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    Speaker pods/General stereo questions

    That's a clean install I think! One of things that gets underestimated is the knowledge you gain from doing something like that yourself from the ground up...something he can do with his kids someday! Priceless
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    Speaker pods/General stereo questions

    I appreciate it Scribbles! I'm fairly committed at this point with the four 3.5" in the dash, the 4x10 rears and a 12" sealed sub...I have 96sf of Kilmat to spread around too so hopefully that helps my acoustics a bit. I'm not listening to classical music but would like some reasonable...
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    Speaker pods/General stereo questions

    I appreciate all the advice! You are correct, I am nowhere near an audiophile but would like some relatively clean tunes watching the sunset from the tailgate! I actually did have to call Cerwin Vega because the 3.5" speakers had 3 different RMS ratings..25w on the website description, 30w in...
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    Speaker pods/General stereo questions

    Thanks Randy! I picked up this amp as it looked like the best fit for my sitch.. Another technical question....I'm assuming as long as I hook up speakers between 2-8 ohms the amp will automatically "see" the correct impedance and adjust current accordingly? I guess the reason I ask is because...
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    how to mount an amplifier behind behind front seat

    Hey there! I'm looking for an amp to go under the front bench seat in an '81 Burb...however at the moment I don't have the seats to check clearances..any ideas the dimensions on your amps? Thanks a bunch!
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    Speaker pods/General stereo questions

    Hey Randy, any idea what the dimensions on that amp are? I did a cardboard mock up of the one I was looking at (23x7x3) and it doesn't look like its going to fit under the seat....although I doesn't have the seats at the moment it looks too tall at 3" and too long at 23"
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    Speaker pods/General stereo questions

    Yeah....I was trying to go simple and now I'm down the rabbit hole! I just wanted to drop in the 4x10's to the stock location and be done but running 6x9's in those spots with a spacer probably the way to go...like you said in the beginning, haha I thought about 2 amps as well before I found...
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    Speaker pods/General stereo questions

    Ok...so I'm rounding up parts and I think I'm almost there but I need a 5 channel amp: Head Unit- Pioneer dmh c2550nex- It allows for remote mounting of the touchscreen/headunit so I am going to be able to mount the unit in stock radio location and secure the touchscreen to a mount without...
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    Speaker pods/General stereo questions

    Those are pretty slick! $2k seems pricey...you could probably have someone weld one up for 1/4 that?
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    Speaker pods/General stereo questions

    $400 does seem steep for some MDF made into a circle...I have 32's on mine but I put a 31 inch spare in there because I really don't like the idea of driving around with a spare! Mine wasn't all that difficult, just made a template with cardboard of the wheel well and trimmed it up a couple of...
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    Speaker pods/General stereo questions

    Ahhhhh....now I see the light! So running the 2 4inchers in the middle would allow me to split the channel R/L and allow me to wire them together!? Quick question- I looked for an adapter to fit 2 4" but could only find one to fit 2 3.5"? I think I could probably fab something up but for $5-10...
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    Speaker pods/General stereo questions

    Welllll.....good question. I guess I need to see what kind of power the head unit puts out and match it up with the speaker capacity? My thought was to wire the 3 dash and 2 rear speakers to the unit and run an amp to the sub? My home speakers are wired that way, does that hold true for a car...
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    Speaker pods/General stereo questions

    Alrighty...here is what I'm going to give it a shot with...I'm going to stick with the 4x10 size in the center and rear, put 3.5" in the dash and a custom sealed box for a shallow mount 12" sub...everything is a bit rough at the moment Pioneer the best way to go on the head unit? I was looking...
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    Headliner questions

    That's amazing how close the new material is! I think they did some unique stuff with the Blazers and Suburbans when it came to the interior trims during those years. I had an '83 Blazer and remember (I think I do anyways, it's been a while) the color scheme like you described as everything...
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    GMC Grille Resto 1981

    Totally! I learned a lot about the materials going through the process...and found out I'm still a ****** painter, haha. I tried to pour the paint in the emblem initially and let it level itself but I think the fact it came from a spray first caused some issues (bubbling)....I eventually...
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    GMC Grille Resto 1981

    Much appreciated all!
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    GMC Grille Resto 1981

    Hey all, It looked like the 1981 GMC grille is a one off for that year and I didn't have much success finding a new/repro one so I decided to clean up what I had. I had some missing fins so I laminated a few sheets of fiberglass to the correct thickness, cut/sanded them to size dimension and...
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    Headliner questions

    Appreciated, thank you!
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    Headliner questions

    Any idea how much you used? It's $12 a can at Walmart and I'm doing a Suburban
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    Headliner questions

    THANK YOU! Can't beat first hand knowledge of a factory vehicle!! Does your '81 have the "snakebite" perforated vinyl or regular pattern? I wonder if mine being a GMC has anything to do with it?
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    Headliner questions

    You sir are most likely the voice of reason! I will find something else to stick together with the 1/2 gallon of contact cement I'm sitting on, haha
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    Headliner questions

    Haha...yeah it looks like I'm doing the cheesy foam backed fabric replacement myself.. $12 a yard for 60in width at Joann fabric I can't tell what the original SHOULD be and the only thing I could find with the snakebite pattern was non foam backed which looked like it would be painful and...
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    Headliner questions

    Thanks Eric, The backer does indeed look like chipboard, I pulled it down and scrubbed it with a scotch brite pad to get the big stuff off and then sanded it down with an orbital sander and 120 grit. I will probably wipe it down with some alcohol before I hit it with the contact cement just to...
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    Headliner questions

    Hey all! I have a couple of headliner questions..so the entire headliner was sloughing off so I pulled it all down and cleaned it up. I took a sample to the fabric store to match it as best as possible, which turned out I found a pretty decent match. Now that I have taken the board down and...
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    Speaker pods/General stereo questions

    That's a pretty clean install! It looks like he laid Kilmat all over too? Although with a 1500w amp and that sub, I'm not sure you would need to overcome a whole lot of road noise, haha

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