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by Craz1000
Sat Feb 09, 2008 10:17 am
Forum: Audio / Security / Electrical
Topic: its dual a good brand?
Replies: 11
Views: 1729

dual is the crappiest brand in existance, take it form someone that worked for bestbuy
by Craz1000
Fri Dec 28, 2007 8:20 am
Forum: Audio / Security / Electrical
Topic: seperating the highs from a 3-way speaker
Replies: 3
Views: 560

aftermarket radios can handle a 2ohm load on the channels, itll be fine.... strainge my stock tweet and fromt speaker were both 4ohm
by Craz1000
Fri Dec 28, 2007 8:17 am
Forum: Audio / Security / Electrical
Topic: 03 R/T Sub Install
Replies: 5
Views: 886

YOU DONT want to use the hi level inputs, increases your chance of getting whine
by Craz1000
Fri Dec 28, 2007 8:15 am
Forum: Audio / Security / Electrical
Topic: got a sirius sat. unit now what?
Replies: 5
Views: 803

youll need 2 antenna adapters, 40-cr10 and 40-cr20 (metra model #'s) run the antenna from the outside above the windshield and down the rubber weather stripping along the sides of it. then you go between the fender and the pillar and pull back the stripping on the door and run the antenna underneath...
by Craz1000
Tue Dec 11, 2007 8:03 pm
Forum: Audio / Security / Electrical
Topic: Installed new head unit, radio works but CD and IPOD doesnt?
Replies: 7
Views: 1007

the blue/white comming out of the radio should be connected to the blue/white or blue wire on the harness you baught. if that harness has both a blue/white and a blue connect the blue/white on the radio to both of them. ORANGE is not the antenna wire, blue is... in some cars they use the antenna lea...
by Craz1000
Sun Dec 09, 2007 7:30 pm
Forum: Audio / Security / Electrical
Topic: Installed new head unit, radio works but CD and IPOD doesnt?
Replies: 7
Views: 1007

THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE RADIO!!!!!! connect the blue/white wire coming out of the radio to the blue and the blue/white (if there is one) to the harness, if the harness dosent have a blue white dont worry. whats happening is the factory infinity amp isnt turning on bacause you hooked up the b...
by Craz1000
Sun Dec 09, 2007 4:18 pm
Forum: Audio / Security / Electrical
Topic: radio turns off in the cold?
Replies: 5
Views: 807

try cleaning the contacts with an alcohol swab like we used to do with the old nintendo games, also see if any of them are bent. when u do this it might be a good idea to make sure the radio has no power going to it also
by Craz1000
Sat Dec 08, 2007 9:54 pm
Forum: Audio / Security / Electrical
Topic: how much does the head unit matter?
Replies: 31
Views: 3202

pretty much clipping is when an audio signal is cut. its hard to explain but ill try, imagine a perfect sine wave, where the peak for the waves represent 12v and -12v ok now cut it at lets say 10v, what youll have is the part of the wave thats supposed to go past 10v or -10v is flattened at 10v. tha...
by Craz1000
Sat Dec 08, 2007 9:50 pm
Forum: Audio / Security / Electrical
Topic: radio turns off in the cold?
Replies: 5
Views: 807

its not the harness behind the radio, if its an aftermarket radio i can guarontee its the contacts on the face itself, if so i bet its also a pioneer
by Craz1000
Wed Dec 05, 2007 6:14 pm
Forum: Audio / Security / Electrical
Topic: amp and sub ???
Replies: 16
Views: 1279

that actually sounds like a descent aub aeckrode, only thing is now the amp you put it on. your most likely need a mono amp since it needs 500w RMS, if your getting 2 of these your gonna need a bad ass amp or 2 good ones
by Craz1000
Wed Dec 05, 2007 6:06 pm
Forum: Audio / Security / Electrical
Topic: Front Speakers Tore Window Tint. What now?
Replies: 8
Views: 915

spacers are your best bet, i got alpine 6" woffers in the door and they are about 6 or 7in deep, spacer worked great, metra makes it the # is 82-6600
by Craz1000
Wed Dec 05, 2007 5:48 pm
Forum: Audio / Security / Electrical
Topic: how much does the head unit matter?
Replies: 31
Views: 3202

Headunit is the MOST important component

Headunit is the MOST important component to any audio system because it is the source of the sound itself, you can have the best speakers and amps but if your HU is crap itll all sound like crap. PERIOD. for better sound quality you want an HU that dosent clip its preouts at max volume. the wattage ...
by Craz1000
Sat Nov 17, 2007 5:52 pm
Forum: Audio / Security / Electrical
Topic: how would these speakers sound?
Replies: 19
Views: 2401

RMS rating is the minimum wattage a speaker needs to perform the way the company designed it to perform in simplest terms. read it up in any MECP textbook, if you send less power than the RMS rating you are basically underpowering the speaker and its going to sound muddy COMPARED to what the speaker...
by Craz1000
Tue Nov 13, 2007 1:31 am
Forum: Audio / Security / Electrical
Topic: Caravan DVD player in a Neon?
Replies: 4
Views: 989

ok problems your gonna face the 2002+ neons have a different harness than the 2000's (assuming your gonna put it into the 2000 you have listed) that includes the harness the external cd changers used. they did however used the same amount of wires with the same bus system, so your gonna have to find...
by Craz1000
Tue Nov 13, 2007 1:23 am
Forum: Audio / Security / Electrical
Topic: how would these speakers sound?
Replies: 19
Views: 2401

those pios will sound better than the infinitys even though the pios arent as good, but that 100w rms would make them sound muddy compared to the pios because your running it off the HU
by Craz1000
Fri Nov 02, 2007 10:55 pm
Forum: Audio / Security / Electrical
Topic: AMP firewall problem
Replies: 7
Views: 745

on the drivers side youll have a bunch of wires going though a big grommet, you can open a hole big enough in that gromet to run your line though, i do it at work all the time, just be careful that gromet comes off easy, whe you force it though with a wire coat hanger coat it and the wire with WD-40...
by Craz1000
Thu Oct 11, 2007 4:08 pm
Forum: PN Interior
Topic: Part Number Request: Compass/Temp Mirror
Replies: 57
Views: 14628

