Pics of My completed System
Pics of My completed System heres the box 
And sub. All in all I have about 50 dollars in it ( Including wood, carpet, new blade for my jig saw, and the sub I got on clearance ) I am not looking for amazing bass, or amazing clarity. I'm just looking for a little extra humph that the stock ( non monsoon ) system just doesn't provide, even with the new head unit. I had a lot of fun building the box, thats for sure.
Heres pictures of my amp placement.
Actuall made the little flap a lot more sturdy ( weird )
Over all I am 110% satisfied with my investment. I have 50 in the sub and box, 75 in the amp, and 50 bucks in a installation kit and a few other small odds and ends ( wires, ends, ties, stuff like that ) And after messing with the gains on my amp and the head unit, I'm amazed by the improvement I have yet to listen to anything but rap * Tupacs All Eyez On Me ) and some Carcass, but Its more than enough, my only complaint would be with heavy, HEAVY double kick bass, something just doesn't seem right, but thats alright with me
And sub. All in all I have about 50 dollars in it ( Including wood, carpet, new blade for my jig saw, and the sub I got on clearance ) I am not looking for amazing bass, or amazing clarity. I'm just looking for a little extra humph that the stock ( non monsoon ) system just doesn't provide, even with the new head unit. I had a lot of fun building the box, thats for sure.Heres pictures of my amp placement.
Actuall made the little flap a lot more sturdy ( weird )
Over all I am 110% satisfied with my investment. I have 50 in the sub and box, 75 in the amp, and 50 bucks in a installation kit and a few other small odds and ends ( wires, ends, ties, stuff like that ) And after messing with the gains on my amp and the head unit, I'm amazed by the improvement
I have yet to listen to anything but rap * Tupacs All Eyez On Me ) and some Carcass, but Its more than enough, my only complaint would be with heavy, HEAVY double kick bass, something just doesn't seem right, but thats alright with me No spare tire, and I thought about mounting it there, but decided against it and went for the flap.
I couldn't find a flat area in there that would fit the amp perfectly, and felt that the amp was more protected from the elements in this position.
I couldn't find a flat area in there that would fit the amp perfectly, and felt that the amp was more protected from the elements in this position.
Looks like a good budget setup. Take it with a grain of salt but your flap isn't going to last with the amp on there. They tend to bow and split under their own weight sometimes, the amp will kill it.
It's not big deal because the flaps are easy enough to pick up, just letting you know. Think of itl ike a particle board bookshelf. Sag over time, then the seams will split.
It's not big deal because the flaps are easy enough to pick up, just letting you know. Think of itl ike a particle board bookshelf. Sag over time, then the seams will split.
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It's not uncommon for amps to get hot enough that you can't hold your hand on them for very long. But it should not be hot enough to actually burn you or cause any funny smells.
You have the amp mounted upside down and that is generally not a good practice. Amps are designed for the heat flow / heatsinks to work with the amp rightside up, or at least at a 90 angle. Once you start to put them upside down it's like putting a lid on a pot.
And I'm not trying to be a **** about the flap, but I'd pick up a spare if I were you. A plywood shelf seems to be sturdy but if you put 5 pounds on it for a year, it'll sag.
You have the amp mounted upside down and that is generally not a good practice. Amps are designed for the heat flow / heatsinks to work with the amp rightside up, or at least at a 90 angle. Once you start to put them upside down it's like putting a lid on a pot.
And I'm not trying to be a **** about the flap, but I'd pick up a spare if I were you. A plywood shelf seems to be sturdy but if you put 5 pounds on it for a year, it'll sag.
Amp isn't getting hot enough to burn me, thats a good. Thanks for teh tips, I'll consider them.
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The remote wire is running to the remote wire (blue/white)coming off my Alpine head unit ( sorry to sound sarcastic, but it is haha ) and the rca cable to the amp is coming off the pre out on the head unit.
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The remote wire is running to the remote wire (blue/white)coming off my Alpine head unit ( sorry to sound sarcastic, but it is haha ) and the rca cable to the amp is coming off the pre out on the head unit.
Yup, its cheap, and I had no clue what MDF was when I built it. The sound is better than what I expected, so I doubt I'll go through the trouble of making a new box anytime soon.
I knew nothing about car audio before I started this, and now I've learned a bit which I will apply towards my future projects.
I knew nothing about car audio before I started this, and now I've learned a bit which I will apply towards my future projects.
