Electrical upgrades questions

[mastershake575 10+ year member]

And the reason the price is so high on the alt is because of the tundra it’s unreasonably hard to get to and you have to remove many other components to get it out which seems to make it a pretty lengthy process

I checked the install videos for the 2007/2008 and it doesn't look that bad.

It looks like a case of if some weekend warrior tried doing it at home yeah it would be not only tough but ultra time consuming but a proper mechanic with proper tools and a car lift it's not that hard (remove wheel, remove plastic shielding, remove 4 bolts to bring the sway bar down, remove 3 bolts to loosen power steering pump and then all you have to do is push it to the side to give you direct acccess to the alternator).

I would contact other shops and explain what you need because it does not look very time consuming or difficult (especially for a professional shop). It's more time consuming then say my car (my car you can install and alt in like 20 minutes) but there's zero reason why it should take a good mechanic more than 1.5 hours total to do a remove of the old alt and install of the new one.

Keep in mind good alts should last the lifetime of the vehicle or close to it. Batteries have a handful of years.

Good point. Not only that if your still running the OEM alt then there's a strong chance your going to have to replace it anyways (especially if you plan on keeping the car at least a few more years) so might as well do it proper

 

[Kohen36]

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I mean I'd go h.o. when you can. Sounds like op might want a shop to do it.
I've got a 1700 in my daily ATM and a mechman 400 on the way.
I'm doing 135.3 db at 35 hz and 133.4db with vehicle off. I'll post what numbers I get with the new alt. Not sure when I'll get it but the biggest benefit will be bypassing that sensor that tells my alt when to turn on

I checked the install videos for the 2007/2008 and it doesn't look that bad.

It looks like a case of if some weekend warrior tried doing it at home yeah it would be not only tough but ultra time consuming but a proper mechanic with proper tools and a car lift it's not that hard (remove wheel, remove plastic shielding, remove 4 bolts to bring the sway bar down, remove 3 bolts to loosen power steering pump and then all you have to do is push it to the side to give you direct acccess to the alternator).

I would contact other shops and explain what you need because it does not look very time consuming or difficult (especially for a professional shop). It's more time consuming then say my car (my car you can install and alt in like 20 minutes) but there's zero reason why it should take a good mechanic more than 1.5 hours total to do a remove of the old alt and install of the new one.

Good point. Not only that if your still running the OEM alt then there's a strong chance your going to have to replace it anyways (especially if you plan on keeping the car at least a few more years) so might as well do it proper

Sounds good gonna go with cab 22 and call around and see about the prices on alt replacement thanks so much for all the info!

 

[Kohen36]

Might go with the sundown sfb 3k, it’s 300 on down for sound and that’s about what I’d pay for the cab 22 with the warranty .what y’all think?

 

[Kohen36]

Might go with the sundown sfb 3k, it’s 300 on down for sound and that’s about what I’d pay for the cab 22 with the warranty .what y’all think?

Nvm cab 22 I’m way to indecisive on this shit lol

 

[Kohen36]

audio apex has charged my card 3 times for the cab22 and evert time it said incorrect billing address and acted like it never went through now I have no order and 600 charged from my card

 

[Kohen36]

audio apex has charged my card 3 times for the cab22 and evert time it said incorrect billing address and acted like it never went through now I have no order and 600 charged from my card

I don’t know why they don’t have this shit on Amazon

 

[Deon1818]

audio apex has charged my card 3 times for the cab22 and evert time it said incorrect billing address and acted like it never went through now I have no order and 600 charged from my card

Ignore the temporary charges they'll straighten it out. Buy through PayPal if you can

 

[Firewalker]

Contact Audio Apex they will fix it they are really good about that stuff. Mistakes happen online. Also why deal with amazon that charges a bunch of money to sell stuff there when they have the audience they have?

 

[metalheadjoe 10+ year member]

Nvm cab 22 I’m way to indecisive on this shit lol

I recommend eight to ten or more drinks to help make difficult purchases.

 

[Slo_Ride 5,000+ posts]

Card as in credit card? Can i ask who you bank with? I've purchased warranty plans through squaretrade, but I've never had to cash in on one so can't speak to their service.

What the f*ck is wrong with you dude? First you get all types of mad when I refuse to tell you my a/s/l and now you are asking people for their bank info? Someone ban this scammer.

 

[Slo_Ride 5,000+ posts]

Ignore the temporary charges they'll straighten it out. Buy through PayPal if you can

You can not be serious. No you buy from the company or an authorized dealer with your actual card. PayPal is just another middle man and your advice is dumber than shit

 

[Deon1818]

You can not be serious. No you buy from the company or an authorized dealer with your actual card. PayPal is just another middle man and your advice is dumber than shit

Fuggin what. When you check out on their site you can use credit card or PayPal. Their credit card option is glitchy for some reason but PayPal worked fine.
Gtfo ya salty hag.

 

[Slo_Ride 5,000+ posts]

Fuggin what. When you check out on their site you can use credit card or PayPal. Their credit card option is glitchy for some reason but PayPal worked fine.
Gtfo ya salty hag.

You mad bro? People like you always get mad when I'm right.

 

[Kohen36]

You mad bro? People like you always get mad when I'm right.

Lol card ain’t working for shit every time I try it charges me another 300 with no order placed

 

[Kohen36]

I have some questions about clipping. So I had my subs and everything installed by a local car audio place and they did an amazing job setting everything up but one thing I’m confused about is my SW level is set to negative 20 and I have also seen my clip light go off a few times when it gets pretty loud but i feel it should def be able to play louder before clipping.I started turning down the SW level and once it go to near zero the subs started hitting very very hard at very low volume levels but it was way to much and maybe sounded bad for the subs when I did this but I’m not forsure. What should I set my SW level as most people have it set to zero?They also put warranty stickers over my gain and etc because I’m supposed to go in 2 weeks for a retune once they are broke in