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Old Oct 5, 2006 | 04:57 PM
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haha, it does beep all the time, i dont care, i want no one touching my car!!!

nope, no other accs for it
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Old Oct 6, 2006 | 03:30 PM
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I love the window modules! One touch operation, rolls up on arm, and rolls down w/ extra channel. Probably my favorite mod other than the stereo.
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Old Oct 7, 2006 | 07:55 AM
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eh, i would never use them but yes they do rock, same with the time/temp module for R/S
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Old Oct 7, 2006 | 09:12 AM
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Great work Man. I have done several big installs on my cars in the past and you are doing a great job. I can not wait till it is done to see the final pics. I have a little job of my own going it involves my evo and 2 12 inch solos and 3 PPi amps. Aslo where can I get some of those brush gromets? I need some for my install too.
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Old Nov 8, 2006 | 10:11 AM
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Woah. It's been a month since I last posted! Well, I just got back from a two week vacation in China, and I've done a little bit of work so I'll post an update soon.

I bought the brush grommets from http://www.mcmaster.com/ Do a search for brush grommets, they're on page 3542 w/ the Military Specification Rubber Grommets.
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Old Nov 14, 2006 | 12:34 AM
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Been kinda busy recently helping out w/ my sister's wedding this Saturday. Sorry George.

I did this stuff a couple days ago.

Crimped and soldered the speaker connections to the main amp.


Labeled too so there's no confusion.


This is mainly for George, if he ever needs to take the amprack out for some reason.
Here's how the amprack is locked to the sub box.


The amprack has guides on it to help it slide onto the sub box.


Which helps line up the latch.


Then there's a hole that I'm going to run a zip tie through (I used a wire for this pic though).


I painted a border once on the plexi, but I didn't like how it looked, so I masked it off again.


Put on a couple more coats.


Up next should be the installation of the amprack
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Old Nov 22, 2006 | 06:12 PM
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awsome job can't wait to see the next update
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Old Nov 23, 2006 | 03:44 AM
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So the Russian came over today to work on George's car, so I decided to work on it, too.

We needed to drain the gas since it had been sitting in the car for months, so we connected some wires to the fuel pump.


We tried siphoning it first, but since it was barely below the gas tank, it was going really slow. The wires come out the door and are connected to a hobby 12v power supply.


So the amprack is finally finished, front and back. I've added RCAs and the speaker wires here. Hopefully this is the last time it's outside the car!


Here's the first time the completed amprack is in the car.


Connected the speaker wires, data cables, and optical cables. The bend for the white optical cable is a little tight and I'm a little worried about it.


Laid the amprack down flat to clean up some wires, and attach others.


Secured in place. Left and right side from inside the car.


Couldn't resist to see how it look complete so I put the cover on


Have to finish some things up next. Also, we have to get the car running again. The Russian changed the oil while I was working on the amp rack.
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Old Nov 23, 2006 | 04:59 AM
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haha "The Russian"...man dude that is sick thats a really nice setup. I hope i can make a good one on my car once i go to this school. Your friend is gunna owe u a lot...lol nice job man!!!
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Old Nov 24, 2006 | 12:22 AM
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Originally Posted by jdub765
Couldn't resist to see how it look complete so I put the cover on
Sweet Job!!! I love the amp rack and could not resist reposting this pic. It looks a lot nicer than how I pictured it. I can't wait to enjoy my new toy...

-George
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Old Nov 24, 2006 | 07:01 PM
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you still make me jealous....
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Old Nov 25, 2006 | 08:11 PM
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I have been watching this thread awesome work! Where did you get that huge connector for the 0awg? I have always wanted something like that but had no clue what to search for or where.
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Old Nov 25, 2006 | 08:50 PM
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dang 8month stereo install..I hope the client is patient and has other cars to drive. lol. good job..just hooked up a PDX 1000 yesterday and those little suckers have some power. New CEA rating with certificate of 1154Watts from alpine.
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Old Nov 25, 2006 | 11:25 PM
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LOL, I got a rating of 1154 RMS and 1214 RMS on both...
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Old Nov 27, 2006 | 01:00 PM
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nice job, but 6 months and still not finished???
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