I've always been more impressed by the craftsmanship of a system than the sound when it comes to mobile audio. Admittedly, it's counterintuitive. This 51 year old loves the channel. I've been messin' with this stuff since '90.
You don’t get as good of tips anywhere else like you have. Good solid advice and proven concepts with execution right out front. The no BS solution to car audio fabrication is this channel. You get it all here. Stay safe my mates!😊👍🏻😁
Awesome details you put into these videos that's easy for everyone to understand, and if you can't understand these videos, STOP you shouldn't be touching any vehicles like this and pay to have it done. Lol
Binge watching your videos right now! I am learning so much about tools and possibilities. I will start my first build in ten years on my new car and already got so much help out of your videos. It's really hard to find any up high quality and to date car audio content like yours here in Germany. I would love to have a workshop and tools some day to play around with some more advanced ideas 😊 Keep up the amazing work!
Where do you get the closed cell foam strips for wrapping connectors? I was looking on Amazon and didn’t see anything that wasn’t huge sheets. I figured there was maybe a better option similar to what you have. Thanks
Craftsmanship at its best. Would you mind taking custom order for these types of brackets ? Not everyone has these special tools. Thanks for the content.
Thanks for your videos. Next week Im doing a full install on my c6 corvette and I am looing back through many of your videos to get tips to ensure my install looks as good as the car. Just curious... were install shops this goo d back in the 80s?
If my car's factory amplifier is rated at 120 amps, what kind of fuse size should I use if I'm going to use 1/0 gauge wires in th3 big 3 upgrade? I currently have a 300A inline fuse, but I checked online with chatgpt (which can make mistakes) & it said that it should be closer to the alternator's rating so the fuse can catch a short circuit beforehand instead of waiting to short circuit until it reaches 300A.
After watching this guy install and wire his systems it makes me want to throw my whole car in the trash !! I mean his skills are amazing with this system stuff !!! He is a wizard !!!!!
Hi Mark. Please consider fabrication and sales of brackets for American, European and Asian Vehicles you have experience with as a side trade. Even though you outline these steps very easily, when staring at the engine bay of my 2014 Hyundai Tucson I suddenly go blank. Would be nice if general fuse holder brackets (that can take one or two fuse holders, already cut and bent and including a small picture to show which stock location they attach to) could be sold by either you or a third party e.g. Knuconceptz, e-bay, amazon etc.
Love your content, I am looking to re-upgrade my 4th gen Ram 1500 sound system and I am thinking about powering tweeters, dash 3.5s, 6 in front and rear doors, my Kenwood DMX1037s has 3 pre-outs (tweeter, Mid and Sub). How should I wire from my head unit to the DSP to the multiple amps? Any help is much appreciated.
Great tips and the finished production came out nice but its triggering my bracket OCD. There is a bit more flex in that than I would like, but it should work fine without a gusset although I would have added one. The biggest thing for me would be not mounting the fuse centered on the flat plane and not mirroring the shape of the bottom plate of the fuse holder in the bracket. I think it would have looked nice to have a consistent 3/8 inch or so reveal all the way around the fuse holder.
The fuse holder not being centered was giving me fits. I too have OCD and it just didn't work for me. The craftsmanship was top notch, but that little detail would've been something I would have done differently. To be honest, screwing bolts directly into plastic is also something I prefer to avoid. Plastic has the same issues with cold and heat cycles as wood does and those bolts will eventually work themselves loose. As battery cables are something worth securing tightly, I would have used stainless bolts and nylok fasteners. Disclaimer: As my profile shows, I'm a photographer now, but before that I was a certified installer for 25 years.
Please, give me an idea of how to securely install fuse and power cable to a battery that is under spare wheel in my Audi A8 D4 trunk. Because now I must take my bass box and a spare wheel to disconnect battery to work on wiring to my amps. So cable and fuse must be flat down on the floor to allow wheel to fit in. Hmm? 🤷♂️
I ordered some kolossus ofc and the only thing I don't like is once it's stripped, it's hard to keep together while putting it in a ferrule. But I'm still gonna use in from here on out. You can buy it by the foot instead of overpaying for a stupid amp wiring kit that may not have enough wire (especially ground) for your install.
That was my first thought as well. I use one in my current vehicle. I much prefer it to a fuse. Though it has never tripped, I feel better knowing that I could reset it in the field after correcting the reason it tripped in the first place, without having to carry spare fuses everywhere.
I do, but there are a million videos about it already, and its really just a matter of crimping and connecting wires, and unfortunately for something like that people don't see value in the video unless it's their exact vehicle.
@@CarAudioFabrication ok just would like to see you explain how and why it is done. I'm just about to fin my setup and been looking at your videos to help me do it right. Thank you for your content it's help me brush up on my installation
dont use plastic under the hood use an aluminum bracket first heat second drill holes in plastic then tap them no no no use inserts in an aluminum piece if its not thick enough but if its 1.4 inch you can just tap it
Noted!! Thats a nice way to say gfys!!! What he is sugesting is what sepprates a true craftsman from a back yard shade tree hack!! As some one in the industry.. you hacks keep us gainfully employed!!
