spc2125 Posted March 11, 2013 Author Share Posted March 11, 2013 I have heat shrink and will go on when i solder. I dont have any crazy annoying passengers and if I do, they have the control to not mess with the dial. But its only held on by tape and can be easily moved. And lastly, the speaker will not fit in the other side around. I will put some black towels over it and although its not ideal, i rarely have passengers more than one. But will make sure its made aware if my rear is full of passengers. Thanks for the input! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
angeltalin Posted March 12, 2013 Share Posted March 12, 2013 When i had aftermarket subs installed i had my bass control knob double side taped to my fuse control door that flips down StageIII Cryotune-Kinugawa STS TD06H-20GTX 9 blade turbine, ID1000, DW65c, 73mm MegaMAF , GS EWG up-pipe, Downpipe and EBCS, FMS FMIC, TGV Delete, Brembo swap Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
angeltalin Posted March 12, 2013 Share Posted March 12, 2013 When do we get a review? StageIII Cryotune-Kinugawa STS TD06H-20GTX 9 blade turbine, ID1000, DW65c, 73mm MegaMAF , GS EWG up-pipe, Downpipe and EBCS, FMS FMIC, TGV Delete, Brembo swap Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spc2125 Posted March 12, 2013 Author Share Posted March 12, 2013 When do we get a review? Im going to give it a week or two to see how it is. But my initial reaction is that its not what i expected but it does the job. Now i have a suspicion that the crappy headunit has some cause in this. But it does bump hard for that little thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I Donated Too sigmafour Posted March 12, 2013 I Donated Too Share Posted March 12, 2013 They bump very hard. I have them in my car. Steven may not have the enough low frequency fed to the LPF or the LPF is not adjusted right or the crappy factory head unit has shelved them off or compressed them to a higher band. Adjusting the LPF to take more of the mid range may help as will increasing some of the gain. Basically yes, this is all the factory head units fault. Maybe we can dabble with understanding what's fed out to the factory subwoofer feeds - maybe there's a special LPF in the head unit for that, maybe I can just talk you into getting a proper HU. I sent you pictures of mine Steven - gather the wiring feeds into one split loom and then it will all be tidy and not in anyone's feet. Cable tie tightly and neatly and it'll look like a proper job. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spc2125 Posted March 12, 2013 Author Share Posted March 12, 2013 Amen to that. That shall be my weekend goal since the gf has a dance competition this weekend. I really want to try soldering it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spc2125 Posted March 17, 2013 Author Share Posted March 17, 2013 So I bought a soldering iron and stuff from home depot and i practiced on some spare speaker wire I had. It isnt as easy as it looks. But I finished it. Now I just have to add some heat shrink to it and clean up the wires. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigTDogg MA Posted March 17, 2013 Share Posted March 17, 2013 Soldering takes years of practice, be sure to heat the work, not the solder. I used a crappy Radio Shack iron for the last 10 years. Finally treated myself to a nice Weller. Very excited to try it out Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spc2125 Posted March 17, 2013 Author Share Posted March 17, 2013 Soldering takes years of practice, be sure to heat the work, not the solder. I used a crappy Radio Shack iron for the last 10 years. Finally treated myself to a nice Weller. Very excited to try it out I had a weller one. $17 from home depot. I tried heating the joint and then touch the solder to the joint not the tip of the iron... its difficult. I felt that the iron wouldnt head up the wire and the solder would never melt. Im going to try changing the tip of the iron to a flat top rather then a point. Although, I am done with that. Going to heatshrink today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I Donated Too sigmafour Posted March 17, 2013 I Donated Too Share Posted March 17, 2013 Use some solder on the iron tip, touch that to the work - the solder on the tip will help transfer the heat to the work - you then apply the solder to the work to close the join. Make sure you have heatshrink pushed on first and pushed WELL AWAY from the soldering work or it will shrink down before you're ready and you won't be able to move it. You obviously can't apply tubing once you've soldered the joint. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigTDogg MA Posted March 17, 2013 Share Posted March 17, 2013 Although, I am done with that. Going to heatshrink today. Ummmm.... You obviously can't apply tubing once you've soldered the joint. ^this But if you've already soldered, this stuff is better than electrical tape: http://www.parts-express.com/pe/showdetl.cfm?partnumber=350-044 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I Donated Too sigmafour Posted March 17, 2013 I Donated Too Share Posted March 17, 2013 I was *hoping* he meant he was done with that - being his practice piece! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spc2125 Posted March 17, 2013 Author Share Posted March 17, 2013 Well i obviously forgot to put the heatshrink on it first so it ended up looking like this http://img.tapatalk.com/d/13/03/18/u4ujegev.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigTDogg MA Posted March 17, 2013 Share Posted March 17, 2013 this may get interesting... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spc2125 Posted March 17, 2013 Author Share Posted March 17, 2013 this may get interesting... Oh its fine for now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.Catalyst. Posted March 17, 2013 Share Posted March 17, 2013 You want to follow something like this tutorial when doing wire to wire joints. Note the heat shrink is put on prior to soldering and you kind of "braid" the lines together for a good joint - not twist them as if you are installing with a wire nut. I also do not use my iron to heat the shrink tube - I have a little butane torch I use. At least you got a little practice. I soldered for years doing competitive R/C racing and it's an art. Now cut that shit off and do it right! Practice makes perfect My spec.B [#163] Project Thread with Pictures Get CryoTuned! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dudeondacouch Posted March 17, 2013 Share Posted March 17, 2013 somewhat unrelated to thread: I have one of these in my Tacoma and it's actually pretty impressive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spc2125 Posted March 17, 2013 Author Share Posted March 17, 2013 Ill def redo it in the spring time when my fingers arent freezing to death. It was good practice and im glad i finally got into soldering. Such a more solid way to do wiring. I dont have a heat gun yet and i tried using a hair drier but it wouldnt do anything to the heat shrink. So i just whipped out my zippo. Worked fine. These things do pack quite the punch. I listen to cd's instead of the crappy head unit radio and the sound is pretty impressive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigTDogg MA Posted March 17, 2013 Share Posted March 17, 2013 Harbor Freight has a decent heat gun, two temps for like $12 or something. Like I said, soldering takes years to master. The fact you don't have a giant glob of solder on the end of the wires means you're off to a better start than many Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I Donated Too sigmafour Posted March 18, 2013 I Donated Too Share Posted March 18, 2013 I have used the butt of the soldering iron to shrink the tube, not the tip or you'll melt the tube and leave solder in it! You can touch it very quickly but I wouldn't - I just hold it under the wrap and it will shrink from the rising heat. Yes... Steven - do it again, practice makes perfect and you won't make the same mistake again. .:Catalyst:. described the process well... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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