There had to be more to it than that. Ive done amps/installs with a bit more current draw with no issues. Something else was definately the cause of the melted wire.

--Don

 

THis is a perfect example of why you should use fuseblocks and larger capacitors....

 

if you look at my site i have streetwire fuse blocks with 80 amp fuses with 2 gauge and 4 gauge wiring there is no problems with my set up and i have a 1 farad cap that handles 1,000 watts. my harness melted due to alt catching fire not improper equipment.

 

http://forums.maxima.org/showthread.php?t=365709

this is my current system, will be changed soon

 

Finally put the pics on my cardomain site. Carpet will be in soon.

 

so whats the verdict? you like the kv2s ported or sealed better?

 

I am digging the output from the ported enclosure so far. I plan to stay that way for a while.

 

as they say on Discovery Channel’s “MONSTER GARAGE” this project was stamped done today....

enclosure painted gunmetal/raised JL AUDIO logo painted black
http://www.rankmyride.com/data//e/8/...e/100_9607.jpg

JL AUDIO decal applied(I clear coated over the decal)
http://www.rankmyride.com/data//e/8/...e/100_9612.jpg

me hooking it all up


amp rack closed


amp rack open/sliding out


for all pics in order go here.......
http://www.rankmyride.com/?page=cars...PID=562&pnum=1

 

looks great!

 

Could have been smoother but great for your first fiberglass sub enclosure.

 

 

Sorry haven't been keeping up with the thread. Are there any 4th gen's here with a single 15" driver in a vented enclosure? I am thinking of running an RE XXX 15" off of my RE35.1D.

 

amp will be relocated shorty, it's just temporarily there for today.

 

Nice box. Very clean edges. What are you going to cover it in?

 

not sure yet, orginally planned to use some kind of tabletop laminate but it'll be hard to cover the rounded edges. i might just in the end paint it. but as it is right now, it doesn't look bad with just bare mdf.

 

What is the net internal space of that box? What size is that brahma. what kind of power are you feeding it. what is it vented to?

 

2.5 cu ft with the driver in, tuned to 28 Hz. it's a 12" version, getting about ~480 watts.

 

Sounds very nice. 2 Rockford Fosgate p1 10 inch subs. 1000 watt kenwood amp for the subs. 640 watt 4 channel amp for the pair of 6.5 kenwood 3 ways and pair of 6.5 kenwood components. I am going to build a different box and i also need someway to secure it. Have tried velcro but dos not work any suggestions?
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L brackets look on crutchfied to get an idea then go to a hardware stor they will charge you an 8th of the price you might have to look through the catalog thou havent seen them online

 

you should have a nice sounding set up. very similar to mines. which kenwood do you have for the subs i have the 811D and its throws hard. better link to your pics?

 

Okay I have nothing special but thought Id post some pics up.

Trunk..
http://memimage.cardomain.net/member.../316380_36.jpg


Headunit..
http://memimage.cardomain.net/member.../316380_37.jpg



You guys have some nice systems.

 

C MAX it is the 8101d and i know i could use l brackets but what do u mount them t? The carpet or what i dont know how to make it work.

 

I dont know how to make the f'in pictures work so im angry.

 

the floor depending on its location you DONT want to hit the tank

 

hey swetcountrygril that setup looks nice, could you show bigger pictures? im trying to make a wall like that, but i guess im not as creativy as you.

tusconmax send me the website and ill host it

 

sweetcountry thats a nice set up bet its banging. what kind of speaker is it. tuscan you can use L brackets like the guys suggest. where do you plan on mounting them. i have a 1/2 in thick floor board that i had cut out the size of the trunk floor then i fasten anything to the board, depending on what you want to do you can use a smaller pice to secure to the floor then to the speakers. the 810 should sound great i know the power from mine is very nice and very controlable with the digital control system plenty of bass response.

 

2 THE MAX...Check out my cardomain to see bigger pics. C MAX its a 15" MTX which I dont like but I blew my Rockford =(

 

ZENAS audio 12 inch subwoofer, 1000 watt. dual 2 ohm voice coils.
ZENAS audio 1000 watt amplifier at 1ohm. (the amp has been reworked since pic was taken.
many goodies in the garage still...custom install in the works.... just getting my stuff out there to show off for now.
ZENAS Audio is a company based locally around one man, robert zenas, he has worked many years for companies such as JL Audio. he now resides in my area handmaking stereo equipment for SPL.

 

2- MTX 9500 12" Subwoofers
MTX 1501d Amp
MTX 564 Amp
Street Wires A/V Cables
Red Neon Lighting
Directed 50 Farad Capacitor
Monster Cable Distribution Block

 

I changed my system again. I decided to change my system again. I now have 2 15" subs. These things rock the maxima like never before.

 

nice choice of subs! elemental design subs are nice

 

http://www.cardomain.com/id/2005corolla

pg1. is my New car...2005 Corolla...4 10"MBQuart
pg2. is my Maxima. 2 12" Alpine Type R's

 

man, that install with the 4 tens are clean!

 

Originally, the 10" RF HX2 sub was in a small sealed enclosure which hardly gave me any below the 50hz range, plus output was very limited. So here's my new box. This is not suppose to be a show stopper as I'm mainly after sound and SPL. So here it is, 1.25 cu.ft. tuned at 32hz SPL box. It's hard to believe its only a 10" the way it hits! Had to turn down the gain on the amp by almost a 1/4 turn! This one hits loooow for a single 10". I have to fix the areas with missing fabric later on.

 

looks nice! is it secured to the trunk? my new box slides around like crazy (temp secured with some heavy duty bungee cords)

 

Not yet... I am still thinking about how to do it. What'll I'll probably do is get 2 pieces of straight metal brackets. Screw one end of it to the bottom side of the box, and then screw the other end to the floor.

I took a video of the sub while its moving but I can't find anything that will convert it to animated gif. My camera saves digital video in MPEG4 format. Do you have anything you can suggest so I can make an avatar out of it?

 

i THINK adobe image ready and windows movie maker can do it....not sure though.

 

I see that you put the wire right through the side of the box...did you use some sort of sealant around the wire?

 

I'm gonna have to redo the video because eventhough the woofer is moving, I know I can make it move more by playing the right kind of track in the cd player. :P I have this windows media encoder that I can use to convert mpg4 to wmv. All I gotta do is figure out how to include the WMV plug-in in the file so that when someone clicks on the link, the movie plays inside the web-browser and doesn't require you to download it and playing it using your own player.

But if you are interested, here's one short video of the HX2 moving, I think I was playing Get Low by Lil Jon. Its only 4 seconds long but loop it and it looks pretty neat.

 

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