1999 Tahoe SAE1200 on 2 12" Fi Q's

[swagger_wagon468 53]

So... my buddy finally got his cash together in order to do his audio build.

Its a 1999 Chevy Tahoe.

The build will consist of the following:

-Kenwood HD545u (my old HU. Already installed)

-Blue Stinger volt meter (already installed. Need to wire up.)

-Stinger 1/0 wire. Got about 25tft total for $50.

-Sundown SAE-1200 (sold this to him on the cheap.)

-2 12" Fi Q D1's. (These were my other buddies. He gave one to me as partial trade when I sold him my xcon and saz1500. And he gave the other to my buddy that owns the this Tahoe. I sold him mine for $50. Lol. They are both at the Fi factory getting reconed from D2s to D1s. But UPS broke one of the Damn magnets so now theres a claim filed...waiting patiently....)

-a set of alpine coax and a set of pioneer coax speakers. (Already had them...so we will use them. Lol.)

We will do the Big3 with some leftover welding cable I have laying around. Eventually put a d3400 upfront...and we should be fine for a sae1200.

On to the picssssss

firs pic, has anyone ever ran wires thru this body style tahoe? I can't figure out how to remove this little plastic piece... any help on that is appreciated.

Volt meter. Looks nice. A lil crooked. But its ooohhhhhtay.

And here are the wires we currently have ready to run once we figure out how to get that Damn plastic piece off...

-RCA

-REM

-and wires from the volt meter to run to the amp.

I will post a few pica of the amp.

And pics of the subs if I can find them.

Should be a nice build.

[swagger_wagon468 53]

Here's some pics of the amp. (And some of my amps.)

In order...

1200

100.4

3000

[Infinite913 381]

HRY THIS UP! I already installed ur old system in a different vehicle and you are just starting this! LAME!

[swagger_wagon468 53]

This is my buddies! Haha. I will ne doing 2 18" Zcons on 2to saz3ks.

[swagger_wagon468 53]

Pics of the subs... Haha. Before I sent them in...

[steveo50 3]

I love those older tahoes!

[swagger_wagon468 53]

I love those older tahoes!

Me too bro. He's 17. And his parents bought it brand new. He wishes they got a z71... but o well. And they also have a 03 Silverado extended cab. And a 09 Impala SS. Only buy new. Can you tell they are a chevy family? Lol

After this build, he will be doing Flowmaster race40series exhaust. Gonna be sick.

[steveo50 3]

throwing some 24s on there would be nasty!

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damn thats a whole lot of room back there in that tahoe, you should just call up fi and tell em to make them into 18's . Build a box and youll be smashin on the roads

[swagger_wagon468 53]

Acctualy, we were gonna sell do either 15s or 18s. But that was more $$. Lol. This really is a budget build.

Next build, we are doing (4) 12s or 15s SSA icons.

[sefugi 166]

Should be a nice build!! I am assuming this is his first system. Tuned in!

[jj1479 4]

Pop out the Little round plastic tabs outer/inner and it should lift up.

[swagger_wagon468 53]

Should be a nice build!! I am assuming this is his first system. Tuned in!

You are correct sir. We go big or go home the first system. Haha.

My first was a xcon on a saz1500. No bad for first systems.

[swagger_wagon468 53]

Pop out the Little round plastic tabs outer/inner and it should lift up.

Hmm... ok I will have to take a look later today. It seems as if part of the plastic has rivits going thru it...

[Mtopper 23]

usually, the plastic circles on the bottom are beauty pieces that cover the actual bolt. it should be 2 bolts holding the 2 pieces together and then a T-50 bolt holding the seat belt to a mounting point on the truck.

i've taken apart 3 cars so far this week. T-50 seems to be a favorite bolt size for seat belts

[swagger_wagon468 53]

SO! i ran the wires in the Hoe today. and hooked it up to a tiny kenwood 12 just to make sure everything was good. well... the power light on the amp is always on if i leave the REM wire in. and when i hook up the power and ground wired up from the stinger meter, it would stay on as well. so i unhooked the REM for now so that neither the amp or meter is constantly on. what should i check first? his subs will be here tomorrow. pics after work tonight.

edit:

also, when the gain knob is hooked up, it cuts the sub off and when i turn the knob, it makes the sub jump... really wierd. i tried 3 knobs with no luck. anyone had that happen before?

[Mtopper 23]

the remote turn on is constant power? are you sure you tapped into the right wire behind the HU? i've done it before so its possible lol.

bass know cuts out the bass? could there be a break in the line somewhere where it is grounding? i don't use bass knobs so i couldn't tell you really.

[swagger_wagon468 53]

we are going to check all the connections tomorrow. and i guess ill try and mess with the knob tomorro too.

any other suggestions people?

[ChevyBoy99 0]

Post the new pics!!!

[edouble101 314]

Post the new pics!!!

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wow this should be a badass first system for him, bet he is going to love them q's...looking forward to this one as well

[swagger_wagon468 53]

Ok! Give me a few min.

[swagger_wagon468 53]

So.. We cant figure out y the amp stays on when the REM is hooked up... So we just put a swirch fir the rem wire. Amp works fine in my car. So idk...

Anyways...pics!

His seat is stuck and wont fold foward. So had to do the best I could.

Stinger 1/0

[jcarter1885 995]

Make sure you hooked it up to the correct remote start wire, dont use the one you are using cause obviously it is a constant power source.

[swagger_wagon468 53]

Ok... so i checked the diagrams, and im a dumbass. Lol. I have the rem going to the amp from the HU via the yellow wire(12+constant) so tomorrow i will fix the issue. I hate dumb mistakes. O well...live and learn. Pics of amp, box, and sub (only one came so far) tomorro. Sexy custom black Fi dustcaps.