Sound Ordinance B 8PT
#1
'11 FX4 SCREW 5.ohh!
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Sound Ordinance B 8PT
So I did a interior tear down with speaker install, 4 ch amp, small powered sub, and sound deadening material, a couple months back. Took a good 14+ hours, and I only have picks of the naked interior, got too tired/busy to take additional pics.
Anyway I've been having an issue with the powered sub (the Sound Ordinance B-8PT mentioned in the title). It seems to be randomly working. Sometimes it works just fine, then after shutting off the truck and coming back it doesn't power on. I've checked the fuses, and it shares the remote turn on, and ground with the 4 channel amp (which is working fine). I've sent an email to SO to see what they think. I'm hoping it's an easy fix, because to get it out I have to remove the rear seats again. Any idea's??
The other thing that is bugging me is that after I installed the sub, the back seat wont lock in the up position, it seems the seat is hitting the sub. I know a few other members have installed one, and was wondering if you had the same issue?
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Anyway I've been having an issue with the powered sub (the Sound Ordinance B-8PT mentioned in the title). It seems to be randomly working. Sometimes it works just fine, then after shutting off the truck and coming back it doesn't power on. I've checked the fuses, and it shares the remote turn on, and ground with the 4 channel amp (which is working fine). I've sent an email to SO to see what they think. I'm hoping it's an easy fix, because to get it out I have to remove the rear seats again. Any idea's??
The other thing that is bugging me is that after I installed the sub, the back seat wont lock in the up position, it seems the seat is hitting the sub. I know a few other members have installed one, and was wondering if you had the same issue?
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I was thinking about pulling the trigger on that same sub today. I was under the impression that the seats would fold up after it's installed behind them. Yours cutting in and out kind of worries me, too, so I'd like to hear people's answers to these questions.
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So I did a interior tear down with speaker install, 4 ch amp, small powered sub, and sound deadening material, a couple months back. Took a good 14+ hours, and I only have picks of the naked interior, got too tired/busy to take additional pics.
Anyway I've been having an issue with the powered sub (the Sound Ordinance B-8PT mentioned in the title). It seems to be randomly working. Sometimes it works just fine, then after shutting off the truck and coming back it doesn't power on. I've checked the fuses, and it shares the remote turn on, and ground with the 4 channel amp (which is working fine). I've sent an email to SO to see what they think. I'm hoping it's an easy fix, because to get it out I have to remove the rear seats again. Any idea's??
The other thing that is bugging me is that after I installed the sub, the back seat wont lock in the up position, it seems the seat is hitting the sub. I know a few other members have installed one, and was wondering if you had the same issue?
Pics:
Anyway I've been having an issue with the powered sub (the Sound Ordinance B-8PT mentioned in the title). It seems to be randomly working. Sometimes it works just fine, then after shutting off the truck and coming back it doesn't power on. I've checked the fuses, and it shares the remote turn on, and ground with the 4 channel amp (which is working fine). I've sent an email to SO to see what they think. I'm hoping it's an easy fix, because to get it out I have to remove the rear seats again. Any idea's??
The other thing that is bugging me is that after I installed the sub, the back seat wont lock in the up position, it seems the seat is hitting the sub. I know a few other members have installed one, and was wondering if you had the same issue?
Pics:
#4
'11 FX4 SCREW 5.ohh!
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When it works I like the sub, it's a bit boomy/muddy at times, but it fills in the lower range pretty well. I haven't had the time to fully dial it in so it might be better than I've been experiencing.
#5
'11 FX4 SCREW 5.ohh!
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Thanks for the pictures of a bare interior. Can't say I have seen one stripped naked like that before. If you have checked all 3 power connections then it sounds like a bad sub. There is another large thread on people that have installed 1 or 2 behind and under seats you could check out
I'm planning on checking all my connections thoroughly this weekend, hopefully I'll find something easy.
*Edit, I read through the threads back when I was deciding on the sub, maybe I'll look at them again, thanks.
#6
'11 FX4 SCREW 5.ohh!
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I noticed on the way back from lunch that the sub was working again, but the gain was too high from me messing with it, so I turned the remote control **** and the sub stopped working. Curious.
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I can't help as far as the issue of cutting out but I am pretty certain the the MDF mounting board is causing the issue with locking the seat into position.
Of the SO sub threads that I have read, you are the only one, that I know, that has mounted the sub.
It sucks that a lousy 3/4" makes such a difference.
Of the SO sub threads that I have read, you are the only one, that I know, that has mounted the sub.
It sucks that a lousy 3/4" makes such a difference.
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#8
'11 FX4 SCREW 5.ohh!
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Yeah, if I end up tearing everything down looking for the cut out problem (or to send back), I may ditch the MDF, and find another way of securing it.