03 Taurus Build

[scbroncoguy 10+ year member]

So my other car is a 2003 Ford Taurus and my build will be kinda slow. What is is going to have is a complete DB Drive set up. I have two 12" DB Drive K3 subs, with a A3 1000.1 Amp. For my door speakers I have a quantum 4x200 watt amp for my mids/highs. I also have a 2 farad quantum capacitor and a 4 gauge DB Link wiring kit. I will also have a custom design built in the back around the subs. I will post what I have in the car now later and will start building the custom design this weekend.

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[scbroncoguy 10+ year member]

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[scbroncoguy 10+ year member]

The pictures want come out that great for the color.....it looks orange, but it is really red

 

[Bettr n' Revrse 5,000+ posts]

Ditch the cap! hahaha sorry had to say it...

 

[bigbangtheory 5,000+ posts]

Not to bad.

X2 on ditching the cap, really dont need it.

 

[scbroncoguy 10+ year member]

Thanks.... The cap helps the headlights from dimming

 

[Bettr n' Revrse 5,000+ posts]

A second batt would be better for your electrical and help the head light dimming....

 

[scbroncoguy 10+ year member]

Yea I agree.....my Taurus is my entree level class car and my Bronco is the higher level class car and I have additional batteries in my Bronco. The cap helps just enough for the headlights right now. Once I upgrade to the K9 DB Drives and bigger amps I will get additional batteries instead of the cap.

 

[scbroncoguy 10+ year member]

Well I got some new toys yesterday for my 03 Taurus

DB Drive Okur A7 1100 watt rms and 2200 max watt amp

Small Shuriken battery

dual 12" DB Drive K5 1500 watt max each subs

 

[wickedwitt 10+ year member]

Box is sexy, honestly it looks better orange though (kinda partial to that color)

 

[scbroncoguy 10+ year member]

I installed all of my new toys today so here are some pictures of the install.

The first picture is the old subs on the bottom and the new ones on top.

 

[ejschultz 10+ year member]

I thought for a second that you drilled into the battery to mount it. That's a pretty clean looking install. I'm going to jump on the "Ditch the Cap" bandwagon though. You've got the extra battery now. You're putting a lot of strain on your alternator to keep up with a second battery and a capacitor.

 

[scbroncoguy 10+ year member]

Yea I am thinking about ditching the cap and laying the battery down and naw I defiantly didn't drill into the battery haha

 

[mikelaubach 10+ year member]

I saw the angle brackets and thought exactly the same thing. LOL

But, what are you doing to keep the battery from going up? Say hitting a pothole, etc. Surely not the tension on the wires.

Otherwise, look nice. I'll be starting my Bronco build shortly, but definitely not the same class - I need that storage space. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/biggrin.gif.d71a5d36fcbab170f2364c9f2e3946cb.gif

 

[ejschultz 10+ year member]

There's been times where I needed the space in the Jeep. I'm probably going to devise something where I can pull the sub out, should I need the space. I don't think it'd be too hard to do. I just have to build an amp rack, put something inline with the remote turn on going to my mono amp to turn it off when the sub isn't connected, and then it'll be easy to disconnect the speaker wire from my box and pull the box out when I need the extra room. You could probably do something like that with the Bronco if you really want a sub or two in there.