The snow is melting so I felt ambitious

[danmn1313]

Well now that the snow is melting and it's warming up here in IL I thought I should give it a good wash (something the SHO has needed for too long) and finish up my stereo.

I layed the Dynamat and put in the new 6x9s in the rear. I also put in my new subs and new box I had made.

Trunk Lid


Trunk Floor


Hey, I have some trunk space now.


New 6x9s that didn't want to fit. I had to cut away some of the aluminum to get them in.


And what the ****, cleaned her up might as well.


Sorry for the crappy cell pics, my camera is dead.

Even after all of this, I still have rattling under the trunk which is driving me insane.

 

[SuperHO]

check around the torsion rods for the rattle...also run some foam weatherstripping around the inside edges of the tail-light panel. and those white slicers on that car look sexy as ****!

 

[boat]

I know, I am diggin' that too. looks good.

... those white slicers on that car look sexy as ****!

 

[danmn1313]

check around the torsion rods for the rattle...also run some foam weatherstripping around the inside edges of the tail-light panel. and those white slicers on that car look sexy as ****!

Okay, I'll check that out tomorrow.

 

[Liquid_force]

Even after all of this, I still have rattling under the trunk which is driving me insane.

It could be the SHO expressing disapproval of $40 HF subs

 

[danmn1313]

It could be the SHO expressing disapproval of $40 HF subs

lolz, my good ones blew. I'm stuck with these until I have enough money laying around to buy more Type Rs.

BTW I got these ones for $28 a piece with free shipping, and for $28 they don't sound all that terrible surprisingly. Hifonics makes great amps so I thought I'd just give these a try.

 

[GreenStreak]

Hello from GB. :wave:

Now back on topic, lol.

 

[Biggs]

Are you runnin a capacitor with the amp?I would get the license plate kit as well or go way cheaper like I did and do it yourself,clears up alot of rattle

 

[NP SHO]

check around the torsion rods for the rattle...also run some foam weatherstripping around the inside edges of the tail-light panel. and those white slicers on that car look sexy as ****!

Agreed. I'm loving those rims on your car!

 

[danmn1313]

Are you runnin a capacitor with the amp?I would get the license plate kit as well or go way cheaper like I did and do it yourself,clears up alot of rattle

Yeah, I'm running a cap. My headlights and interior lights dimmed bad with the 2 amps so I finally bought one. I don't have plate rattle because I don't have a frame around my plate.

 

[warmonger]

i like the car, dont see many white gen3 sho's. you'll grow out of the subwoofer over **** stage. than no more rattles to annoy you.

 

[Liquid_force]

Ugh, caps.
what a waste of time.:shakehead

 

[Biggs]

Ugh, caps.
what a waste of time.:shakehead

Why is that?

 

[Liquid_force]

the positive influence they provide for the system's voltage lasts for a small fraction of a second at a time before drawing energy back out of the system to be recharged.

By small fraction I'm talking a twentieth or thirtieth of a second. In effect, the influence isn't positive at all, but you're certainly not going to get that info from a store rep.

 

[Biggs]

So what would you suggest?Upgraded alt,multiple batteries?I know on my Buick,if I turned the radio up it would dim the lights quite significantly

 

[Liquid_force]

GM has a rep for a pretty weak alt. Was that the usual 105A?

I had 1500w rms in my old Contour w/a 110A alt and it ran really well. It dimmed a little bit, as I expected, but it wasn't significant.

For a common car like that your best option would probably be a high output alt, primarily because they're not that expensive.

High quality batteries are nice, but I've never seen/read anything about obvious improvements over a decent quality standard battery.

You can also make some wire improvements under the hood to minimize voltage drop - small and/or corroded wiring adds small amts of resistance to the circuit. A lot of current trying to flow through that resistance causes voltage drop. Voltage drop is what causes headlights to dim.
But if the wiring's in decent shape it's not likely you'll see any improvement.

 

[SuperHO]

head over to www.diymobileaudio.com and do a search for caps...there's a really good write-up, and if i could cut & paste on my phone, i'd just post a link to it.

 

[Biggs]

I actually never installed my cap.,with the BA subs,its still sitting new in the box in the room,lol