@@Steven-oc4ds lol hack sure w/e. I know what he’s going for I get it but 99% of people out there are not going for the same n it’s not realistic. I just wished he showed options just like he mentioned in the video that installers will not do this
Don't ever doubt Mark when it comes to his craftsmanship.
He builds like a machinist.
Totally respect this, I've learned a lot.
Appreciate that a ton thanks!
Wish I could afford to drop off my vehicle and let you do a full sound system and treatment to it. Quality on your videos for install are A+
Yeah, c'mon Mark, I have a car you can build on! 😉
It's not hard, just follow his videos!
I'm on my third build now. This one's only costing about 10k
How do i telliffuse is good
I've always been more impressed by the craftsmanship of a system than the sound when it comes to mobile audio. Admittedly, it's counterintuitive. This 51 year old loves the channel. I've been messin' with this stuff since '90.
You don’t get as good of tips anywhere else like you have. Good solid advice and proven concepts with execution right out front. The no BS solution to car audio fabrication is this channel. You get it all here. Stay safe my mates!😊👍🏻😁
That is the most professional install I have ever seen. Excellent work sir!
Can’t we just screw it to the battery??? 😂😂😂😂
Thank you for all you do, all the help you give out to every experience level. New to pro’s 👍👍👍👍👍
Thanks for being a Patreon member and getting early access!
Ah yes, the fuse mount bracket of my dreams. Great work, Mark.
Have been using Knu Concepts wiring for over 5 years. Hands down my favorite wire, never had any issues with it at all and have done over 15+ builds
Awesome details you put into these videos that's easy for everyone to understand, and if you can't understand these videos, STOP you shouldn't be touching any vehicles like this and pay to have it done. Lol
Really good stuff! You obviously are a perfectionist. And when it comes to electrical it pays to be that way to have a very reliable system.
The craftsmanship alone made me smile.
Binge watching your videos right now! I am learning so much about tools and possibilities. I will start my first build in ten years on my new car and already got so much help out of your videos. It's really hard to find any up high quality and to date car audio content like yours here in Germany. I would love to have a workshop and tools some day to play around with some more advanced ideas 😊 Keep up the amazing work!
Welcome aboard! Thanks for watching!
Great attention to detail! The place that did my setup did well but not to this extent, love to see it
I used Knu Kon wiring but a marine grade breaker on mine from Bussman. I really wish they made or rebranded a breaker.
Hey mark which vid had u using the washer and pencil to trace the edge of a vehicles interior thanks
Where do you get the closed cell foam strips for wrapping connectors? I was looking on Amazon and didn’t see anything that wasn’t huge sheets. I figured there was maybe a better option similar to what you have.
Thanks
Craftsmanship at its best. Would you mind taking custom order for these types of brackets ?
Not everyone has these special tools. Thanks for the content.
Thanks for your videos. Next week Im doing a full install on my c6 corvette and I am looing back through many of your videos to get tips to ensure my install looks as good as the car.
Just curious... were install shops this goo d back in the 80s?
If my car's factory amplifier is rated at 120 amps, what kind of fuse size should I use if I'm going to use 1/0 gauge wires in th3 big 3 upgrade? I currently have a 300A inline fuse, but I checked online with chatgpt (which can make mistakes) & it said that it should be closer to the alternator's rating so the fuse can catch a short circuit beforehand instead of waiting to short circuit until it reaches 300A.
After watching this guy install and wire his systems it makes me want to throw my whole car in the trash !! I mean his skills are amazing with this system stuff !!! He is a wizard !!!!!
Hello, and with the temperature generated by the engine, doesn't it affect you?
look super clean ☑️ i use 3mm aluminium plate for my fuse holder bracket ✌️
Very nice!
Great work!
Thanks again Mark!
Nice and clean work
Just installed 70 feet of knukonceptz ofc wire through my new spl build doing good 👍
Heck yeah man! Sounds awesome!
Hi Mark. Please consider fabrication and sales of brackets for American, European and Asian Vehicles you have experience with as a side trade. Even though you outline these steps very easily, when staring at the engine bay of my 2014 Hyundai Tucson I suddenly go blank. Would be nice if general fuse holder brackets (that can take one or two fuse holders, already cut and bent and including a small picture to show which stock location they attach to) could be sold by either you or a third party e.g. Knuconceptz, e-bay, amazon etc.
Absolutely appriciate your work dude!
Glad you enjoy it!
NIce! What is the name of the plastic and where can i buy it?
Clean work bro! 👌
Love your content, I am looking to re-upgrade my 4th gen Ram 1500 sound system and I am thinking about powering tweeters, dash 3.5s, 6 in front and rear doors, my Kenwood DMX1037s has 3 pre-outs (tweeter, Mid and Sub). How should I wire from my head unit to the DSP to the multiple amps?
Any help is much appreciated.
By how, I mean should I use the pre-outs or split the wires to the individual amps?
Yes, Head unit to dsp then to amps, make sure to use good distribution blocks to power all of those amps
How do I open this type of fuse holder in order to change a blown fuse?
