AI James Posted September 5, 2009 Report Share Posted September 5, 2009 I know this is gonna come out way wrong, but .... This is what happens to alot of people with more money then they can do with and no knowledge . they have to depend on others to get it done and shit like that happens, and in all honesty if youd have never gained the knowledge later the install would have probably been left alone like many other of install that had been done the same way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
98HOEONSIXEZ Posted September 5, 2009 Author Report Share Posted September 5, 2009 Dayum. Did the the shop think that no one would ever go back in there? You're gonna be in good hands now, can't wait http://www.stevemeadedesigns.com/board/public/style_emoticons/default/dirol.gif I guess they didnt lol...definatly in good hands..cant wait man,im excited..havent been that way in a while. I know this is gonna come out way wrong, but .... This is what happens to alot of people with more money then they can do with and no knowledge . they have to depend on others to get it done and shit like that happens, and in all honesty if youd have never gained the knowledge later the install would have probably been left alone like many other of install that had been done the same way. I totally understand what your saying and its totally true...they sure talked a good game. i THOUGHT i was in good hands Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest reestblazer Posted September 5, 2009 Report Share Posted September 5, 2009 Damn Price, That blows, most local shops around here are cheap and do shit just about like that! I even feel better about riding in a vehicle i installed in, because i know nothing is going to go wrong, you never know how and what they did installing something man! Keep your head up and take your time if your nervous man Good Luck! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SQMonte Posted September 5, 2009 Report Share Posted September 5, 2009 SSSoooo,here goes. Come to find out i was having a couple of issues with my tahoe since i picked it up from the people that installed it last.Now i can see why.And i will be posting before and after pictures.A complete new build log will be going down right here.So stay tuned and be sure to subscribe to the vids because its going to be a TON of work and alot of crazy vids bound to follow. I will first be posting videos of what "they" did wrong in my tahoe.Or maybe its right to some but just not to me.Also explanatioins of why we will be doing this complete rewire/box build. Before going any further,if these videos dont really make sense,its because i made them to show one person initially.but now i decided to share Just to discuss a few problems. My amps (the 4 d9s) were getting really hott,EVEN when not playing,or just playing at low volume.Come to find out,when they stacked them on top of each other they left no space between the amps for them to dissapate heat or breathe.So they would go thermal.Which then got me thinking..what else could be wrong.So i take the end caps off my amp rack and find that they have 1 piece of 1GUAGE power wire running up to each one of my amps,then splitting into 2,and powering my amps....then on the negatives they ran ONE piece of 0guage and split it into 2 and plugged it into the amps.Im not the smartest person in the world by any means but when an amp has dual 0guage power and grounds.....it probably needs to be wired with at least that size wire..not half of it...(how do you get 6000 watts out of 1 piece of 1guage?) wire going form the batteries to the amps vid http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ld-C2sSXl8 amp wiring exposed http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BUgTZG-KEWk onto the other stuff,theres only 2 pieces of 0 guage running back to my back batteries off my alternators.Now i see that one of my 270sps is just runing my truck,so i have 2 of my 270sps running my system and one running ONE battery in the front..but all ran by my mla module??WTF?? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BollLSTIqgI Also on the wiring on my back batteries,i have 2 grounds..that are 0g,grounded to my cab...with like 1/8th inch sheet metal self tapping screws..WOW. There is NO FUSES anywhere in the truck,after talking to meade and david im very lucky my truck hasnt burnt to the damn ground. Anyways with all that said.Some of you may already know this but im sure there is more of the "dont knows" as meade calls them than there is that does know.I will be flying my boy david (yes ADMIN here on smd) out to good ole mississippi on the 11th of this month to do the complete rebuild/rewire/box build etc etc!!Everything will be documented,the good the bad the ugly on the previous install.There will be tons of vids/pictures to come.Im excited to finally have somebody that is a "DOES KNOW" come work on my truck.especially after wasting all of the money on the previous stuff. Before anything else is said i want to say,the work that the last installers did as far as the finished product LOOKED great,amazing accually,but performance,saftey,wiring....was severly lacking. Im sure there will be more of these "exposed" vids as we start tearing the truck apart.on what i paid for,and what i was supposed to get(or thought i was anyways) and accually got.Stay tuned,subscribe to the vids and this thread ..joo know you wanna Perfect example of why I stopped having stereo shops do my installs 16 years ago. The amount you've spent on this system probably tops what i've spent on all of my systems combined, so if they'll do you like this spending the kind of coin you did, just imagine the crap they do for people who spend $500 Alpine CDA-117...Memphis 16-X03 CDT Audio SQA-4100...SEAS Prestige H1396...Crescendo MP-6 Soundstream Rubicon 1.2500d...Digital Designs 3512f Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rollin Posted September 5, 2009 Report Share Posted September 5, 2009 they did a good job on the finish work but TOTALLY missed the basics....LOL I just told my wife and her first words were " crap its going to catch on fire.." and she knows nothing about stereos except how to turn it on.. good luck and Im SURE David will hook you up. The only way to get smarter is by playing a smarter opponent.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
18inchjeepin Posted September 5, 2009 Report Share Posted September 5, 2009 strait recockulous HHR (2) 15 DC Soundlab Lvl4XL SPL's (1) Soundstream XXX-15000D (9) XS Power D1000's XS Power - Soundstream SS N/W 155.1 db and climbing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arnold1992 Posted September 5, 2009 Report Share Posted September 5, 2009 g/l with the rebuild,the new will be better and louder..and safer lol RE se xxx 18d2 (4) Audioque 2200 (2) DC Power 270XP blue 3 C&D fr310 Stinger wiring CDT components Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
E-Train Posted September 5, 2009 Report Share Posted September 5, 2009 DAYUM!!! thats some scary shit that a "professional" shop would half ass like that, oh well your in great hands now and I cannot wait to see what you and David can come up with for this beast GL! 1997 4 Runner Alpine CDA-9886 4 Fi Audio X Series 12's 1 Crunch GP3000D Pro DC Power Inc. Alternator(Kickin out 15+ volts!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MR_CLARK Posted September 5, 2009 Report Share Posted September 5, 2009 Them superheavyweights are gonna be tearin the hoe APART what hoe are u exactly talking about? haha.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MR_CLARK Posted September 5, 2009 Report Share Posted September 5, 2009 i got the faith man.. good luck with it because we all want it right Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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