Recent content by Riggz

It was firing back originally then I switched it to see how it sounded facing forward and I think the only reason I didn't revert to the other way was laziness I think it sounded a little better facing the rear but that was even prior to upgrading the electrical and turning things up.. probably...

Ah!.. I saw what product you were referring to when I looked up videos you mentioned.. that stuff is basically tar and foil meant to nail thru.. the next time you are at lowes.. go back and pick up a roll of this exact stuff http://low.es/1Hvz1oa and tell me it's not 100% self stick rubber...

That is exactly why I said heavier on door panels and light weight on the deck because in the summer the heavy stuff will fall off your decklid unless you degloss the paint and add spray adhesive... I know this first hand because I saw it happen As far as the mess I haven't had any of that but...

Unplug the RCA cables to your sub and set your high end first. The starting frequencies they provided are fine and the crossover points on the low pass are an "up to this frequency", and on the high pass are "nothing below this frequency" not an exact point. Sub at 80 sounds good for an 8" and...

No better option in this particular trunk.. however it is much more because of the quality and the single tab design of the kicker that was the issue.. I'm not sure if they were plastic or just some wierd *** flimbsy metal but the amp isn't hanging on the box it's sitting on top of it.

If anyone is wanting to try out sound deadening and doesn't want to pay the ridiculous price for dynamat I have used the self adhering rolled "speed flashing" that is used around house doors, windows, roof valleys, etc and it works really well for the price.. is it dynamat? Not exactly.. but is...

Just in case anyone stumbles on this thread I wanted to give an update on the new equipment. Have had the American Bass 1222 sub in the car for over 6 months now and it not only has held up to the daily pounding a teenage driver gives it but is still nearly as stiff as the day I unboxed it.. If...

I would use your entire $50 budget and get better wire. If you pay once it only hurts once Look on ebay you can buy wire by the foot or find a kit that may be slightly over your budget but probably worth the few extra $ You can get 20' of copper for $60 shipped

Thanks and yes I glued it, screwed it, and then clear siliconed the interior for good measure although most believe if you glue every joint you can skip the silicone. I didn't want to take any chances and don't like removing subs over and over with an mdf box so I ran the 8 gauge to ring...

I know what I have these aren't the original w3''s they did have the dome dust caps.. these are 12w3v2d4 which was the first of the inverted cap I guess it depends on what you define as old school 14 years for subwoofer is what I would call old.. but we can maybe agree they are far from new?

The coil alignment issues you really do not have with large subwoofer because the magnet is so strong everything stays centered and I don't even use shims. If you were reconing a weaker woofer like in a house stereo cabinet you would have to shim and make sure nothing moves.

I didn't see your pics until now because for some reason they were not loading but fixing that ground to real metal is going to help everything. Your not grounded to sheet metal in the back as well are you? You should find a seatbelt bolt or a body mount bolt under the carpet for the rear as...

I didn't mean that your amp is not a good one or that a more efficient amp is nessecarily a better amp but it can draw more power and produce less watts than a more efficient amp. Most spl amps are not as efficient as a small sound quality amp. You can calculate an amps efficiency by dividing...

Yes sir, sat in a closet a long time and my son got his first car I dusted them off and built that box, refoamed both of them and they hit like they did brand new