Bee Jay's Sub Woofer
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Safety Car
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Bee Jay's Sub Woofer
I got a couple of Kenwood 10" woofers and a Kenwood amp on sale this past weekend. So I built this box to mount in the Corvette. I know it's not in keeping with my efforts to lose weight, this thing weighs 40lbs, but I used cigarette lighter plug connections for power and RCA connectors so that I can quickly disconnect and remove the box. Also, I can still store my t-tops back there. I'm still installing the Alpine head unit, so I'll have to report on the sound later.
Bee Jay
Bee Jay
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dont use the cigarette lighter for power to the amp..... you'll burn it up..
just run an 8 or 10 gauge hott wire and ground wire and have a quick disconnect block for them...
i almost burned up my cavalier back in the day from not right the right sized hott wire and ground
b
just run an 8 or 10 gauge hott wire and ground wire and have a quick disconnect block for them...
i almost burned up my cavalier back in the day from not right the right sized hott wire and ground
b
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Safety Car
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From: Lompoc, CA. Santa Barbara County
dont use the cigarette lighter for power to the amp..... you'll burn it up..
just run an 8 or 10 gauge hott wire and ground wire and have a quick disconnect block for them...
i almost burned up my cavalier back in the day from not right the right sized hott wire and ground
b
just run an 8 or 10 gauge hott wire and ground wire and have a quick disconnect block for them...
i almost burned up my cavalier back in the day from not right the right sized hott wire and ground
b
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The contacts on a cigarette "plug" aren't big enough nor the plug reliable enough for the connection to your woofer system. You'd be better off using a standard 110v lamp plug and socket set; a standard wall socket on the box and lamp cord plugs to connect to it. There are better choices than that 'simple' approach, but at least it will carry the necessary current and the plugs won't fall out due to vibration.
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Here is what I use for anything portable or removeabl that requires more than an amp or two. Its an Anderson SB175 series, you need 2 of these. They are polarised so you can only hook it up one way and they are tough and handle a lot of current with no heat build up. Waytek has them
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Safety Car
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From: Lompoc, CA. Santa Barbara County
Here is what I use for anything portable or removeabl that requires more than an amp or two. Its an Anderson SB175 series, you need 2 of these. They are polarised so you can only hook it up one way and they are tough and handle a lot of current with no heat build up. Waytek has them
I installed the Alpine head unit last night and got to listen to my new sound system. Daaaaang this sumofabiscuit hits. I only went with 10" woofers because they were on sale with the amp but man do I have bass now. I had to dial it back. I've got more bass than my truck. The Alpine does a great job driving the dash speakers too. The kidds will be very proud of the old man. I finished late so I haven't done the ultimate test yet, putting this sound up against my Flowmasters. Loud color, loud exhaust, loud sound system. Tell me I'm too old. Everyone will hear my Earth Wind and Fire today, and maybe a little War. Huh? Baby, did you say something? Something is wrong with my hearing. I gotta go clean up my office, see ya.
Bee Jay
Last edited by Bee Jay; Apr 12, 2008 at 10:10 AM.
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OK, OK, I'll so something about my battery power quick disconnect. I thought I had a good idea, and I had these lighter plugs laying around. You guys keep me straight.
I installed the Alpine head unit last night and got to listen to my new sound system. Daaaaang this sumofabiscuit hits. I only went with 10" woofers because they were on sale with the amp but man do I have bass now. I had to dial it back. I've got more bass than my truck. The Alpine does a great job driving the dash speakers too. The kidds will be very proud of the old man. I finished late so I haven't done the ultimate test yet, putting this sound up against my Flowmasters. Loud color, loud exhaust, loud sound system. Tell me I'm too old. Everyone will hear my Earth Wind and Fire today, and maybe a little War. Huh? Baby, did you say something? Something is wrong with my hearing. I gotta go clean up my office, see ya.
Bee Jay
I installed the Alpine head unit last night and got to listen to my new sound system. Daaaaang this sumofabiscuit hits. I only went with 10" woofers because they were on sale with the amp but man do I have bass now. I had to dial it back. I've got more bass than my truck. The Alpine does a great job driving the dash speakers too. The kidds will be very proud of the old man. I finished late so I haven't done the ultimate test yet, putting this sound up against my Flowmasters. Loud color, loud exhaust, loud sound system. Tell me I'm too old. Everyone will hear my Earth Wind and Fire today, and maybe a little War. Huh? Baby, did you say something? Something is wrong with my hearing. I gotta go clean up my office, see ya.
Bee Jay
Partially the rattle and partially because it took up more room than I planned. These are the only pics I took.
I'm doing a single rockford 8" sub right now
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I drove the car to the beach today. The sound system definitely is louder than the flowmasters, except when I put my foot in it. The two go together really good. The sound quality is quite good. I've never had adequate bass in the Vette, but I do now. I took it up to 100+ mph with the tops out, and all you hear is the beautiful music. I'm happy. No it doesn't rattle. And I stowed the tops back with the woofer box.
Bee Jay
Bee Jay
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From: Lompoc, CA. Santa Barbara County
I drove the car to the beach today. The sound system definitely is louder than the flowmasters, except when I put my foot in it. The two go together really good. The sound quality is quite good. I've never had adequate bass in the Vette, but I do now. I took it up to 100+ mph with the tops out, and all you hear is the beautiful music. I'm happy. No it doesn't rattle. And I stowed the tops back with the woofer box.
Bee Jay
Bee Jay
2) Don't stow your glass tops back there. If it is a beautiful day, stow them in the garage. Or leave them on the car. I broke another glass t-top. I have yellow tops, and they should be on the car.
Bee Jay
Last edited by Bee Jay; Apr 22, 2008 at 04:29 PM.
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Hot Wire's
Just like all the replys dump the cig.plug Don'nt you know smoking or anything related to it is bad for you and your interior. please make sure you fuse all connections and buy the thickest guage speaker wire that you can route . If you dont buy a reallygood smoke detector....
P.S. It really looks good {nice box} JRL
P.S. It really looks good {nice box} JRL
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