onebadmonte

Ha, I was actually waiting for this:

Bump to the top. This show is right around the corner. Who am I gonna see there.

Ha, I always wondered why I got a dark grey logo on my IB3s. You're right about the stealth look, I call it the Grand National edition.

You should be fine. If you want a little added insurance you can spring for the BP option. That should give you additional cooling around the voice coil. Sounds like an interesting project, keep us posted on how it works out for you.

Cool beans. Definitely tuned in for this one.

Hey there friend. Glad to see you around.

Voted, good luck friend.

Voted BIGJON. Trunk cars approaching 150 on the TL definitely benefit and showcase the use of sound deadener. Good luck bro.

Haven't we crossed paths before? Hey there bro, welcome to the forum. You going to the Fry's show in November? I'll be there.

My prayers and condolences go out to those affected by the fires. The air here is thick with haze and the smell of burnt grass. Bits of ash are floating around. It's surreal. If there are any forum members in need of help, don't hesitate to post or send a PM. God speed.

Looks like Mickey Mouse, probably sounds like the Incredible Hulk though. Good work man, congrats. Now lets see pics of the plexi in place.

Yay for Ohjay! Happy birthday bro!

Bigger diodes aren't going to help if the stator and rotor aren't up to the job. Here is a good read on whats going on with an alternator. Understanding Alternator Current Output Good Luck.

Excellent work man. Loving the ol' time-ie faucet valve handles. I've been out of the hydro seen for a while so I'm not sure how popular they are now a days. Seeing those on yours "reminds me of a time not so long ago when things were simpler." A little line I picked up from Zombieland. I'm such a dork. Cool build though, f@cking cool build. Congrats.

Ahhhgg! So sharp they cut my eye's just looking at them. They look cool.

It's a tie, Fi wins by getting your money regardless. Both are awesome subs. Flip a coin and run with it. With out any useful info like how much power you got on tap and whether this is for daily music or strickly SPL burp we can't help. How do you like my run on sentence with no commas?

I once heard 4 of the Fi X 10s in a 2 cuft sealed enclosure off of an Orion XTR 1200 watt amp. There was nothing entry level about the sound, and that was in a big ol' Dodge Magnum. Very nice sounding drivers. Got plenty loud too.

Opps, my bad, your right, wrong sub. I was thinking the BM line. Duh! The one you're speaking of looks like an AA Avalanche, almost. I haven't heard those, but re-cones shouldn't be a problem since they are a more traditional design with a 12 spoke basket and standard 3" coil. Good luck.

Them's are Crossfire's he's runnin'? Dang those are beast's of subs, badass.

They are good drivers, but some had quality issues. I have a buddy in town with a pair in a little Volvo hatchback. They sounded great. SQ oriented install, but got nice and loud. His issue was the surround was coming off the basket on one of them. I can't remember when that design went on sale. There were a bunch of delays and finally were being built in-house. I can say that I haven't seen them for sale in over a year now, but I doubt they'll make a return. It was a unique driver. So much so that if it blows you'll be up a creek without a paddle, as I doubt you'll be able to get a re-cone. To be honest I think a good quality small coiled 12" driver will sound almost as good. The only thing that set this driver apart was it's super shallow mounting depth.

Looks awesome. Congrats on the score.

Hey that's Vic. Cool for Vic.

Congrats to both of you guys. Looks like both of you are cleaning up the Houston scene.

Halloween comes a month early as I raise this thread from the dead to bring you a little rear fill excitement. Budget speakers. Ahhhhhh! Gruesome. I'll be installing these speakers in the rear pillar panels. Since they are going on plastic panels and because of the intense bass vibrations I made some steel mounting rings to get the speakers securely mounted. Here are the mounting rings painted and rivnuts installed. One last detail I am putting on the speaker ring is a pair of rivet holes. I'll be riveting the speaker trim ring and the steel mounting ring to the rear pillar panel. That way I can install and remove the speaker as necessary without have to juggle in place the mounting ring and trim ring. Plus it'll make it easier to remove and install the panel without the speaker in it. Here is how I got the factory speaker out and modified the panel mounting provision. Once I got the speaker mounting holes cut, using the same score and break technique I used for the kick panel pods, I secured the steel mounting ring in place with some small c-clamps. I then drilled the clearance holes by using a small drill bit through the rivnut. With mounting holes accurately located I followed up with the proper clearance hole size drill bit. Here I have the steel mounting ring mocked up with the mounting hardware I'll be using to mount the speaker. I am transfer drilling the rivet clearance holes in similar fashion that I did the mounting holes. Here is a close up of the rivet securing the trim ring and mounting ring on to the panel. One thing that I did before getting the rivet on, is touching up the hole with a counter sink. This allowed the rivet to sit below the speaker mounting surface. Modifying the speaker/panel mount compromised the integrity of the assembly. To bring back some of that integrity I'll be using some of this epoxy on the panel clip standoffs. I've had really good luck using this epoxy on plastic. On top of that it's cheap, it comes with easy to use mixing nozzles, and it's readily available at Walmart. Here is one of the panel clip standoffs I used the epoxy on, there are four standoffs in all. I made sure to thoroughly clean the panel of dirt, dust, and any oily residue to get proper adhesion. I can't emphasize enough the importance of properly prepping the panel before laying a bead of epoxy. Finally the light and the end of the tunnel. The panel in place with the trim ring and mounting ring in place. Driver in place. Oh the horror! Tah-Dah! The End, for now. o_O