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[ThxOne Premium Member]

So while I am waiting for speakers to be available for purchase I decided I would do some preventative maintenance on my Escape. Items will be arriving starting on the 12th. A pair of loaded strut assembly's for the front, new wheel hubs and bearings, new brake rotors and pads. I figure, 120,000 miles on a northern vehicle is advisable to replace parts that are designed to wear.

Also, those straps are working wonderful to keep the box from moving now. I also repaired the exhaust from the previous owners attempt at installing a new exhaust. Now it is up tight under the body like it is supposed to be. They had it hanging over 6 inches. I don't know how I didn't rip it off going over bumps. Got good clearance now.

 

[ThxOne Premium Member]

We got my parking pad finished. Laid down some crush and run and put a "boarder" around it. No more mud when it rains.

 

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Start the new job Monday. Going to order the Wavcor tweeters soon and then the 6.5's as soon as the arrive in the states. I am betting they are offshore in California.

 

[Bobbytwonames 5,000+ posts]

We got my parking pad finished. Laid down some crush and run and put a "boarder" around it. No more mud when it rains.

Isn't it a "border"? Just asking

 

[ThxOne Premium Member]

Isn't it a "border"? Just asking

It sure is and I highlighted it in quotations specifically for the grammar police.

 

[Slo_Ride 5,000+ posts]

Oh my, those little RF's are bad asss!!!! A pair of those as dedicated tweeter amps, hell yes!!

Nah, I ain't feeling it. $220 for 45x4. Better value out there

 

[Slo_Ride 5,000+ posts]

My box slides around on the floor of the cargo area... well the floor moves around with the box on top of it. So I added to come a long straps and secured that phucker. She don't move now. There is one on each side.

You got enough screws in that box? Lol

 

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You got enough screws in that box? Lol

Sadly yes but I used lengths that would not penetrate into the interior of the box.

 

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Replaced one strut today... good thing too. The spring was in two pieces. I knew I took that turn too sharp and too fast. Oooops. Will do the second strut tomorrow after work.

 

[metalheadjoe 10+ year member]

I'm going to walk up the hill to the Escape and run the RCA cable and the speaker wires. Shouldn't take more than 30 min. Famous last words.

That's not much time to run wires. I don't think I've done ANYTHING in a half hour.

My box slides around on the floor of the cargo area... well the floor moves around with the box on top of it. So I added to come a long straps and secured that phucker. She don't move now. There is one on each side.

How did you secure to the box? Lag bolts? Bolts with nuts inside?

Replaced one strut today... good thing too. The spring was in two pieces. I knew I took that turn too sharp and too fast. Oooops. Will do the second strut tomorrow after work.

Are they the same struts that a 2004 Taurus uses?

 

[ThxOne Premium Member]

That's not much time to run wires. I don't think I've done ANYTHING in a half hour.

How did you secure to the box? Lag bolts? Bolts with nuts inside?

Are they the same struts that a 2004 Taurus uses?

Took over an hour to run wires

There are D rings bolted to the floor and I used screws and washers. It's just secured for light duty.

No, they are different struts.

 

[ThxOne Premium Member]

Getting ready to order my Wavecor door speakers and I have decided to mount my tweeters on the dash and angle them mostly at my head. My question is should I stick with the tried and true, great sounding DD soft domes or finally try the still new and unused Ti Dayton tweeters? The DD's mount great in these pods and the Dayton's have little pods in the box. Crossing whichever tweeter pair over in the mid 3kHz range and running active.

 

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Ok, I have the Wavecor 6.5" speakers coming, 6x8" adapters coming and a final set of RCA cables. I am going to run the Kenwood HU active to the 4 channel Soundstream and the RF sub amp. I will run the DD tweeters in pods on the A-pillars, the Wavecor's in the lower doors. These Skar 6x8's were temporary anyway but man do they ****! One more thing to order and that's the sound deadening. The Wavecor's and DD's are very close in sensitivity 91db for the WC's and 90db for the DD's. Should be a pretty good match for sound as well. Gonna estimate 1000w -15db to the subs, 75w -5db to each WC and 50w or less -5db to each DD. Should be really clean. Subs up to 85hz - Mids 85 - 3500hz - Tweets 3.5khz and up. Or something similar. Or add my 3.5" kappa's back into the mix.

 

[ThxOne Premium Member]

Looks like I get to run some Infinity Kappa 6x8's till I get the sound deadening. My lil sis sent me a brand new pair in the mail. Should be here soon. It's raining speakers again. I'm so happy.

These are them...

 

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Ordered some sound deadening for the doors and a fancy roller. Looks like everything is on its way. I can see it now, my dumb asss out on the hill, 12 degrees and breezy doing my doors lol.