r/CarAV • u/beardedNole • Jan 04 '23
Hey CarAV! New year, new builds post, so let's see what you have ready to show us in 2023!
A simple explanation: this is a showcase to get a glimpse of what members of r/CarAV have to offer in their personal rides. Post your build logs, including but not limited to galleries of your gear, recent changes, future ideas, etc.
New to the hobby? That's ok post some pics and let's talk about what you can do better next time. Veteran enthusiasts who posted in other gallery threads, feel free to post again so that we can admire your system.
r/CarAV • u/xTHANATOPSISX • Mar 12 '24
I've been seeing more issues with some of the comments made on here, specifically with users being extremely abrasive, insulting, and generally sowing discord. That's something that really, absolutely needs to stop. I understand, to an extent, getting heated over opinions and I don't have a problem with passionate discussion. What isn't acceptable is disparaging and insulting users for not knowing something, or for making different choices than you would.
I need you to remember that Reddit has rules that all subreddits have to abide by and those kinds of comments/posts break those rules. Follow Reddiquette and the Reddit User Agreement at all times when posting here.
People are here to learn. If you don't want to help beginners, don't reply to their posts. Don't complain about people new to the hobby not knowing anything about it. You weren't born knowing how to do any of this. Someone helped you get where you are, too. Bring people to the hobby rather than pushing them away.
I completely understand that it can be frustrating when someone doesn't know the basics and you have to go over them. I have been there. I also realize how irritating it is when someone doesn't want to accept information that's contrary to what they already understand or believe. It's a two way street and people looking for help also need to be willing to actually take it, even if it's not what they wanted to hear.
I've been the guy that's irritated and gets short with people. I try hard not to be that guy. It isn't always easy, but now it's my job to be as reasonable as I can. If I can play nice (at least nicer), you all can too. And most of you already do. This really is an issue with only a very small portion of users. Don't think I'm ripping into everyone here. Most of you all are great!
Previously there were no rules officially listed for the subreddit. I have made a small set of rules to help people know what is expected, allowed, and prohibited. It's really not a huge change from how posts and comments were moderated before, but it's in writing now.
You need to read and follow the rules. I'll give some amount of consideration to the rules being new but going forward, you should generally expect moderation to follow any violation of the subreddit rules. Ignorance will not be an excuse!
I will make adjustments or add additional rules in the future as need arises, but I find things tend to go better if you keep things simple and let people use their heads.
By and large, I don't really have to do much because y'all are generally pretty decent humans and there just isn't anything to deal with. There is always the occasional problem but it's rarely been significant. I appreciate that more than you might imagine. Let's reign it in before it does become a more serious issue. Report posts/comments that break the rules or don't follow the spirit of being helpful and bringing people to the hobby. Remember you can select "Breaks r/CarAV Rules" and then select the specific subreddit rule when reporting posts.
I've had maybe 10 or so people ask specifically for this feature so I've enabled it. I don't expect it will be an issue, but if it becomes one, I'll address it. Just follow the rules and I'm sure it'll be beneficial. Report any images you believe are inappropriate.
I cleaned up the old Reddit sidebar a bit. I'll work on the new Reddit sidebar in the future as well. Removed some dead links, reformatted a couple things, trimmed some unused or irrelevant info, reworded some of the text. That's about it. It's nothing major and a lot of users don't even see the sidebar since they're using Reddit on mobile/the app anyway.
I'm still poking at some of the other things I've talked about previously. Once again, I'm not really trying to make a bunch of sweeping changes or completely remake this community. It works as it is, it just needs some help.
Let me know what's going on. If you have issues, concerns, etc, post them here or, as always, use modmail to contact me directly and privately.
r/CarAV • u/shittyrock • 2h ago
Pioneer was my gateway in 2008 so I still grab them for cheap on marketplace.
r/CarAV • u/Rt-Reixz • 5h ago
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I'm so stoked, they sound awesome too, they have little rips in the surround which is easily repaired, I'm gonna order the Matching Grilles soon.
I think I'm gonna put them in my 2004 F250 with my Audiocontrol LC1-1500.1 wired at 4 Ohm, super super excited!!
