Charger Posted May 28, 2015 Author Report Share Posted May 28, 2015 Fold back the cone, cut out the spiders, all pretty self explanatory. I managed to salvage one woofer by carefully unpicking the glue on the surround and spider setup, so I can keep it for a 'worst case spare' Here you can see clearly how the American Bass coils failed If you look closely, it looks like they have a fiver spider suspension, not actually too bad This is the tricky part, trying to get all the jammed coil windings out of the gap without snapping them and then having it stuck in there. A bit of patience and it comes out, lots and lots of copper Now I can go ahead and unscrew the spider sandwich plate, which is screwed down and a little bit of glue underneath, it came apart easy. The new recones will be glued down, very solid A pic of the spider plate, and old connection leads etc. The bare basket and motor assembly Now I must clean off all the old glue/paint/soft parts and prepare the surface for the glue. a bit of patience and an angle grinder with a flap disc does the trick Basket all cleaned up, and also spider landing area clean too I didn't want any affiliation with American Bass on my subs, so the logo must go! A little bit bumpy, but it'll be fine A quick coat of paint, this colour is bad ass, copper brown with a purple flip All four of the subs chillin, ready to recieve their new bits... Previous 150+ daily rides: Volvo 240 wagon 2 x DD Audio 9915s walled, Isuzu Trooper 6 x DD Audio 3515s walled clamshell, Lexus LX470 2 x Kicked Solo X 18s, Lexus LS400 4 x American Bass HD18 walled SMD - System of The Month August 2008 My Youtube Videos Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charger Posted May 28, 2015 Author Report Share Posted May 28, 2015 As promised, here's the doors progress I wanted the doors to look tidy and half factory still, once they're trimmed I think they'll suit perfectly. Simon really showed out on this one Previous 150+ daily rides: Volvo 240 wagon 2 x DD Audio 9915s walled, Isuzu Trooper 6 x DD Audio 3515s walled clamshell, Lexus LX470 2 x Kicked Solo X 18s, Lexus LS400 4 x American Bass HD18 walled SMD - System of The Month August 2008 My Youtube Videos Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charger Posted May 28, 2015 Author Report Share Posted May 28, 2015 He's also doing some work in my trunk These are very early pics, so yes it looks unfinished, it will look the same quality as my doors. Just to make it look more than just a bunch of batteries and amps. I have left plenty of room so I can add or change amps later off down the track. I want it upgradable. Previous 150+ daily rides: Volvo 240 wagon 2 x DD Audio 9915s walled, Isuzu Trooper 6 x DD Audio 3515s walled clamshell, Lexus LX470 2 x Kicked Solo X 18s, Lexus LS400 4 x American Bass HD18 walled SMD - System of The Month August 2008 My Youtube Videos Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charger Posted May 28, 2015 Author Report Share Posted May 28, 2015 As promised, here are the 'finished' pics of the trunk Obviously there is more work to come, it will be trimmed in a similar theme to the interior, and possible some plexi and simple lighting effects. I just like everything looking neat. Previous 150+ daily rides: Volvo 240 wagon 2 x DD Audio 9915s walled, Isuzu Trooper 6 x DD Audio 3515s walled clamshell, Lexus LX470 2 x Kicked Solo X 18s, Lexus LS400 4 x American Bass HD18 walled SMD - System of The Month August 2008 My Youtube Videos Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charger Posted May 28, 2015 Author Report Share Posted May 28, 2015 So the old girl came home! Took her for a bit of a drive seeing as I had her out, she got some attention that's for sure. And that's without people even knowing it has a stereo. Got my panel/paint priced it too so I now have a plan of attack. The panelbeater loved it! I'm so happy with how it sits. Some more happy snaps of the rear end. And the front doors, fit perfect, plenty of room, can't wait for trim. Previous 150+ daily rides: Volvo 240 wagon 2 x DD Audio 9915s walled, Isuzu Trooper 6 x DD Audio 3515s walled clamshell, Lexus LX470 2 x Kicked Solo X 18s, Lexus LS400 4 x American Bass HD18 walled SMD - System of The Month August 2008 My Youtube Videos Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charger Posted May 28, 2015 Author Report Share Posted May 28, 2015 From where we left off with the stripped woofers Drilling out the direct connection holes to suit the upgraded cables Once that's done, we can clean everything with parts cleaner, especially the prepped surfaces for the glue Blow the whole lot out with compressed air, make sure everything's completely clean and also DRY!! Being dry is important or it will destroy your shims The new drop in soft parts assembly. Check out how much beefier that coil is compared to the original Shimming the coil is very very important. Use bright coloured material so you don't forget it's in there. I use big long pieces so you physically can't put the dust cap on without taking them out. You will need to experiment with different thicknesses to get your particular sub spot on. Always always always test fit the recone into the sub before putting any glue on, check everything lines up, check it without the shim in place also for any scraping or rubbing. Having the shim material nice and tall means you can roll the top into a cone shape and slowly lower the coil assembly down over the top. The shim should be nice and snug so it should sit firmly in place as you slowly lower it into positon. Check everything. Drop it down to the final position. Check for scraping again etc. Check the coil has no side to side movement, it should be tight, but not completely locked up. This may take a while to sort out how much material you need to use. Take your time and get it right. If you put too much in, you won't be able to pull it out afterwards and you may jam your gap with cardboard! Nobody wants cardboard in their gap. The only scraping you should hear is smooth voicecoil bobbin on carboard. Put your adhesive down. These PSI recones were supplied with two different types of adhesives. A flexible rubber cement for the surround to basket, and what they labeled as 'CA' glue, a quick