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This has been a two year build I started in high school, I have finally graduated and I have a small system that is mostly finished. I have a few more plans for it during collage and maybe a big rebuild after collage.

The new build has been completed and starts on page 3! Later on I'll even do some fiberglass a-pillars and other cool things!

My Current system:

-(2) PSI Audio 12's
-Soundstream Rubicon 2500
-Soundstream Rubicon 800 5 Channel
-Soundstream Mids and Highs
-Fosgate P3 Shallow 8"
-(2) Kinetic HC600 Batteries
-Sky High OFC 0 gauge wire w/ Big 3
-Sky High OCF 12 gauge wire for all the speakers.
-Sky High OFC 4 gauge for the subs.
-Sky High 14 gauge primary wire for all other electrical connections,
-200 Amp HO Alternator
-125 sqft of GT Mat 80 Mil Sound deadener.

This is my Jeep Cherokee, my first car.

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As for my system, I'm running two Fosgate HX2 12's with PSI 1000 watt recones. Soundstream Rubicon 2500 bass amp and a Soundstream Rubicon 5.800 for mids and highs. Soundtream mids and highs, Clarion eq, Sony head unit, all Sky High OFC 0 gauge wire, and an HO alternator.

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As for the build... I did it in a few stages, getting a system to play, and then doing some rebuilding, and then playing it again.

I started out two years ago with the original Fosgate HX2's, I built my first box that was about 4.4 cubes ported.

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It was tuned to around 32Hz but would only play down to around 35Hz so once I had heard a few other systems I knew I had a fail lol.

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But I did use t-nuts and reinforced the inside of the box!

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Carpeted it and then wired the subs to 1 ohm for my new amp.

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I'm still running this amp, two years of hitting hard and it's never let me down!

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And then did some wiring upgrades...started with Walmart 8 gauge and then jumped to the big stuff!


YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/JeepAndBass

Website: https://www.jeepandbass.com/

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My Jeep: 157.3dB @26hz Drag Style 162.3dB @36Hz Outlaw 160.7db @35hz Headrest

My Honda: 155.4dB Drag Style 158.0db Outlaw 

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Later I got around to sound dampening...

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And a new head unit!

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And some free amps for my mids and highs.

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Then I made custom panels for my rear speakers and a custom cubby box for an 8"

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YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/JeepAndBass

Website: https://www.jeepandbass.com/

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My Jeep: 157.3dB @26hz Drag Style 162.3dB @36Hz Outlaw 160.7db @35hz Headrest

My Honda: 155.4dB Drag Style 158.0db Outlaw 

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Then it was time for a new box!! I wanted a punchy sound with a wide bandwidth. This bandpass plays from 28Hz to 72Hz with a consistent volume.

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I built this one in my school's wood shop like I did the first one but this time I did plexy glass and led lights too.

I also did leds in the rest of the car.

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Next was to fix my voltage problem, I had a stock alternator on an old battery.

I upgraded to a HO alternator that was a direct fit, got a new battery, a second battery, and did the big 3 with 0 gauge.

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60 Amp alt vs. 220 amp alt!

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YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/JeepAndBass

Website: https://www.jeepandbass.com/

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My Jeep: 157.3dB @26hz Drag Style 162.3dB @36Hz Outlaw 160.7db @35hz Headrest

My Honda: 155.4dB Drag Style 158.0db Outlaw 

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I finally had the loudest system at school by-far and then this happened......

One of the original subs started coming apart, the cone was separating from the coil and rattling badddd.

So I took them out wall-socketed the good one and got some recons!

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So then I started The Wall of Death!!

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YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/JeepAndBass

Website: https://www.jeepandbass.com/

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My Jeep: 157.3dB @26hz Drag Style 162.3dB @36Hz Outlaw 160.7db @35hz Headrest

My Honda: 155.4dB Drag Style 158.0db Outlaw 

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Then I went ahead and got some PSI recones, I got stitched tinsel leads, stiff spider, dual 1 ohm flat wind 1000 watt coils, and the standard cone w/ PSI dust caps.

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YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/JeepAndBass

Website: https://www.jeepandbass.com/

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My Jeep: 157.3dB @26hz Drag Style 162.3dB @36Hz Outlaw 160.7db @35hz Headrest

My Honda: 155.4dB Drag Style 158.0db Outlaw 

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I then discovered that the surround on the recones was huge compared to the stock surrounds, so I couldn't invert them in the box because they wouldn't fit! So now we see the fronts of the speakers.

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I soon picked up an eq to get my mids and highs sounding better, they got louder too!

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YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/JeepAndBass

Website: https://www.jeepandbass.com/

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My Jeep: 157.3dB @26hz Drag Style 162.3dB @36Hz Outlaw 160.7db @35hz Headrest

My Honda: 155.4dB Drag Style 158.0db Outlaw 

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Better view of the box.

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YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/JeepAndBass

Website: https://www.jeepandbass.com/

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My Jeep: 157.3dB @26hz Drag Style 162.3dB @36Hz Outlaw 160.7db @35hz Headrest

My Honda: 155.4dB Drag Style 158.0db Outlaw 

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Got a voltage meter in the dash w/ with amp switches.

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Also put in some tweeters on the A-pillars.

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YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/JeepAndBass

Website: https://www.jeepandbass.com/

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My Jeep: 157.3dB @26hz Drag Style 162.3dB @36Hz Outlaw 160.7db @35hz Headrest

My Honda: 155.4dB Drag Style 158.0db Outlaw 

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