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Not so sure on the news...

Just picked this up last night. Tusk#1891.

Bear in mind ibboostn said 'with some modifications'... If you just want to drop better speakers in the front factory mounting position without having to work at making them fit then your better off getting 5 1/4 inch components. Maybe something like this: Link If you don't mind getting the tools out then 6 or 6.5 inch would have a little more range.

Welcome. Nice looking car :-) I've the coupe and know what you mean about wanting just a little more power...

Picked up amp. Wired it up only to find it's DOA.

Cheers Neal - hadn't thought of checking for loose nuts and bolts :-) 3Pedals - take it easy fella. I think I said I'm new to this at the begining. Yes i paid for this stuff - but it wasn't expensive. Yes I'm going to try it at 2ohm - and if it does sound distorted I can always change it back to 8ohm. Thanks again guys.

I have bought a second amp of trademe - D class mono 600w RMS and 2 ohm stable. So the mission for this weekend is: 1. Upgrade power cables to 4 guage and double check earth connection (getting a little whine) 2. Replace 50A fuse 3. Wire DVC in parallel to result in 2 OHM impedience 4. Install new amp 5. Look at adding 'de thump' circuit to remote feed Missing anything?

Didn't know that! I'll have another look... Been thinking about this and I don't think it had separate remote and antenna wires...

Bump. I see this on Crutchfield - Link Opinions?

Cheers for the earthing info Jochen. Next problem... The headunit I have only has one remote out and it goes to the electric aerial. I wire tapped this line to provide the remote on for the amp. When I turn the ignition off I get a pop as the aerial goes down... Any ideas?

Ethrty_Andy - think I saw a caution in the manual on running the amp to only coil... 0 Guage is huge! i can't imagine running enough current to require that - I was just wanting to add a little base. Checked the guide stickied at the top of this section and for the wattage I was intending to run 8 guage was sufficent. Though in hindsight I probably should have gone 4... Have you upgraded your Alternator/Generator with your setup? Neil - cheers for the info. I had though about amping my front speakers, but at the moment I have a pretty average Panasonic headunit with only one set of pre outs. I definately want to replace that with something decent that looks a little more in keeping with the dash and with 2 pre outs etc. Also I have the fronts in the standard mounting position - in the front kick panels. Do you think it's really worth amping the fronts in those cramped little spaces?

Matt my amp won't handle a 2 ohm impedance - wish it could... Yeah i think I'm sending even less than 150w at 8ohm. Figure my options are: 1. Sell the sub and buy a lower power single coil replacement. 2. Save and buy a mono 2ohm stable amp. I'd prefer to do the second option but don't think I can afford that any time soon and won't look forward to replacing the 8 guage power and earth I just installed

Ok so i pulled the sub out to check the connection. Good news is that it's wired as Ethry_Andy instructed. Bad news (?) is that the model is different mentioned on the trademe ad. Its a Pioneer TS-W258D4 (specs) so I believe that means my amp is seeing an 8ohm impediance... So that means lower power out right? Amp is rated at 150w RMS bridged to 4 ohm.

I haven't blown anything yet - I don't think Had the gain turned right down for testing. If I do as you have suggested what ohm load am I presenting to the amp?

Hey I'm new to amps and subs but felt like having a go at adding some bass to my system so... I bought a sub and amp off trademe on the cheap to try it out. I picked up the following: Pioneer TS-W2502D2/D4 sub in a box Specs Lightning Audio FF150.2 amp So having spent a number of hours on the weekend installing this (and surprisingly it did work) I have some questions. 1. Earthing - having the battery in the boot is very handy. Should I use the batteries earthing point for the amp? I haven't at present but was wanting to know if it would be better or not. 2. Main question - the sub details states 2 voice coils with the ability to connect in parallel or serial to produce either a 2ohm or 4ohm load... Or seperate channels entirely... Looking at the manual for the amp I shouldn't be trying to drive a 2ohm sub, but I don't know if I'm supposed to use both channels to power the sub or bridge to a serial connection or what. Or should I be looking at a mono amp (expensive)? Some help on this would be greatly appreciated! Feel free to ask questions.

WHY - What have you.

Hey looking for a Passenger side sun visor. PFL E30 coupe with black leather interior. What sort of price am I looking at? Mine has gotten loose and will no longer stay up. I could just get a velcro sticky spot to get it to stay up but don't think they come in black... Besides it won't hold up my sun shield. Or can it be fixed? Yeah noob questions - sorry :-)

Pretty sure this car used to be in Rothesay Bay last year with a 'For Sale' sign on it. Looked good.

Dude that looks sweet! Does the switch under the headlight knob work?

Unfortunately Paul Money's has stopped selling car audio - I went to a closing sale a couple of months ago and snagged the last pair of Infinity 5.25's. I think you should be able to find a pair at either Parallel Imported or here: http://onlinecaraudio.co.nz/Car_Audio_Speakers_5_quot_13cm_ As a reference I got a pair of 5.25 Kappa 52.9l coaxial's for $160. I fitted them myself - it't pretty easy to do.

Good on you for taken that dude to court! Good luck on the outcome. Inspections... I had a bunch done in the 90's by the AA. Always thought they were good and in one case they missed two problems on a MR2 GT I bought and paid for the issues to be fixed (clutch and aircon totaling $3k all up!). Got an AA inspection earlier this year on a WRX wagon and got two pages of ticks with no real info given and 3 pages of disclaimers stating the report didn't cover anything - in legalese... Took the WRX to a mechanic - front pads needed replacing, rear diff had a leaking O ring, the front diff solenoid is on the way out (shudder at slow speed on lock) and the car has had accidents front and rear. None of which was mentioned in the AA report or the Jap auction sheet. Fortunately the dealer was reasonable but won't be bothering with the AA again.

Looks awesome as is.

Good looking car - I drive past you on the way to and from work.

Love the guy asking for the enzo bodykit... Some real special people out there!

Nice looking car dude! What's the license plate say?