New IDQ12D4 Setup Pics - Toyota Nation Forum : Toyota Car and Truck Forums

sk8ersublime · 02-15-2005, 11:00 AM

Here are some pics of 1/2 of my install....mmxpress.com sent me a broken sub and a used sub, i didnt know the one was used until after i sent back the broken one. So until that gets figured out, here is one sub that IS new and installed. And the last pic is a old Computer power button i rigged up to my garage door opener. :-)

Sorry for the crappy pictures....they looked fine on the LCD of the camera.

Space waiting for MMX to stop fucking up.

IDQ12D4

Alpine CDA-7897!.......and my nextel charger! WHAT NOW!

Stinger HPM 0Gauge Wire connected to Monster Fuse holder

Garage Door opener under Parking Brake Release

sk8ersublime · 02-15-2005, 11:02 AM

Oops...forgot this pic

***cam2Xrunner*** · 02-15-2005, 12:53 PM

You're going to like those IDQ's, very good SQ subs. That sucks that mmxpress sent you used stuff. I can see why they are not authorized dealers.

That box looks like it was made very well, did you make that yourself? Also is it dual sealed chambers?

I've never seen someone put an inline fuse for the ground. Where did you get the idea for that?

sk8ersublime · 02-15-2005, 02:13 PM

The box was made by my friend and his installer, and it is a dual sealed box. The fuse you see is from the 0gauge to 4gauge power distribution block, which is to the power of the amp, cuz right now im only using that 500.1 but soon im gonna put in a different amp for new speakers....when ever i get the money. The ground is the big Clear/Silver wire. Yea...im really pissed off about MMXpress since i spent the money for new subs and got used crap, and also got the wrong sub at first and had to send it back and i had to pay to ship it back. But currently my installer is contacting them about the issue.

mauibuilt59 · 02-15-2005, 04:06 PM

Whats the advantages/disadvantages of using a shared chamber and two individual sealed chambers? Tightness of bass?

sk8ersublime · 02-15-2005, 04:49 PM

i believe that would have something to do with it, one reason for the center support was so the box will have more support.

JohnCWms27 · 02-15-2005, 05:14 PM

are u going to carpet the box? also which alpine is that...the picture is pretty fuzzy...

sk8ersublime · 02-15-2005, 05:28 PM

My friend an I are gonna make a face for the box (meaning a frame so it looks like it was molded into my trunk) and prolly just carpet that. The Alpine is a CDA-7897 PhantomXL its very nice :-), once again sorry about the pics, i dont know why, but i guess i moved the camera, cuz it looked fine in the LCD. Ill take new pics tonite sometime.

dna59 · 02-15-2005, 06:34 PM

Setup looks real good. I like those Alpine Headunits

sk8ersublime · 02-15-2005, 06:42 PM

Yea its really nice...i just cant wait til i get my other sub!!!! its so annoying!

Stealth · 02-15-2005, 11:29 PM

Damnit I want one of those Phantom Face Alpines!

What's are the differences between the 7897 and the 7998?

I know the 7998 has the Biolite display and doesn't have an internal amp, but is there anything other than that?

sk8ersublime · 02-16-2005, 12:19 AM

my buddy drives a 99-00 BMW 323i with the CDA-7998. Its pretty much the exact same unit, just exactly what you said, the display is all fancy and no internal amp....oh yea...and the buttons can either be Amber or Green, unlike mine which stay green always, but change to amber when you enter certain modes in the setup/x-over. The Amber is one of the reasons he got the unit, it matches his BMW internal lighting so well. But its really funny because all of our other friends are like..."umm..how do i use your stereo??" we are the only ones that know how to put in cds without asking how to....but i guess people dont know that universal eject symbol that is on every cd players eject button...lol.