Post stereo install pics

[dhmcfadin]

The shop is almost 8 hours away. Unfortunately the city I live in, didn't have a shop I trusted. They are working with me to try to figure it out. They are shipping me some new cables that should fit onto my amp rack and move the power on the zen and the DM.

That said, I just had some really strange stuff happen. I took a jumper cable out to the truck and ran it to the negative terminal on the battery to do some resistance testing between the battery and the hardware. First of all, does anyone know what the black thing on the negative battery terminal is. I've attached two pictures of my negative terminal. Now here's where it gets nuts. If I disconnect the negative 1/0 cables from the battery, I get 0 ohms of resistance between the terminal at the battery (disconnected) and the negative allen screw on the amps. If I reconnect the 1/0 cables to the battery I get anywhere between 5ohms and 11 ohms. This is true of both the ground run to the frame and the ground run to the factory ground. Why would connecting it to the battery make my negatives go to 5-11ohms of resistance?

That module is the voltage regulator for the charging system.


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[dhmcfadin]

Got my breaker panel finished and mounted yesterday. It’s made out of 1/4” abs and bolts to the factory batter tray mounting bolt.


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[dhmcfadin]

Made some progress on the final version of the amp rack. Spans the entire back wall. 1/4” abs. Lots and lots of test fitting. Bent at a 160 degree angle to match flush with factory trim. I’ll be wrapping it in black leather to match the truck once I mock up/ drill and tap the mounting holes for the amps, dsp, leds, and distribution blocks. I’m probably overly excited but this started with a computer drawing, then two revisions of mock up racks made of sign board, and now it’s reality in 1/4” abs. Great feeling!

 

[Guy]

That looks great

 

[gijosh28]

Looks awesome. It is going to look sick when you wrap it.

I am still having a ton of trouble with my system. I still haven't isolated the shutting off problem, but I haven't had much time to continue troubleshooting it. I did call Audio Control, who said the echo problem I am having with my hands free calling is a result of time correction. He said all I needed to do to fix the echo was turn off time correction. Why have a DSP?

 

[dhmcfadin]

Looks awesome. It is going to look sick when you wrap it.

I am still having a ton of trouble with my system. I still haven't isolated the shutting off problem, but I haven't had much time to continue troubleshooting it. I did call Audio Control, who said the echo problem I am having with my hands free calling is a result of time correction. He said all I needed to do to fix the echo was turn off time correction. Why have a DSP?

Damn man. I’m sorry you are having trouble. Time alignment is a huge part of having a dsp. That doesn’t make sense to me.

 

[dhmcfadin]

Got a couple more sneak peaks for you guys. One word, acrylic...

 

[dhmcfadin]

Couple more from the past weeks progress.

 

[BrianR]

Don’t keep us hanging McFadden!

 

[gijosh28]

He posted some updated photos of the amp rack on F150 forums. There is no doubt that he is a very gifted installer.