The Stupid Electronics Questions Thread

[ThatDrummerGuy95]

oh ... ok then ... Got plenty of room to work with ...
building a enclosure for 2 12s or 2 15s should be no problem ... Subs back / ports back ported enclosure tuned to around 34 - 38 htz should do the trick ...

What type of head unit do you have (or plan on getting)?? does it have RCA outputs for sub bass equipment ??

I don't know man. All I really want is something that has somewhat larger text. (Readable) A USB port. A CD port. and Programmable stations. HD Radio would be nice but is not needed. And I don't want to spend more than $200 on a Head Unit.

 

[Cablguy184]

My suggestion for a headunit would be something in the Kenwood Excelon line ... Pioneer is a really good brand also ...
I've had real good luck with both of these ... On line buying is good, but not used or something like Ebay ... Get you something with a warranty, especially if you plan to install this your self.

A real nice headunit Is where i would start before going much further ... Most all of the head units will work with the stock speaker set up as long as you get the correct wiring adapter harness.
Before we start adding bass amps and subs, you might want to beef up your electrical so nothing gets messed up on your vehicle ...

Where are you located ??

 

[Cablguy184]

oh yea, what year is your Tahoe ?? you will need a mounting kit for your head unit also ... sorry for not posting that on the last post ...

 

[ThatDrummerGuy95]

Delaware. And yeah, the first to come will be the Head unit and Wiring. Right now the truck is in the shop so I just wanted to get suggestions and a head start on knowing what I should need.

 

[Cablguy184]

First thing I would do is to make sure that your tahoe has the 2nd battery under the hood on the drivers side ... Wired in and charging properly.
If not, you can go to the junk yard and get that battery box out of a 3/4 ton truck ... should bolt in easy.

 

[ThatDrummerGuy95]

It's a '97

Why would I need the 2nd battery?

(I feel like thats a dumb question, but I am only 16) lol

 

[Cablguy184]

Same year as my Chevy truck ... Cool !!!
A stereo (amplified) takes away from your battery power and puts a strain on your electrical system (simply put) ... Adding extra battery power and upgrading your wiring will help your amps run more efficient and have better output performance ... Also, adding more battery power will take current stress off of the vehicle's electrical system because of you adding current drawing devices that was not entended to be there ...

Click on my truck on my signature and see how I set my system up and you might get a better understanding of how things should work ...

 

[jaymezz]

Tried to put it my hids today. i hooked everything up and turned on my lights and they didnt fire. I do have day time running lights on my 98 gmc sierra. Any ideas?

 

[Cablguy184]

got a volt ohm meter to make sure that you have voltage going to you ballast ?? did you install lows and highs ??

 

[jaymezz]

I'll try that with the meter. Yeah high and low beams.