My "daily" setup PICS

[Lakota 5,000+ posts]

Lol.
nG

Nice to see somebody else that doesn't care about looks...

Function>Fashion

 

[woody89 10+ year member]

Looks better than the inside of m car right now. Still a good beater you got Ben.

 

[Certified_Audio 10+ year member]

Nice to see somebody else that doesn't care about looks...
Function>Fashion

No honestly bro, it looks terrible, the wires need to be cleaned up. That and itself, if anything touchs your pretty much screwed.//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/crying.gif.ec0ebefe590df0251476573bc49e46d8.gif That wing and nut terminal is plain stupid if you ask me. Just do us all a huge favor and do it right. Plus you were saying you have alot of corrosion on your battery? It's called water and baking soda my friend, gets it all off.//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/biggrin.gif.d71a5d36fcbab170f2364c9f2e3946cb.gif

 

[pikers 10+ year member]

A chasis ground is a lot of resistance anyways, and everybody does it. This is just my daily boom, so I'm not sweating it. Once I get my other strand of wire so that I can run my ground to the battery, it will change

Another n00b theory in a long line of them. Get a proper distro for power and ground, loom and secure the wires. Can't wait until the nut (//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/crap.gif.7f4dd41e3e9b23fbd170a1ee6f65cecc.gif) comes loose and you've got a nice little light show in your cabin. Then we'll all be treated to a thread asking everyone what went wrong.

Seriously, screw your amp; we're talking fire hazard here.

 

[Lakota 5,000+ posts]

No honestly bro, it looks terrible, the wires need to be cleaned up. That and itself, if anything touchs your pretty much screwed.//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/crying.gif.ec0ebefe590df0251476573bc49e46d8.gif That wing and nut terminal is plain stupid if you ask me. Just do us all a huge favor and do it right. Plus you were saying you have alot of corrosion on your battery? It's called water and baking soda my friend, gets it all off.//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/biggrin.gif.d71a5d36fcbab170f2364c9f2e3946cb.gif

Calm your e-penis down. As stated, the ground WILL NOT touch anything positive. You'd have to mess with it youself to see, the wire is too stiff. I change my setups often, so I don't feel the need to make it pretty. It's mostly all hidden by the seats too:naughty: If I had something more open like a suv or trunk, then I'd care more about hiding the wires.

 

[Lakota 5,000+ posts]

Seriously, screw your amp; we're talking fire hazard here.

//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/rolleyes.gif.c1fef805e9d1464d377451cd5bc18bfb.gif I just put a new distro on it. As I've been trying to state all along, it's not much of a hazard.

 

[lilmaniac2 5,000+ posts]

You know i used to think like you until i seen a buddy's trunk catch on fire....

and a few corrections.. if that was a postive you would be an idiot for not using ELECTRICAL tape b/c if it touched ANYTHING connected to teh car that is metal, seat belt bracket, seat bracket, screwdriver , you woudl be seeing sparks.

and whoever said to use duct tape for electrical tape true DUCT tape had tiny metal strands in it that makes it conductive ... i do admit ive used it before ,but it is a much better idea to use electrical tape

ps after a little reasearch i found that only certain types of duct tape contains metal so i dont guess its that big of a deal.

 

[woody89 10+ year member]

I've seen his truck many of times, the ground wires would'nt touch anything. The positive is a lot further away than it looks in the pics. The ground wires hung down some anyways and the postive was further back and up a lot higher. The only thing for the ground wires to hit would be the wooden box, but they just stayed in the free air. Oh well all is fixed now, got his new distro in.

 

[Lakota 5,000+ posts]

You know i used to think like you until i seen a buddy's trunk catch on fire....
and a few corrections.. if that was a postive you would be an idiot for not using ELECTRICAL tape b/c if it touched ANYTHING connected to teh car that is metal, seat belt bracket, seat bracket, screwdriver , you woudl be seeing sparks.

and whoever said to use duct tape for electrical tape true DUCT tape had tiny metal strands in it that makes it conductive ... i do admit ive used it before ,but it is a much better idea to use electrical tape

ps after a little reasearch i found that only certain types of duct tape contains metal so i dont guess its that big of a deal.

I totally agree with the + issue 100%. It's the fact that it's a ground and it will not touch +, unless my power wire's coating melted. My ground wire is not car audio wire, it's stiff stuff.

Anyways, I decided to put the grounds in my disto today

 

[bri487 5,000+ posts]

that ground or 12v distro is bootleg as ****.

 

[Fast1one 10+ year member]

WTF its Daily...it should be cleaner...the wiring you have is inexcusable....

Only SPL setups are alowed ghettoness like that //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/eyebrow.gif.fe2c18d8720fe8c7eaed347b21ea05a5.gif

 

[snoopdan 5,000+ posts]

Ive actually sat in the truck, its not too bad. He's just starting out, give him a break....

I metered him at a USACi event, and as far as they were concerned his setup was kosher for SPL....so I suppose that apeizeses the "ugly spl" install.

I think with a little work on a new box and a sturdy amp, he'd be pulling some good numbers, which is why I suggested he stay in touch with me for some future upgrades //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/wink.gif.608e3ea05f1a9f98611af0861652f8fb.gif

 

[wesl56 10+ year member]

Anyways, I decided to put the grounds in my disto today

good to hear... its not that everyone is just hating on you, they're just looking out man... high current electricity is nothin to fux with and safety should be a pretty big priority... belive me, its well worth it to spend the extra bucks and take a little extra time to do it right and safe, plus it will look better.. much eaiser than cutting corners and learning the hard way //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

 

[Lakota 5,000+ posts]

good to hear... its not that everyone is just hating on you, they're just looking out man... high current electricity is nothin to fux with and safety should be a pretty big priority... belive me, its well worth it to spend the extra bucks and take a little extra time to do it right and safe, plus it will look better.. much eaiser than cutting corners and learning the hard way //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

I'm actually about to go to school to be an electrical engineer, believe it or not

 

[wesl56 10+ year member]

ahhh... engineers= good with numbers, not with wires //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/laugh.gif.48439b2acf2cfca21620f01e7f77d1e4.gif jk