S10 cheap SG system

[ZO6killinsbf 10+ year member]

I like those but none for the 8" subs. I do like the Kicker grills though, but prefer the polished bars.

 

[ZO6killinsbf 10+ year member]

Dollas spent so far:

Kenwood HU (Crutchfield factory refurb) - $170 shipped

PPI Amp - $100 craigslist

amp plugs - $35

MB Quarts door speakers - $45

Box materials - $50

Door materials - $35

Wiring - Freebie leftovers

ID subs - $150 from whitedragon

Stinger in line fuse holder -$20 from Cartoys =(

Total - $605

 

[TheUnderFighter 10+ year member]

That's phenomenal. I'd imagine it well over $1000 having a shop do that all for you.

And I'm also looking for some grille covers, and am a fan of that Kicker design... So is it a safe bet that most subs have the same drill pattern? In that, I can buy whatever grille and its a good chance it'll fit my subs?

 

[ZO6killinsbf 10+ year member]

So I have a question regarding the way I wired my subs up for the amp. The amp is a mono channel but has 2 speaker wire connections. I wired the subs each at 4 ohms. What is the amp seeing? Can I benefit anything by redoing the wiring?

 

[whitedragon551 5,000+ posts]

Wire at 2 ohms. Each sub will see 250wrms. Tune properly so you dont blow them. The other set of speaker wire inputs is just to simplify wiring for you. I would only use one set and wire like this:

 

[ZO6killinsbf 10+ year member]

So I think it's time to upgrade my system. The subs sound good but fall short of what I want. Should I 1) rebuild the box and go ported or 2) step up to a single 12" and do a behind seat wedge box? It just doesn't have the deep bass I like and they run out of steam on up volumes. Ideas?

 

[whitedragon551 5,000+ posts]

I'd port them. I loved them ported

 

[Bettr n' Revrse 5,000+ posts]

Port those... This build made me wanna try my hand at glassing some shit on my next build!

 

[supermaxx123 10+ year member]

bigger ported would be nice. Here is what i did with my S10

http://www.caraudio.com/forums/car-audio-build-logs-cars-trucks-suvs/462163-small-going-active-build.html

I tried a couple 8's out and ended up with the sa8, for the ouput.

 

[ZO6killinsbf 10+ year member]

Looking at your box, one sub takes up the whole cab. Not sure I could fit that in my cab.

 

[Bettr n' Revrse 5,000+ posts]

Awwwww fail... OP put the pics back up!

 

[ZO6killinsbf 10+ year member]

My bad, I didn't know they changed when I "organized" my PB account. I'm on it!!

And since I can't edit my posts, I'll have to post separately.....

 

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