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Andy's Amateur Adventures
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I am now a Battalion Command Sergeant Major - 421st MMB Change of Responsibility 4/4/24 (shortened)
This is a highlight clip the ceremony of my taking responsibility as the command sergeant major of the 421st Multifunctional Medical Battalion (Viper Medics) from CSM Coley on 4 April 2024. I moved from Hawaii to Baumholder, Germany for this assignment and will be in place until ~ 10 April 2026. I will upload allot less frequently after assuming responsibility, but will still be making videos once my household goods with my camera equipment arrives in July. Look forward to some hikes of the Alps while I am on leave and some more mods of my Maverick (roof rack, light, bar, ditch lights, and coilover lift).
Thank you Army VIOS team VI for recording the video.
Thank you Army VIOS team VI for recording the video.
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I just upgraded front speakers, volume went up +10Db, lows and quality improved too but couldn't measure that, was the rear upgrade worth it too?
I've thought about this as is it's pretty much set up for it exactly the same way as my wife's Kia. Thanks for the tutorial!
Cool vid Andy! Appreciate the tutorial. I just picked up my new 2024 Hybrid XLT this past weekend & loving it! Besides tinting it out, I'm looking to do this install, with a wireless Android Auto setup. Do you happen to remember the Brand / Model # / a link for the 12V USB Power adaptor that you used with this setup? Thanks in advance
Ummm... Did you just install grills behind grills?
How lucky, Ive been planning to do this, and you posted an entire video of the trail, and it's recent. Mahalo for this!
What keeps happening to sound, part from that excellent hike
Hey did you have to connect or wire up the blue wire? I dont have any led turning on for me. I’m wondering if that’s why?
Was your speaker wet when you removed it??
protective hand gears (hand gloves) need to used especially while dealing with blood.
You should have used a sheet of dynamat between the sub and frame for vibrations. It self adheres
Tweakers? Tweakers
el torniquete esta mal puesto. la punta roja va hacia el lado del que lo pone, OTRO. SI YA LE HICIERON LA PERFORACION EN LA TRAQUEA, POR QUE NO LE PUSIERON EL PARCHE HEMOSTATICO EN EL MOMENTO? LA LIMPIEZA DEL BRAZO ALNTES DE LA INYECCION NO FUE LA CORRECTA
You said you would put a link in for the adapter for the speakers. Can you do that?
how much better was the sound over the stock speakers...?
WARNING: Upgrading the speakers in your Ford Maverick will NOT produce a good sounding system. I have been building high fidelity music systems for many decades, and I well understand that not all music reproduction components are equal. I replaced the moderate quality speakers in my Maverick with very high quality ones from Focal, arguably one of the finest speaker manufacturers out there (my top line home system uses Focal drivers purchased back in the day when they were making drivers for home high fi). The results were exceedingly disappointing. The reason is that the factory component driving the speakers is exceptionally poor. I had the same problem with my '17 Ford Focus, and in that case built a set of two way active speakers that I placed in the back seat and I drive those with a portable music player, and this setup yields a decent sounding system, with again the greatest limitation to that system being the music player (a cheap Chinese unit that works OK). I suspect the $350 Sony player will sound really good, but I just wasn't ready to spend that much money on a player. My future project for the Maverick involves building a 6.5" two way active system, using SB Acoustics ceramic coated bass/mid drivers and metal dome tweeters, with the MOSFET four channel amp and electronic crossover mounted behind the back seat, and the custom built speaker boxes setting above the seat cushion either side of the cab, in front of the existing speakers, with posts that allow them to sit on top of the back seat in place of the head rests. These will be driven by the Sony player. I have not seen a replacement radio available for the Maverick.
I replaced the speakers and it's better. I wasn't trying to win a competition, I was trying to improve what I had and I did.
Maybe if you need your vehicle to sound like you are sitting in a perfectly designed acoustic hall. But for 99% of people, upgrading the speakers over the dreadful stock ones makes the truck system sound 10x (at minimum) better.
My comment is not intended to encourage others to seek perfection, but rather to be sure we all understand as was stated clearly by a professional on another website that the factory system is not producing a "flat" response, but rather one that has been shaped to please a buyer who cares nothing about the quality of the sound. I knew my new speakers didn't help much in either of my vehicles, and now I understand why. Some of us are really looking for high quality (not perfect) sound from our systems, and with modern vehicles, we will need to either replace or completely bypass our factory system. All of matter of clear information for all viewers, not just for you. There are other people out in the world, you know.
Andy, I hate to tell you brother but you're losing your hair. JK of course. Pro tip: don't button any of the plastics up until you're certain everything is working as expected.
He was supposed to pull the trigger at the end before closing ejection port cover as shown in the graded sheet
Good video. You said there’s an 8 ohm to 4 ohm conversion kit? Link?
