Post pics of your systems. Done or not
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Topic: Post pics of your systems. Done or not
Posted By: MBZ oe
Subject: Post pics of your systems. Done or not
Date Posted: September 09, 2004 at 4:19 PM
Hey All I started this thread so we can check out each others systems. Who cares how janky, tore-up, un-vacuumed, or incomplete, or freakin incredible they are! Angel ------------- BOOM, BOOM, BOOM BOOM....
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Posted By: Francious70
Date Posted: September 09, 2004 at 10:30 PM
i'll post some pic's when I get my amp in tomorrow.  But you'll have to excuse the junky truck in the background. 
Paul
Posted By: xTimx
Date Posted: September 09, 2004 at 11:59 PM
i WOULD post pics of my stereo, if hadn't been STOLEN 4 weeks ago monday! ugh. stupid kids, cant they get jobs these days like workin at BK or mcdonalds!? or are they just jealous cause they didnt have a stereo like mine? lol
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Posted By: Wiseguy
Date Posted: September 10, 2004 at 1:11 AM
xTimx] wrote:
WOULD post pics of my stereo, if hadn't been STOLEN 4 weeks ago monday! ugh. stupid kids, cant they get jobs these days like workin at BK or mcdonalds!? or are they just jealous cause they didnt have a stereo like mine? lol
i know what u mean. happens to the best of us. f**kin druggie punks
Posted By: /R7
Date Posted: September 10, 2004 at 8:04 AM
i'd post picks of my install, but i dont got a digi, but if i find one to use i'll show you, gonna have to excuse the lack of quality in the overall install, i still havent got a reply from soundstream about mounting feet for my amp, so it isnt even attached to the rack i made for it,
but nonetheless i'll find somethin to pimp my ride off with.
this could be an interesting thread ;-)
Posted By: Velocity Motors
Date Posted: September 10, 2004 at 10:16 AM
Here's a small one that I did ------------- Jeff
Velocity Custom Home Theater
Mobile Audio/Video Specialist
Morden, Manitoba CANADA
Posted By: heavilymedicate
Date Posted: September 10, 2004 at 10:25 AM
I'll post pics soon of at least one of my systems. The suburban is being torn apart right now so i can install a RemoteStart/Alarm/KeylessEntry system. It is the Prestige Platinum APS-786, picked it up for $99.00. I was just in several local shops (car electronics) and they wanted 550 for a viper or a codealarm installed, and the units were 450 alone! But I really got it for the autostart/keyless entry, the alarm is more of a bonus. I am taking step-by-step pictures of the install so that I can do something with em, not sure what, but I do alot of this sh*t, thought I should document it. Maybe I can use it on a resume when my kids are old enough to go to school. My wife makes a good living and I always wanted to try my hand in a car audio shop. What is this thread about? The ranting of madmen, you dont say!
Posted By: promodeepcycle
Date Posted: September 10, 2004 at 12:05 PM
well i will post pics as soon as the host pays his internet bill...haha this really sucks.. you can read about them though https://fresnoracing.ipbhost.com/index.php?s=2d1e2175fc5a1be2bcee8643f7a6b5c9&showforum=6 sorry// i promise it will be worth it ------------- dont be a pet monkey ..use your dmm
Posted By: stevdart
Date Posted: September 10, 2004 at 8:33 PM
This is my simple install in my Taurus. Factory radio, replacement 6X8's in the OEM places, one sub, and an amp board holding a 50X4 and a mono amp. Everything is easy to get to, and in this car the OEM amplifier and wiring is at the rear side in the trunk, so all wiring from factory and LOC's are behind the amp board. It is made with 3/4" plywood. The amp shelves are cut from household plastic-coated wire shelving, and angled using "shoe rack" braces found in the same department at Lowes. Then painted and the cut ends of the shelving covered with rubber ends. The sub box is HDP, which was available in my shed, and makes a good but heavy enclosure. The grille comes from partsexpress. There is a CD changer behind the board, and it is along that wall of the chassis that all grounding is done. The inside of the car looks completely factory except for the one hole in the center of the rear deck for sub sound from the trunk. I made the hole using two speaker baffles, ends cut and tucked one into the other and glued with 3M 77 spray glue. Covered inside with a grille and painted with gray flake. The rears are covered with the rear OEM carpet. The fronts are in the doors with the original grilles...nothing to look at here, folks. This is a starter system, as I had to break my wife into the idea of doing it one little step at a time. But it does sound good inside the car. It does not turn heads on the road, though, which is fine by me because I'm such an old fart now. Sub: Cerwin-Vega HED 12" 200 watts
Mono amp: USacoustics USB600D
Speakers: Pioneer 6X8 coaxials in factory locations
Amp: Profile CL440 4X50 All speakers and sub are at 4 ohm. Dynamat and other sound damping on both skins of the front doors, rear deck and on the trunk lid. Altogether not much here but better than my friends' best OEM systems, and the younger guys like it and are starting to put their own ideas together. A lot of fun to do and the benefit of good loud music, too. 
