top of page

New to custom car audio? START HERE!



If you are new to custom car audio and installing your own speakers, amplifiers, subwoofers and audio gear you may think that just buying the best gear will automatically get great sound, but there is more to this! We need to develop our install, fabrication and design skills! In this video I give an overview of many of the helpful topics that you will need to understand in order to achieve an amazing sounding car audio system!


๐Ÿ”Š Determine what fits and get step-by-step "MasterSheet" directions with Crutchfield!

โœ”๏ธ New Customer? Get $20 to spend by signing up! https://www.crutchfield.com/I-rRAFc0001/rf/ef28766d-4881-4df6-9f8b-287145ad3d36/

โœ”๏ธ Existing Customer? Check out the CAF fan offer! http://www.crutchfield.com/i-rCAFcYTB/promo/caf.aspx

Thank you to Crutchfield for being a monthly channel sponsor!


๐Ÿ”จ Recommended Videos (in order of mention):

โœ”๏ธ How to Test Ground - https://youtu.be/eIB4IaNWS_M

โœ”๏ธ Upgrade these electrical items - https://youtu.be/XSsOPu6gHmQ

โœ”๏ธ Calculate WIRE GAUGE SIZE - https://youtu.be/u4E0ui8yeI8

โœ”๏ธ Fuses EXPLAINED! - https://youtu.be/0H005TcKHKo

โœ”๏ธ Electrical System Design for 3 amps - https://youtu.be/WwlqMVu609s

โœ”๏ธ Make a fuse bracket - https://youtu.be/-QXhpCKseeE

โœ”๏ธ Solder Station - https://youtu.be/zQyzbE6r2Jg

โœ”๏ธ Picking a Car Audio Amp - https://youtu.be/2AXYvb35MtY

โœ”๏ธ Picking Amazing Sounding Speakers! - https://youtu.be/rZcga_2NbqU

โœ”๏ธ Picking a Subwoofer - https://youtu.be/uI1AAPzjbgg

โœ”๏ธ What should you upgrade first - https://youtu.be/m0_syEI8tj4

โœ”๏ธ Designing subwoofer box - https://youtu.be/jKcAb_zUdmQ

โœ”๏ธ 3D Printing Dash Speaker Pods - https://youtu.be/oItQnycU7Yg

โœ”๏ธPrecision Acrylic Speaker Adapters - https://youtu.be/oziAzhi3yug

โœ”๏ธSTACK Subwoofer Box - https://youtu.be/Ol-H0EBEO5c

โœ”๏ธ Subwoofer Box Beauty Panel Build - https://youtu.be/aVLVrhCCDLk

โœ”๏ธ Deadening Treatment EXPLAINED - https://youtu.be/AshruJuqaVc

โœ”๏ธAmplifier Tuning Settings - https://youtu.be/tiOUd3NkOyQ

โœ”๏ธ How to Tune a DSP - https://youtu.be/MSxRh9vx0mM


๐Ÿ”Š Want more? Check out these links:

โœ…Car Audio Tutorial Library: https://bit.ly/CAFlearn

โœ… FREE weekly training program: https://bit.ly/CAFlist

โœ… Box Designs, BUILD YOUR OWN BOX!: https://bit.ly/CAFdesigns

โœ…Join the CAF Patreon Member Team: https://bit.ly/CAFpatreon


๐Ÿ”Š๐Ÿ”Š๐Ÿ”Š FULL VIDEO SERIES PLAYLISTS:๐Ÿ”Š๐Ÿ”Š๐Ÿ”Š

- Ported Downfiring Subwoofer Build: https://bit.ly/CAFdownfire

- Dad's Sound Quality Daily Driver Build: https://bit.ly/CAFdadsSQ

- SEMA F150 Subwoofer Box Build: https://bit.ly/CAFf150

- LOUD Wrangler Build - https://bit.ly/CAFloudwrangler

- SQ Grand Cherokee Build - https://bit.ly/CAFgrandcherokee

- Stealth Hidden Bass SQ Build - https://bit.ly/CAFstealthaudio

bottom of page