Scotnemily Posted February 23, 2021 Author Report Share Posted February 23, 2021 1 hour ago, 1point21gigawatts said: I skimmed through this thread and I like the build. How far are them pole vents on them IDQs from that board? Fugh the subwoofers heating up. That’s a problem, but if tuned correctly and not played for long periods of time wouldnt cause a problem for a while, but since I’m a bass head, it doesn’t seem like the main problem if you ask me. Yeah, that would make them heat up quicker. But, the main thing to understand about a pole vent being too close, is that the subwoofers output is affected. Smothering causes heat “and” MINIMIZES OUTPUT. Thanks. The image dynamics don’t have a pole vent in the back like the Vfl subs do. They have vents around the coils that force air around the coil. The magnets are around 1.5 inches I think from the bottoms of the box. I didn’t measure since it didn’t matter with these Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1point21gigawatts Posted February 23, 2021 Report Share Posted February 23, 2021 “How can we help you?” “And don’t forget to tell them that the customer isn’t always right.” Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scotnemily Posted February 24, 2021 Author Report Share Posted February 24, 2021 Nothing too exciting, but a couple more pictures. First I am going to install the 2nd battery in this location. Just have the Ground cable laying here for now. Next I installed a harness that connects to my stock harness and has speaker, and power and ground connections to my LOC. I was going to make a bracket and find a place to mount the LOC, then I decided to just put some extra strong Velcro on it and set it on top of my factory amp. If this doesn't work I will do something different later. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scotnemily Posted February 25, 2021 Author Report Share Posted February 25, 2021 I got everything hooked up, I will post pics later. I ran into a problem though. My amp didn’t power on. I checked my LOC and no power light. The LOC is providing the remote turn on for the amp. I checked power to the LOC and it is good. After about an hour of testing and verifying it is hooked up correctly, I cranked the volume way up on the radio. This turns everything on, but the power light on the LOC goes on and off with the bass. What I have concluded is the sensitivity on the LOC is not high enough to come on with the radio. I am using a audio control LC2i. I don’t see anything in the manual about adjusting the sensitivity. Any ideas? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scotnemily Posted February 25, 2021 Author Report Share Posted February 25, 2021 After a couple more hours of reading, it looks like audio control says the GTO feature just doesn’t work with some cars. I am pretty sure that is my problem. I am going to bypass it tomorrow and hook the remote straight to +12v and see if it works like that. If it does, then I will know the GTO doesn’t work in this car. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scotnemily Posted February 25, 2021 Author Report Share Posted February 25, 2021 here are a couple of pictures of the battery. I made the ground wire on the right side about 2 inches too short to go on the left side of the battery. it works on the right side, I just wanted it on the other side. I might cut the power cable going to the other battery shorter, I already had one this length so I used it. I just set the Circuit breaker on top of the other battery. I will probably zip tie these in place after I get everything working. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scotnemily Posted February 25, 2021 Author Report Share Posted February 25, 2021 Quick update, I turned off the GTO and put a jumper wire from 12v+ to the remote on the LOC, it comes on and works as it should. I found out I have another problem. not sure what it is yet. I have zero power coming out of the amp. amp is on, and LOC is putting out voltage, but nothing coming out of the amp. I don't have time right now to dig further, I will try to do so on my lunch break. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scotnemily Posted February 25, 2021 Author Report Share Posted February 25, 2021 Turns out it was a super simple fix. amp got changed from master to slave. it works now and sound pretty impressive for 3 8" subs. Not quite as loud as the 2 12" subs in the last BMW, but cleaner. I will try to get some video of it playing. I have to do some adjustments on my Gains, and tie into an accessory wire so I don't have to manually disconnect the LOC to turn it and the amp off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scotnemily Posted February 25, 2021 Author Report Share Posted February 25, 2021 I just bought a Wāvtech IRAD. If it works it will be quicker and easier to use it for the remote, then track down a factory one and remove panels to get to it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scotnemily Posted February 27, 2021 Author Report Share Posted February 27, 2021 Hooked up the IRAD, seems to work great! I remember now what I didn’t like about the lc2i, the bass is cut off at 33hz. I decided to order one of the wavtech LOC and try it. It also has more sensing options than the lc2i, so I probably won’t need the IRAD with it. I tried taking a couple of videos, but they turned out super crappy. I will try again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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