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Old 04-28-2005, 08:04 PM   #151
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do you happen to have the file still?
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Old 04-28-2005, 08:06 PM   #152
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do you understand how to update your player, and the software you use?

if you've used the software, it's pretty straight-forward on creating these 'videos'...

let me know if you still need it, then I'll send it to you.
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Old 04-28-2005, 08:38 PM   #153
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Yea, i know how to update the player and use the software. please send the video if you don't mind. thanks
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Old 05-01-2005, 02:45 PM   #154
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My system...
Sony CDX-M850MP CD/MP3 Receiver

My Kicker Competition VR I got for FREE from a friend and my Kenwood 8151D amp in a custom box.



Also have rear Pioneer 6x9's, but dont remember the model even though i only put them in last year.

Waiting for custom kick panels to be made.
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Old 05-01-2005, 04:32 PM   #155
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theres a picture of mine in here . . . haha, only a 10" sub with a panasonic head unit =P
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Old 05-02-2005, 02:05 PM   #156
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Sorry for the late replies guys... Been busy moving and stuff...

Anyway, to answer a few questions, the Xplodes are way more than enough thump for me. They pound, and sound great even with that hokey box thing I built. For those of you who figure they're just cheap ****, you're right and wrong. They're cheap (I paid $160CAD for the pair new), but they perform just as good as some of the more expensive subs on the market. It's not like subs need to be precision pieces of equipment... They're subs afterall. boom boom! Even the cheap Sony amp in the picture ran them well at the time. It now powers my 6.5 Alpines, and I bought an on_sale Pioneer Premier 860W? for the subs. I don't have any pics, but the headunit I use is a Clarion DXZ-635MP. Great mp3/wma support, but it's been to the shop twice for repairs. Within 2 weeks, the backlighting died on some of the buttons and when it came back it had heat issues and would always reject good disks.... That got old and i gave the console a wap with my fist one day and she went off the the repair place again... Great support, and now i'm very happy with the deck.

As for the kicks... What I did was find a used set of those generic Q-forms one this board for $40 bucks and I fibreglassed them to the the original kicks... I like to play with that sort of thing... Fibreglass is messy and smelly as it turned out, so do this in a garage or something . I'd say the total cost, including the glue and $1 dolalr glue gun from the dollar store, and carpet... $60 bucks? Super cheap, and fun and they're original. HOWEVER, if you just want to buy some pre-fab ready ot isntall kick *** kickpanels, the same company, named Q-logic makes excellent enclosures for subs and custom kick panels for our cars... They're called Qforms generally, google it! As for making more, I'd like to but no. I down int he Okanagan doing some flight training and I dont have time, money or materials to do anythign liek that. I urge you to try it yourelf though. Go to the wrecker, grab some kicks in any color, get a margerine tub or somethign and cut it out, and cut out a little yogurt container for the tweeters... tape them, glue them, fibreglass them.. it's easy. it's like art that always works and you cna't really **** up. Pile on the fibreglass too, it only make sit stronger gives better resonance than flimsy ****. Carpeting is easy too. each one of those probably has about 10 pieces of carpet glued to eachother for the tight curves and stuff

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Old 05-06-2005, 04:57 PM   #157
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Orangetang, i really like the clean look of your setup (especailly the subs)... I'm thinking about upgrading from my stock stereo and i liked your setup the best out of everyones (i dont need anything to break glass, just something that sounds nice and looks clean and good). if you dont mind me asking, How much did your setup cost you?
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Old 05-06-2005, 06:01 PM   #158
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Old 05-06-2005, 06:02 PM   #159
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Old 05-06-2005, 08:23 PM   #160
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even being so basic of a setup, it looks bad ***!!!
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Old 05-06-2005, 09:58 PM   #161
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Is there anyone else here running Kenwood headunit, amp, and subs?
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Old 05-07-2005, 08:39 PM   #162
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Orangetang, i really like the clean look of your setup (especailly the subs)... I'm thinking about upgrading from my stock stereo and i liked your setup the best out of everyones (i dont need anything to break glass, just something that sounds nice and looks clean and good). if you dont mind me asking, How much did your setup cost you?
I'll do my best to answer that here, it may take some thought. Everything I bought was on sale, including the deck... All prices in Canada dollars.

Clarion DXZ-635MP $249
10" Sony Xplodes 2 x $79
600W Sony Amp $149
860W Pioneer Amp $169
Alpine SPR176As $299
Kenwood 6x9 crap $39
Cables and wires ~$80
MDF, Carpet and Materials ~$70
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~$1200 CAD
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Old 05-07-2005, 11:19 PM   #163
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Is there anyone else here running Kenwood headunit, amp, and subs?
I'd love to get the kenwood amp that communicates with the excelon headunits... they completely control the amp EQ/GAIN/FILTERS remotely via a link cable...

sweet.. the only problem is the kenwood amps aren't known for their value or performance...
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Old 05-08-2005, 01:06 AM   #164
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hey FyreLance...

are those custom rear plastic panels, or what??

You can buy something similiar for a third generation from crutchfield.
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Old 05-08-2005, 01:20 AM   #165
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too bad they only go up to 12" woofers...
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Old 05-27-2005, 09:49 PM   #166
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Heres my 2 jl 12w6v2, 1000 watt infinity, a 400 watt infinity and a audiobahn cap.
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Old 05-28-2005, 05:31 PM   #167
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Heres Mine nice and loud
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Old 05-28-2005, 06:43 PM   #168
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heres mine i still need to hide my wires....
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night shot of the dash... sorry i forgot to upload the pic in the last
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Old 05-28-2005, 07:34 PM   #171
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Any1 else have 12w6v2's?

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Old 05-31-2005, 01:30 AM   #172
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Heres a crappy picture of mine, its not bad for being the 1st box I ever made. I decided to go with black vinyl because I plan on putting black carpet in sometime in the future. You cant see the screws that bad in real life either.
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Old 05-31-2005, 11:47 AM   #173
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hey cam91z how dose that setup sound? i was alos thinking about putting two w6's in a sealed box. do you know how many db's your pushing?
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Old 05-31-2005, 04:48 PM   #174
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They sound real good, they hit real deep. There deffinatly hitting in the 150's. After a couple songs with it turned up your ears starts hurting. People who ride with me tell me to turn it down cause they cant think.

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Old 05-31-2005, 06:21 PM   #175
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heres a shot of my system,
custom box built and installed by me
2 type r 10's
alpine m500

currentley designing a steath low profile light weight enclosure
in place of the back seats
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I like that part were your friends cant think because of the hard hitting bass, It also would help to keep thier mouth shut when i drive

how mouch did you spend on that setup?
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heres a shot of my system,
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erm, this may sound stupid... but do all camaros have fold-down license plates, and the locking mechanism is behind the plate?

I never noticed that before.
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Old 06-01-2005, 10:06 AM   #178
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erm, this may sound stupid... but do all camaros have fold-down license plates, and the locking mechanism is behind the plate?
Yes.
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