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04-28-2005, 08:06 PM
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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.
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.
04-28-2005, 08:38 PM
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Car: 1985 Z28 Camaro
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Axle/Gears: Posi Richmond 3.73
Yea, i know how to update the player and use the software. please send the video if you don't mind. thanks
05-01-2005, 02:45 PM
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Car: 1990 Pontiac Firebird
Engine: 3.1 V6 soon to be gone
Transmission: 700r4 Automatic soon to be a T56
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.
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.
05-01-2005, 04:32 PM
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05-02-2005, 02:05 PM
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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
Enjoy
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 stuffEnjoy
05-06-2005, 04:57 PM
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Car: 1992 Z28 (Heritage Edition)
Engine: 305 TPI
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Axle/Gears: 2.73 Posi
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?
05-07-2005, 08:39 PM
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Car: 91 Firebird Green
Engine: SBC L03 - TBI 5.0L V8
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Originally posted by a mack6
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?
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?
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
05-07-2005, 11:19 PM
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Car: 2000 Trans Am WS6 (Black)
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Originally posted by BlackMagic
Is there anyone else here running Kenwood headunit, amp, and subs?
Is there anyone else here running Kenwood headunit, amp, and subs?
sweet.. the only problem is the kenwood amps aren't known for their value or performance...
05-08-2005, 01:06 AM
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Transmission: kitted 700R4 & vette servo
Originally posted by ScrapMaker
hey FyreLance...
are those custom rear plastic panels, or what??
hey FyreLance...
are those custom rear plastic panels, or what??
You can buy something similiar for a third generation from crutchfield.
05-31-2005, 01:30 AM
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Car: 86 Camaro IROC-Z
Engine: 305 LB9
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Axle/Gears: 3.23
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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05-31-2005, 11:47 AM
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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?
05-31-2005, 04:48 PM
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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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05-31-2005, 06:21 PM
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Engine: 355 TPI
Transmission: T-5(for now)
Axle/Gears: 3.45 9 Bolt
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
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
06-01-2005, 08:04 AM
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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?
how mouch did you spend on that setup?
06-01-2005, 09:33 AM
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Car: 2000 Trans Am WS6 (Black)
Engine: LS1
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Originally posted by 89Vert
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
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
I never noticed that before.
06-01-2005, 10:06 AM
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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?
06-01-2005, 10:27 PM
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I just got my new deck that i orderd ! Its a sony- CDX-F7710
it turns up real loud and sound clean even at high volume levels. Plus i like the cool graphics. so thats step one of my whole system. I had a cool JVC CD-player but someone jacked it in school
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! Its a sony- CDX-F7710it turns up real loud and sound clean even at high volume levels. Plus i like the cool graphics. so thats step one of my whole system. I had a cool JVC CD-player but someone jacked it in school
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06-02-2005, 11:03 PM
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Car: '89 Iroc Vert
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Originally posted by 3rd gen V8
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?
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?
Amp $400 canadian
subs $500 canadian
deck was $500 canadian but I bought it the day it was released
06-25-2005, 01:03 PM
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Axle/Gears: 10bolt 7.5" 3.23 soon to be 3.73
BonesNIS what is that "panel" next to the locking mech on the back hatch. it looks like a keypad. i need to get batteries in my digital cam so i can take pics of my box... lemme see if i can upload some unfinished pics.
06-25-2005, 01:08 PM
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Car: 1991 Camaro RS
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before the first layer of fiberglass was laid on the top. I used an old shirt, i think i mixed the resin wrong this time because it took almost a week for this crap to dry the shirt hard
06-25-2005, 06:39 PM
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some 80's cars had those contacts to know when the latch was closed completely i think... the later must have relocated that to the actually pull down motor.
06-25-2005, 08:28 PM
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Car: 86 T/A
Engine: HSR 355
Transmission: 700R4
Axle/Gears: 2.77 posi
Originally posted by 87CIZ
your brake light is inside the car, instead of in the spoiler. That's why you dont have the pad. 87-90's had the pad for the 3rd brake light in the spoiler.
your brake light is inside the car, instead of in the spoiler. That's why you dont have the pad. 87-90's had the pad for the 3rd brake light in the spoiler.
06-26-2005, 01:55 PM
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The brake lights changed on the camaros either late 80's or in the 90's so yea the 86 camaro has the brake light on the spoiler. firechickens dont have the same type of spoiler
06-26-2005, 09:50 PM
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Car: 1989 RS Camaro
Engine: 350 Carb(soon a 400)
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Axle/Gears: 10 bolt 3.73
Does anyone have subs in there car and still be able to put there t-tops in the hatch?
06-27-2005, 09:26 AM
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I think pretty much everyone can... it would be silly to make a setup where you couldn't...
you could easily just make it so you can lay the t-tops over the subs themselves if you had to... it would only slightly alter the sound, and it's not like you drive like that all the time.
you could easily just make it so you can lay the t-tops over the subs themselves if you had to... it would only slightly alter the sound, and it's not like you drive like that all the time.