my stepdaughters christmas present

[wheelieking71]

well, this is my current project. i have been accumulating this stuff since she started driving last april. she has been doing really well, and drives pretty level-headed and responsibly. and she is a straight A student in accelerated classes, holds down a part time job, and cheers all year long. she definately deserves it! so her mom and i feel now is a good time to go ahead and give her a distraction LOL. its a really simple system. deck, 2 amps, 6.5comps, and 1 10". and the best part? every single piece of gear (inc. the wire) came from the DIYMA classifieds, and i have less than $350 in the whole deal!!! unlike my truck which seems destined to never be finished (my own fault) this will get done, and quickly. (her mother will see to that!)
here is a pic of the gear in the trunk for the start of the build:

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[Billk1002]

It takes more than just genes to be a daddy.

[wheelieking71]

awww thanks, i try.

[B_Rich]

haha that's awesome! I've been thinking about putting a small system in my sisters car but she's like "Brian I don't need anything like that...." (Yeah, that's what I said when I was 16 ) It'd be funny to have my sister be the loudeset car at the high school lol.

[wheelieking71]

ya, i did the ground-pounder gig for here brother last year:

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he was easily the loudest ride in the high school parking lot! low 140dbs all day long. too bad he dropped out and wont get a job. his sister is WAY better than that!

[eggyhustles]

Port that 10

[rollininstyle2004]

Nice gift!

[ihartred]

Originally Posted by wheelieking71

too bad he dropped out and wont get a job. his sister is WAY better than that!

take it back and put it in her car

[ryan s]

I remember those Sony amps from back in the day...at 25, I have a "back in the day"

Do I also see a 6th gen Accord trunk?

[fallbrookchris]

that's awesome, I am sure she will love it and obviously she deserves it, plus since she is a "good" driver she and her friends will probably find themselves in her car since the system will be "fun" and since their in her car you don't have to worry about her riding in some other girls car that may not such a "good" driver

also, doing this will help the two of you, you and your stepdaughter, have something in common....I doubt your too into cheer leading but you two will always have your cars "systems" as a common interest

way to go! I think this is a great way for a dad and especially a step dad to break down the barriers that teenage girls tend to put up between them and their parents...father figures especially

Every man should do this for their girl(s) only good things can come of it

[wheelieking71]

it is actually an 01' civic. and you are absolutely correct Chris. we do have issues. nothing major, but she was 12 before her mother and i decided to get serious. and it has been a struggle. mainly because her mother has been single since she left her father when the kids were very young. i was fighting a loosing battle from day one. it is much better now as she matures and can understand things from an older perspective. this will only help. but thats not why im doing it. i just want to give here a nice christmas at a time when we dont have alot of extra money. and i know she will love it. she loves music! it is a rare sight to see her without her ipod in her hand. definately plan on porting the VEGA. anybody got any experience with that sub? i have none. gonna hafta dig up the specs.

[B_Rich]

Originally Posted by eggyhustles

Port that 10

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[wrxified]

Man I wish my dad would've been into the same hobbies I am. That would've been an awesome gift. Very cool.

[cubdenno]

Excellent thing you are doing for her. it takes a special man to raise someone else's kids as their own. Nothing like dealing with, putting up with the drama. All without that little bit extra authority you have as a biological parent (mainly, you can't legally whoop that butt ).

Anyway, great stuff.

[B_Rich]

Originally Posted by wrxified

Man I wish my dad would've been into the same hobbies I am. That would've been an awesome gift. Very cool.

Oh man me too dude. I'll kind of talk to my dad about the audio stuff, and he'll kind of pay attention, but for the most part I just keep it to myself. I've been doing this for 3 years now and only my mom has heard my system twice in those 3 years at full crank.

[bassfromspace]

Hats off Broham.

[JayinMI]

Pics of straight A cheerleader, or it didn't happen!

J/K. That's a pretty cool gift. My dad just tolerated my car audio habit when I was younger because he knew it meant I didn't have money left over for drugs

I've noticed as I've gotten older (probably since I was in my early 20's) that most of what my parents told me was actually right. Who'da thunk it as a teenager...maturity is a wonderful thing.

As far as the good driver thing, I was a good driver when I was 17/18 ish, UNLESS I had my friends in the car...that's how I got 12 points and a restricted license when I was 17.

Jay

[wheelieking71]

well, christmas is finally over! Jessica got to open all her new gear. she had no clue she was getting a system for christmas. she was very excited which made me pretty happy. spent some time and got started on it today. figured i would start with the deck, and run wires. here is the bezel/deck assembly all buttoned up with the harness wired up, and everything connected going into the dash:

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deck in and playing:

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pulled power through this factory grommet in the lower pass. side firewall. there was plenty of rubber to just poke a new hole and yank it on through. there will be a 4ga to 2 8ga fused block under the hood, and dual 8ga run to the trunk:

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also mounted up the RSD tweets to the sail panels:

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and that was as far as i got before she had to go to work. plan is, tomorrow after work button up the wiring. still hafta run speaker wire from the trunk to the doors. then reinstall all the panels (ive got all the kick/sill panels removed) and the rear seat (its out also). at that point the wiring will all be roughed in, and i think i will tackle the doors next. no deadening on the outer skins, but i will seal up the inner skin, and throw a layer of BXT on there. after i whip up some baffles for the RSD 6.5s. then after thats buttoned up it will just be build the box....

[Jobst]

I wish i got gifts like that =(

[Notloudenuf]

+1 for updates and subscription.....

[NoKz]

More! Let's see more!

[wheelieking71]

Originally Posted by NoKz

More! Let's see more!

ill update when i get some more done.

[TREOUSAMPS_GP]

nice jvc deck i have the kd-ahd59 have 5v outs and sounds great

[crux131]

Might need to contact Cerwin Vega's support for the woofer specs.
Try vegas home audio site, as they have sold the mobile division a while back. That woofer was produced before the sell.

The site for cerwin vega mobile might be able to help but probably concentrates on their new product line...not the previous models.

Build looks good so far. Keep up the great work.

[lowever]

very clean