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Silver Member Username: Audiosaab
Potomac,
MD
Post Number: 133
Registered: Nov-07
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| Posted on Wednesday, March 26, 2008 - 04:08 pm: |
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If anyone has any free time to type it, i need a full description of how exactly to get my subwoofers installed within my car....
Heres what i have:
-All power and ground wires run from battery already from last set up
-Cables are already run from last setup from head unit to trunk
-I have 2 12" Alpine Type R's DVC 4ohm's
-I have a Hifonics Brutus 1606D Mono Amp
-I have a Q-Logic 12" Dual Chamber Vented/Sealed Box (Comes with one positive and negative wire for each side to go from the subwoofer to terminal cup, as well as 4 bannana wires [2 black 2 red])
-I have Screws and Mounting Rings
-I have 2 strands of 8gauge Rockford Fosgate Speakerwire 7.5ft ea W/ both a positive and negative end on both...
-And i want to wire all this to a 1 ohm load....
if there is any other materials i need during the installation if your willing to type this step by step up then just add it and ill find/ buy it so i can do this.......i just really want to learn to do it myself and diagrams dont seem to help considering i dont understand what it means to wire the two voice coils together or what i would even use to do that......
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Gold Member Username: Insearchofbass
Post Number: 8665
Registered: Jun-04
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| Posted on Thursday, March 27, 2008 - 07:33 pm: |
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"-I have a Q-Logic 12" Dual Chamber Vented/Sealed Box (Comes with one positive and negative wire for each side to go from the subwoofer to terminal cup, as well as 4 bannana wires [2 black 2 red])"
first thing ill say is that sounds like a bandpass box...if so sell the box and make your own for the alpines and it will sound so much better |
Gold Member Username: Nd4spd18
Northwest PA
Post Number: 7054
Registered: Jul-06
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| Posted on Thursday, March 27, 2008 - 07:36 pm: |
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Yeah first thing get a proper box built for your subs, prefabs are crap. Bandpass are beyond crap........... |
New member Username: Waresgaragestereo
Fort Valley,
GA
Post Number: 10
Registered: Mar-08
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| Posted on Thursday, March 27, 2008 - 07:49 pm: |
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yes build or have built a box for this. |
Bronze Member Username: Waresgaragestereo
Fort Valley,
GA
Post Number: 11
Registered: Mar-08
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| Posted on Thursday, March 27, 2008 - 07:51 pm: |
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common chamber |
Gold Member Username: Nd4spd18
Northwest PA
Post Number: 7055
Registered: Jul-06
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| Posted on Thursday, March 27, 2008 - 08:11 pm: |
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It doesn't have to be common chamber either that or devided will work. |
Bronze Member Username: Waresgaragestereo
Fort Valley,
GA
Post Number: 12
Registered: Mar-08
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| Posted on Thursday, March 27, 2008 - 08:26 pm: |
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At last, M.S isn't bashing my ideas |
Gold Member Username: Joebruce
15 AQ HD3
Post Number: 1864
Registered: May-04
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| Posted on Thursday, March 27, 2008 - 08:38 pm: |
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Wow 8ga for speaker wire? |
Gold Member Username: Joebruce
15 AQ HD3
Post Number: 1865
Registered: May-04
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| Posted on Thursday, March 27, 2008 - 08:40 pm: |
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M.S. stands for Meat Sucker FYI! |
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Gold Member Username: •cam•
BC
Canada
Post Number: 2327
Registered: Nov-06
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| Posted on Thursday, March 27, 2008 - 08:43 pm: |
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Sometimes what you may consider an idea is something someone has already tested or knows to be fact, whether true or false. |
Platinum Member Username: Wingmanalive
A pic is worth
1000 posts!!
Post Number: 15389
Registered: Jun-06
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| Posted on Thursday, March 27, 2008 - 08:58 pm: |
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8 ga speaker wire is overkill but won't harm anything.
Speaker wiring would be:
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Platinum Member Username: Rovin
4 10 Pioneer...
Post Number: 13434
Registered: Jul-05
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| Posted on Thursday, March 27, 2008 - 09:36 pm: |
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go to www.bcae1.com & www.the12volt.com
they have pics & how to's ...... |
Gold Member Username: Kpa2727
Old Bridge,
NJ
USA !
