. I also cut some of the plastic out of there. Will also be putting double din in once I fix my electrical problem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wicks Posted July 16, 2012 Author Report Share Posted July 16, 2012 Fold down seats....nice How did head unit installation go? specifically putting wire harness behind HU? Yep, fold-down is nice. Lots more install options. I noticed you have the metal plate. You probably don't want to take it to the extreme and cut it, huh? HU install? It was a PITA I didn't do any wire harness. I ran custom power and ground lines to the fuse block in the glovebox. Then all the other custom RCA, antenna and other wires. The nightmare was cutting the ductwork behind the dash to stuff in a double DIN. Lots of intricate little steps... Maybe. Right now I'm trying to get as much as possible out of the trunk. But I might. I had trouble fitting all of the wire harness behind HU. I also cut some of the plastic out of there. Will also be putting double din in once I fix my electrical problem. Yeah its definitely a tight fit behind the dash. I was concerned that the RCA's wouldn't have enough room between the back of the HU and the ductwork in the dash. Mine fits in there but its a real tight squeeze. A word of notice on the double DIN install, if you do notch the ductwork in the dash, keep in mind that the area back there gets REAL hot unless you turn on the A/C. The metal notch-plate that comes with the install kit absorbs a good amount of heat from that ductwork. I added some Secondskin to the plate thinking it may help as insulation but I think its working just the opposite and giving off some heat, not good for the HU. Best of luck with it, I'm anxious to see another E46 double DIN install! This post sent with 100% recycled electrons. 2004 BMW M3Mechman 280A 2 - XS Power XP30001 - XS Power D375 500F of Maxwell SuperCaps (soon to be 1000F) iPadMini2Dash mounted O-scopeAudison bitOne (Remote DRC MP) Highs Amp - PPI Art A404 Hertz HSK130 (HSK165 waiting...) DC Audio DC9.0K 2- DC Audio XL12m2LEGAL - 147.3dB @ 41Hz OUTLAW - 150.2dB @ 45Hz OUTLAW - 145.7dB @ 30Hz JUNE 2014 SOTM WINNER 2014 COLORADO PEOPLE'S CHOICE WINNER SOTM BUILD:http://www.stevemeadedesigns.com/board/topic/141656-wicks-e46-m3-build-bass-turbo-button-and-a-big-new-addition/page-68#entry2802026 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ch0sen Posted July 16, 2012 Report Share Posted July 16, 2012 Are you going to seal it off from the trunk? My current 95 Jetta Build w/ pioneer h/u 2 RD Sonance 10's with flatwind coils 2 Audiopipe apsm 1500.1s 1 Hifonics Brutus Elite 60x4 1 XS d925 1 Stinger spv35 1 1000 amp lead acid 50 ft of 0/1 ofc from Audiotechnix all powerbass components, and coaxils, 4 sets buildlog = http://www.stevemead...2-rd-10s-build/ My build for my wife. http://www.stevemead...01-f-150-build/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wicks Posted July 16, 2012 Author Report Share Posted July 16, 2012 Are you going to seal it off from the trunk? Oh yeah, as good as I can without too much permanent damage to the car. Foam padding, tape and some tight trim panels along the back of the sub-box should do the trick. Then some more trim panels for the front of the box so that it looks clean when the rear seat is lowered. This post sent with 100% recycled electrons. 