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New member Username: Camdry90Sudbury, Ontario Canada Post Number: 6 Registered: Jan-09 | When i get the Alpine type x with the pdx 1.1000 amp installed into my 03 jetta will my lights dim when the bass hits? I was also wondering about rattling... will i need a lot of Dynamat? What are my options for light dimming if it does occur? |
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Gold Member Username: Surferdude9371Get loud or go home.... Post Number: 1628 Registered: Mar-07 | with that power id say the gain may be set wrong if not get a high output alt |
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New member Username: Camdry90Sudbury, Ontario Canada Post Number: 7 Registered: Jan-09 | sorry dude i'm a car audio noob, what do you mean the gain may be set wrong? and how much would a high output alternator cost? |
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Gold Member Username: Hittin1TEAM REVOLUTIONLake Charles... Post Number: 2322 Registered: May-07 | disregard P.ricks post... Wait until you get the system installed. No one knows for sure how bad your lights will dim. Your car should be able to handle 1000 wrms with stack alt. dynamat wouldn't hurt but again i would wait to see how severe the rattles are gonna be. |
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Gold Member Username: Drant19DUB-C, TX Post Number: 1388 Registered: Aug-07 | i with mark, i like the "wait n see" approach. just wait til everything is installed and then assess the problems, if there are any |
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Silver Member Username: WickedbassNashville, Tn Post Number: 385 Registered: Jan-08 | ^^^Yup, just wait untill its all installed. Fix problems as they come up. |
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Platinum Member Username: WingmanaliveA pic is worth 1000 posts!! Post Number: 19715 Registered: Jun-06 | I'll betcha that Jetta has a small alt and batt. Well maybe not a bet but more like a guess. How you use that 1000w in conjunction with your current charging system will determine any dimming. How many amps is your alt and how big of a battery? If you can prevent a problem why wait for failure to fix it? Sometimes that's the more expensive route. |
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Silver Member Username: WickedbassNashville, Tn Post Number: 386 Registered: Jan-08 | Yeah Paul, that's usually the philosophy I go by. But in this case my reasoning was to see for sure where the problem areas are before any more money was spent. There is a slight chance he could get by with stock electrical, those pdx amps are very efficient. And having it installed would give you the chance to see how much of a deadening job you have on your hands without having to guesstimate how much deadening material is going to be needed before hand. Just my .02 though. |
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Platinum Member Username: WingmanaliveA pic is worth 1000 posts!! Post Number: 19718 Registered: Jun-06 | "Just my .02 though." Mine as well. |
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Silver Member Username: Basebalz13Moneta, Va Usa Post Number: 921 Registered: Aug-07 | correct me if im wrong cameryn but i believe its a 90 amp alternator and a 530 CCA battery |
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Gold Member Username: RenegadesrunLafayette, IN US Post Number: 1036 Registered: Oct-04 | Turn your lights off. Problem solved. |
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Platinum Member Username: GlasswolfNorthWest, MI USA Post Number: 12378 Registered: Dec-03 | refer to www.bcae1.com for charging system sections about the lights dimming. as for sound damping, it's a matter of how much you want to spend, and how much time you want to commit to gutting the car to soundproof it.. headliner, floors, door panels, trunk, firewall, etc.. you have a few tools. liquid liners, mat like dynamat and similar, expanding foams, and so forth. |
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Silver Member Username: Armykyle1Ms Us Post Number: 236 Registered: Dec-08 | if the trunk rattles put another set of weather stripping down. thats what i did and it worked like a champ. also cut 4 1" pieces of the stripping and put them on the screw points of the tag. i also had to resecure my rear deck cause the factory mounts started to break. those fixes cost $30. thats cheap and easy. it'll keep from sounding like a trashcan getting beat as you drive around. if ur gonna put mat in it do it b4 you install ur system. |
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New member Username: Camdry90Sudbury, Ontario Canada Post Number: 8 Registered: Jan-09 | Thanks for all the input guys, very much appreciated... i think i'll take Mark's approach to it... i'll have the system installed and see where the problems occur... as for the specs on the alt and the battery i will check and get back to you guys on that... thanks again guys this forum has been a huge help so far... |