Part Number Request: Compass/Temp Mirror

on page 52 of my 2005 manual it shows a rearview mirror with a temp sensor and a compass whats the part # for this thing
by Craz1000
Sun Sep 30, 2007 3:10 am
Forum: Engine
Topic: exhaust
Replies: 17
Views: 1159

damn i have reg stainless headers, no CAT and the pacesetter exaust (the muffiler isnt really a muffler its more like a pipe splitter) and it isnt as loud as that, it sounds really similar but for some reason mine has a deeper tone to it also, keep in mind i have a free flowing exaust basically
by Craz1000
Sun Sep 30, 2007 3:03 am
Forum: Engine
Topic: damn...rebuild time
Replies: 10
Views: 1683

MS for fuel and spark all the way, look up turbodudey for his setup im sure hell vouch for MS
by Craz1000
Sun Sep 30, 2007 2:55 am
Forum: Engine
Topic: a/f ratio ?
Replies: 5
Views: 839

well either or will actually serve a purpuse, before cat will give you true A/F ratio, if you tap the one at the CAT youll know when its time to get a new CAT
by Craz1000
Sun Sep 30, 2007 2:51 am
Forum: Audio / Security / Electrical
Topic: CD Changer
Replies: 2
Views: 537

if you give me some time i can resarch it, it seems like the fact that its just 2 lights (assuming all 4 still work) thats its an error code, and the fact that its not accepting discs (assuming that you can hear the motor moving when you push a button to load) that one or more trays arent aligned or...
by Craz1000
Sun Sep 30, 2007 2:38 am
Forum: Audio / Security / Electrical
Topic: new project
Replies: 26
Views: 2007

Companies really need to stop making stupid little caps. The y shoulg sell "Big 3" sets instead. caps even with factory set of ground wires do make a huge difference in SPL and reduse some dimming. caps along with the big3 helps even further with redusing the headlights but not in SPL. big3 alone w...
by Craz1000
Sat Sep 29, 2007 2:09 pm
Forum: Audio / Security / Electrical
Topic: tell me what you think about this
Replies: 10
Views: 1560

the only nakamichi ive seen was in a factory application on a lexus. the radio was alot better than the regular stock lexus deck but it still clipped early in volume than what the pioneer's usually do, it may be the equivilant to a kenwood, HOWEVER the amp the lexus had and the speakers and how they...
by Craz1000
Sat Sep 29, 2007 2:02 pm
Forum: Audio / Security / Electrical
Topic: Is Hifonics a decent brand?
Replies: 9
Views: 984

the new power rockford amps are better this year than last years. even the new punches are alot better than last also. thier punch subs havent changed except for the P3 which was downgraded a little but the power subs havent changed too. they got rid of the TypeRF series tho which sucks cause i like...
by Craz1000
Thu Sep 27, 2007 3:48 am
Forum: Audio / Security / Electrical
Topic: Dynamat
Replies: 30
Views: 3754

if your just stopping the rattles dynamat just the trunk lide, usually youll only dynamat the whole trunk if your going for a full SPL setup. as far as it being expensive, yea retail taht shit is nasty expensive (and i work for bestbuy) but again i get a $90 roll for $15 (employee discounts here are...
by Craz1000
Thu Sep 27, 2007 3:43 am
Forum: Audio / Security / Electrical
Topic: Is Hifonics a decent brand?
Replies: 9
Views: 984

ive been hearing alot about hifonics lately, thier high end stuff is actually getting pretty impressive for them, infact its almost impressive period. they have had a change in direction in the past year or yeanr and a half.
by Craz1000
Thu Sep 27, 2007 3:41 am
Forum: Audio / Security / Electrical
Topic: tell me what you think about this
Replies: 10
Views: 1560

keep sayin that sony is better than pioneer, i got a oscilloscope that says otherwise, infact the 300 dollar sony puts out a dirtier signal on the low level than the 100 dollar pioneer. still as far as quality nothing beats alpine
by Craz1000
Thu Sep 27, 2007 2:50 am
Forum: Audio / Security / Electrical
Topic: Speaker Replacement
Replies: 9
Views: 1625

teh dash is easy as hell to remove, you remove teh screw right above the fuse panel, one on the opposite side, 2 at the defroster hole, remove teh A-pillar covers and out pops the dash, the doors are even easier
by Craz1000
Thu Sep 27, 2007 2:48 am
Forum: Audio / Security / Electrical
Topic: is there any way???
Replies: 5
Views: 827

ok M-BUS (round) and CANBus style (Square)wire colors
VT/YL = PCI Bus
GY/WT = Audio + Right
OR/TN = Dimmer
BK/OR = Audio Ground
DG/WT = Audio + Left
GY/YL = +12v
Red = +12v switched
BK/TN = Ground
by Craz1000
Thu Sep 27, 2007 2:34 am
Forum: Audio / Security / Electrical
Topic: amp and sub ???
Replies: 16
Views: 1279

it dosent matter who makes a sub, the ohm calculatuions are all the same, it deals with the impeadence of the voice coil(s) not the brand. ohms only applys to subs not amps, when it comes to an amp all it will tell you si what it can output at a ceartain impedance and whats the lowest impedance it c...

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