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Posted By: heavilymedicate
Date Posted: September 10, 2004 at 11:48 PM
Nice stevedart. Like the shoerack, i mean amprack. How is that USacoustics USB600D? I was thinking about picking one up.
Posted By: tbirdman74
Date Posted: September 11, 2004 at 12:50 AM
Heres one that I just finished last week in a 97 Expedition. 
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Posted By: auex
Date Posted: September 11, 2004 at 1:19 AM
Can't link to your hard drive man,"file:///C:/My%20documents/My%20Pictures/New%20Folder/900-999/PICT0974" . Also you have to include the file extension, like ".jpg". Go to a site like Photobucket.com and host them there, then you can link to from there.
Also if the pics are rather large, then just supply a link as to take up as little bandwidth from the forum. ------------- Certified Security Specialist
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Posted By: Steven Kephart
Date Posted: September 11, 2004 at 2:01 AM
Well mine's not done yet. But here's the link: https://www.sounddomain.com/member_pages/view_page.pl?page_id=304268&page=1 
You can also see a lot of other installs I have worked on/done. The last page is one I'm finishing up right now. In fact, a little more body work tomorrow and the enclosures will be getting vinyl wrapped next week. Steven Kephart Adire Audio -------------
Posted By: tbirdman74
Date Posted: September 11, 2004 at 2:04 AM
Sorry about that, wasn't paying attention to what I was doing. Thanks for the link auex, I did just that so now the pic is at: https://img.photobucket.com/albums/v386/tbirdman74/PICT09741.jpg more to follow ------------- If it don't fit, Force it.
If it breaks, You needed a new one anyway!
Posted By: Steven Kephart
Date Posted: September 11, 2004 at 2:10 AM
tbirdman74 wrote:
Sorry about that, wasn't paying attention to what I was doing. Thanks for the link auex, I did just that so now the pic is at: https://img.photobucket.com/albums/v386/tbirdman74/PICT09741.jpg more to follow
Wow, that looks nice. Gotta love those stealth installs. What kind of finish is that on the enclosure? It looks like some sort of stone paint or something. Steven Kephart Adire Audio -------------
Posted By: tbirdman74
Date Posted: September 11, 2004 at 5:18 AM
Stealth...LMAO...Yeah this guy was definitely not going for the inconspicuous look. Thanks, Steven. Gotta say, that enclosure of yours is certainly an ingenious idea. It's gonna look sweet after it's finished. Yeah it is actually stone finish paint. Kinda retro, I know, but I used on a box for a mid eighties camaro awhile back, and now that all everyone wants to have. It's called Stone Creations, made by Rustoleum. It comes in about three or four different colors, but of course they all look like rocks, so the Grey Stone color seems to look the best. If you try it heres a few helpful hints. Cover the box in grey primer first, and it will work for a base color. The stone paint doesn't cover very well, and at $7.00 a can, it gets pricey. The first one I did with it was a downfire for two 12's in an 01 Silverado, and it took three and a half cans to cover the wood color up. you can change the look of it by varying the distance you spray from, and the direction. If you spray low and across the box, it gives it a cool "in motion" look. And last but not least, 2-3 coats of clear over the top, to keep the flecks from coming off. am trying to find a source for similar texture paint, but with different colored fleck, such as red, blue, pink, or purple to give it some color, but haven't found any yet. I can remember back in the day, ten or twelve years ago, you could find colored fleck paint everywhere, but I guess the fads wear off. will have some more pics of the friggin' movie screen that is in that one too, hopefully later today. Remember the Heroes. Let's Roll. ------------- If it don't fit, Force it.
