Omega5002 Posted March 12, 2013 Report Share Posted March 12, 2013 Hello, and welcome to my uninterrupted build logThank you for your time, and if you would like to comment, go herehttp://www.stevemeadedesigns.com/board/topic/141247-1998-volvo-s70-build-log-unexpected-re-build-in-place/To start everything off, this my old box mobile, a 1998 Volvo S70 basic FWD model, that I got as a senior year gift.The leather was ripped, the left turn signal light was dangling, the speedometer rarely worked, and the rear bumper was bent, but I didn't care, it was perfect to me, and the first thing I wanted to was to put a system.So I bought 5 things- A wire that adds rcas inputs to my stock headunit ($17)- A $40 Cadence wiring kit from ebay- An MB Quart FX1.600 from amazon ($110)- A Kicker CVR12 from a pawn shop ($60)- A crappy prefab ($45)And this was my first system, it sounded like shit but I was happy back cause I had bass, till I learned quickly that it sounded bad, and by fate, coolant spilled in the trunk, ruined the prefab, and I was bassless for monthsSo I was determined to build a box that would sound awesome, so I hit up Ryan from RAMDesigns and asked for a box designIt ended up being a 2.3 cu ft box tuned to 33hz, I made it larger than average cause I read back then that Kickers like big boxesAnd then I went to Lowes, and grabbed some suppliesmdf and dowelred suede leftover from a home project my didAnd then I had the cuts done by a friend's neighbor, who's a retired carpenter, and a very nice man, even lent me wood screws and some titebond 2003 Kia Sorento Team Subsonic LowsTeam Bassin' on a Budget2016 Rebuild Under Construction Best score: 150.2 at 40hz (3k, 2 Custom HDC3 15's) Usaci style(door open, in the kick) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Omega5002 Posted March 12, 2013 Author Report Share Posted March 12, 2013 Building process of the Kicker CVR12 BoxThen the wrapping processCrappy bolt terminals with 16 gauge speaker wireAnd the box all done 2003 Kia Sorento Team Subsonic LowsTeam Bassin' on a Budget2016 Rebuild Under Construction Best score: 150.2 at 40hz (3k, 2 Custom HDC3 15's) Usaci style(door open, in the kick) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Omega5002 Posted March 12, 2013 Author Report Share Posted March 12, 2013 Then the creation of my amp rackEverything installed and playingAnd I went to drove to demo it, I was impressed, it sounded great on all music, it got lower, and got much louder compared to the prefabThen the plan after was to save up for a headunit, since the stock was kinda crappy, and so was the tape aux 2003 Kia Sorento Team Subsonic LowsTeam Bassin' on a Budget2016 Rebuild Under Construction Best score: 150.2 at 40hz (3k, 2 Custom HDC3 15's) Usaci style(door open, in the kick) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Omega5002 Posted March 12, 2013 Author Report Share Posted March 12, 2013 I went to visit my friend's house in Tallahassee, and I was hanging around, and saw a nice looking headunit laying around, and I asked him "What is your dad doing with this?", he said "He's gonna donate it since he doesn't like it", they used it for a Honda Odyssey for extra tvs, and xbox, and ask his dad "Do you still need this radio?" and he was like "Ah, you can have it"So basically, I scored an old but very nice Kenwood DNX7100 for free, was almost gonna buy a cheap Kenwood single din, so I bought some kits, and installed it, and it fit perfectlyAnd I finally recorded a video Course, I also fixed that damn dangling lightAnd now, time for the frontstage since the stock speakers sounded like assThe Dayton tweeters didn't fit in the dashboard like I hoped, so I returned them, even though they sounded awesome on my home stereoThe Focals were a tight fit, but boy do they sound awesome for $9, even being 8 ohms, they were louder than my stock 4 ohm speakersComparison to my crappy oem speakerOne of them installed into my driver doorI ordered new tweeters, the Tang Band 25-302SHThough waiting, did a small distance test on the focals on just about 10 watts lol ,and yeap, I'm a Pink Floyd fan And also still waiting for the new tweeters, bought some 8 gauge Audio Technix power wire to replace my crappy 16 gauge speaker wire since I read that's its only good for 300 rms at 2 ohmsAlso ditched the magnet cover as wellThe inside with the new wires, and terminals, but due to the length, attaching the wire to the terminals was a little funFits nicely on my amp's speaker terminalMore advanced terminal, alot stronger, and very hard to unscrew Overall results: I noticed more air being moved, it sound alot clearer, and felt a slightly tighter response, overall, was worth the effort, and learned not to cheap out on speaker wire. Tweeters should be here in a few days. 2003 Kia Sorento Team Subsonic LowsTeam Bassin' on a Budget2016 Rebuild Under Construction Best score: 150.2 at 40hz (3k, 2 Custom HDC3 15's) Usaci style(door open, in the kick) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Omega5002 Posted March 12, 2013 Author Report Share Posted March 12, 2013 Now time for the ghetto rigged tweeter installation since I love how they sounded on the a-pillars so much, I destroyed the a-pillarsalso ordered some 5k high pass crossovers for the tweetersBefore doing anything, I decided to hook these up to my home amp to test them out, and they have a nice neutral sound to them, and a flat response as well, they are harsh when the song is harsh like the beginning of Pink Floyd - Time, and soft when the song is soft. Plan for them is to