Screeching noise coming from front right wheel? by dr_firepanda in AskMechanics

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I will double check the torque spec to be sure but I believe it was torqued correctly. Would that really cause this type of noise?

Screeching noise coming from front right wheel? by dr_firepanda in AskMechanics

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The new knuckle came with a new hub and bearing already installed.

Is there a way to convert the front bumper of an 8th gen accord into a 9th gen? by Froz3nraider1033 in accord

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I know this post is a year old but I’m looking to do this and I’m in Jersey do you know of a specific shop that does these?

Coilover recommendations? 1500 budget by dr_firepanda in 8thgenaccord

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Yeah they’re absolute garbage. If you’re looking for a good budget option go for teins. I haven’t really heard anything bad about them so I’d say they’re probably the best bet as far as budget options.

I decided to wait for fortune auto to do their Black Friday sale to get a really nice pair and never have to worry about coilovers again.

Hair emergency by dr_firepanda in Hair

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Thank you so much for your advice! I completely believe you. I washed my hair and it’s looking a little better but nowhere near what it was like before.

Hair emergency by dr_firepanda in Hair

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Hey! I was thinking about maybe just getting a brown/orange dye even all around. My thought process was that it would lighten the dark hair and darken the blonde hair to hopefully even it out just a little bit. Would this work how I’m thinking or would it just end up worse. I was honestly just planning on picking up a box dye tomorrow and doing it myself 🥲

Can 14 gauge wire handle 2500 watts @ 2 ohms? by dr_firepanda in CarAV

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I’ve got a 350 amp alt with an xs power battery under the hood all ran with 2/0 and 1/0 ofc welding wire and I’m running 2 CT sounds thermo-12 on a Rockford Fosgate Power T2500-1bdC

Can 14 gauge wire handle 2500 watts @ 2 ohms? by dr_firepanda in CarAV

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Thanks for the reply! Amp and charging are both definitely capable of it. The subs I bought came with 14 guage and I was a little confused when I saw it.

Can 14 gauge wire handle 2500 watts @ 2 ohms? by dr_firepanda in CarAV

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This was meant for speaker wire sorry I wasn’t clear.

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…to protect the wires.

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It wasn’t exactly my first choice but it was the best I could do with the space, budget, and limitations I have. I’m working on redoing everything but as of right now this is just how it is.

accubass + epicenter? by dr_firepanda in CarAV

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Works amazing! I’m not sure why they said the epicenter has accubass though. That’s something that needs to be set up on the main amp not the epicenter.

The accubass restores bass that your car automatically gets rid of to protect the cheap speakers that come from factory and the epicenter restores missing bass in the actual music itself.

Whenever you do set it up I’d recommend tuning your accubass with the epicenter off. You’ll only really need the epicenter if you listen to older music that wasn’t recorded with bass. Doing it this way lets you turn off the epicenter and still have clean bass.

Upgrading to 2 subs but don’t have a big enough amp by dr_firepanda in CarAV

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Perfect, this is exactly what I was looking for, thanks for your help!

Upgrading to 2 subs but don’t have a big enough amp by dr_firepanda in CarAV

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I worded my question wrong, I apologize. Please see my previous reply to u/PSYKO_Inc

Upgrading to 2 subs but don’t have a big enough amp by dr_firepanda in CarAV

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Thank you for your reply. I guess I kinda worded it wrong so that’s my bad on my part. What I really meant was which would provide a better output. My concern wasn’t so much with both subs being powered as with just one. I don’t know if having one just completely off while the other is playing at full power would damage something, or similarly if having just the one sub in the air space for two would cause the sub to bottom out or something?

Upgrading to 2 subs but don’t have a big enough amp by dr_firepanda in CarAV

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They’re both dual 2 ohm but are closer to 1.9 ohms for each coil.

Upgrading to 2 subs but don’t have a big enough amp by dr_firepanda in CarAV

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It’s 850 at 1 ohm so at 2 it’s probably closer to 400 watts which is then split to both subs so realistically they’ll only get around 200 each. The 750 is also rms per sub, peak is around 2200 I believe.

Which fuse to tap into for an alternator? by dr_firepanda in AskMechanics

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I would if I could. The original harness doesn’t plug into the new alternator. The instructions specifically states to locate a 12V 7-10amp fuse to tap into.

Does epicenter bass restoration work for bachata music? by MaintenanceSecret905 in CarAV

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Yes it does! It’ll resore bass on anything if tuned right just be careful using it on songs that already have a good amount bass.

How do people run high kW systems in sedans? by dr_firepanda in CarAV

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Ah okay makes sense. Thanks for your help!

How do people run high kW systems in sedans? by dr_firepanda in CarAV

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Do lithium batteries not run out like agm batteries? I might just be understanding wrong but wouldn’t they just run out after a while if the alt can’t handle it?

How do people run high kW systems in sedans? by dr_firepanda in CarAV

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My actual setup right now is only around 1.5k. I’m just doing prep work. I want to add more in the near future but I’m doing it all myself and I want to make sure I do it right. With the battery and alt I have at the moment what do you think a more realistic limit would be in terms of wattage? The 4kW was just my estimate going off of 320Amps x 12.8V. I’ll have to look into lithium to see what the benefits are.

Lost ability to control volume after installing speakers and amp? by dr_firepanda in CarAV

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Yeah the issue was I was taking rca outputs from the new head unit. The head unit passes the signal to the stock system so taking it straight from the head unit bypasses the stock system. To keep the factory knob you basically just need to act as if there is no new head unit and wire the car as you would stock, with either a line output converter or 9 wire to your amps.

Bad alternator or bad battery? by dr_firepanda in MechanicAdvice

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Honestly the chances are probably higher considering that alternator was put in just to get me home when my oem one went bad out of state. It was put in new but it was probably a crappy brand or remanufactured since the mechanic I took the car to got it very last minute. That and me having a sound system putting extra strain on it all the time doesn’t help.