-----))>> Official AHQ Car Audio MEET, This Saturday <<((------

[TBSpyder]

Once again, our monthly Official AHQ Car Audio Meet is set to be held. Mark your calendars, the event will kick off on Saturday, August 12th at 6:30PM and last until everyone leaves (quite a concept, eh?). Anyone and everyone with an interest in car audio is invited, regardless of if you currently own a system (or even a car). The meet will again be hosted by T&J Elite Customs of Oldsmar, thanks to Toby (screenname TJElite). Toby is also kind enough to offer FREE DB METERING on a TermPro meter to all TR members. Don't be afraid to come down and actually bump your system as much as you want, no one is going to kick you out or confront you here, like most car shows/meets. It will be a great chance for everyone to come down and find out what you're hitting, check out some cars, and make a few friends. Check out Toby's shop, and I'm sure he'll cut you a great deal on all your car audio needs. Car clubs are welcome as well. Past meets have been successful and we expect this one to be the best yet, so don't miss it.


As usual, cliff notes:

What: Official AHQ Car Audio Meet
When: Saturday, August 12th @ 6:30pm
Where:T&J Elite Customs, 101 Pine Ave. S, Oldsmar, FL 34677, 813-818-8956
And don't forget.... FREE DB METERING FOR ALL TR MEMBERS!


Please MapQuest the address for directions. Feel free to PM me or TJElite with any questions or concerns. :bigthumb:

[Miles]

damn it :mad:

guess i'll shoot for the next one then.

[Patrick]

damn, I would go but I my friends b-day is Saturday and we're going out. Maybe i'll catch the next one.

[scrapin_honda]

ya,im joining the crowd here.unfortunately have to work,but will be out next month,gettin ready for slamfest

[TJElite]

So, who is coming? Maybe we'll wait until next month to start the new bass race thing.


Toby

[P057]

I'm coming just to irritate you Toby :P

[jracer]

ill be their... :)

[Ringo_]

ill try to make it...i should have my box by thurs so this will b a good way to test it out

[Notladstyle]

im thumbs up for sat. i was thinking of bringing something or pitching in on food? any thoughts?

[TJElite]

im thumbs up for sat. i was thinking of bringing something or pitching in on food? any thoughts?

Ketchup?

[Notladstyle]

Ketchup?

jeez so pricey, I was thinking more some sugar packets from my local krispy kreme, they hook me up for free labor.

[TJElite]

Seriously, I'll keep picking up the pizza and soda, unless you guys want to do something different. Or, you guys can bring stuff to go with the pizza.

Once it cools off a little, I think we'll fire up the grill, and do burgers and dogs, etc.

So save up for some ketchup...

Toby

[P057]

I'd like to be the official Mountain Dew man? (I GUESS other sodas but i'm just getting main favs)

I guess i can pack them in ice and put it in my backseat/trunk dealie ^-^!

plastic cups too.:roll:

[Notladstyle]

So will there be a jar or somthin to pitch into the food fund?

[redwagon88]

I Will Be There With The Astro And Maybe Some Friends

[r0iand]

possibly being a few friends

[Kaise7en]

I'll be up again, hopefully bringin up some friends too...kai

[GradeA_TireFryer]

will you meter how loud my exhaust is - bet it is louder than most systems that show up
468 cu of nasty!!!!!

[CHUPA_CABRA_2.0]

Yay finally a weekend meet. I work Fridays till late so this is perfect. I will be there bumping hopefully my new system. Toby let us know if you need us to chip in fo food. I'm one big bitch

[djgizmo]

I'll be der

[P057]

will you meter how loud my exhaust is - bet it is louder than most systems that show up
468 cu of nasty!!!!!

I dont think Toby would appreciate the smell of burnt rice all over his meter

[TBSpyder]

I dont think Toby would appreciate the smell of burnt rice all over his meter


Doubt a Chevelle with a 468 burns a whole lot of rice. Atleast in that sense. :burnout:





I think it sounds like a cool idea, I say bring it out.

[Notladstyle]

Looks like there should be a good turnout...

[GradeA_TireFryer]

I Will Have To Watch The Weather - No Hood, Lights Or Front Bumper On It Yet - I Do Drive It, But Never In The Rain - It Is Hard Enough To Go Straight Down The Road On Dry Pavement

[GradeA_TireFryer]

And Rice? Yea Thats What I Put In My Gas Tank - A Civic Gives Me About 3/4 Of A Tank

[TBSpyder]

tommorrow....

