Questions about Rushmore speaker pods
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Questions about Rushmore speaker pods
I have a set of Hertz HCX165 my 2015 Ultra fairing powered by a Diamond Audio micro4v2. The amp is bridged now since I keep my tourpak off a lot and I know the Hertz would like the bump in power. So my question is has anyone had good results with running a hole saw into the pods for some ports to let some air get to these speakers?
I checked into Biketronics for their brackets and everyone on here said they got theirs for around 150. Now they are telling me 239. Which is in my opinion high considering I could fab something up myself eventuality. But really wouldn't just putting some holes in the pods just get me what I am looking for?
I checked into Biketronics for their brackets and everyone on here said they got theirs for around 150. Now they are telling me 239. Which is in my opinion high considering I could fab something up myself eventuality. But really wouldn't just putting some holes in the pods just get me what I am looking for?
When I had those speakers in the pods I started with a 1/2" hole. I could really hear the air rushing out, so I drilled another, and then another....ended up with (6) 1/2" holes all close to each other and the sound was gone. Still alot of air coming out but it wasn't making the "wooshing" sound anymore. I had polyfill in the pods at the time as well.
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When I had those speakers in the pods I started with a 1/2" hole. I could really hear the air rushing out, so I drilled another, and then another....ended up with (6) 1/2" holes all close to each other and the sound was gone. Still alot of air coming out but it wasn't making the "wooshing" sound anymore. I had polyfill in the pods at the time as well.
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I was thinking a 2 or 3 1" holes to keep the pod structurally strong. Since that is what supports and strengthens the inner fairing.
I think it did help. Mostly got rid of the annoying buzzing sound the pods were making.
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Biketronics did send me a reply and said 219 for forum members. Still to high for me...
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Please understand I'm not trying to talk bad about Biketronics. I'm sure they make a great product. I'm just not gonna pay a premium price for something I can take care of myself.
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I have a set of Hertz HCX165 my 2015 Ultra fairing powered by a Diamond Audio micro4v2. The amp is bridged now since I keep my tourpak off a lot and I know the Hertz would like the bump in power. So my question is has anyone had good results with running a hole saw into the pods for some ports to let some air get to these speakers?
I checked into Biketronics for their brackets and everyone on here said they got theirs for around 150. Now they are telling me 239. Which is in my opinion high considering I could fab something up myself eventuality. But really wouldn't just putting some holes in the pods just get me what I am looking for?
I checked into Biketronics for their brackets and everyone on here said they got theirs for around 150. Now they are telling me 239. Which is in my opinion high considering I could fab something up myself eventuality. But really wouldn't just putting some holes in the pods just get me what I am looking for?
I understand they seem expensive, here is what goes into them, all built by us or local shops -
1. Two expensive laser cut, CNC bent, and zinc coated large steel brackets
2. Four CNC machined aluminum pieces.
3. An assortment of stainless steel hardware - nylock nuts, standoffs, and misc screws/bolts.
We will always give forum guys 10% off them, or more depending what else you get. When we just had one or two guys buy them it was OK to do it just breaking even but now that we have a lot of requests to get them by themselves we have to make it a real product that we do not lose money on. If we got them done in China we could probably sell them for a fourth as much, but we won't do that.
When I gave up on getting decent sound out of the pods, after trying everything I could think of over about two months, I had no idea how hard they would be to replace. I just figured we could whip out a bracket and be good. That did not happen, it took months of prototypes to get it done. None of the mounting surfaces are square, everything is at a weird angle and on different planes. It is the worst part we have ever made by a very large margin.
So while I understand they seem expensive, we are not making anywhere near what most businesses would consider enough of a profit to sell a product. We did not sell them separate for a long time because they are so expensive, we could help cover the cost when we sell them with other parts. Because of the cost we did not ever plan to sell them separately, we are only trying to do it because we have gotten a lot of requests.
Anyway, that's the story on them and why we have to charge so much. We really appreciate you guys and want to be as transparent as possible on everything.
Thanks,
Bill
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Hi,
I understand they seem expensive, here is what goes into them, all built by us or local shops -
1. Two expensive laser cut, CNC bent, and zinc coated large steel brackets
2. Four CNC machined aluminum pieces.
3. An assortment of stainless steel hardware - nylock nuts, standoffs, and misc screws/bolts.
We will always give forum guys 10% off them, or more depending what else you get. When we just had one or two guys buy them it was OK to do it just breaking even but now that we have a lot of requests to get them by themselves we have to make it a real product that we do not lose money on. If we got them done in China we could probably sell them for a fourth as much, but we won't do that.
When I gave up on getting decent sound out of the pods, after trying everything I could think of over about two months, I had no idea how hard they would be to replace. I just figured we could whip out a bracket and be good. That did not happen, it took months of prototypes to get it done. None of the mounting surfaces are square, everything is at a weird angle and on different planes. It is the worst part we have ever made by a very large margin.
So while I understand they seem expensive, we are not making anywhere near what most businesses would consider enough of a profit to sell a product. We did not sell them separate for a long time because they are so expensive, we could help cover the cost when we sell them with other parts. Because of the cost we did not ever plan to sell them separately, we are only trying to do it because we have gotten a lot of requests.
Anyway, that's the story on them and why we have to charge so much. We really appreciate you guys and want to be as transparent as possible on everything.
Thanks,
Bill
I understand they seem expensive, here is what goes into them, all built by us or local shops -
1. Two expensive laser cut, CNC bent, and zinc coated large steel brackets
2. Four CNC machined aluminum pieces.
3. An assortment of stainless steel hardware - nylock nuts, standoffs, and misc screws/bolts.
We will always give forum guys 10% off them, or more depending what else you get. When we just had one or two guys buy them it was OK to do it just breaking even but now that we have a lot of requests to get them by themselves we have to make it a real product that we do not lose money on. If we got them done in China we could probably sell them for a fourth as much, but we won't do that.
When I gave up on getting decent sound out of the pods, after trying everything I could think of over about two months, I had no idea how hard they would be to replace. I just figured we could whip out a bracket and be good. That did not happen, it took months of prototypes to get it done. None of the mounting surfaces are square, everything is at a weird angle and on different planes. It is the worst part we have ever made by a very large margin.
So while I understand they seem expensive, we are not making anywhere near what most businesses would consider enough of a profit to sell a product. We did not sell them separate for a long time because they are so expensive, we could help cover the cost when we sell them with other parts. Because of the cost we did not ever plan to sell them separately, we are only trying to do it because we have gotten a lot of requests.
Anyway, that's the story on them and why we have to charge so much. We really appreciate you guys and want to be as transparent as possible on everything.
Thanks,
Bill