hole saw my a-pillars, and install them there. The crossvers will be installed my dashboard in place of the blown stock tweeter where the connection is so far.Crappy OEM tweeter vs New TweeterInstalled crossoverPreparing a-pillars to make new holes for new tweeters since they sound 10x better there than on the dashboardStupid worn out plastic broke into piecesRunning the wires And this is where the a-pillar started fucking up on me, but it doesn't affect the structure, and the tweeter still holds strong, it's just old plastic falling apart. Also didn't realize the tweeter couldn't go in, so had to use electrical tape to not show the screwsAt least the other side turned alright, though if I do learn to glass, I'm buying replacement a-pillars to do it.How the a-pillars turned out pissed me off, until I sat inside my car, and took a listen, after hearing how good it sounded, I didn't care about the looks anymore, the sound quality made up for it.Though I decided to repair everything 2003 Kia Sorento Team Subsonic LowsTeam Bassin' on a Budget2016 Rebuild Under Construction Best score: 150.2 at 40hz (3k, 2 Custom HDC3 15's) Usaci style(door open, in the kick) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Omega5002 Posted March 12, 2013 Author Report Share Posted March 12, 2013 More randomsAdded steering wheel cover, grips niceFrontstage test video Also, got myself a DD-1, and boy do I love this thing, my amp sounded a lot better, and ran cooler as wellAlso decided to deaden some area with Audio Technix 80 mil 2003 Kia Sorento Team Subsonic LowsTeam Bassin' on a Budget2016 Rebuild Under Construction Best score: 150.2 at 40hz (3k, 2 Custom HDC3 15's) Usaci style(door open, in the kick) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Omega5002 Posted March 12, 2013 Author Report Share Posted March 12, 2013 Voltmeter installationNeeded to shave out the rubber that holds coins, and I thank my friend for letting me use his dremel And another random, replaced my stock air filter with an AFE air filter for better economy 2003 Kia Sorento Team Subsonic LowsTeam Bassin' on a Budget2016 Rebuild Under Construction Best score: 150.2 at 40hz (3k, 2 Custom HDC3 15's) Usaci style(door open, in the kick) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Omega5002 Posted March 12, 2013 Author Report Share Posted March 12, 2013 And this is where I finally metered my car They measured legal and outlaw My scores are 136.8 db at 54 hz burp Outlaw 136.3 db at 51 hz music Outlaw 135 db on music and burp Legal For the equipment I'm running, on stock electrical, in trunk car and on a musical box, I'm surprisedI got a medal for metering Also got more Audio Technix 80 milDeadened my doorsNoticeable improvements, better clarity at lower, and higher volumes, better mid bass, and doesn't sound like the speaker is banging on the door, so better sound quality overall. 2003 Kia Sorento Team Subsonic LowsTeam Bassin' on a Budget2016 Rebuild Under Construction Best score: 150.2 at 40hz (3k, 2 Custom HDC3 15's) Usaci style(door open, in the kick) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Omega5002 Posted March 12, 2013 Author Report Share Posted March 12, 2013 Of course, bad things happen tooTried reinstalling my amp, but after blowing many fuses, I looked and I saw I had the power and ground wires reversedSo I've learned an important lesson here, whenever I do anything major, I can never rush anything, and next time, before connecting anything, I double check, and make sure everything is ready to go, because I lost an amp because of not making sure everything is correct. So, after that, I decided to go to the pawn shop, and I picked this up for a very good price a Kenwood KAC-9104D, which I'm gonna run at 2 ohms, and since it's apparently 900 rms, though I think it's 700 rms due to 60 amps of fusing on 12v, gonna have to be extra careful with my cvr, and good thing I have a dd-1 as well for a clean signal.and 2 videos But of course, that Kenwood was very power hungry, so I ordered a new battery 2003 Kia Sorento Team Subsonic LowsTeam Bassin' on a Budget2016 Rebuild Under Construction Best score: 150.2 at 40hz (3k, 2 Custom HDC3 15's) Usaci style(door open, in the kick) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Omega5002 Posted March 12, 2013 Author Report Share Posted March 12, 2013 And more randoms, I broke my map light holder, so I applied epoxyAlso decided to deaden under the console, and rearview mirror as wellResults: After putting everything back together, a lot less rattle since I installed the deadening, and retightened everything Oh yeah, here's a video too from my sub flexing metal, which surprised me a bit lol And here's where things started getting much betterOrdered an Audioque 120.4 for christmas And here's the picsAlso decided to order some stuff to do the Big 5Audio Technix oversized 1/0 hybrid wireLaying down wireBig 4 doneAlt + to Bat +, and Alt frame to Bat -Now, here's the interesting part, when my friend was trying to get the stock positive wire out, he came to discover this in the middle, and two positive wires were connected at one point, both being about 4 gauge, I replaced it with the 0 gauge, I believe this must be the voltage regulator for the car, I'm not sure, may have to read into it 2003 Kia Sorento Team Subsonic LowsTeam Bassin' on a Budget2016 Rebuild Under Construction Best score: 150.2 at 40hz (3k, 2 Custom HDC3 15's) Usaci style(door open, in the kick) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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