Put up an album of my stereo system
#1
02-25-2010, 12:43 PM
Put up an album of my stereo system
Hello everybody,
Finally got around to putting an album together to show off
my brother's creation for my '02 Dodge.
Stereo Picture Album
I was a stereo fanatic back in High School and gave the bug
to my brother some 20 years ago. He really got into it and was
even going to open his own shop before the economy took a
dive.
Now he just builds these for himself and luckily a couple for me
over the last few years. Also had a full enclosure in the back
of my 04 Dakota Quad cab before I got my diesel rig:
2004 Dodge Dakota Quad Cab Stereo Installation
This one was almost a year in the making between getting the
funds together to Jerry doing the work when he could make
time in addition to his regular job. It came out awesome though!
Hope to maybe get to the Bomb party tomorrow to meet everyone
and pick up some good tips for my truck.
Enjoy!
Greg
Finally got around to putting an album together to show off
my brother's creation for my '02 Dodge.
Stereo Picture Album
I was a stereo fanatic back in High School and gave the bug
to my brother some 20 years ago. He really got into it and was
even going to open his own shop before the economy took a
dive.
Now he just builds these for himself and luckily a couple for me
over the last few years. Also had a full enclosure in the back
of my 04 Dakota Quad cab before I got my diesel rig:
2004 Dodge Dakota Quad Cab Stereo Installation
This one was almost a year in the making between getting the
funds together to Jerry doing the work when he could make
time in addition to his regular job. It came out awesome though!
Hope to maybe get to the Bomb party tomorrow to meet everyone
and pick up some good tips for my truck.
Enjoy!
Greg
Last edited by swifty; 02-25-2010 at 12:51 PM. Reason: Needed to include link to my album
#3
02-25-2010, 01:46 PM
#4
02-25-2010, 02:15 PM
Each sub amp (4 of 'em) is 600 watts and the two mid/tweet amps are 750. That puts the
total at just shy of 4000. These old Kicker amps actually put out more than they are rated
for and they're bullet proof. I can run it as loud as I can physically stand for some time and
the amps never even get warm.
I'm running two more batteries inside the box to help out with power consumption,
but I still run the truck while I'm listening. Believe me, with the sound proofing and
the volume, you don't hear it
It doesn't go quite as low as my Dakota did with the single 15", but the impact of
the four 10" JL W7's is enough to rattle your ribcage pretty good
I did run into a problem with my remote start one time though. Remote started the
truck while I was in the house and the stereo was left on. All we can figure is that
the delay for the remote start was timed just about the same delay as the stereo
coming on and when the truck started it sucked all the voltage and caused a big
spike in the amperage.
By the time I got out to the truck, one amplifier was smoking and as we found
out later by testing, it blew up 5 of the 6 amps. $180 in shipping costs and close
to $400 in repairs later, everything is back in and running great again. Needless to
say, I don't remote start the truck anymore and always shut the stereo off before
starting the truck. The subs were spared in the meltdown, thank goodness.
The problem when you go big like this, when something goes wrong, it goes wrong
BIG
total at just shy of 4000. These old Kicker amps actually put out more than they are rated
for and they're bullet proof. I can run it as loud as I can physically stand for some time and
the amps never even get warm.
I'm running two more batteries inside the box to help out with power consumption,
but I still run the truck while I'm listening. Believe me, with the sound proofing and
the volume, you don't hear it
It doesn't go quite as low as my Dakota did with the single 15", but the impact of
the four 10" JL W7's is enough to rattle your ribcage pretty good
I did run into a problem with my remote start one time though. Remote started the
truck while I was in the house and the stereo was left on. All we can figure is that
the delay for the remote start was timed just about the same delay as the stereo
coming on and when the truck started it sucked all the voltage and caused a big
spike in the amperage.
By the time I got out to the truck, one amplifier was smoking and as we found
out later by testing, it blew up 5 of the 6 amps. $180 in shipping costs and close
to $400 in repairs later, everything is back in and running great again. Needless to
say, I don't remote start the truck anymore and always shut the stereo off before
starting the truck. The subs were spared in the meltdown, thank goodness.
The problem when you go big like this, when something goes wrong, it goes wrong
BIG
#5
02-26-2010, 11:50 AM
Welcome Swifty,
Do you still use those 150 Amp breakers?
In germany they claim a faulty disconnect and a high resistance about those automatic fuses.
They tell to use those ANL fuses.
What do you think about it?
I thought it would be a cool idea to use those quick disconnect breakers to disconnect the second battery bank that I use to drive the Webasto engine heater during the winter.
As I saw that amp rack and the JL speakers I had a smile about the output question.
Lets describe it in a british way: sufficient!
Do you still use those 150 Amp breakers?
In germany they claim a faulty disconnect and a high resistance about those automatic fuses.
They tell to use those ANL fuses.
What do you think about it?
I thought it would be a cool idea to use those quick disconnect breakers to disconnect the second battery bank that I use to drive the Webasto engine heater during the winter.
As I saw that amp rack and the JL speakers I had a smile about the output question.
Lets describe it in a british way: sufficient!
Last edited by Deezel Stink3r; 02-26-2010 at 11:52 AM.
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