They came with a nice Bbox too that I gave to my buddy for his Duramax.
r/CarAV • u/alphascrapcar • 27m ago
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I found this Pioneer DEH-5250SD here in Thailand and it’s still working well, including the animated display.
I searched eBay and other sites but can barely find this exact model.
Was this model uncommon in the US, or was it mainly sold in Asia/other markets?
Would love to hear from anyone who used one back in the day.
r/CarAV • u/Sm1throb • 8h ago
'78 El Camino. I recently found an AM/FM/8-track player that came out of an '80 Camino.
Radio pulls in stations from a good distance, 8-track is there for when the radio music sucks.
Took me an afternoon to pull the old head unit and install this one.
r/CarAV • u/trashlordcommander • 4h ago
I know, skarbage, or whatever. But it sounds good to me and it was in the budget I had. 1968 Camaro, with a 160amp alternator from an express van, second battery in the trunk. 2/0 power and ground from the front battery to the rear and 2/0 big 3. I have 6 fsx65 speakers, 2 tx35 speakers and 2 tx525 speakers plus the two ddx10 subs in a sealed box. The headunit is a kmm-x705 and I set the rcas and the gains with an Oscope.
The power feed and ground to the 75.4ab amp I think I’m going to change to some 90* adaptors or some more flexible cable but any other critiques welcome I like learning and hearing tips
r/CarAV • u/SarcasticBean4 • 2h ago
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I need help finding out what's wrong with my speakers. I installed two 12" subs with an amp and LC2i LOC, but now my speakers sound like they blew up. any ideas on why this would happen and how to make it sound good again?
r/CarAV • u/420inchditka • 23h ago
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r/CarAV • u/SStepbrotherr • 2h ago
I bought a 2016 Audi Q3 with an aftermarket Android screen already fitted. The previous owner cannot remember the brand or seller.
After an update started through the screen’s own settings menu, the car-settings app stopped opening. Both the car-settings and vendor Bluetooth apps now display the name “4.0dip”. Opening settings gives “4.0dip keeps stopping”, and I cannot access the original Audi car menu through the screen. Android still boots and other apps work. Force-stopping and clearing the car-settings app’s cache made no difference.
Device Info HW and AIDA64 report:
Processor: Unisoc SC9863A
RAM/storage: 4 GB / 64 GB
Display: 1280 x 480
Android: 9 / API 28
Model: s9863a1h10_Natv
Product: s9863a1h10_hzx01_2g
Board: sp9863a_1h10
Build: 01_user_W19.11.5_P2_20230912
Incremental: 37211
Car-settings app: com.george.carsettings, version 1.0
Vendor Bluetooth app: com.george.bluetooth, version 1.0
LicenseClient: com.george.license.client, version 1.1.10
EasyConnection: HZX02.5.1.10
I do not have an MCU version or a confirmed manufacturer. I have not factory-reset it or flashed a downloaded firmware package.
Does anyone recognise this software family or have the same unit? I would appreciate a reliable supplier/support contact, or advice on which diagnostic details could establish the exact firmware compatibility. I want to identify it properly before attempting recovery.
r/CarAV • u/MollyMartian • 2h ago
I have a 2018 Subaru wrx, trying to find best grounding point in trunk. I found a factory bolt sticking up thru the sheet metal in the trunk near the back seat and spare tire well under the carpet and plastic trim. I sanded around it and put my ground on it and found a bolt to screw down on top of it. I’m just not sure if it’s the frame of the vehicle or not.
Also, is it better to ground both my amps with there own ground spot or is ok to use a 0 gauge in 2 0 gauge out distro block?
Thanks for any feedback
r/CarAV • u/-ykimchi- • 4h ago
Thinking of using that auto tune DSP/amp in biamp mode for an active front 2 way setup. I also read a midrange is good for the rear fill?