Post Number: 1021
Registered: May-07
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| Posted on Thursday, March 27, 2008 - 10:33 pm: |
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no no to everyone here guess u never walked into a best buy. his box has a removable port it's in the center of the box made of a plastic just screwed in place. u can go ported by removing it. as was said thought , return it or sell it. that box just won't hit anywhere near as hard as hand built. i've been down the q logic road a few times. i have about 3 out back going to waste and no idea what to do with them since selling around here isn't easy. anyhow the box u have will leak and not be good, just build your own. other then that my best advice is maybe get some smaller speaker guage wir maybe like 6 cause 8 will be just hell to wire in a type r terminal. i tried my 6 and had a hell of a time twisting it real tight so it would fit. also in your type r boxes they came in get the jumpers out and use them. every type - r should have them if bought new. now lastly, u should have in those boxes for the type - r's a nice little diagram telling u how to use the wires and jumpers to wire to 1 ohm. do if you find that it will be easy as hell, i'll see if i can find mine and scan it for you. after a box about all you need is a digital multi meter s you can set you amp up and tune it with a test tone. otherwise you have everything you need. |
Bronze Member Username: Waresgaragestereo
Fort Valley,
GA
Post Number: 17
Registered: Mar-08
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| Posted on Thursday, March 27, 2008 - 10:43 pm: |
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Keith,
6 GA speaker wire is even bigger. 8GA would be more easy to hook up to them speakers. |
Gold Member Username: Nd4spd18
Northwest PA
Post Number: 7058
Registered: Jul-06
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| Posted on Friday, March 28, 2008 - 12:47 am: |
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F*ck you twiztid I seem to remember helping you out several times when you were putting your system together. azzhole. |
Gold Member Username: Joebruce
15 AQ HD3
Post Number: 1873
Registered: May-04
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| Posted on Friday, March 28, 2008 - 01:01 am: |
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Gold Member Username: Nd4spd18
Northwest PA
Post Number: 7061
Registered: Jul-06
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| Posted on Friday, March 28, 2008 - 01:08 am: |
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Seriously what the hell is your problem. You used to be cool anyways.... |
Gold Member Username: Joebruce
15 AQ HD3
Post Number: 1874
Registered: May-04
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| Posted on Friday, March 28, 2008 - 01:14 am: |
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Dude chill I was jus jokin |
Gold Member Username: Nd4spd18
Northwest PA
Post Number: 7064
Registered: Jul-06
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| Posted on Friday, March 28, 2008 - 01:19 am: |
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Aw haha my bad dude. Sometimes I just can't tell anymore haha.
There's some people on here who like to make retarded comments about me b/c I call things as I see them and don't say what they want to hear. |
Bronze Member Username: Waresgaragestereo
Fort Valley,
GA
Post Number: 18
Registered: Mar-08
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| Posted on Friday, March 28, 2008 - 07:22 am: |
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and now, back to the speaker wire... or whatever. |
Silver Member Username: Durski
Post Number: 348
Registered: Nov-06
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| Posted on Friday, March 28, 2008 - 09:50 am: |
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"All power and ground wires run from battery already from last set up "
Correct me if I'm wrong but... from that statement it seems like your ground wire is running from your battery, That's not good. You want the ground to be as short as possible(less than 3 ft), so if you plan on putting your system in your trunk I would find a place to ground in your trunk. |
Bronze Member Username: Waresgaragestereo
Fort Valley,
GA
Post Number: 22
Registered: Mar-08
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| Posted on Friday, March 28, 2008 - 09:58 am: |
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yss yes yes that ground wire is wwwaaayyy tooo long. like chris said, keep it short, less than 3 feet |
Platinum Member Username: Bestmankind
Http://www.rdaudio.net...
Post Number: 19662
Registered: Oct-05
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| Posted on Friday, March 28, 2008 - 10:12 am: |
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what is wrong with grounding straight to the battery? if you think about it, the battery is in the front and if you ground to something in the back, it still has to travel the distance to get to the battery through your car's metal.
now if your ground cable is long and is still grounded to your car's frame then thats a differnt story. |
Silver Member Username: Durski
Post Number: 350
Registered: Nov-06
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| Posted on Friday, March 28, 2008 - 11:11 am: |
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chad - I suppose when you put it like that there's no problem... In all honesty, if you hook everything up and it sounds clean then I don't see a need to mess with it. |
Gold Member Username: Nd4spd18
Northwest PA
Post Number: 7073
Registered: Jul-06
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| Posted on Friday, March 28, 2008 - 03:39 pm: |
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" Correct me if I'm wrong but... from that statement it seems like your ground wire is running from your battery, That's not good. "
" yss yes yes that ground wire is wwwaaayyy tooo long. like chris said, keep it short, less than 3 feet "
WRONG and wrong........ grounding to the battery is the BEST possible ground. Chad is right, but using a heavy gauge cable to the battery is actually better than the frame (less resistance). |