drying solid adhesive for the spider to frame, which requires spraying with activator. These adhesive were terrible to use. The supplied bottles were too large for how much product was inside making it too difficult to squeeze the adhesive out neatly. Put on a generous amount, not too much that it will squish out the sides and make a mess, but obviously enough to hold it together with 4000w in it's backside. I was not happy with the supplied glues by themselves so I optied to add something else as well for security. Drop your assembly back down carefully and clamp it down!! Make sure you align the tinsel leads to the frame. Because once it's down, you're stuffed! Be careful with the clamps that they don't push the surround or spiders out of alignment. Do them offset. Give it a good 12 hours to cure and you can remove the clamps. I then proceeded to fill the void space in the surround and also the spider landing with Loctite 480 which is my favorite It's great stuff to use and always comes out neat Finishing off the connections Previous 150+ daily rides: Volvo 240 wagon 2 x DD Audio 9915s walled, Isuzu Trooper 6 x DD Audio 3515s walled clamshell, Lexus LX470 2 x Kicked Solo X 18s, Lexus LS400 4 x American Bass HD18 walled SMD - System of The Month August 2008 My Youtube Videos Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charger Posted May 28, 2015 Author Report Share Posted May 28, 2015 Finishing off the carbon dust caps Hard to get the adhesive neat Assembly line Time to load up these puppies Pretty heavy by yourself, but I manage haha First potato in Second potato in Third potato in Last one in, also wired up the Crescendo something.something.800 (Don't know the model?) for the front speakers. Great little amp, running the doors fully active, no external crossover, using the crossovers on the amp and worked very well. Everything is easy and simple to work on. Just the way I like it. Labeled everything like usual. I like to know what wires go where and do what, so much better than messy junk. Especially helpful seeing as their is 8 pairs of speaker cables coming from the amp (Each speaker has its own run) This amp will most likely get tucked out the way in the void space under the wall once I'm happy with the settings. Being class D it hasn't even gotten hot, but obviously it does fall over in the grunt dept being only 800wrms to the front stage. It's still fairly good sounding though, the fronts are loud and clean and the midbass actually moves air when the crossovers are wound down far enough. Took her out for a bit of a drive, lots of good fun and even got a few demos in. Fronts are loud now so (in my eyes) the bass isn't that loud and I got a little silly with the volume knob, wanting more. The result of my silly behavior And a bit of this Previous 150+ daily rides: Volvo 240 wagon 2 x DD Audio 9915s walled, Isuzu Trooper 6 x DD Audio 3515s walled clamshell, Lexus LX470 2 x Kicked Solo X 18s, Lexus LS400 4 x American Bass HD18 walled SMD - System of The Month August 2008 My Youtube Videos Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charger Posted May 28, 2015 Author Report Share Posted May 28, 2015 Here are some random pics from recently Chillin in my garage Recone going together to fix my blown PSI haha Wiring up the fronts (power cable) Thought I'd try skyhi speaker cables this time, four runs into each door Previous 150+ daily rides: Volvo 240 wagon 2 x DD Audio 9915s walled, Isuzu Trooper 6 x DD Audio 3515s walled clamshell, Lexus LX470 2 x Kicked Solo X 18s, Lexus LS400 4 x American Bass HD18 walled SMD - System of The Month August 2008 My Youtube Videos Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charger Posted May 28, 2015 Author Report Share Posted May 28, 2015 Got peer pressured from my trimmer to finish off the doors and boot. It's no show car but it presents neat and tidy, and also looks different to most other ground pounders which is what I was after. So I dropped them off and he had them done in a few days, he's a champ. I've also done wiring the fronts up and driving the car a hell of a lot, very happy with how the fronts sound, even off limited power. It's good to take the car out and use it for its purpose. Broke some screws on a woofer, had to be the one in the most difficult spot of course. Funny thing was, I didn't even realise and kept the volume up, my buddy who was riding shotgun almost shit himself when he seen it jumping in and out the box. Thing still was LOUD! Which was funny, eaasy fix anyway Previous 150+ daily rides: Volvo 240 wagon 2 x DD Audio 9915s walled, Isuzu Trooper 6 x DD Audio 3515s walled clamshell, Lexus LX470 2 x Kicked Solo X 18s, Lexus LS400 4 x American Bass HD18 walled SMD - System of The Month August 2008 My Youtube Videos Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charger Posted May 28, 2015 Author Report Share Posted May 28, 2015 Cleaned up at a local comp. What a blast showing it off at the state's biggest car show. My score was 154.9dB on music averaged over 30 seconds with both front windows down. I do not test or rehearse my system, it was pretty much a song we were listening to the night before that we thought was cool. Last time the car seen the meter was the TRENDZ comp where it did 150.x I believe in the same conditions.The comp on the weekend was motorvation, thank you to TRENDZ CAR AUDIO for assisting my entry, wouldn't be there without the guys. Kustom panel and paint shall receive thanks for repairing some minor panel damage and paintwork touch ups from the previous owner, a keen eye may have noticed them at previous events. This means the car was looking and sounding better than ever on the weekend.Every event the car was entered it received first place. I am not a serious competitor but it is good to receive promising feedback.261+ inch^2 - WinnerShow Off - WinnerLoud and Proud - WinnerOverall Sound Off Champion - Winner Previous 150+ daily rides: Volvo 240 wagon 2 x DD Audio 9915s walled, Isuzu Trooper 6 x DD Audio 3515s walled clamshell, Lexus LX470 2 x Kicked Solo X 18s, Lexus LS400 4 x American Bass HD18 walled SMD - System of The Month August 2008 My Youtube Videos Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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