[P057]

tommorrow....


spell tomrrow right man, :P

[Kaise7en]

Yeah I'll be up again, Had a lot of fun last time...Kai

[Patrick]

spell tomrrow right man, :P

practice what you preach! :lol:

[TIM TIM TIM]

IM GOING IM GOING IM GOING. the system looks like crap, its just thrown in, still in the boxes :lol: but ill be there in a black integra

[P057]

oh God, i was drunk last night, i dont even really remember being on here. I need to see if i posted anywhere else and delete it or something. =[


Damn, looks like I'm going to have to actually call Toby and ask if i can bring drinks lol. I dont know whether he'd take offense to me bringing a cooler full of sodas

[TIM TIM TIM]

im not to sure why someone would take offence to that? lol

[P057]

im not to sure why someone would take offence to that? lol

technically its not really offense, but since he SAId he was going to be providing and not to worry about it, i dont want to undermine him and bring stuff anyways, i think that'd be rude =[

[TIM TIM TIM]

IMO he shouldnt bring anything, hes nice enough to let everyone over there and let us use his db meter for free. we should be bringing him stuff :lol:

[P057]

IMO he shouldnt bring anything, hes nice enough to let everyone over there and let us use his db meter for free. we should be bringing him stuff :lol:

I feel that way too, just not so demandingly as you put it :P

Oh well, i'll ask him this time so we're prepared next time =D

and if not i can always skiddoo to the across-the-street walmart. Lots of hot babes there mang =D, always a good reason to go!

[TIM TIM TIM]

pics

[TBSpyder]

Real good turn-out. I think there was close to 20 cars out there. Good meeting some of you newer guys. With continued growth, we can hopefully eventually evolve this into a meet/show/audio competition. Thanks again to T&J Elite Customs for giving everyone a place to hang, not to mention the food and free metering. See yall next month!




PS- Anyone else with pics, be sure to post 'em up!

[scrapin_honda]

anyone gonna post their numbers???

[Notladstyle]

103db full volume. I got 105 because the van was running at the same time

[TIM TIM TIM]

137.9. could have done better, next time ill turn my highs off or down, they were starting to distort.

[Ringo_]

i hit 136...could be better but apprently i need a stronger amp...and dynomat wouldnt hurt

[P057]

i hit 136...could be better but apprently i need a stronger amp...and dynomat wouldnt hurt


I dont recall ... meeting you there? who were you?

[Ringo_]

Iam ben i was in a red 96 lude

[P057]

ah cool stuff.

you came a little late when it was getting rowdier.... =\

howd u like it though?

[Ringo_]

yeah it was pretty cool...the big hittin vans of course...i should be back next month expecialy if i get a stronger amp

[superflyRR]

Had a good time, Thanks agian Toby. I should have a bigger alt. and maybe a few more batts. next time. Need to do some tuning and find a good song and hopefully do a better number than a 151.1

Nice meeting everyone. I need to put some names with faces next time.

[Patrick]

nice! what'd you hit 151 with?

[superflyRR]

Green Astro with 12 15" CVR's

[Ringo_]

Who was the other biggie in the white van with i belive 16 kickers?

[TIM TIM TIM]

you guys vans are rediculous, i wanted better pictures but my ears felt like they were going to explode when i got close lol.

[superflyRR]

The white van is john's, 16 12" cvr's Both vans built by the same guy.

[TJElite]

Looking at the calendar, the next one is scheduled for Sept. 9. That's the Saturday after Labor Day, so it doesn't get in to the long weekend.

Next time, I'll try to 'organize' the metering a bit better...if nothing else, get the big guns to take a break while we meter cars :-) I'll also work on the bass race format, and see if we can get that going.

Dan brings up a good point about socializing...its always going to be tough, with that many people, showing up at different times, but it would be nice to but faces with cars and TR names. I hate to resort to goofy nametags, but we should do something. How about more of a 'car show' format...everyone gets a sheet to fill in with their name, screen name, and list of mods, that they can put on their car. Ideally, they'd leave the car open, so people walking by can see what's in there. This way, at least we'll know you are there, somewhere, and can track you down if we want.

Again, it won't matter what you bring, what you have, what you meter, or how much Dalton thinks you overpaid...its all for fun.

Toby

[Ringo_]

or how much Dalton thinks you overpaid
Toby

hah...Yeah that all sounds like a good idea (this being my first meet) i didnt know what faces went with what cars unless they were sitting in it

[TBSpyder]

How about more of a 'car show' format...everyone gets a sheet to fill in with their name, screen name, and list of mods, that they can put on their car. Ideally, they'd leave the car open, so people walking by can see what's in there. This way, at least we'll know you are there, somewhere, and can track you down if we want.


I was thinking the same idea. As the crowd continues to grow, we need get a little more organized. I can make up a bunch identification sheets to be placed in every car's windshield. We can set up a table with someone to make sure everyone gets signed in. Keep the cars compact and together...and atleast all trunks opened so everyone can check 'em out. Toby, PM me with any other specific ideas you might have...maybe we can get the metering routine a little more organized too.

[P057]

Toby and John, yeah that sounds like a great idea.

The only thing that worries me about that is that it gets pretty dark outside toby's shop towards the back "parking areas" which brings up the fact on security.

What sort of security, besides the basis of trust, do we have to make sure that everyone can be at ease enough to leave their cars open to the 'general public'?

[TJElite]

Toby and John, yeah that sounds like a great idea.

The only thing that worries me about that is that it gets pretty dark outside toby's shop towards the back "parking areas" which brings up the fact on security.

