Nice Jeep install (not mine)

Audiophiliac · Post by **Audiophiliac** » Wed Feb 20, 2008 9:52 pm

http://www.jk-forum.com/showthread.php?t=29592

MINI COOP · Post by **MINI COOP** » Wed Feb 20, 2008 11:09 pm

verry nice job they made there!!!

Audiophiliac · Post by **Audiophiliac** » Thu Feb 21, 2008 7:17 am

Yeah I like the creative amp mounting. I am going to steal that idea for my own jeep...there is simply no where to put an amp that is both out of sight and out of danger. Under the dash is an optiont too, as there is a ton of room behind those plastic panels.

Im probably also going to do a single sub under one of the front seats. I might do the back seat, but it keeps it from folding flat if I ever wanted it too.

gkitching · Post by **gkitching** » Thu Feb 21, 2008 7:24 am

How do you like the Pioneer subs? What kind of air space were you able to muster out of that enclosure?

Post by **stipud** » Thu Feb 21, 2008 7:38 am

Only negative thing I can see is the upside down MS275. That, and he might still need to change his caps

That box has some amazing woodwork... and the dash looks really sweet! Definitely a nice install.

Audiophiliac · Post by **Audiophiliac** » Thu Feb 21, 2008 7:51 am

gkitching wrote:How do you like the Pioneer subs? What kind of air space were you able to muster out of that enclosure?

You didnt notice the "(not mine)" portion of the thread title, yes?

gkitching · Post by **gkitching** » Thu Feb 21, 2008 8:00 am

Sorry. I didn't. Not completely awake yet. I'm still on my 1st cup of coffee!

BG_001 · Post by **BG_001** » Thu Feb 21, 2008 9:05 am

that is a good lookin install. the woodwork on that box is really impressive.

Post by **Bfowler** » Thu Feb 21, 2008 9:28 am

that box is fucking awesome. i hope he took notes on how to recreate that, im sure there are a ton of jeep guys that he could sell the "plan" to.

why isnt he on our phroum?

Audiophiliac · Post by **Audiophiliac** » Thu Feb 21, 2008 4:45 pm

Ill send him a link to us. He is an installer so he knows how to do stuff. The box is impressive. I might would like to do something like that someday.

Eracer76 · Post by **Eracer76** » Thu Feb 21, 2008 10:03 pm

Hello everyone....That is my Jeep and install.....thanks for all the compliments!

gkitching wrote:How do you like the Pioneer subs? What kind of air space were you able to muster out of that enclosure?

Im really impressed with the subs, they really kick hard and I was surprised on how low they drop.
You can feel them real good being they are right behind the front seats and molded to the floor, and they sound like they are right in the dash

To the best of my calculations, I figure its around 1 cubic foot total, which is within recommended specs for the subs. The box looks bigger then it really is inside.

stipud wrote:Only negative thing I can see is the upside down MS275. That, and he might still need to change his caps

That box has some amazing woodwork... and the dash looks really sweet! Definitely a nice install.

Thanks...yeah I had to mount the one upside down due to clearance issues, the passenger side seat has air bag
sensors raising the seat enough to mount the 2240 right side up, which is the harder working amp anyway @ 2 ohm mono.
Im not too worried about the 275 being upside down though....
Ive owned the amps since they were new in 94', they've been in 5 different cars, two of which were show cars, and spent 5 years in a boat.
They have been upside down for 9 years of their lives

I used to have 3 amps in the show cars....but later on I let one of the 2240's go when I sold one of my cars

Change the caps?

Bfowler wrote:that box is fucking awesome. i hope he took notes on how to recreate that, im sure there are a ton of jeep guys that he could sell the "plan" to.

why isnt he on our phroum?

I didnt take any notes...it is a "one off" box that I hope to never recreate! LOL
All kidding aside, it wasn't that hard, just time consuming building to fit piece by piece.....and waiting for resin to dry

Eracer76 · Post by **Eracer76** » Thu Feb 21, 2008 10:17 pm

Audiophiliac wrote:Ill send him a link to us. He is an installer so he knows how to do stuff. The box is impressive. I might would like to do something like that someday.

Thanks for the link....
Yeah, Ive been an installer off and on since 94' and MECP certified twice

Back in the day, Ive had two different show cars, all with Phoenix amps and subs, and one car had a make-over twice lol
Then just 5 years ago I built a show system in my truck with JL Audio gear....
that truck landed me a $35k ticket job at work (that Im most proud of), it was in a JL Audio booth at Hot Import Nights car show

Post by **mr tibbs** » Thu Feb 21, 2008 10:20 pm

Where are you at man?? Some of us here might be interested in some work with those kind of skills!

Eracer76 · Post by **Eracer76** » Thu Feb 21, 2008 10:31 pm

mr tibbs wrote:Where are you at man?? Some of us here might be interested in some work with those kind of skills!

I just updated my profile

I wish I had the time to do some work....that little install in my Jeep took me about a month working on it after hours

It only took me two months to do that $35k job at work!
Now if you were to bring it to my work, I have the time..... this business is getting slower every year, except for remote starts

gkitching · Post by **gkitching** » Fri Feb 22, 2008 6:30 am

Eracer76 wrote:
gkitching wrote:How do you like the Pioneer subs? What kind of air space were you able to muster out of that enclosure?
Im really impressed with the subs, they really kick hard and I was surprised on how low they drop.

Agreed! I think the only problem with those subs is they say Pioneer on them. I'm pleasantly surprized with them every time I use them.

Post by **stipud** » Fri Feb 22, 2008 7:11 am

Eracer76 wrote:Change the caps?

Capacitors.

The MS amp line is a good 15 years old. Over time, capacitors will start to leak their internal juices onto the circuit board. This can short them out, causing your amp to burn up. Fortunately it's pretty easy to replace them, and once you do, the amps should be good for another 15 years.

http://www.soundbuggy.com/Eric/Car%20Au ... index.html

Eracer76 · Post by **Eracer76** » Fri Feb 22, 2008 8:06 am

stipud wrote:
Eracer76 wrote:Change the caps?
Capacitors.

The MS amp line is a good 15 years old. Over time, capacitors will start to leak their internal juices onto the circuit board. This can short them out, causing your amp to burn up. Fortunately it's pretty easy to replace them, and once you do, the amps should be good for another 15 years.

http://www.soundbuggy.com/Eric/Car%20Au ... index.html

I figured you were talking about the capacitors, but Ive never heard of them leaking....thats good to know...
Being mine are almost 14 years old now, maybe I should check them out.
I havent had the backs off since they were in my show car back in 98'

Thanks for the link, but I cant get it to work?

Post by **Bfowler** » Fri Feb 22, 2008 8:35 am

^his server has been known to crash, it worked for me just now so give it another shot.

glad you came by, that install seriously great.