Great tips and the finished production came out nice but its triggering my bracket OCD. There is a bit more flex in that than I would like, but it should work fine without a gusset although I would have added one. The biggest thing for me would be not mounting the fuse centered on the flat plane and not mirroring the shape of the bottom plate of the fuse holder in the bracket. I think it would have looked nice to have a consistent 3/8 inch or so reveal all the way around the fuse holder.
The fuse holder not being centered was giving me fits. I too have OCD and it just didn't work for me. The craftsmanship was top notch, but that little detail would've been something I would have done differently. To be honest, screwing bolts directly into plastic is also something I prefer to avoid. Plastic has the same issues with cold and heat cycles as wood does and those bolts will eventually work themselves loose. As battery cables are something worth securing tightly, I would have used stainless bolts and nylok fasteners.
Disclaimer: As my profile shows, I'm a photographer now, but before that I was a certified installer for 25 years.
Hey Mark where did you get screw kit you used for fuse holder and mount ?
I made it. It's just an assortment of the fasteners I find myself commonly using.
Please, give me an idea of how to securely install fuse and power cable to a battery that is under spare wheel in my Audi A8 D4 trunk. Because now I must take my bass box and a spare wheel to disconnect battery to work on wiring to my amps. So cable and fuse must be flat down on the floor to allow wheel to fit in. Hmm? 🤷♂️
Great looking. How do you keep it from being stolen? From A**Holes?
😂right
I ordered some kolossus ofc and the only thing I don't like is once it's stripped, it's hard to keep together while putting it in a ferrule. But I'm still gonna use in from here on out. You can buy it by the foot instead of overpaying for a stupid amp wiring kit that may not have enough wire (especially ground) for your install.
What are your thoughts on a 150/200A relay vs fuse up front near the main battery?
A relay isn't a fuse. You can add a relay in addition to the fuse but a relay doesn't replace it.
Solid video as always!
How can BASS identify speakers/woofers based on figures written on a speaker?
Where did you get your fastners set from?
I made it
Doug wishes he could be this detailed😂
Hi Mark! Great vid, as usual! I see you like to use JL audio speakers in your builds, but what's your opinion on Hertz speakers?
It's a Vauxhalls huge fuse bracket in between Vauxhall and the seagul lampost
Happy days
Would you ever use a circuit breaker, rather than a fuse?
That was my first thought as well. I use one in my current vehicle. I much prefer it to a fuse. Though it has never tripped, I feel better knowing that I could reset it in the field after correcting the reason it tripped in the first place, without having to carry spare fuses everywhere.
If not the 18" rule. Then what length you like?
Greit information, totally impossible in my car. But overall a overlooked part of install.
Good work ain't cheap, and Cheap work ain't good.
Definitely true, buy right once and cry once.
Great work as always. But you could at least have mounted the fuse in the middle of the bracket, instead of to the side. My OCD is killing me 😂😂😂
What about epoxying it to the side of the battery
Common rule of 18” ahh priceless
Why don't you ever do the big 3 connection on powering an setup
I do, but there are a million videos about it already, and its really just a matter of crimping and connecting wires, and unfortunately for something like that people don't see value in the video unless it's their exact vehicle.
@@CarAudioFabrication ok just would like to see you explain how and why it is done. I'm just about to fin my setup and been looking at your videos to help me do it right. Thank you for your content it's help me brush up on my installation
Main should be a breaker and then fuse each device on that run of wire
Insert the song that says: 🎵it cost that much because it takes me fucking hours.
I want him to do a video on his personal vehicle
dont use plastic under the hood use an aluminum bracket first heat second drill holes in plastic then tap them no no no use inserts in an aluminum piece if its not thick enough but if its 1.4 inch you can just tap it
I used Velcro and stuck my fuse directly to the battery and only have an inch of wire leading to battery from my fuse 😆
Just zip tie it to the fuel rail..... This is a joke please don't do this
My buddy would do it to the upper rad hose if it got too spicy pop 😯 instant sprinkler system l.
👍🏼👍🏼💯
Lol. There is so little space in my r53 supercharged mini cooper engine bay that the battery is located on the trunk by the manufacturer.
The professionals I paid for just sticky velcroed it to the top of the battery. That was pretty disappointing!
Very good, but monumental overkill. It’s just a fuse holder. Bolt it somewhere and move on.
can u make me one I will pay you I have a 2018 f150
Learn something again bout cutting a release grove before bending.
Thanks
Lol, i ziptied mine to a rubber hose
Just leave the fuse holder dangling In there
Ghetto 😊
Once I discovered the MRBF fuse block I will never use anything else..
No.
You need a 3d printer my man.
$200 fuse mount
Bro video is so long zip tie it to the handle of the battery n call it a day
Noted
Noted!! Thats a nice way to say gfys!!! What he is sugesting is what sepprates a true craftsman from a back yard shade tree hack!! As some one in the industry.. you hacks keep us gainfully employed!!
@@Steven-oc4ds lol hack sure w/e. I know what he’s going for I get it but 99% of people out there are not going for the same n it’s not realistic. I just wished he showed options just like he mentioned in the video that installers will not do this
How the fruk is that thick wire so flexible how do they even do that.
Quality materials and high strand count
So. Many. Tools...
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