If it breaks, You needed a new one anyway!
Posted By: tbirdman74
Date Posted: September 11, 2004 at 7:06 AM
Okay heres the new link, disregard the one above. Moved it into album with rest. https://photobucket.com/albums/v386/tbirdman74/97%20Expedition/ Remember the Heroes. Let's Roll. ------------- If it don't fit, Force it.
If it breaks, You needed a new one anyway!
Posted By: Steven Kephart
Date Posted: September 11, 2004 at 2:54 PM
Is the stone look considered retro? I've kinda always wanted to try that theme. Figured it would look really good. I thought your picture actually proved it. Steven Kephart Adire Audio -------------
Posted By: awilliams64
Date Posted: September 12, 2004 at 9:29 AM
Posted By: NINsane18
Date Posted: September 12, 2004 at 12:17 PM
LoL awilliams64, I always wondered what happend to the Pepsi and Coke trucks when they got there new ones to drive. Pretty cool though!
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Posted By: awilliams64
Date Posted: September 12, 2004 at 12:46 PM
we did this for a radio station where i live and its also sponsered by budweiser. they take it around to concerts and things and we get it from time to time when we do events at our stores
Posted By: awilliams64
Date Posted: September 12, 2004 at 10:32 PM
Posted By: stevdart
Date Posted: September 15, 2004 at 10:40 PM
heavilymedicate wrote:
How is that USacoustics USB600D? I was thinking about picking one up.
I believe this model is discontinued now. Crutchfields had them for like 4 days at $120 and I was lucky to get one ordered. The new model # is USX600D, and the only difference I can tell by looking at pictures is the blue light, which changed from a pinhole to a light bar. And the power increased by about 50 watts somehow. My bet is it's still the same amp, might have been borderline underrated before, but you know how competition is! All in all, I like it for its simplicity and small size, and it has a higher than average efficiency for class D. The specs for THD are better than comparably-priced amps, too, from what I have seen. Provides good clean power and stays cool. An upgrade I'll make in the future is the sub, which I'll change to a 350-400 RMS. I'll get a DVC 4 ohm and run the amp at 2 ohm. But, grab one of these if you can find one. I think they're a good value. ------------- Build the box so that it performs well in the worst case scenario and, in return, it will reward you at all times.
Posted By: another-kelly
Date Posted: September 15, 2004 at 11:59 PM
hey Velocity, did you do write up of that install (a Probe i think for a grocery getter mom) in a mobile mag? i remember reading/seeing it
Posted By: SILVERCIV
Date Posted: September 16, 2004 at 12:55 AM
Posted By: kfr01
Date Posted: September 16, 2004 at 2:11 AM
Looks like that will be a nice system. Post your completed pics this weekend! Where are the CDT's?