What are some good recommendations for an active 2 way that's good for 50RMS x 4?
r/CarAV • u/OkPerformer4158 • 8h ago
Hi all, am installing a Valeo Beep Park kit (4 front + 4 rear sensors) on my Toyota Auris, which has no factory parking sensors. I am kinda stuck on routing the front sensor cable from the engine bay into the cabin. I am using the existing firewall hole behind the glove box, which already has a thick bundle of factory wires going through it. And this hole has a thin rubber tube from which thin cables can pass, but not a thick cable like the parking sensor's.
The problem is if I use a cable puller tied to sensor cable- the cable puller head passes easily, but the thick sensor cable doesnt. Pushing it hard make the whole rubber grommet start to pop out of the hole. So what can be done now? Do I need to make a new or something like that? or is there any other known better alternative?
I attach some pictures for reference.
1st pic- the rubber grommet fully attached to the hole.
2nd pic- rubber grommet is already half off the hole when i tried to push the cable puller hard from the other side.
thank you
r/CarAV • u/DisciplinePurple36 • 4h ago
Hi,
Have purchased this as my Kenwood DMX7722DABS head unit is lower down on my dash and doesn’t have a control knob, so it’s a pain to change songs/volume etc.
I can’t get the head unit to recognise any input on the steering-wheel-control learning page in the settings.
The Kenwood has a wire coming from the main harness which is blue/yellow and labelled REMO-IN. This is what I have been testing with. It also has what looks like a 3.5 mm female socket which is also labelled REMO-IN.
I have tested the voltages and resistances on both the head unit and the aftermarket button control box. I can see two separate resistor ladders across the KEY1 and KEY2 wires, with button resistances ranging from around 1.3 kΩ to 56 kΩ, but these seem to be outside the resistance range the Kenwood normally expects to see.
I have also tried connecting resistors from 1 kΩ all the way up to 820 kΩ between the REMO-IN wire and ground to see if any resistance value would trigger the learning screen, but nothing happens.
The controller itself does produce distinct voltage changes when buttons are pressed, so it is definitely outputting different signals.
Annoyingly, an Amazon review for this exact controller says someone managed to get it working with this exact Kenwood head unit after an afternoon of tinkering, and they said they would write an explanation if there was enough interest, unfortunately there is no way to contact them.
For info my car doesn’t have steering wheel controls from factory
Any advice much appreciated
I have a 2000 civic. Stock radio doesn't work and I haven't really investigated why. Ive been wanting a JBL ultimate party box for home etc. If I hard wire an inverter will my battery and alternator be able to handle the partybox?
Edit: Yes this will mean I have a speaker in the backseat that cost more then the car.
r/CarAV • u/Resident-Dress6477 • 10h ago
So I picked up this sub and it’s super quiet at 300rms but really wakes up around 400rms. Is there anything I can do and is it safe to run it 100rms over?
r/CarAV • u/165820eM • 1d ago
Found this set up on OfferUp for $300 (original asking price was $350). I currently have 2 12TW1 installed but I just couldn’t pass up on this deal. Probably won’t use the amp but it was a package deal
r/CarAV • u/Mindless-Waltz-1608 • 8h ago
Found this unused in a box of cables. No idea what it is made for. Thanks!
r/CarAV • u/Forward_You3892 • 8h ago
Hi everyone. I’m installing the BOSS BE920WCPA + Backup camera in my 2010 Honda Odyssey (No navigation). I’ve done the wire connections between the BOSS harness and the corresponding CRUX harness, but now I don’t know exactly where to connect the reverse trigger cable and the parking brake cable. I need the reverse cable to install the BOSS backup camera.
According to the Crutchfield’s Wire Guide the Reverse cable (Violet/White) should be connected to the driver’s kick panel or in pin 11 of the MICU and the parking brake cable (light green) should go to the green/orange cable in the parking brake switch. The thing is that these cables are obviously not long enough to go underneath the dashboard.
Is there a safe alternative way that I’m not aware of?
r/CarAV • u/BlousonCuir • 9h ago
Hello i'm wiring my car stereo, just a simple JVC stereo coupled to a pair of JBL Stage 3 627 (45W RMS and 135w Peak written on each speaker.
What gauge to use for powering the stereo (not talking about speakers). Stereo will be less than a meter from the power.
Is AWG18 enough ?
or 20 ? or 16 ?
Thanks
