my system with PICS*

i recently bought a 89 Mustang LX so i figured i needed some sound since the stock system didnt cut it and put this together...

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2 10" MTX Thunder4000 subs 40$ "brand new got em for like nothing"
760W Pioneer amp 160$
Rockford Fosgate wiring kit 80$
Pioneer 45wx4 SuperTunerIIID CD deck w detachable face 100$
carpeting from wal mart 7$
spray adhesive 3$
so alltogether this system so far has cost me a little bit over 400$ not bad for a first huh?

pics need resizing, like seriously. not bad for $400, actually.

Yep, not bad for a starter system.

Most camera's have flashes, and shutter speeds faster than a 1/15th of a second...

But besides that, not bad for 400 bucks.

I've read that you shouldn't mount your amp on your box, because the vibrations lead to mechanical failure of parts inside the amp. If you have nowhere else to mount it, I'd say get some rubber pads to screw it into, then screw the rubber down (down just screw straight through the rubber). A solid rubber ball cut in half might work... just some ideas I'm throwing out to keep your stuff working longer.

oh, and give me your email address... I'll resize those pics for you.

actually, just get them from my server: (right click and save as)

http://dce.ath.cx/images/resize/103_0309.jpg
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"Most camera's have flashes, and shutter speeds faster than a 1/15th of a second..."

When did this become a camera forum? Lol just teasing dice.

But ya good price for your first setup.

this is an awesome piece of addon software from MS, it lets you resize pics right fro mthe folder, i use it all the time. http://download.microsoft.com/download/whistler/Install/2/WXP/EN-US/ImageResizerPowertoySetup.exe
saves time loading up PS or w/e.

and nice job on the system, i would mount the amp esle where, there not insanly delicate, but vibrating electronics is never really good.

i might change it then cause i dont need the thing going bad. thanks for the replys and i just snapped the pics real quik so i wasnt worrying about quality. would mounting it on the trunk floor be a good spot?

is that amp any good? it is from wal-mart.

thats where there usually mounted, or on the sides of the trunk. pretty much anywhere else, its jsut that the vibrations is so powerfully right there cuz you right at the woofers.

i did not buy that amp at walmart. if u read it correctly i bought the carpeting at walmart. o ok ill see where else i can mount it, maybe ill put a msuatng emblem where the amp was. thnx for the info guys

the amp looks good. not bad at all!

that's crappola about not mounting an amp on the sub enclosure. If you're sub enclosure is vibrating that bad you need to use thicker wood. It shouldn't vibrate any worse than any other place around it.

I read it somewhere Paul.... and it was a pretty good source too, I think. Although not necessary in all cases (or on all enclosures), it's probably a good rule of thumb to begin with.

well it can happen, and if on the inside the lack of air ciruclation (unless ported) could cause over heating issues. but another reason NOT to mount it on the enclsore is theft. im sure they just love it when amps are screw right on to enclsores that arent bolted down...

i also went and got opinions from 2 of my friends who spend alot of time putting systems in cars and they said the amp should be fine. thanks anyways, also i lost another speaker so i might be gettin some pioneer 4ways this weekend, if i get em ill post some pics up

My Pioneer 4 ways aren't too bad, just be sure to turn down the treble a little. The tweets take no power to get too loud to be comfertable. That head unit should have an equalizer built in, so that will help too. Good luck!