What sort of security, besides the basis of trust, do we have to make sure that everyone can be at ease enough to leave their cars open to the 'general public'?

And you're the one who asked for night time shows :lol: just kidding. Well, its not like you open your trunk, and go down the block. Part of the point would be to have all the cars together in one area, so all of us are together, in the same area. I also don't think we have a 'general public' at these shows, and in case you didn't notice, my whole back area is fenced, so it would be hard for someone to sneak up on us, or for someone to sneak out with your gear, after they stealthily uninstalled it from your car. Getting some sort of registration / sign in will also help, as that way people will know that someone saw them come in.

And, I'm actually going to be putting some more lights out there before the next meet, but I don't see security at the shows as a big problem. Heck, I leave my garage open to all of you questionable characters...

Toby

[P057]

yeah i was mainly referencing to your lighting :P. It was rather dark out last night BUT was really cool when we saw those systems light up. Wasnt too bad at all, not at all.

To avoid higher electrical bills, i'm sure that somehow dalton can wire up a 3-stage lighting system out of 4 potatoes, a gallon of water, and a voltage regulator all bought at walmart.

[Notladstyle]

yeah i was mainly referencing to your lighting :P. It was rather dark out last night BUT was really cool when we saw those systems light up. Wasnt too bad at all, not at all.

To avoid higher electrical bills, i'm sure that somehow dalton can wire up a 3-stage lighting system out of 4 potatoes, a gallon of water, and a voltage regulator all bought at walmart.

shh, patent pending...

[TBSpyder]

I forgot to add... Anyone with additional ideas or suggestions to make this meet even better, don't hesitate to share. This is yalls meet after all...any and all input is welcome.

[GradeA_TireFryer]

To avoid higher electrical bills, i'm sure that somehow dalton can wire up a 3-stage lighting system out of 4 potatoes, a gallon of water, and a voltage regulator all bought at walmart.[/quote]

i think we should call him the McGiver of car audio!!

sorry i missed it - i rolled thru about 6:00 and the place was a ghost town, but had another meeting at 7:00 so could stay around - post some pics so us working class poeples can see all the fun we missed

[Notladstyle]

i think we should call him the McGiver of car audio!!

sorry i missed it - i rolled thru about 6:00 and the place was a ghost town, but had another meeting at 7:00 so could stay around - post some pics so us working class poeples can see all the fun we missed


funny you should mention that, a customer said the exact same thing to me when I used the stock wires to bypass an infinity amp by crimping the source and speaker leads together.

I dont think anyone took pics of the average cars, once the vans came it just got very loud and very hectic.

[CHUPA_CABRA_2.0]

I was there and thought it was great. Toby and the Mrs are so cool. It was nice meeting them my wife and the Pomeranian had a good time as well.

[CHUPA_CABRA_2.0]

great job for the shop and Toby. Thanks for giving us an audio outlet

[P057]

sorry i missed it - i rolled thru about 6:00 and the place was a ghost town, but had another meeting at 7:00 so could stay around - post some pics so us working class poeples can see all the fun we missed
reason why was because it was at 6:30!!! :P

[marktopia]

shh, patent pending...

well eventually this meeting/show/get together thing will get to big for elites lot. so what will u guys do then? should look into renting a lot once a month or something.
ill be there every month but in my friends crapy escort. but hey i get there right? when dec.30th gets here i will have my lisence ans i will bring my cavalier there. i just bought 4 12" subs and 2 1600 watt amps. i just need to make a box for them. i came up with some stermatics but if any one has any ideas then just let me know.
and thanks again toby for the show/meeting/get together.

thanks,mark.

[Notladstyle]

unfortunately anything much bigger than Toby's lot it will be too big to enjoy and will either split into smaller meets at other places or become so riced out it will no longer have apeal to the average driver.

[Notladstyle]

This looks sexy to me - even better if you can port it into the rear deck


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[marktopia]

i dont know much about capacitor, so what should i get? a 1,2,3,4, or 5 farad?

[P057]

i dont know much about capacitor, so what should i get? a 1,2,3,4, or 5 farad?

higher the better. depending on what you're using it for anyways...

[TJElite]

unfortunately anything much bigger than Toby's lot it will be too big to enjoy and will either split into smaller meets at other places or become so riced out it will no longer have apeal to the average driver.


I agree. We've still got room go grow here at my place, though.

Toby

[TBSpyder]

I doubt we'll be running out of room at Toby's anytime soon, things will just need to get a little more organized. This will stay primarily a TR Meet, it's not like we're going to be flyering 4 counties and running radio promos.

[Notladstyle]

i dont know much about capacitor, so what should i get? a 1,2,3,4, or 5 farad?

start a new thread - this topic could get ugly.

[TIM TIM TIM]

no cap, get a yellow top battery :)

[smokeyxrt]

anyone care to share any numbers??

[marktopia]

higher the better. depending on what you're using it for anyways...

well i have 4 12" subs and 2 1600w amps. so should i go with a high one?

[TBSpyder]

well i have 4 12" subs and 2 1600w amps. so should i go with a high one?

Make another thread.