Mercedes + RD Audio Build

[TC2k15x2 10+ year member]

So first off id like to say that RD audio is the shit, and so is their CS. Mike456 and Steve are helping me resolve my situation with the HW, and once sub arrives I shall be throwing it in and the install will be complete.

Equipment consists of-

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(2) Red Top D34 batts

(1) 15" RD HW

(1) RD 3250.1 //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/crazy.gif.c13912c32de98515d3142759a824dae7.gif

Enclosure- 5.4 cuft, tuned to 40Hz (Pioneer~Saturn)

So now for the pics (All taken from Iphone)

Box Build-

All Pieces Cut



One side on



Coming together //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/eek.gif.771b7a90cf45cabdc554ff1121c21c4a.gif



My ghetto work table lawl

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[TC2k15x2 10+ year member]

done, test fit



Finally top piece cut out



and then sub dropped in



I know, there is no bracing in pics, but I do plan on adding some before installing. Also my enclosure building skills arent the greatest seeing that this is the (pretty much) second enclosure ive built.

 

[snoopdan 5,000+ posts]

probably would of been louder if you vented to the side.

 

[TC2k15x2 10+ year member]

Now for, the inventive (simple) idea that I came up with to hold my batts in place



Found a little wood and look what we have here



and finally got some of the positives mounted up and connected to batts



Question I have- Do I absolutely need to fuse between the positive from the first batt, to the pos of the second?

this is only the beginning, I will be posting pics of the new HU that I put in //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/veryhappy.gif.fec4fed33b4a1279cf10bdd45a039dae.gif and also the rest of the install, let me get some feedback, this is my first serious (doing everything to my best ability) install.

 

[TC2k15x2 10+ year member]

probably would of been louder if you vented to the side.

Ohrly, I was told port back would be loudest.

As you can see only opening to the cabin is right where the back seat armrest is.

Why exactly do you think this?

 

[skmfkr 5,000+ posts]

omgz we have the same setup, but my box is alot smaller

 

[TC2k15x2 10+ year member]

omgz we have the same setup, but my box is alot smaller

holycrap batman //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/furious.gif.fc81ca146dbff91fede3ed290dbc4f4c.gif//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/laugh.gif.48439b2acf2cfca21620f01e7f77d1e4.gif//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/crazy.gif.c13912c32de98515d3142759a824dae7.gif//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/eek.gif.771b7a90cf45cabdc554ff1121c21c4a.gif

Hows it sound, im dying to get everything done?

 

[TeZ 10+ year member]

clean setup for a clean car... Nice work

 

[TC2k15x2 10+ year member]

clean setup for a clean car... Nice work

Thanks man stay posted

 

[skmfkr 5,000+ posts]

sounds good took awhile for the suspension to loosen up

 

[Adrian15XXX 10+ year member]

looks nice. good job

 

[TC2k15x2 10+ year member]

sounds good took awhile for the suspension to loosen up

you have any numbers, im guessing you have all of that in a honda fit?

 

[TC2k15x2 10+ year member]

opinions??1?1111

 

[snoopdan 5,000+ posts]

Ohrly, I was told port back would be loudest.
As you can see only opening to the cabin is right where the back seat armrest is.

Why exactly do you think this?

In many tests with different configurations of sub up, sub back, port back, port side....

I (and many other people) found that if you're going to do sub up, the port should be fired to the side of the trunk. The meter doesn't lie.

 

[scott s 10+ year member]

looking good