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Re: Annabelle's transformation 85 C10 project
UGH...somehow must have crimped a speaker wire that is now shorting to ground, which is cause the radio to shut down...it keeps giving me a code to fix a speaker wire short...that means the whole dash assembly has to come off...why do I have so much trouble with the easy things, but no issues with the big stuff...
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Re: Annabelle's transformation 85 C10 project
Radio, who needs a radio?
http://youtu.be/G5f_gbzo4Q0 Can't wait to hear your opinion of the Infinity speakers. Considering them for my truck. Edit, Didn't mean to embed that. Had to use a short link.
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Re: Annabelle's transformation 85 C10 project
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I downloaded the manuel for my head unit and it stated that the DC ERROR code meant that a speaker wire was shorting to ground and as a failsafe it shuts down the whole unit... I disgustedly took my dash back off...traced the wires, checked polarity and could find nothing...I then disconnected the front speakers and ran the radio for 2 hours with only the back speakers...no problems... I then re-connected the front speakers and left them sitting on the dash and they ran for an hour or so and no problem...I mounted the passenger side speaker - all good...started to mount the driver's side speaker (using the stock, original mounting brackets) and the second the 1st screw started to tighten - I lost power and got the DC ERROR again...this happened many more times after lots of head scratching I took some large rubber washers, placed them between the mounting bracket and the metal dash and secured the speaker with zip ties...I know, HillJack enginerring, but guess what...3 hours later and it is still blaring and not a single hiccup... now, someone Please explain this to me...and just for your enjoyment (against my better judgement, I am including a pic of my custom install
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Re: Annabelle's transformation 85 C10 project
If it works..who cares how it looks...tha nice dash pad will hide tha zip tie enginerring
Aleast you did isulate tha mounts with duck tape..lol |
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Re: Annabelle's transformation 85 C10 project
That is a real head scratcher. Is the speaker connection maybe bumping the firewall/cab, or maybe the back of the gauge cluster? I'd be tempted to wrap the crap out of the connectors on the speaker with electrical tape and try it without the rubber. Maybe the rubber is spacing it up just enough not short?
Awesome though that they sound good. Guess I have my fronts decided on now. How do they react to EQing? do they get muddy if you bring the highs down? Can't wait to see how the engine turns out! ![]()
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Re: Annabelle's transformation 85 C10 project
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and all the scenarios you mentioned were the same thoughts I had...nothing is touching nothing....it sits a good 2.5 inches from the gauge cluster, nowhere near the firewall or cab...the wires go into a hard, plastic connector that completly seperates the positive from the neg...etc, etc...I have a call into a buddy who does high end home theatre installs and all his guys moonlight doing stereo installs...maybe they can give some insight...
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Re: Annabelle's transformation 85 C10 project
That is very encouraging! Since they would be my only fronts.
Let us know what he says. Would love to know what would cause it. ![]()
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But they do sound Gooood
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Re: Annabelle's transformation 85 C10 project
Glad they sound good buddy. The MacGyver job on the speakers is perfectly fine. I've seen car stereo and (many) car starter installers do much "rougher" installs, and they're supposed to be professionals.
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Re: Annabelle's transformation 85 C10 project
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Re: Annabelle's transformation 85 C10 project
Taking a break from the interior for now...on the hunt for some decent buckets...gonna hit pick a part tomorrow...
Gonna work on the stance and exterior for a bit...bout got enough $ for a new paint job...can't decided to go with red again and black stripes down hood or black with red stripes... the first 3 pics are how she sits now...the last (I borrowed from another thread) is the stance I'm going for...
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Re: Annabelle's transformation 85 C10 project
just a quick update...nothing new done on truck in almost a week...but those interested in the speaker situation, still no answers...but my hilljack engineering seems to be holding out....they are still rocking!
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Re: Annabelle's transformation 85 C10 project
What's going on with tha 396?
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Re: Annabelle's transformation 85 C10 project
sorry I've been MIA guys...life has gotten in the way of progress...in fact, things have slid a little backwards...got the 396 all tore down, lubed up, sealed in plastic and sitting on the shelf...waiting patiently...
Some waterhead, mouth-breather broke in my truck and stole my Alpine head unit and in the process, screwed up my pretty dash...ugh Now I have an ignition problem that (as of today) can't be solved...the dist. has all new guts and still nothing...tracing wires today... oh, well...in the words of Robert Earl Keen..."The road goes on forever and the party never ends..."
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Re: Annabelle's transformation 85 C10 project
Sorry to hear
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Re: Annabelle's transformation 85 C10 project
Man that sucks to hear. If I was closer I'd come right over and help you out!
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Re: Annabelle's transformation 85 C10 project
Been absent for quite a while...got layed off and things got rough for a bit...got back on my feet and caught up (kinda) on bills and I started thinkin about my rebuild again...in fact, last week, I was headin home late, thinkin abt what color I needed to paint the ole Girl, when this chin drooling, water head mouth breather in a wind-up toyotasaki comes flyin up behind me at 110mph swerves to miss me, over corrects and BLAM, SQUEAL, CRUNCH....ouch...
Well, good ole GEICO totaled her and would only shell out $3300.00 for her - I'm not sure, but I think that's a worse sin than takin a pee-pee in the holy water...Sooo, I bought her back for $2800 and she be...
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Re: Annabelle's transformation 85 C10 project
damn this sucks real bad sorry to hear that. it kinda became a parts truck if inssurance totaled it ,but it was a nice project going on though
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Re: Annabelle's transformation 85 C10 project
Thanks for the condolences Wrecked...but...the ole girl's new sheetmetal came in today and her restoration starts this weekend...we have the technology to make her stonger, better than before...HA!
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Re: Annabelle's transformation 85 C10 project
That sucks man! Good luck on the build!
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Re: Annabelle's transformation 85 C10 project
Thanks Reziel...the bed is off and on stands...new bedside goes on this weekend...I'll take plenty o pics...trying to decide to go with the original red or hit it with black...
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Re: Annabelle's transformation 85 C10 project
since she's purdy much gonna be completly tore down...I've been thinking about Energy Suspension Hyper-Flex system...anybody got any thoughts
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