Howdy. I have limited knowledge on this so I had some questions: When there is a wound on a limb (or in this case the upper/inner groin) shouldn't you immediately apply pressure? Maybe with your knee, and then start working? Or does that pressure not matter as much anymore? I was working on a gun shot (IRL) in a similar region. I immediately applied pressure, tourniquet, gauze, monitored. He was shot a few other times (hand, elbow, upper shoulder), but was not life threatening. I was also wondering what considerations for someone with a pacemaker. I had a guy shot several times with a pacemaker. Don't they just keep pumping blood? Thankfully they all lived, but I'd like to improve regardless. Thanks
Hey there, Corpman here, so I’m going to assume u are a civilian emt or paramedic( if not my apologies), but as far as my training every scenario is based around a combat situation ie movement from fire and exfil of a combat casualty. With that being said I’ll answer your questions based on what I know Applying pressure to the femoral via the knee can work but is not combat effective as this makes you a larger target for enemy fire, on the more medical side of things, pressure to the groin may further injury, if said patient has pelvic instability. This in turn can lead to possible bone fragments further severing the femoral creating a bigger bleed For this we use an item called a functional tourniquet which is specially designed to quell massive hemorrhage in the axillary spaces,
@@MikeTastic-pc2ku ah. That makes sense. 🤘 Thanks!
@@O8WRxnp! If you wanna talk more medicine we can continue this thread lol and I meant junctional lol
@@MikeTastic-pc2ku sounds good. I had a scenario with a GSW to the femoral. Applied tq, packed it, and he lived. I later find out he has a pace maker. I've been bothering medical professionals about the effect the pace maker has. Is it a negative or positive for that type of bleed? I know our body reacts in certain ways but a pace maker seems like it will do it's job and keep the left and right lateral limit of your heart rate no matter what your body "wants" to do. What do you think?
Jb welded it to paint ?
Good pace! That is one tough hike
superb!, that looks like the same SSG from other videos. He's a great instructor
superb. thank you for posting all of these
i have one and its junk🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬
😁 "Promosm"
all that work you did and the kicker sucks ball i know i have one and return it
U live Hawaii
Mahalo for sharing!
So another island spot going to be overrun with tourists because of this TH-cam poster.
Did the brackets come with the speakers?
Yes, if you buy it on Crutchfield, it comes with the brackets and wiring harness for free with the speakers.
Hola
Bro the music in the background is absolutely STUPID & Overwhelming! You destroyed what could have been a great video.
Agreed
Great video
Those trim pieces almost make me want to live with the rear speakers.
I don't understand how these things work, does this amplify the power going to the speakers through the existing speaker cables?
For this Install, he tapped into the front speaker wiring for a full range signal to send to the subwoofer. The subwoofers built in crossover will filter out the high frequency sounds that it cannot reproduce well. I'm in the process of doing a similar install now.
What was ur amp settings?
Nice video but your background music is overtaking your voice if you care. I can't understand what you're saying. Other than that, thanks for sharing.
Hey Andy! I'm the guy with the "Good Times Only" hat in your video. Just wanted to let you know we made it down :) I hope all is well with your new assignment!
Question, I noticed ur using a wireless Android / Apple adapter. It looks like the one I use in my 22 XLT Maverick. Do you have issues with it disconnecting all the time? Mine does and it's super frustrating 😢.
any update on the sound of the system? did you get the controls sorted out?
thanks for showing all the steps
thanks for sharing, you make it look easy
Hi Andy. I did not see you use a crossover on the new tweeter. The stock tweeter had a capacitor on the back that limited the frequency that went to the tweeter. Tweeters are not designed to handle bass and midrange frequencies. A crossover is required. If you did not use the included crossover, redo it right away before the tweeters are destroyed.
Thank you for the warning. I will make that correction and then re-upload a new video. I'm in Europe right now and for the next couple years. My truck will get here in late April and my household goods (containing the crossovers + recording equipment among other things) arrives in early July. Hope they will hold out until then.
Wow. sounds like another "adventure". Enjoy your time in Europe, so much to do and see there. @@pfcstuck
Why did you put the grill on if it’s sitting behind the built in grill on the door?
The screw would not thread into the bracket without the front grill being installed. I'm not exactly sure why. Would have foregone the front grill so it would fit better if the screw would have threaded properly without them.
@@pfcstuck I just did this upgrade, if you use the slotted holes on the speaker they push against the bracket wall and hold tight . speaker screws are too small to hold by itself on the bracker, you can either use thicker screws or put a piece of plastic in the bracket hole to make it smaller.
Music way too loud on mobile, great video otherwise.
Noted. I'll tone it down when I mix future videos.
Ok thanks a lot Sir
Most welcome
Hy there any links for those wire harness ?thanks
I got the wire harness included with the door speakers for free when I bought them through Crutchfield using their compatibility application. Unfortunately, Crutchfield only has the wiring harness for the door speakers. Had to purchase the wiring harness adapter for tweeters and rear speakers through Hoel Wiring.
This kind of video is exactly what I was looking for. Perfect for me to fall asleep to.
😂dummy pants fell 😊
please correct me if I'm wrong but why tf are they moving so slow? I understand this is purely a demonstration but Jesus Truly i just want clarification
@@MikeTastic-pc2ku this looks like a class setting not a demo. thats why im thinking its not as fast as you would expect.
@@AB-lx8cf definitely slow for training