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by gridracer
Mon Feb 04, 2008 9:49 pm
Forum: Automotive
Topic: Prepping the car for sale.
Replies: 53
Views: 18404

Take that stupid light show out of your back window and you'll get more for the car too.
by gridracer
Sun Feb 03, 2008 8:46 am
Forum: Lounge
Topic: How bad is the housing market in your area?
Replies: 30
Views: 8533

crappy small houses here that are worth $30,000 10 years ago are now selling for $85,000 there is so much demand for housing here they can't build them fast enough. The city just opened up a new development of 40 lots last week they sold them all in an hour. So much work around here its insane.
by gridracer
Sat Feb 02, 2008 10:13 am
Forum: Car Audio
Topic: M100 project diary.
Replies: 55
Views: 18119

wow excellent job that will look great when finished.
by gridracer
Wed Jan 30, 2008 8:53 pm
Forum: Car Audio
Topic: Alpine CDA-9887
Replies: 8
Views: 2879

Try it both ways to see what you prefer,I myself use an electronic 3 way crossover so I can't say which would be better. I am leaning toward the head unit crossovers though.
by gridracer
Wed Jan 30, 2008 8:45 pm
Forum: Car Audio
Topic: Alpine CDA-9887
Replies: 8
Views: 2879

hows it going to be in the dash that unit has no built in eq, its a seperate unit.... If you like to tweak your sound, this is the head unit for you. It gives you 6 channels of Digital Time Correction, 3-way or 2-way crossover, 7-band graphic EQ or 5-band parametric EQ. You can manually toggle betw...
by gridracer
Tue Jan 29, 2008 8:10 am
Forum: Lounge
Topic: Bad Weather!!!!!
Replies: 16
Views: 4679

I hear ya right now it is -32c and -50c with the winchill I am pretty sure you meant celsius stipud as your temp right now is about the same as here. Oh and we got about 6 inches of snow yesterday with our blizzard.

I love my garage that barely gets to freezing on days like this.
by gridracer
Sun Jan 27, 2008 10:02 pm
Forum: Car Audio
Topic: question
Replies: 4
Views: 2102

It would likely be cheaper to get a home amp, when you consider the current your MPS amp consumes. The power supplies that car audio shops use in the sound demo boards cost upwards of $1200.00 at least thats what the ones at the last shop I worked at cost. I have a small 4-6 amp power supply for ben...
by gridracer
Sun Jan 27, 2008 9:57 pm
Forum: Car Audio
Topic: ms2250
Replies: 12
Views: 4541

I am not sure what the difference in guts the MS 2125 is but I run my 2125 at 1.34 ohms mono really hard and it hasn't started on fire just YET. :roll: I'm really sorry to hear that you're abusing a great amp like that! :cry: What did it ever do to you!? I don't really feel that I am abusing it I h...
by gridracer
Sun Jan 27, 2008 8:09 pm
Forum: Car Audio
Topic: ms2250
Replies: 12
Views: 4541

I am not sure what the difference in guts the MS 2125 is but I run my 2125 at 1.34 ohms mono really hard and it hasn't started on fire just YET.
by gridracer
Fri Jan 04, 2008 11:23 pm
Forum: Lounge
Topic: One of those situations....
Replies: 6
Views: 2239

Welcome to my life I drive in that crap all the time no big deal you get used to it.
by gridracer
Wed Jan 02, 2008 12:53 pm
Forum: Car Audio
Topic: Repair PG M Series or new JBL cheap
Replies: 9
Views: 3178

Invest in some solder wick it will make things easier its cheap on ebay.
by gridracer
Wed Dec 26, 2007 1:42 pm
Forum: Car Audio
Topic: JBL I mean shit.
Replies: 19
Views: 4980

Sealed boxes don't wreck subs its something your doing.
by gridracer
Tue Dec 25, 2007 11:03 am
Forum: Car Audio
Topic: JBL I mean shit.
Replies: 19
Views: 4980

I have running 3 xs124 12" sealed since about 1998 and no problems before that I had 2 orion XTR 12" sealed no problems before that I had 4 MTX blue thunder 12" sealed and no problems ever. What I am saying is that a sealed box didn't kill your sub likely you overpowered it or were se...
by gridracer
Sat Dec 22, 2007 8:29 pm
Forum: Lounge
Topic: My new PC wankathon.
Replies: 10
Views: 3741

norton antivirus sucks you might as well put a condom on your hardrive it will protect it just as well. nothing beats eset nod 32
by gridracer
Sat Dec 22, 2007 1:00 pm
Forum: Car Audio
Topic: Will my fuse block fit in engine bay properly ?
Replies: 6
Views: 2369

Take some putty or chewed up gum and put it on the top of the fuseblock and slowly and carefully close the hood on it checking each time if it flattens it out and how much it does.
by gridracer
Fri Dec 07, 2007 10:41 am
Forum: Lounge
Topic: WOOT OFF!!!
Replies: 2
Views: 1833

I would love to be able to get a bag of crap from woot or some other stuff but they don't ship to Canada.
by gridracer
Wed Nov 28, 2007 9:10 pm
Forum: Lounge
Topic: BOOOOO!!!! For UPS! BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!
Replies: 6
Views: 2538

I guess the main thing is you are gonna get your sub.
by gridracer
Mon Nov 19, 2007 3:27 pm
Forum: Car Audio
Topic: 8" midwoofers...
Replies: 21
Views: 6617

I am using old XS 8" in my doors they sound great
by gridracer
Mon Nov 19, 2007 3:25 pm
Forum: Car Audio
Topic: for all MS 2125 lovers... look at this.
Replies: 20
Views: 7732

I need some end plates for my grey ms2125 I will keep an eye out for this.
by gridracer
Thu Nov 15, 2007 10:19 pm
Forum: Car Audio
Topic: relay
Replies: 16
Views: 6098

I have never had a potter and brumfield fail on me yet.
by gridracer
Wed Nov 14, 2007 10:41 pm
Forum: Lounge
Topic: I got engaged last night!
Replies: 25
Views: 8289

fuzzysnuggleduck wrote:
gentlejax2 wrote:it "changes" when the ring hits the finger
It didn't for me... my wife still flirts with all my friends.
Thats because there isn't a ring made that can plug a hole!
by gridracer
Mon Nov 05, 2007 2:29 pm
Forum: Installs
Topic: Pics of my last setup!
Replies: 18
Views: 8385

In the manual in the install planning section the 3rd point is Install the PLD1 as close to the head unit as possible I am curious as to why you mounted it in the trunk.
by gridracer
Thu Nov 01, 2007 4:33 pm
Forum: Lounge
Topic: Free power
Replies: 5
Views: 2397

joyride wrote:im curious about how much current goes through it. Notice he uses an LED light, something that doesnt take much power. If he connects his fridge, then I will be impressed
Considering there is only between 40-70 volts on a phone line I don't think you'll be running a fridge off of it.
by gridracer
Wed Oct 31, 2007 8:06 am
Forum: Car Audio
Topic: Quick RMD Question
Replies: 4
Views: 2377

The wire is 4 wire telephone wire but the jacks aren't a standard size for a telephone jack they are a little smaller on the rmd wire.
by gridracer
Wed Oct 10, 2007 7:23 pm
Forum: Lounge
Topic: USPS to Canada
Replies: 10
Views: 4007

I have had lots of stuff shipped usps to Canada and it takes anywhere from 4 to 16 days. depending on the type of service used. I have never had anything take longer than 16 days. just got a package yesterday shipped from colorado on the 24 of sept. and that was regular mail