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Updated, finished, working install...phew...
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After seeing Kev's install and how tidy and proper it looked, it made me think about how i'd bodged and rushed my current one in one day/evening-so i set about building a new one. Nothing fancy or 'owt, just a tidier version with more care and time taken!
So, i colour coded my amp to match the exterior, and built a proper raised floor this time. As you can see, there's cut-out for the amp to show through. This cut-out will have some perspex in it when my mate actually gets around to 'borrowing' it from his college room lol.
You can get the lid off fairly quick should you need to, just tilting the seats forward and lifting the lid up. The jack kit is at the bottom of the sub box now so it's easy to get to should i need it. There may be a Power Cap going in in the future to eliminate the current draw on longer bass notes, but it's fine for now.
And here is the build in a quite simple step by step (and thats really all it was too!):
Thanks to the guys who helped get me' amp fixed, and thanks to Kev for building an install and inspiring me to re-do mine 'cos it made me realise what a bodge i'd made before!
Now, apart form the addition of a Power Cap maybe, i'm determined to leave the boot alone!
After seeing Kev's install and how tidy and proper it looked, it made me think about how i'd bodged and rushed my current one in one day/evening-so i set about building a new one. Nothing fancy or 'owt, just a tidier version with more care and time taken!
So, i colour coded my amp to match the exterior, and built a proper raised floor this time. As you can see, there's cut-out for the amp to show through. This cut-out will have some perspex in it when my mate actually gets around to 'borrowing' it from his college room lol.
You can get the lid off fairly quick should you need to, just tilting the seats forward and lifting the lid up. The jack kit is at the bottom of the sub box now so it's easy to get to should i need it. There may be a Power Cap going in in the future to eliminate the current draw on longer bass notes, but it's fine for now.
And here is the build in a quite simple step by step (and thats really all it was too!):
Thanks to the guys who helped get me' amp fixed, and thanks to Kev for building an install and inspiring me to re-do mine 'cos it made me realise what a bodge i'd made before!
Now, apart form the addition of a Power Cap maybe, i'm determined to leave the boot alone!
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Looks nice and tidy One thing to mention though, is to not bother with a power cap. They don't really do anything other than sap voltage from the battery. If you are getting light dimming at night with the bass notes then it might be an idea to upgrade the "big three" (tb3).
tb3 is where you upgrade the standard thin cabling to thicker 4awg or more cable between you battery and earth, your alternator to the battery and and your alternator to earth. This upgrade will let your battery run and charge to its full potential and will often eliminate light dimming problems.
Ed
tb3 is where you upgrade the standard thin cabling to thicker 4awg or more cable between you battery and earth, your alternator to the battery and and your alternator to earth. This upgrade will let your battery run and charge to its full potential and will often eliminate light dimming problems.
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Cheers
It is dimming i'm having a problem with-it's nothing major, but noticeable to me. I had a PC in my 440, and i thought i noticed a difference, but then again i was running two 150w RMS 12"...bit different to one single 12"!
Cheers for the advice. I'm thinking it's something i will follow up because it's niggly things like that that get on my nerves!
It is dimming i'm having a problem with-it's nothing major, but noticeable to me. I had a PC in my 440, and i thought i noticed a difference, but then again i was running two 150w RMS 12"...bit different to one single 12"!
Cheers for the advice. I'm thinking it's something i will follow up because it's niggly things like that that get on my nerves!
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Hi Dan,
Looks great .A simple and effective solution giving you room to get
at your connections.I like the idea of being able to see the amp it looks very smart.If you cover the hole with perspex will it have slots in or is there somewhere else for the heat to escape?
I have thought of using perspex with a 480 design maybe next time lol Cheers Kev
Looks great .A simple and effective solution giving you room to get
at your connections.I like the idea of being able to see the amp it looks very smart.If you cover the hole with perspex will it have slots in or is there somewhere else for the heat to escape?
I have thought of using perspex with a 480 design maybe next time lol Cheers Kev
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Hi Kev
Cheers The air circulation is quite good around the amp-there's plenty of space around it for air to flow, so i don't think heat would be a problem, but again, i'm not sure. I had thought about this and was considering just drilling a 1" hole in a corner, but i'm not sure that would be very beneficial. I'm still toying with the perspex anyway, i quite like it how it is.
One idea i di have was to get a mini fan, like a regular PC fan and placing it inbetween the rear seats, at the back of the centre storage compartment. It's then directly drawing in air from the cabin, which must be a source of cool air? Then with the 'lid' on, it covers the fan up and helps create a sort of circulation...i think...
Only one way to find out...FIGHT! Sorry, to much Harry Hill. I might give than fan a go and leave the perspex out. I was just thinking of something to protect the amp surface should i use the boot...
Cheers The air circulation is quite good around the amp-there's plenty of space around it for air to flow, so i don't think heat would be a problem, but again, i'm not sure. I had thought about this and was considering just drilling a 1" hole in a corner, but i'm not sure that would be very beneficial. I'm still toying with the perspex anyway, i quite like it how it is.
One idea i di have was to get a mini fan, like a regular PC fan and placing it inbetween the rear seats, at the back of the centre storage compartment. It's then directly drawing in air from the cabin, which must be a source of cool air? Then with the 'lid' on, it covers the fan up and helps create a sort of circulation...i think...
Only one way to find out...FIGHT! Sorry, to much Harry Hill. I might give than fan a go and leave the perspex out. I was just thinking of something to protect the amp surface should i use the boot...
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Hi Vinsvins480t wrote:Dan
how hard is it to get that dubble bottom out or can you still acces the sparewheel and jack?
Not hard at all. I now have the jack located at the base of the sub box inbetween the two wooden struts. It doesn't move about at all.
If i need to get the spare wheel out, i tilt the rear seats forward, the sub slides back, the top carpet panel slides back and i can get the cover for the wheel off, all in about a minute. I thought about it properly this time incase i ever needed it!
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Firstly Kudos on the install, looks tidy and sounds as good too I hope? Wish I had space for something better than a 6" Sony Active sub, but it's really not that bad and allows me to have a full boot in seconds removing only one lead.Dan the 480 Man wrote:Cheers
It is dimming i'm having a problem with-it's nothing major, but noticeable to me. I had a PC in my 440, and i thought i noticed a difference, but then again i was running two 150w RMS 12"...bit different to one single 12"!
My brother had the exact problem in his 460 GLT, the power cap fixed it, well until he purchased a insanely loud Alpine V Class Sub and Amp. Then it came straight back, so I suppose it depends on what sort of power it's drawing.
However if it's just on peaks, a cap should fix it as it stores current right by the amp to provide a consistent power output. It achieves this by charging the cap even when it's not being used, however as with any other battery-drive audio system like this you generally find it's drained after a couple hours of intensive use, at this point the problems of power drain can re-occur. In therory at least, with the right size cap for your equipment and when not in constant use for hours on end, you should never be wanting for a consistant power flow to your amp.
Technics installed this technology on some home amplifiers as even 240v sockets do not provide the consistant power required for the cleanest sounds, but again it suffers after prolonged use and needs to re-charge.
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