All done :)

Heres the finished project of my box and sub build!

Lot of problems! Lot of mistakes! Lot of stress!

but its all worth it!

Pic 1

Pic 2

was this your first build? i can see where you got mad and kicked it w/ your boot lol, how does it sound?

YEs my first build haha

I havent hooked it up yet...took me 2 days to get that far...

Itll prolly be fully installed by the weekend! hopefully

not bad for a 1st time. i see you were a little off on the top right corner.  but at least you can say you did it yourself

Im off in almost all the corners

I dont have a saw so I had to have home depot cut it for me...and they can't promise exact cuts so must of the wood is an 8th off...

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ORIGINAL: Zasder

Im off in almost all the corners

I dont have a saw so I had to have home depot cut it for me...and they can't promise exact cuts so must of the wood is an 8th off...

having your own table saw makes it all alot easier.

looks gret a tip for next time..... round all of the edges of the wood in the port and the port opening. It will greatly reduce the risk of port noise.

good point bob. i missed that one

Oh I did that! on the inside ports though  I almost forget to do the outside...thanks for reminding me!

Looks great. i bet it will sound just as good

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ORIGINAL: bobditts

looks gret a tip for next time..... round all of the edges of the wood in the port and the port opening. It will greatly reduce the risk of port noise.

I was just about to say that...I design most of my boxes to use the minimum amount of port area. So if you dont roundover, you will probably have port noise...
 
 
 
Box looks real good though man, I know a lot of folks that dont to 1/2 as good as you on thier first box..Now you just have to cover it and your ready to rock!

Quick question...I wanna do the wire install myself and save the bucks....

I know the basics 

Amp to Batt
Amp to ground
Hu RCA cables to amp
sub to amp

am I missing anything? and also what goes where on my amp?

remote wire from the deck.....tells the amp when to turn on and off.

Only thing you missed is the remote wire. This is the 12v signal that tells your amp when to turn on and off, there should be a remote wire coming out of your deck that you can tap onto and run back to the amp with your RCA's...
 
What everything is on your amp:
 
12+ = Power
GND = Ground
REM = Remote Turn-On
 
Is that what you were looking for or do you mean the dial settings and everything?

Is that included when I buy the 4 gauge kit?

Also where do they hook up? I have a good understanding, just want to make sure so I dont mess something up or start a fire


I mean on the second image...

Do the speakers go into output or input? stuff like that  like where does everything hook up too.

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ORIGINAL: Zasder

Is that included when I buy the 4 gauge kit?

 
Most kits come with a 17-20ft. 16-18awg remote wire...

Ok cool...

Also can you clear up the second image on what goes were?

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ORIGINAL: Zasder

Also can you clear up the second image on what goes were?

 
Subsonic filter should be turned 'On'...RCA's from the deck go on the 'input' side, high level input is not used for your install, Remote bass knob is pretty self explanitory, and I dont think i should have to tell you which speaker wire goes where, lol...

Ok thanks! I didnt know where they were input or output!

also after much reading the RCA cables must be on one side of truck, while power has to be on another...

Which side does the remote cable run with?

For a bass amplifier, you can run RCA and Power down the same side of the vehicle, along with the remote wire...

O really? interesting....

Now for the top controls

X-over? that should be set to? 50 - 200
Gain - I gotta do the DMM 38.7
BAss Boost - set too? 0-18?

what should those be at?

I think for a first build it looks pretty good. I hope that it sounds good as well.