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Old 12-05-2003, 01:35 PM
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I read somewhere about people that make there own RCA cables for there cars. Ummmmm how is this done and is it safe?
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Old 12-05-2003, 01:53 PM
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well, you buy the ends, and the cable, and its fairly simple and straight forward to put 2 and 2 together, and yes, its perfectly safe.
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SUX 2BU is Ukranian and therefore made his own RCA cables for his car. [img]graemlins/headbang.gif[/img]

Oh man, I laughed so hard when I was typing this out.
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Old 12-05-2003, 02:20 PM
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Yeah,

SUX 2BU helped me out, gave me some pointers for them.

Cost me a whole $4 and they sound amazing, really nice.
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Chadxton has a large French nose and makes odd sounds with it when trying to talk in a coherent voice. [img]graemlins/freak.gif[/img]

Here's a pic of the cables I made:
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Features:
-Nose plays full range, but best for midbass.
-Liquid/booger cooled.
-It's actually a Polak nose.
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Originally posted by Chadxton:
Features:
-Nose plays full range, but best for midbass.
-Liquid/booger cooled.
-It's actually a Polak nose.
LMFAO!! [img]graemlins/thumb.gif[/img]
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Old 12-05-2003, 04:07 PM
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http://home.new.rr.com/zaph/audio/audio-cables.html
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Old 12-05-2003, 04:30 PM
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Why make your own ?

is the quality better?
and how much does it cost to diy?
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the ones I posted would cost $15.81 usd plus shipping for a left and right side that is 12.5 feet long..
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