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Lol funny how that pic is still floating around. That was on s10forum... I made that back in 07 I think then shortly corrected the "you're". Here is the updated one.

^ sorry, but I wouldn't even waste my time with that DD-1 (an o-scope would be a much better investment anyways). Sure it may set the gain right but the source volume is constantly changing with different CDs/mp3. So as soon as you pop in a different cd your efforts were wasted. Tune by ear, leave the DMM and the o-scope for something else.

Sweet! Glad it fixed the problem.

Unplug the bass knob from the amp. I have seen a few go out and would randomly make the volume fluctuate as you are describing....though it shouldn't make the bass sound bad so I have a feeling it isn't the problem. Worth a shot I suppose.

Looks sweet! I want to play with one now.

When i did my first recone I did. Well I went easier on it since I was my first time. I just played it free air at 20 hz for a little bit. soon as I was sure the glue was dry I just cranked up the volume to loosen it up. Other than that....no

Hard to say. But if the subs were truly at half or even less volume (no idea how loud your definition of "daily" is) and the subs got quiet then basically blew up then I would test out the amp for sure.

I ran my Focal K2s off head unit power for awhile. They sounded great but obviously the HU had it's limitations. But then I amped them and it blew me away how much better it was.

Didnt even know there is a "big secret". Damn, now you've got me wondering what it is as well!

Hasn't been asked yet but does the amp ALWAYS go into protect every time it's turned on? If so, disconnect the speaker wires and and turn it on, if still in protect I'd say something happened to the amp or maybe a loose speaker wire shorted causing damage to the amp.

Doh! Wheels (offset) were a dead giveaway it was a 4x4 and I missed it. How low are you planning on going up front?

^ just a suggestion. Make sure you flip the brake lines to make a U shape instead of the factory "n" shape. The line likes to rub the frame and will quickly result in brake failure. Just remove the line, flip it over and install/bleed. It depends on how low it is out back though yours may/maynot rub. If you used Belltech spindles up front you need to trim down the upper control arm as well because it will pinch the brake line. If you used springs this doesn't apply.

Well, i take everything back. i tired it in my truck and that song is simply amazing. definitely a good front stage workout. just sounded like poo on my phone and judged it too quick. anyone else have some songs similar to this?

Well that was completely unexpected. Heard it on my phone...not sure i I want to try it in my truck.

Haha I remember that thread. Anyways I suggest you plan out the recone process and drop the cone in dry without any glue a few times to get a feel for it. Really it's a super easy process. Just make sure your shim fits nice and snug. Just take your time and plan things out.

Sucks man. Hope you come out on top in this situation.

A tps will not cause such a high idle to even remotely let the rear tires to start burning out. What engine do you have? 2.2 or 4.3? Either it's a huge vac leak like an intake gasket or the throttle cable is stuck.

Rip apart the sub and find out for yourself what failed. I know I can't throw away something that "broke" without taking it completely apart . There could be a few reasons why the leads failed. Age and overexcursion could have ripped them. Doubt they would overheat since they can usually hold up to the power until the coil burns....then again you never know. My Fi Q leads broke after 3 years of abuse. the coil was perfect, but one coil didn't read anything. Upon taking it apart for a recone I found this. I believe mine failed from use but either way you can visibly see the failure point. This should give you a better idea what may have happened to yours.

Up to you. I was just curious to see what it was doing. If your bored, go for it, if your busy then forget about it.

Bump for video?

unless I read that wrong he said it was under constant draw for 5 hours until he pulled the battery out to charge it. Then it was only a 10 minute draw I would be suspicious of that aftermarket alarm. Did it draw any more after you put the battery in and drive it around?

Their cameras are piss poor quality, even if you are parked in the front you won't even get a tag number off them. Even if you had a college front license plate, it would be difficult to make out which team it is. That's how bad they are.

Man that really sucks. Hope the people that stole your system gets what's coming to them. Get an alarm, and put train horns on them. Any old alarm won't draw too much attention, but 148db going off isn't common and brings attention even if you park in the far back of the parking lot. Just need to take the time to dial it in so it won't go off when a harley goes by. That's probably more money you want to put into it right now but it's always something you can do afterwards down the road.

When one of my coils failed I rocked it for about a week at 1 ohm on my saz-1500, found out the sub was sloppy at high excursions and even lost control I guess you can say, but temp wise on the dust cap was no where near alarming considering it's power handing reduced by half or more. Of course I had adjust the bass knob down a bit. Even so I still abused it some while the part was coming in. Just trying to think how he could have cooked it though. Yeah, he put possibly 1kw into one coil but even so I'm thinking having that other coil shorted is what really did him in. Not saying your wrong nick, just trying to understand the failure technically

It's 1 ohm nominal but the dc resistance is .7. But I had an alpine m-1000 on my Fi Q at 2 ohms (1.4 ohm dcr) Apparently the amp didn't like Fi and the amp would always get too hot and reduce it's own power. I'm talking 165* hot playing at moderate volume with a constant 14 volt source. When I put a different sub on there it never got super hot even with the same power. So it's possible that is the case with yours.