What have you done to your RX-8 today????
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Re: What have you done to your RX-8 today????
I haven't reached the stage that the instructions will be needed yet(!!), but swapped the 150w Alpine for a 300w InPhase with smaller dimensions. Made a few little cuts to the storage box to 'help' it fit and it's held nicely in place. Also added a preliminary port in the front face which I'll sort out after a test of the sub
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Re: RE: Re: What have you done to your RX-8 today????
Thanks man, looking forward to some bass!warpc0il wrote:Getting there Shaf
I'll send a 'thank you' thumbs up thing for your first post when I get on the laptop. Don't seem able to do it in Tapatalk(?).
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Re: What have you done to your RX-8 today????
That's pretty neat, I had an active sub in the old Rex but never got round to refitting in the new one, it also took up a good chunk of boot space.WaferShaf wrote:I haven't reached the stage that the instructions will be needed yet(!!), but swapped the 150w Alpine for a 300w InPhase with smaller dimensions. Made a few little cuts to the storage box to 'help' it fit and it's held nicely in place. Also added a preliminary port in the front face which I'll sort out after a test of the sub
Anyone have the subwoofer wiring to hand, IIRC I spliced into the speaker outputs last time...
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I like this option as it isn't taking up any cabin or boot spacepstables wrote:That's pretty neat, I had an active sub in the old Rex but never got round to refitting in the new one, it also took up a good chunk of boot space.WaferShaf wrote:I haven't reached the stage that the instructions will be needed yet(!!), but swapped the 150w Alpine for a 300w InPhase with smaller dimensions. Made a few little cuts to the storage box to 'help' it fit and it's held nicely in place. Also added a preliminary port in the front face which I'll sort out after a test of the sub
Anyone have the subwoofer wiring to hand, IIRC I spliced into the speaker outputs last time...
I don't have a diagram, but if I've got it all sorted in my head, you'll have a fused power (red or yellow), ground (black), remote (blue), all going to sub, then 2 pairs speaker wire (left & right) taken from the rear parcel shelf speakers to the hi-low converter and then a pair of RCA's from the converter to the sub, think that's all?
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Re: What have you done to your RX-8 today????
I took power from back of the cigarette lighter socket, as I didn't want to overload the supply to the rear amps.
Actually run a two core cable, with the 2nd connected from the cigarette lighter light to a couple of tiny blue leds mounted just inside the hole for the sub.
Just for added bling
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Actually run a two core cable, with the 2nd connected from the cigarette lighter light to a couple of tiny blue leds mounted just inside the hole for the sub.
Just for added bling
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Re: What have you done to your RX-8 today????
I'll go straight to the battery for power I think..warpc0il wrote:I took power from back of the cigarette lighter socket, as I didn't want to overload the supply to the rear amps.
Actually run a two core cable, with the 2nd connected from the cigarette lighter light to a couple of tiny blue leds mounted just inside the hole for the sub.
Just for added bling
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For your feeds from the 6x9's, do you splice before or after the amp to add the HI-low converter??
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Re: What have you done to your RX-8 today????
speakers outputs of the amp
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So the same 'amped up' signal that the car speakers receive goes to the converter and then the amp?warpc0il wrote:speakers outputs of the amp
Why not just use the signal before the amp, and then not need a converter or have I got that all arse over tit?!
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Re: What have you done to your RX-8 today????
The signal between the head unit and the amp is Bose proprietary and impedance matched, it's not an RCA output, unlike most off-the shelf stuff. T'ing in at this point would upset the system.
The converter box is designed to T-in at the back of the speakers and accepts speaker-level input without adding (significant) load.
The converter box is designed to T-in at the back of the speakers and accepts speaker-level input without adding (significant) load.
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Nicewarpc0il wrote:The signal between the head unit and the amp is Bose proprietary and impedance matched, it's not an RCA output, unlike most off-the shelf stuff. T'ing in at this point would upset the system.
The converter box is designed to T-in at the back of the speakers and accepts speaker-level input without adding (significant) load.
I knew there was a good reason, but I can only retain so much of the info I read when looking into this stuff!
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John (Cabriolet), Leon & I got the cars dirty at Oulton Park Rally/Drift circuit
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Chris - can I ask - how easy is it for a man of your vertical disposition to now get into your car?ChrisHolmes wrote:Finished fitting the Lambo hinges...
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I like that contrasted black on silver spoiler, Shane
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But you're meant to drive around the track, not just around the dusty carparkSonic KaBoomii wrote:John (Cabriolet), Leon & I got the cars dirty at Oulton Park
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Simples, the door opens to the normal angle or you can push it upwards any time before that.Nintendologist wrote:Chris - can I ask - how easy is it for a man of your vertical disposition to now get into your car?ChrisHolmes wrote:Finished fitting the Lambo hinges...
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Been busy this week painted the rear bumper and rear spoiler refitted the bumper made a template and then fitted the rear spoiler washed and polished and loving the look of the spoiler.
The 8.5mm magnecor leads came Friday from Ben at RRevs so went about fitting the new NKG plugs leads and fitting my D585's coils after fabricating a mounting bracket copying of mrspillers original ones.
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Started stripping most of my interior...
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New rear discs and pads, near side rear spring and drop link courtesy of Josh, JB and Lewis @ LC Rotary. Thanks for the laughs and great service.
Got home, put the Cataclean in the tank with just below 1/4 tank, drove down to Guildford in 3rd gear running between 7K and 8K. Filled up and went for a drive down to Churt. Dinner and nice drive back via the Surrey Downs.
What a great day.
Got home, put the Cataclean in the tank with just below 1/4 tank, drove down to Guildford in 3rd gear running between 7K and 8K. Filled up and went for a drive down to Churt. Dinner and nice drive back via the Surrey Downs.
What a great day.
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I like that spoiler Neil, reminds me of the one on the older Honda Accord Type R.
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Thanks Chris it's a integra typeR dc2 spoiler. A bargain off eBay new replica from Ireland £29 delivered
I thought it suited the shape of the 8 and it is Japanese after all. Good fit too
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Today I started with my first premix
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