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<blockquote data-quote="Mitchell Fosgate III" data-source="post: 8887216" data-attributes="member: 691623"><p style="text-align: justify">Just out of curiosity, do you guys buy the whole set of drill bits and socket ranches with rachet extensions? About $500-$700 dollars. And what do you go on? metric for example 10 mm or 11 mm sockets with 3/8" rachet extensions is the standard measurements. But Home Depot sells them in 7/16" diameter sockets and 3/8" extensions. Which can get confusing or awkward. Because if you go on eye balling the sockets, then going on 10 mm or 11 mm is easier. They even have a bolt that goes in between the 10 mm and 11 mm, which in 7/16" socket. (11 mm) Which still I have not found. It is not 5/8" which is 16 mm socket. And a bit bigger in diameter. Now what? I like the website forum <span style="color: rgb(41, 105, 176)"><strong>kiasouldforums.com.</strong></span> Because they explain common problems. But the manufacturers are from South Korea, of which they do everything in metric. 2016 Kia's have some front mounted screws or bolts done in 8 mm socket wrenches. So, whoa. Definitely not need to buy a whole $500 socket wrench set then. Just 8 mm will do. Some good points to make. Or you already bought the whole set in drill bits and socket wrenches? If you are one of them making installment kits, this might be you. I saw the kits at Wal-mart. Installment kits. Plastic scalpel, RCA splicer, screw driver-phillips, another pointer or smaller screw driver. They did have a multi-meter with these kits, but they took it out. All for $22 dollars. No sense me buying it because I used a small 12 inch wooden soft ruler as a scapel. Works great. So don't need the kit, made my own. As for the subwoofer box assembly, do everything in bolts. No nails please. Bolts makes it look professional. 10 mm or 11 mm bolts for example. Then cover the indented bolts with some other material. Nicely fit. Professional. This definitely is a good practice to have.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Mitchell Fosgate III, post: 8887216, member: 691623"] [JUSTIFY]Just out of curiosity, do you guys buy the whole set of drill bits and socket ranches with rachet extensions? About $500-$700 dollars. And what do you go on? metric for example 10 mm or 11 mm sockets with 3/8" rachet extensions is the standard measurements. But Home Depot sells them in 7/16" diameter sockets and 3/8" extensions. Which can get confusing or awkward. Because if you go on eye balling the sockets, then going on 10 mm or 11 mm is easier. They even have a bolt that goes in between the 10 mm and 11 mm, which in 7/16" socket. (11 mm) Which still I have not found. It is not 5/8" which is 16 mm socket. And a bit bigger in diameter. Now what? I like the website forum [COLOR=rgb(41, 105, 176)][B]kiasouldforums.com.[/B][/COLOR] Because they explain common problems. But the manufacturers are from South Korea, of which they do everything in metric. 2016 Kia's have some front mounted screws or bolts done in 8 mm socket wrenches. So, whoa. Definitely not need to buy a whole $500 socket wrench set then. Just 8 mm will do. Some good points to make. Or you already bought the whole set in drill bits and socket wrenches? If you are one of them making installment kits, this might be you. I saw the kits at Wal-mart. Installment kits. Plastic scalpel, RCA splicer, screw driver-phillips, another pointer or smaller screw driver. They did have a multi-meter with these kits, but they took it out. All for $22 dollars. No sense me buying it because I used a small 12 inch wooden soft ruler as a scapel. Works great. So don't need the kit, made my own. As for the subwoofer box assembly, do everything in bolts. No nails please. Bolts makes it look professional. 10 mm or 11 mm bolts for example. Then cover the indented bolts with some other material. Nicely fit. Professional. This definitely is a good practice to have.[/JUSTIFY] [/QUOTE]
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