Dax Posted January 26, 2012 Report Posted January 26, 2012 Thinking it would be a fun CHEAP hobby lol The Midget Looks Into Your Soul 2008 Dodge am 3500HD with the 6.7 Cummins Race Me tuner, dpf deleted kenwood double din cheap walmart speakers for now(infinity reference comps comps coming soon) 2 kicker L5's in a ported box of unknown tuning lol(soon to be changed) Power acoustic 1500.1 on the subs (for now)
Luken Posted January 27, 2012 Report Posted January 27, 2012 My BIGGEST mistake was buying all new gear after being out of the "car audio loop" for ten years....without researching!! I assumed what was "good" then, was still good. Not the case at all......so, I ended up selling almost everything and starting over. It's crazy how quality changes and things evolve over the years, including the level of knowledge in some of the young guys.....well those who dont have thier heads up thier asses anyway. There is always something new to learn! I feel the same way, but i was only out of the loop for about 2 years! I thought RE was still a good quality name, but i hadn't heard they had been bought out and cheaped out on everything.. i have a few grand worth of RE and USAmps products sitting here waiting to be installed this summer, and i kind of wish i did more research.
DynamikT Posted January 27, 2012 Report Posted January 27, 2012 Using the speaker cables at the back of a kenwood hu to send a signal to my amp, then came some serious smoke.
Lbox88 Posted January 27, 2012 Report Posted January 27, 2012 My mistakes: -Bought a dual HU for my wife's car (Don't judge, was before I joined here) -Bought T3 subs UBL | Build Log
BFF Larry Posted January 27, 2012 Report Posted January 27, 2012 My mistakes: -Bought T3 subs haha but, i am in the same boat as everyone who has touched a wrench on a battery's pos and neg ha. oh and another mistake was buying a Boss Amp. and wiring an amp down to 1 ohm when its only 2 ohm stable. Team Clearly Louder (MECA)Team DC Audio ++* SELLING the CACTUS SOUNDS K12 for $1550 shipped *++ HMU!!! 3 flips. nollie flips. big flips. hardflips. - steez Youtube Channel My Build Log 95 Bonneville SSE - WALLED/4th Order - ~30 cubes - *thanks LoganBerry, CortezDVT, Cj18, SuperCharged DC, Ryan-RAM Designs,LoudNLow931*
wheres the flex at Posted January 27, 2012 Report Posted January 27, 2012 Watching one of buddys trying to make a large battery fit in a small area, after he did all that he reversed the polarly of his battery and burnt every fuse in his car. Hooking up a head unit on a old car with a power wire from the battery. Cutting a hole in my door for more speakers before thinking about making it look good. hahaha good memories. 2001 Nissan Frontier3/5 drop ''Gutted" Underconstruction If you don't let your unborn swim in her mouth someone else will.
Jessica Posted February 25, 2012 Report Posted February 25, 2012 Bought a brand new pair of infinity components, didn't have an extra amp so i just hooked em up to the front output off my sub amp (still don't know the manufacture of that amp to this day) The weird thing was the front output only had 2 +'s and 1 -. ended up blowing one of the mid's. Damn it was loud as hell while it worked. I'm guessing i bridged the amp and he speakers are 2 ohm so the amp saw 1 ohm. don't know how much power they were getting but they handle 100 rms each. I also made the mistake of not bolting down my amp's. I had 3 amps mounted to a board that just sat in my hatch, someone got in my car, pulled the whole board and slammed the door on the wires and just yanked the amps loose from them. that was a nice thing to wake up to. I took someone advice on an enclosure "if you don't put a divider in they will hit way harder" (sealed). Yeah, talk about box flex. lol Rest in peace, walled 87 accord build log 03' Corolla build with AA Mayhem inside. My super random youtube channel and terrible camera work. Wiring comparison by CaptainzPlanetz Wire and fuse guide by Guest SyKo13
magicman Posted February 25, 2012 Report Posted February 25, 2012 My worst mistake ever was when I first started in car audio , age 16, and I drilled through the firewall, and when I got through I felt pressure....So I drilled harder and faster, because darnit...I was going to run the power wire correctly....the added pressure was a brake booster. I tried to plug it with that gorilla snot , black tar stuff to cover up the "hiss" noise. The customer got about 3 blocks away, the tar sucked through the hole and their brakes almost went out. I never made a huge mistake before OR AFTER that. I have chased my own ass around and did troubleshooting and replacing amps , head units and wires all to find out later that I didnt put a fuse back in....but thats all of us who have been installing for longer than 1 year. haha! Great topic. I only hope others laugh (and learn) from our mistakes.
Twostrokeking Posted February 25, 2012 Report Posted February 25, 2012 I dont really have any YET as I am only 16 but I do have a question, When I unhook my battery do hook up my fosgate bd1000 Everytime i put the power in the terminal on the amp it sparks.. I put the ground in first, what am i doing wrong? noob question I know My Truck BuildSpending money on things I don't need, to impress others I don't know.At the end of the day for me its about the love of customizing anything and everything to limits or even past reasonable.-SkyHighCarAudio
Mile High Guy Posted February 25, 2012 Report Posted February 25, 2012 I dont really have any YET as I am only 16 but I do have a question, When I unhook my battery do hook up my fosgate bd1000 Everytime i put the power in the terminal on the amp it sparks.. I put the ground in first, what am i doing wrong? noob question I know Remove ground first and connect ground last Headunit - Alpine 9857 Mids & Highs - T165,T1692 Mids & Highs Amp - T400-4 Subs - 2 12" DC Audio Level 3 M2s Sub Amp - T1500-1bdcp Alternator - MechMan 220a Wiring - 1/0ga XS Power Batteries - 2 Optima Yellow Tops Read the fucking manual. Jesus Christ. I dunno about that Steve... Chuck Norris doesnt even do push-ups, he just pushes the earth down.
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