Recent content by one_bad_55

I am sure the dynamat is some good stuff but I am in the middle of an install myself and I had the same decision to make that you have now. I decided to go with Brown Bread by B-Quite instead of Dynamat Extreme mainly because the Dynamat is almost twice the price. I have been very impressed...

All, I am wondering if the Power Amper "Power Bank" Capacitors are any good. I have seen them on E-bay and they are priced really good for a capacitor. You can get a 15 Farad bank for about $300.00, however you usually you get what you pay for. Does anyone have any experience with these and...

Question for all you installers out there????? If I am running two optima yellow top batteries with a solenoid management system, would I be better off powering the stereo AMPS off the secondary battery only or powering them from both batteries? (AMPS are JL Audio 500.1 and 2 ea. 300.2) I do...

HELP!!!!!!! After evaluating how much more room I want to give up in my trunk for audio equipment I am stuck with the delema of how to create a sub-enclosure in the amount of space I have available. I would like to ask all the experts out there for some advice. Here is my delema: I want to...

I think I have it easy in my case because all the parts I want to make will start out as a flat panel. Back in 55 they were not using molded plastics or any thing fancy do mold the door panels. I want to create door panels that have contours and give the doors a more updated look than just a...

Ramos, Can you explain the different ways to create fiberglass enclosures? I have seen several different methods and I would like to learn more since I will be creating some in my 55 chevy. One method I have seen is using thin MDF cut to a pattern and then laying a flexible cloth over it and...

All, My plans for the car are to make custom enclosures for the door panels. They will be sealed and made from fiber glass. I am going to seperate the Mids and the tweeters on the door. The Mids will be located lower on the door tilted upward and the tweeters will be mounted higher on the...

The AMPS will be in the Trunk of the Vehicle so they do not have to be the same as the Head Unit. Also the component speakers will be in custome made speaker pods and will be covered so brand is not important. I just want a good quality system that sounds clear.

All, I am building a 1955 Chevy Pro-Street Show car and I would like to put an audio/video system in it and I would like to get some expert opinions. I am looking for something that will be clear with some thump if I want it. I think I have narrowed it down but would like to get some other...