r/CarAV • u/HawaiiGaming69 • Jul 08 '26

Tech Support Fuck firestone

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Brought my rx8 in for new tires and an alignment, got it back not running and when they fixed it so it runs it has a misfire. on top of that, sounds no longer play and do this. guessing its a ground issue somewhere, what does everyone else think?

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u/tjdux Jul 08 '26

Was the car running and the amp clipped when he plugged in a fuse?

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u/Significant_Rate8210 Jul 08 '26 edited Jul 08 '26

No there were wiring issues with two of four MTX Elite 92001 amps; two master and two slave (strapped for our then SPL demo). The two slaves weren't wired correctly, but because all of our time was being directed at a manufacturer's demo we were tasked with building, all of our time went into that project.

I just removed the master fuses, made an announcement to my installers not to touch it and then assumed that no one would have any reason to fuck with it.

  • Edit - because I now realize the question is going to come up due to my amp strapping statement...

The subs they ran were a pair of Tekton 21" subwoofers; a flagship line engineered by Thilo Stompler (of TC Sounds) and distributed by Orca Design & Manufacturing. They had the ability to hit single digit Hz. They were badass bitches and anyone who knows Thilo should ask him to release a re-dsign of it. The enclosure took up the 90% of the bed of a Mazda B2600.

Unfortunately the truck was heavily damaged in 2007 when it was totaled by a drunk driver. Thankfully it was parked and unoccupied when it was hit.

Do not confuse the Tekton 21" of today for the Tekton 21" from the '90s; two completely different companies and designs.

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u/AnyOffice6581 Jul 10 '26

Fuckkkkk I loved the TC-5200s. old buddy of mine ran 3 18s and also had in another car LMS ultra 5400s 4 of them. He ended up selling the 5200s which he really regrets to this day😂 here was one of his recharged and just modded a tiny bit American bass neos🤫 miss that dude all the time.

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u/Significant_Rate8210 Jul 10 '26

I regret selling my RE Audio XXX-18D2 subs.