Best way for L7s?

[king ranch 5,000+ posts]

hey i was just wondering not to get off topic but if he uses that 1/2 mdf how do you properlly brace a box like that besides double baffle

just curious

 

[dye4metal 10+ year member]

my box isnt braced in anyother way besides that and i really dont think it vibrates to much and ive had about 3 people sitting on top of it before when driving around bumpin so.

 

[king ranch 5,000+ posts]

adas just curious figured you would know how do you properlly brace a box

 

[adas Pro Seller]

adas just curious figured you would know how do you properlly brace a box

You can use threaded rod, across the large panels of the box to stiffen them up, you can use peice of mdf running across the box, and also the large 45* corners can help brace sides from flex.
And bro, $15 4ga kit to a 2000w brutus? Theres your effing dimming issue Not to mention, that fuseholder is cheap as hell. You NEED the 2ga at least, of good sh!t plus the big 3, and the dimming will go way down, so you won't need the cap anymore either. Your fuseholder shouldnt have melted from a burnt fuse, looks like a bad crimp and the wire was arcing inside that side in the picture.

 

[dye4metal 10+ year member]

well its 4ga wire, idk how cheap wire actually gets but its whatever, its worked fine haha. ive got money in the amps and speakers, not to much wiring.

i would just do a run of 0 if it really makes that big of a difference.

 

[adas Pro Seller]

well its 4ga wire, idk how cheap wire actually gets but its whatever, its worked fine haha. ive got money in the amps and speakers, not to much wiring.
i would just do a run of 0 if it really makes that big of a difference.

Ever heard of car audio being 90% install, 10% speakers? It applys completly to this. The better your wiring, the better your install, which means more power, better sounding, and less dimming.//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

 

[dye4metal 10+ year member]

i can see your point. haha i bet it sounds like a really shitty install to you. i did do everything my self tho its really not that bad, but the fact that i have small wire and ****ed the box up for the subs.

where would i go around here to get 0ga wire anyways? i would leave that run of 4 and hook the 4 channel up to that take th 8 out.

 

[adas Pro Seller]

i can see your point. haha i bet it sounds like a really shitty install to you. i did do everything my self tho its really not that bad, but the fact that i have small wire and ****ed the box up for the subs.
where would i go around here to get 0ga wire anyways? i would leave that run of 4 and hook the 4 channel up to that take th 8 out.

Bro, I understand i'm 18 i do my stuff myself too...I've had friends with MUCHHHH sh!ttier ideas and wiring. i've done my share of F*** ups:laugh:
To get 0ga around here, 2 choices are mad marks and autotronics. Both charge up the ***, but i'm friends with mark so he usually givies me a good deal on anything there. best idea, get some 1/0 from knu koncepts which you can save quite a bit on. KLM works great.

 

[dye4metal 10+ year member]

I dont even really want my car near marx hahaha. Theres a list of things i want to do and idk how much its gonna cost, i guess you could give me a price range.

Do the Big 3, Do a Run of 0 guage for the brutus, and swap out the 2 12s i have,

nothing wrong with the kickers but i dont think i would want to build a new box when in reality thatd be a waste of time cause i want something that is louder. hence those 2 18s or so, or 15s.

 

[adas Pro Seller]

Building a new box will probably be surprisingly louder judging by what your describing, besides, if your building yourself, it takes like $30 and 4 hours of time.

run of 1/0, I'd say 23' of power, then 8-10' of ground so you have enough for the big 3. it's $1.75 a foot so it's not too bad at all http://www.knukonceptz.com/productDetail.cfm?prodID=KLM0BL

2 3518s is going to run you a little over $700, 4 1512's is going to be about 700, 2 2515's is going to be about $500.

At least for now I would honestly build a new box first.//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

 

[dye4metal 10+ year member]

well i think im gonna order that cable and what not.

i also have a good friend in my grade whos good friends dad is a DD dealer and stuff so im not sure how cheap i could get it, but the kid has a blazer with only one 18 and ***** is sooo loud.

is there a way we could talk off here? aim?