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New Project: 2003 Pathfinder
Posted By: Velocity Motors
Date Posted: September 16, 2004 at 6:35 AM
another-kelly wrote:
hey Velocity, did you do write up of that install (a Probe i think for a grocery getter mom) in a mobile mag? i remember reading/seeing it
Yup this was the vehicle that I did that article for. The Vehicle was a Plymouth Laser or Mitsubishi Eclipse Turbo. ------------- Jeff
Velocity Custom Home Theater
Mobile Audio/Video Specialist
Morden, Manitoba CANADA
Posted By: ctravis
Date Posted: September 16, 2004 at 12:59 PM
This is my JL Audio 10w7 fiberglassed in the wheel well of my 2001 eclipse. I have alpine type x 6.5" components bi amped off of the JL 300\4, and a 500\1 for the sub. I'm still not sure what I'm going to do with the amps yet. Any Ideas or suggestions would be great.  I also just finished another eclipse spyder with a 12w7 in the wheel well, with a JL 500\1, MB Quart QSD's up front, and premiums in the rear, with a JL 450\4.
sorry about the quality of the pictures. My camera phone is not that great.
Posted By: haemphyst
Date Posted: September 17, 2004 at 5:51 PM
Sorry I am alittle bit slow on the uptake guys, but my very hectic lifestyle as the glamourous network administrator has prohibited me from spending too much time in front of the (actually MY computer) computer lately... Oh well, better late than never, eh? And, yes, it needs a wash and a vaccuum, but there ya go
My very unassuming dash
...and completely (mostly) stock door panels
165 Amp alternator from Alterstart
Optima red-top with power cables visible
The trunk, with space for a trip still!
The trunk, from the front.
Custom modified Eclipse 6993 Point Source 6X9's, bi-wired and bi-amped
...the other side
And the envelope into which it all fits! I know, a little plain, but I like it that way...
Thanks for looking! ------------- It all reminds me of something that Moličre once said to Guy de Maupassant at a café in Vienna: "That's nice. You should write it down."
Posted By: stevdart
Date Posted: September 17, 2004 at 6:02 PM
Haemphyst, ADODB.Recordset error '800a0bcd' Either BOF or EOF is True, or the current record has been deleted. Requested operation requires a current record. /viewimage.asp, line 74< language=> This is all I get! ------------- Build the box so that it performs well in the worst case scenario and, in return, it will reward you at all times.
Posted By: kfr01
Date Posted: September 17, 2004 at 6:07 PM
links aren't working here .. anyone else getting session errors from that site? ------------- New Project: 2003 Pathfinder
Posted By: furflier
Date Posted: September 17, 2004 at 6:25 PM
stevdart wrote:
Haemphyst, ADODB.Recordset error '800a0bcd' Either BOF or EOF is True, or the current record has been deleted. Requested operation requires a current record. /viewimage.asp, line 74 < language=> This is all I get!
I get this same error. -------------
Posted By: haemphyst
Date Posted: September 17, 2004 at 6:57 PM
Last Try! I Promise!
Public Photo Album
It really shouldn't be this difficult... ------------- It all reminds me of something that Moličre once said to Guy de Maupassant at a café in Vienna: "That's nice. You should write it down."
Posted By: SoundFX411
Date Posted: September 17, 2004 at 8:07 PM
This one is still in progress. But tell me, which one isn't!!!!!!! This addition of ours is just like doing drugs but maybe a little more expensive URL=https://members.sounddomain.com/soundfx411
Posted By: NHxj4x4
Date Posted: September 18, 2004 at 12:52 AM
Here is mine, basic, but gets the job done, 2x 10" Infinity Perfect 10.1d Ported box to 38hz Kenwood KAC-7201 Jensen (ya it sucks) JXP-680 4ch powering 4 Audiobahn components 
Posted By: Chad7n7
Date Posted: September 19, 2004 at 10:25 AM
Just to give a general idea. Don't have pics of the doors, but they are MB Quart Q-series 6.5 components in front and midranges in rear for fill. -------------
Posted By: MBZ oe
Date Posted: September 20, 2004 at 12:29 PM
WOW! Everyones stuff looks great! I started this thread and then had to go out of town, so I didn't see until today. These are truly our "Dreams Come True" Anyone can buy a box with subs and screw an amp to it, but thats not very creative. Hard work and well thought out ideas always pay. I posted a pic of my Power HX2 RFR3110 compared to one of my MTX 8000's, and a pic of how I keep workspace clean while working (As Example for newbies). Keep the pics coming!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 
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Posted By: MBZ oe
Date Posted: September 20, 2004 at 12:34 PM
Clean and organized workspace: 
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Posted By: MBZ oe
Date Posted: September 20, 2004 at 1:06 PM
It's not that important, but I have tried everything to get the above pic to post. Filename, size, etc. So I posted it in my FTP box and it still doesn't show up. I posted the above pic just before with no problems. Moderator/s??????????????????????? ------------- BOOM, BOOM, BOOM BOOM....
