Phoenix Gold Phorum

Here is my story. I purchased a used ZX-450 for $200 shipped directly to PG, where I had them go through the amp (good idea, they made a small repair). PG was also supposed to replace the cover on my white ZX for a mere $40 as the one I purchased has some scratches. Well, they called me and told me they made a mistake and had no more white ZX-450 covers. I asked them if they had a black, as I would rather have a black/white hybrid than a scratched all white amp. Well, I recieved the amp today and low and behold, Phil and the boys not only replace my cover with a new black one, they put my amp guts in a complete new chassis without charging me a dime or even telling me they were doing it! TALK ABOUT ABOVE AND BEYOND!!! I never thought it was possible for my dedication and loyalty to PG amps could ever be strengthened, but it was! Thank you soooo much Phil, you have no idea how much this is appreciated. Here are a few pics, I am deciding what my final install is going to consist of and I will share pics as it progresses....

that fuckin rules- phil is the MAN!!! he has sent me , count them now, 3 replacement sets of ti tweets, last set i asked him to look at closely, as im only running 250 rms to them, i wanted to make sure that the xover was nt causing the issues, however , after he said he disected them, the vcs were not burnt!!!! NOT BURNT, so he tossed another set in a package for me and voila they were mailed on monday and i received them inflorida today, with some sweet stickers!!!!!!

I'm glad to see that all worked out well. Amp looks good sitting next to big-bro.........

That octopussy needs to be kleaned up for the time being though..........

You lucky bugger! It fits perfectly with your ZPA now! Awesome!!!

Are the last 3 pics in black-n-white? The circuitboard looks alot different from the first pic.

Love that combination!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Yep. the octopussy will be going away next weekend when my PG subs arrive (doing final intall then), and yes, the final three are b and w...

Here is my 1/0 PG kit, stinger ground block and PLD-1, all waiting to go in when the subs arrive! I will be doing the wire upgrade/amp rack next weekend, no more octopussy! Pics to follow...

I want that kit! Where did or how did u get that kit? I Wanna buy one!

deathcloud wrote:I want that kit! Where did or how did u get that kit? I Wanna buy one!

Found it on ebay, brand new, $72 to my door! SWEET!! The stinger ground block was not included (nor the line driver), but still, I snagged a great deal on that kit!

That PG battery terminal is awesome! I have both that kit and the matching ground block and they are built like tanks and look great too.

It's really a pity they don't include the ground terminal, a chunk of ground wire, and a grounding block so people can at least ground their battery properly. It would really set that kit apart for me. I guess nobody offers that though... pity.

thats part number AKIT1 great kit!

stipud wrote:It's really a pity they don't include the ground terminal, a chunk of ground wire, and a grounding block so people can at least ground their battery properly. It would really set that kit apart for me. I guess nobody offers that though... pity.

It does include a chunk of ground wire and a grounding block...

he meant the negative battery terminal and another peice of 1/0 to upgrade the battery ground

Bfowler wrote:he meant the negative battery terminal and another peice of 1/0 to upgrade the battery ground

He mentioned block and terminal separately. Isn't that little cube like thing supposed to be your battery ground block (not terminal!)?

The little cube thing is for the amp ground...

flogger11 wrote:The little cube thing is for the amp ground...

Ahh! I used it to ground my battery because I have a ground distro block. That solves that.

fuzzysnuggleduck wrote:

flogger11 wrote:The little cube thing is for the amp ground...

Ahh! I used it to ground my battery because I have a ground distro block. That solves that.

The cube attaches to the frame or wherever, then you run the 3' 1/0 ground wire to a dist block...

Thas a pretty good price shipped to your door. how much was the base price without shipping for the AKIT1?

KHPower wrote:Thas a pretty good price shipped to your door. how much was the base price without shipping for the AKIT1?

Im not sure, he had a bin price of $85 shipped or BO, we negotiated the $72...

flogger11 wrote:

fuzzysnuggleduck wrote:

flogger11 wrote:The little cube thing is for the amp ground...

Ahh! I used it to ground my battery because I have a ground distro block. That solves that.

The cube attaches to the frame or wherever, then you run the 3' 1/0 ground wire to a dist block...

Yeah, I have a normal 1/0 ring terminal for that because I have it bolted down somewhere that the cube wouldn't fit. I was just a bit confused.

fuzzysnuggleduck wrote:

flogger11 wrote:

fuzzysnuggleduck wrote: Ahh! I used it to ground my battery because I have a ground distro block. That solves that.

The cube attaches to the frame or wherever, then you run the 3' 1/0 ground wire to a dist block...

Yeah, I have a normal 1/0 ring terminal for that because I have it bolted down somewhere that the cube wouldn't fit. I was just a bit confused.

They dont call it smart...

Do they even make these kits anymore? If so, what do they sell for?

they do sell them, but are getting harder to find. prices go from about 70-100. i think MAP is like 120 on them. i have seen them on Amazon.com, but be careful some sellers use the picture and description, but have a different part number listed. i just went through that head ache with a clown that thought sending me a $78 8awg kit was normal. i did finally get my money back though