Ghetto-est setup

Well, today while cleaning my car I got an idea.
I thought of using my old Kenwood amp that I'd been using with a garbage sub in the house, in the car.
So, 1 extension cord and a RCA cable later, I had my amp getting power from the parking stall plug and sound from my headunit. Low & behold, it worked! So I cleaned up the audio wire and put the amp and oversized box (1 cubic foot for a 8" :uglystupid2:) in the trunk...now to solve the issue of the extension cord hanging out of my trunk...I needed to go portable!
So, one trip to The Source (by Circuit City) later I was running the amp from my 12v dash plug, via a 12->110 inverter and a big blue extension cord going from the dash, through my back seat.

And that's where I'm at now. It sounds horrible as far as sound quality but it makes a lot of satisfying noise. I can also adjust the sub level from my seat thanks to my headunit's gazillion features.

Next step is running a 12v to the trunk so I can install a second 12v plug to eliminate the big blue cord that bisects my car :idiot2:

So, do I win the "ghettoest setup" award? :2funny:
Actually, jokes aside, I think this is a pretty cool setup. Once I get around to making a properly sized and properly sealed box for my sub and a little beauty-boarding in the trunk, it should be pretty dope looking.

Why not just buy a $50 amp and $50 sub off ebay? Then $20 worth of MDF and you would have a proper car audio setup without the inverter introducing additional noise into the system!

If you are going to put home amps into your car, you should at least go with a Tube amplifier!

not yet. you havent beat the tree trunk setup.

[quote=Dominik ]
Why not just buy a $50 amp and $50 sub off ebay? Then $20 worth of MDF and you would have a proper car audio setup without the inverter introducing additional noise into the system!

If you are going to put home amps into your car, you should at least go with a Tube amplifier!
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'cuz the inverter only cost $34 bucks, instead of the $120 for your idea :P

It's more of a temporary joke anyways, I'm waiting for the bills to buy Pagong's amps.

no way is pagong gonna sell his orions or something else. Anyways i wanted to know what was special about your setup what did you really do different that a amp kit wouldnt have. Im not so diy so with me i get a kit hook up and go thats pretty much itty.

[quote=CharismaY33 ]
no way is pagong gonna sell his orions or something else. Anyways i wanted to know what was special about your setup what did you really do different that a amp kit wouldnt have. Im not so diy so with me i get a kit hook up and go thats pretty much itty.
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Not his Orions, his 3 Infinitys, they were in the F/S section a while back.

What did I do different? Well, instead of getting power from the battery to a 12v amp, I ran an extension cord from my dash to a home amp. It's nothing special actually, it's just particularly ghetto, I thought you guys might enjoy a look at the lighter side of car audio. ;D

acha i see ohh ok so you did the .13v. _> ground / ext > power ohh ok im trying to see it in my head ok yea thats ghetto.
but ohh well you know when things arnt available in front or in possesion you go what you know and make best to work.
oh the infinitys ok gotcha thought otherwise.

dude i have an old kenwood amp ill give to ya for like nothin.. its only 600w but it powered my 15's for a while there.. well it was too weak for two 15's haha but the point is it worked when i had it in ::)

pm me if you want it

[quote=username ]
not yet. you havent beat the tree trunk setup.
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now that sounds fucking ill. pics please. i'd rock a fucking forrest in my trunk.

Here are some pics for your enjoyment ;D
[img]http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y20/firelizard2/Personal/oldamp.jpg[/img]
[img]http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y20/firelizard2/Personal/crapwoofer.jpg[/img]
[img]http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y20/firelizard2/Personal/ghettoaudio.jpg[/img]

ROFL

LOL, love the reversed screws exposed nicely for maximum damage to unsuspecting bags and small children!

lol
After having it for about a week, forget what I said about any potential in this: I'm getting the real deal ASAP! :2funny:

Thank God I was afraid for you. :2funny:

thats mad crazy yo if the cops pull you over they might just let you go .     hey for your wiring and stuf i go to [url]http://www.darvex.com/[/url] or try etronics for starters

do you want to see pictures of ghetto setups?

Yeah, I know I do.

[img]http://www.maj.com/gallery/ispeakvinglish/FORUM/tree2.jpg[/img]
[img]http://www.maj.com/gallery/ispeakvinglish/FORUM/tree3.jpg[/img]
[img]http://www.maj.com/gallery/ispeakvinglish/FORUM/tree4.jpg[/img]
[img]http://www.maj.com/gallery/ispeakvinglish/FORUM/tree1.jpg[/img]
[img]http://www.maj.com/gallery/ispeakvinglish/FORUM/bikeaudio.jpg[/img]
[img]http://www.maj.com/gallery/ispeakvinglish/Cars/powerwirecloseup0rf.jpg[/img]

Sorry, I thought I had more but I can't find them.

OMG i thought i saw it all but i guess not so you going to enter it into a sound off . that bass tube looks like a firework tube at least its wood and not cardboard ;D

mdf wood mothersucka!

do you have that as your setup now or somthing different

nah i was jk. thats not my car. i have a ported box with a DD 3512 :)

Update:
The trunk is now bearing a Kenwood KAC829 (thanks Brandon!) and an Alpine Type-E 10". Pics will get posted when I get everything strapped down nicely.

[quote=firelizard ]
Update:
The trunk is now bearing a Kenwood KAC829 (thanks Brandon!) and an Alpine Type-E 10". Pics will get posted when I get everything strapped down nicely.
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not a problem bud 8)

wow, that power wire pic had me doing this :2funny:

Uhhh yeah, back to an empty trunk now. All my stuff got jacked (amp, box, sub) while I was at work, luckily no damage, they did a clean break in.

I think I'll buy an alarm with a 2 way remote before buying another trunk setup.

hahahaha fuckin tree trunk???? who the hell think sof that? so good. i was gonna post the pic of the black kid on the bike its a classic haha!

[quote=callaghan. ]
hahahaha fuckin tree trunk???? who the hell thinks of that? 
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MDF wood! duh

[img]http://www.maj.com/gallery/ispeakvinglish/Cars/powerwirecloseup0rf.jpg[/img]
There's a guy in my course who did this. I'll try and get a photo.