Featured 2018 Toyota Sienna minivan with 2 DB4515R on 2 Taramps Smart 8 Bass

[shredder1 10+ year member]

Jim's machine works: https://jims-machineworkx.myshopify.com/

made several parts for me. Most important thing they made for me was the bus bars for my battery banks. Very nice CNC aluminum blocks.

They fucked this part though.
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These are the brackets at the end of my stripper pole. You can probably see why it failed. Those pieces that attach to the base plate were only welded at the bottom of the tabs. And poorly.

The broken one in the picture failed naturally. I tested the other one afterward by whacking it with a hammer. It bent lmao. Yeah, the metal pieces are 1/4" thick, I shouldn't be able to bend it with a normal hammer. The welds just stank. broke them by hammering to bend, prying back, hammering again a few times.

Very annoying because the part cost about $160. I shouldn't have to redo it myself. Removing the powder coat, breaking the pieces apart, welding everything...

And also ***** because now it has simple spray paint covering I did instead of the powder coat.

Hard to anticipate the rowdiness inside any cabin, Diy is always the best option. Sux you shelled out some bux initially and more to do it right.
Just like my kids A/C... I was quoted condensers, evaps and compressors so I UV'd for leaks. Replaced the hi side service port and the overpressure fitting on the compressor to be thorough. $80 for a vacuum pump and gauges and another $70 in supplies and parts and those quotes of $700-$1500 disappeared. Lol... $150 later his Cobalt is ready for an Az summer this year. 36 degrees at the vents on a 90 degree day.

 

[CertifiedHoodClassic]

Hard to anticipate the rowdiness inside any cabin, Diy is always the best option. Sux you shelled out some bux initially and more to do it right.
Just like my kids A/C... I was quoted condensers, evaps and compressors so I UV'd for leaks. Replaced the hi side service port and the overpressure fitting on the compressor to be thorough. $80 for a vacuum pump and gauges and another $70 in supplies and parts and those quotes of $700-$1500 disappeared. Lol... $150 later his Cobalt is ready for an Az summer this year. 36 degrees at the vents on a 90 degree day.

Nice. I prefer do my own maintenance most of the time too. Not even just for the money - routine things like oil changes are actually faster if I do it myself. I don't need to make an appointment and wait at the shop for them to get to my car.

Still, if you weren't able to fix the AC, there's always this route:

 

[just call me KeV 10+ year member]

Loving the build. What other major upgrades are you looking at this year?

 

[CertifiedHoodClassic]

Loving the build. What other major upgrades are you looking at this year?

I've got 4 banks (160 AH) of LTO and one smart 8k bass currently. I've already built the mounting pieces for a second 8k, and the battery bank in the back has 4 rows but only 2 are filled, so at some point I'll buy more LTO (get up to 240 AH) and another 8k. Those subs are monsters, I think they could take it.

Those air springs I installed earlier also fixed a big issue for me. The car handles so much better with them in. I've added maybe 600 lbs of subs/gear. It rides like the trunk is empty now.

I also have some ideas for cosmetic upgrades. I'd mostly be doing them because it's funny, it is a minivan after all lmao