Posted By: stevdart
Date Posted: September 20, 2004 at 3:56 PM
Sorry, that photo is censored for too much apparent cleanliness.
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Build the box so that it performs well in the worst case scenario and, in return, it will reward you at all times.
Posted By: MBZ oe
Date Posted: September 20, 2004 at 5:26 PM
stevdart wrote:
Sorry, that photo is censored for too much apparent cleanliness.
HA HA HA...... That's waaaay cleaner than the pic I posted. ------------- BOOM, BOOM, BOOM BOOM....
Posted By: the12volt
Date Posted: September 20, 2004 at 5:36 PM
MBZ oe, your image tag is pointing to a file without a file extension. " https://members.aol/bigolde/workspace". I've tried adding several extensions to the above with no success. What type of file is this? The file extention should be one of the following ".jpg", ".jpeg", or ".gif". -------------  the12volt • Support the12volt.com
Posted By: heavilymedicate
Date Posted: September 20, 2004 at 6:04 PM
i was able to see the pic earlier today.
Posted By: dpaton
Date Posted: September 20, 2004 at 10:19 PM
It is indeed a jpeg, but the poster needs to needs to fix the link to include a .com after aol and a .jpg after workspace.
-dave
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Posted By: MBZ oe
Date Posted: September 21, 2004 at 12:10 PM
I don't know whats up.
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Posted By: /R7
Date Posted: September 21, 2004 at 12:13 PM
mbz, is the file extension included on the file you uploaded.
if its just called workspace, rename it to
workspace.jpg, .jpeg, .gif, .bmp
which ever format you used.
if it was taken with a digital camera, most likely .jpg
if it was scanned and saved in paintbrush, probably .bmp
Posted By: MBZ oe
Date Posted: September 21, 2004 at 12:22 PM
When I upload it from my computer, the extension is there and I can see it on the post. But if I preview it or post then you cannot see it. I posted a pic 30 seconds before and it worked fine. I can post any other pic and it is fine. Only this one won't work. Watch, I'll post another pic and it will work fine. 
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Posted By: MBZ oe
Date Posted: September 21, 2004 at 12:25 PM
Or maybe not?????........................ I don't know. Oh well. I Always do it right and now it just doesn't work for me. I posted the pic comparing the subs fine and now I'm just not having any luck posting others. ------------- BOOM, BOOM, BOOM BOOM....
Posted By: MBZ oe
Date Posted: September 21, 2004 at 12:26 PM
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Posted By: MBZ oe
Date Posted: September 21, 2004 at 12:28 PM
See, I can post that pic just fine. The others are in the same file, under 30kb. ?????????????????????????????
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Posted By: /R7
Date Posted: September 21, 2004 at 12:36 PM
simply put, AOL sucks ;p
but the second img shows, the first didnt, but it was missing an extension, so maybe your using too many characters in the file name and it gets cut, i dont know.
try using a different host for your images /me shrugs.
but i see it now
Posted By: MBZ oe
Date Posted: September 21, 2004 at 12:39 PM
AOL does suck......................
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Posted By: Sebastian018
Date Posted: September 21, 2004 at 8:03 PM
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Indash TV
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Soundstream rear Speakers
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My Kove Subs
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My 5 Tv's
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My amps, capacitors.
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