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[ThxOne Premium Member]

Does anyone have any ideas they can share? I want to float my AC DSP above the left side of my amplifier. I don't care if the item(s) used to support the DSP are visible but they do have to keep the DSP at max 3 feet from the RCA terminals of the amp. I have 3 feet long RCA cables + however long the pigtails are for the RCA's on the amp. I don't have any way to work wood. Basically drill and screws or nuts and bolts. The only thing that pops in my head are like flower pot hangers.

 

[Jimi77 Premium Member]

Getting a feel for these under powered shallow earthquake subs. I am running them off the factory amplifier/head unit... greatly under powered and I am gonna for sure have to go nuts putting anti-rattle stuff on these door panels. I think these are going to do great from 60 - 200hz as they are not liking the higher bass stuff. Still going to cross them over from 80 - 400hz and sound deaden the hell out of the door cards/panels.

I've found jamming foam or polyfil batting in between the door and door card can be effective at controlling rattles.

 

[CertifiedHoodClassic]

Does anyone have any ideas they can share? I want to float my AC DSP above the left side of my amplifier. I don't care if the item(s) used to support the DSP are visible but they do have to keep the DSP at max 3 feet from the RCA terminals of the amp. I have 3 feet long RCA cables + however long the pigtails are for the RCA's on the amp. I don't have any way to work wood. Basically drill and screws or nuts and bolts. The only thing that pops in my head are like flower pot hangers.

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threaded rod maybe through that piece the amp is on? you might have to use a second piece of wood if the dsp is narrower than the amp. use t nuts to hold the rod to the bottom piece.

 

[ThxOne Premium Member]

threaded rod maybe through that piece the amp is on? you might have to use a second piece of wood if the dsp is narrower than the amp. use t nuts to hold the rod to the bottom piece.

I have been looking at it today and trying to brainstorm. The DSP has Bluetooth so I can stream from my music player. So I want to have the module high enough for a clear line of site. I could span a board all the way across as well. This would make room for the cap bank, the DSP and the distribution block.

The DSP is more narrow. Time to go shopping.

 

[ThxOne Premium Member]

Getting these A-Pillars wired correctly and so they can still be removed is tedious. One done, tomorrow the other.

 

[Jimi77 Premium Member]

Getting these A-Pillars wired correctly and so they can still be removed is tedious. One done, tomorrow the other.

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What are the drivers?

 

[ThxOne Premium Member]

What are the drivers?

Tweets are DD AT-28a
Mids are DD A-M3a

 

[ThxOne Premium Member]

 

[ThxOne Premium Member]

Oh, forgot to mention. I soldered all the splices and then put heat shrink over them matching the colors of the wires.

 

[CertifiedHoodClassic]

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those mids look sweet.

 

[ThxOne Premium Member]

those mids look sweet.

I hope they sound as sweet. If not I still have my 3.5" Kappas

 

[ThxOne Premium Member]

Got both pillars wire prepped and installed. Some minor tweaks before I run the speaker wires from the back up to the pillars. Broke two push in retainers that need replaced. I still have the factory tweeters wired from the factory amp behind each pod... hopefully I can still hear phone calls lol.

 

[ThxOne Premium Member]

I ordered some GM retainers for the A-Pillars. Should be here tomorrow. I noticed both items are used in these A-Pillars.

 

[ThxOne Premium Member]

Oh yeah!! got them stickers lol

 

[ThxOne Premium Member]

I went to ACE Hardware again and got some longer screws for the amplifier since I am using 1/2" spacers under it to allow for airflow to the fans. I could only find the length I needed in a polished metal screw but then I also got the same type of screws in black for the DSP, JP630 Cap Bank and the SMD distribution block. From there I went to LOWE'S and bought a board the same as I bought to mount the amp too. 3/4"x12"x36". Cheap, $8. What I am going to do is get brackets and suspend the board above the amp board between the two panels. I am going to recover the amp board in black cloth and cover the top board to match. I will install the Distro block, Cap Bank then the DSP. This will keep the DSP up high for less Bluetooth obstructions.