2004 BMW M3Mechman 280A 2 - XS Power XP30001 - XS Power D375 500F of Maxwell SuperCaps (soon to be 1000F) iPadMini2Dash mounted O-scopeAudison bitOne (Remote DRC MP) Highs Amp - PPI Art A404 Hertz HSK130 (HSK165 waiting...) DC Audio DC9.0K 2- DC Audio XL12m2LEGAL - 147.3dB @ 41Hz OUTLAW - 150.2dB @ 45Hz OUTLAW - 145.7dB @ 30Hz JUNE 2014 SOTM WINNER 2014 COLORADO PEOPLE'S CHOICE WINNER SOTM BUILD:http://www.stevemeadedesigns.com/board/topic/141656-wicks-e46-m3-build-bass-turbo-button-and-a-big-new-addition/page-68#entry2802026 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wicks Posted September 11, 2012 Author Report Share Posted September 11, 2012 Back at it! Sorry for the delay, had a bunch of distractions through the middle of summer (weddings, vacations, trips, etc...). One of which was having to pull my Mechman out and send it in to have it looked at. I was getting some nasty 16V spikes when my alternator would spin up from idle. It took all of August but I finally got it back. I was using the AVBM which may have been the cause of the issue. To make it more reliable, I had them upgrade the alt to an adjustable external regulator instead. Here's a flashback to a month ago on how the system was: I originally wanted to wrap vinyl around the front baffle piece that surrounds the subs. Soo I tried out my vinyl wrapping skillz on some sample holes that I did... Well, that didn't work out. Not sure how you guys wrap around a circle and not end up with a bunch of material piled up at the end..? Since I was anticipating some major issues getting the vinyl to wrap correctly with the edges around the front of my box, I scraped that idea. Instead, I'm going to paint the front white and place a trim piece over the front. I figure the white "rings" will look better anyway and detail the subs better since they have white logos. This was my other idea... Spray some pearl white around the inside and front of the box to add some shimmer. Although it ended up just looking grey and spotty so I primered over it. I'll see if I can't come up with a better idea. This post sent with 100% recycled electrons. 2004 BMW M3Mechman 280A 2 - XS Power XP30001 - XS Power D375 500F of Maxwell SuperCaps (soon to be 1000F) iPadMini2Dash mounted O-scopeAudison bitOne (Remote DRC MP) Highs Amp - PPI Art A404 Hertz HSK130 (HSK165 waiting...) DC Audio DC9.0K 2- DC Audio XL12m2LEGAL - 147.3dB @ 41Hz OUTLAW - 150.2dB @ 45Hz OUTLAW - 145.7dB @ 30Hz JUNE 2014 SOTM WINNER 2014 COLORADO PEOPLE'S CHOICE WINNER SOTM BUILD:http://www.stevemeadedesigns.com/board/topic/141656-wicks-e46-m3-build-bass-turbo-button-and-a-big-new-addition/page-68#entry2802026 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyblack76 Posted September 11, 2012 Report Share Posted September 11, 2012 Hey bro.. great to see you back at it..... (Ive posted several posts about HIGH spikes on after market HO units.....) Anyway... Hope your back to rolling man!!... SMD SUPER SELLER The Burban Build Blazer Build sold Acura trunk build sold Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wicks Posted September 11, 2012 Author Report Share Posted September 11, 2012 Hey bro.. great to see you back at it..... (Ive posted several posts about HIGH spikes on after market HO units.....) Anyway... Hope your back to rolling man!!... High spikes huh? What'd you find out? I'm curious. Yep, I'm off and rolling. Should be getting some more updates soon. This post sent with 100% recycled electrons. 2004 BMW M3Mechman 280A 2 - XS Power XP30001 - XS Power D375 500F of Maxwell SuperCaps (soon to be 1000F) iPadMini2Dash mounted O-scopeAudison bitOne (Remote DRC MP) Highs Amp - PPI Art A404 Hertz HSK130 (HSK165 waiting...) DC Audio DC9.0K 2- DC Audio XL12m2LEGAL - 147.3dB @ 41Hz OUTLAW - 150.2dB @ 45Hz OUTLAW - 145.7dB @ 30Hz JUNE 2014 SOTM WINNER 2014 COLORADO PEOPLE'S CHOICE WINNER SOTM BUILD:http://www.stevemeadedesigns.com/board/topic/141656-wicks-e46-m3-build-bass-turbo-button-and-a-big-new-addition/page-68#entry2802026 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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