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by NViejeP » Sun Apr 30, 2006 8:37 am

Haha glasswolf to the rescue! Just did it, and boy does it sound amazing!

by joeyc » Sun Apr 30, 2006 7:06 am

YES! get one

by 05spectraSX » Sun Apr 30, 2006 6:37 am

lets just say an alarm wouldn't hurt. They help for the baby thefts. But for the real guys, if they want to steal your car they will, if it takes killing or getting a flatbed and off with your car. So yes they help but not to the extent of totally stopping someone.

by GlassWolf » Sat Apr 29, 2006 10:52 pm

not at all, just turn off the HPF on the amp and set channels 1&2 for full range instead of high-pass.
should be a simple switch on the side of the amp.
put it back to HPF when you get a sub.

by NViejeP » Sat Apr 29, 2006 6:27 pm

Got my install in today too!

I like how they did it, nice and clean.

Made a mistake though, I thought that since my amp is a 3 channel, and I'm just installing speakers. I would think that the amp would believe that there would be no subwoofer input, since there is none and direct all the bass to the speakers. I was wrong though, the amp acts like a crossover even though there is no input to the bass channel.

So basically this forces me into getting the subwoofer first. Regardless however, the speakers sound good. Install was clean. I should be getting a sub in 3 weeks MAX.

by TechSys » Sat Apr 29, 2006 4:17 pm

I'd get an alarm before anything else. I can't count on one hand how many times my alarm has saved my car (and it's a p.o.s.).

Interior sirens also come in handy. Can you say pain inducers?

by High Society » Fri Apr 28, 2006 10:56 pm

I say get the car alarm before the ipod. And if you're not getting much money you need to apply and get a job somewhere....gettin a check is better then not gettin one.

by NViejeP » Fri Apr 28, 2006 10:43 pm

Once I get my sub, I'm definately talking to my Dad about it. But until then, I have the choices. I work once or twice a weekend, about 6 hours a day, so my income isn't great and I have to pay for gas like 50% of the time. I've got losts of things on my mind, right now I'm pretty much running my bank accountdry by installing my spekaers + amp. But after that I'm thinking about the following things, subwoofer + box, ipod, car alarm, or car modifications regarding perfromance. I really don't know which I'm going to go with, I wish i was rich haha.

by GlassWolf » Fri Apr 28, 2006 9:17 pm

GlassWolf wrote:full coverage with an audio system rider is also worth the cost.

that's why I suggested it.

by NViejeP » Fri Apr 28, 2006 6:58 pm

Really now, that insurance might be well worth it.

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