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Old 03-24-2017, 10:41 AM
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Yes, that was very helpful.

It confirmed for me that my parallel wiring scheme for the two 8ohm dual voice coil DSP speakers is a 2ohm load.

My Power Acoustik RZ1-2300D mono block amp is happy with that and is rated at 1400 watts @ 2ohms.



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Old 03-24-2017, 11:21 AM
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^Yep very helpful! I guess I will have to follow some wires to see how the factory DVC 8ohm DSP subs are wired - However I think this calculator does not anticipate each coil is run by a separate channel of the amp (as we discovered previously, factory wiring uses a channel per voice coil)

If the factory DSP amp sends approx 40W RMS to each voice coil at 8ohms, wondering if I can just use a lower RMS power sub SVC (at 8ohms) and bridge both channels together for each- Just imagine this times 2 - I figure use 2 channels per sub on a SVC setup to replicate this. Or does this not make sense?

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RB i believe you have to calculate the subs impedance as if there are four 8 ohm subs.

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Another interesting thing I did for the E46 was to reuse the OE tweeter mounts. I am 99% certain they are the same mounts as on the E53. What? I had my dremel handy. Once I removed the speaker guard on the front of the OE mount, the JL tweeter just slides right in.
So you made me double check the possibility of using the original tweeter mounts with the JL C2-600 tweeters...After removing the factory tweeter from the mount the JL tweeter is still too large to fit in without modification to mount. So I did what Prop did but then had to slice open the side and then silicone the inside and press in the JL tweeter in.
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So you made me double check the possibility of using the original tweeter mounts with the JL C2-600 tweeters...
Awesome. My method was a bit different. I didn't split the mounts. I carved them to be larger with a rotary sander. Tomato, tomahto, I say.

Is that an E31 I see back there?
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Is that an E31 I see back there?
168th ever built.


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168th ever built.
I love those things. I have a feeling that one of the reasons is bc I've never driven one. I do remember the hell that was the reception of them after the E24.
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i want to sell it to buy my dream car...2003 e39 M5 but wifey hates the look of that M5 and loves the look, drive, comfort of my e31. i tell her the e39 is more reliable yet still a no-go.

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Old 03-25-2017, 11:40 AM
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i want to sell it to buy my dream car...2003 e9 M5 but wifey hates the look of that M5 and loves the look, drive, comfort of my e31. i tell her the e39 is more reliable yet still a no-go.
Nuthin wrong with a girl who likes an E31.
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So today I installed the tweeters with factory mount and I also got rid of the door rattles by means of putting in a few foam insulation tape pieces around perimeter of hole in door of the mid-bass speaker (when speaker is fitted back in hole it rests on the foam and the foam compresses a LOT as speaker tightened down. I tested and all rattles gone now. I left a small gap between each insulation piece I stuck to the door metal so air could escape and not rattle things inside the door. Worked like a charm.

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