10-13-2010, 05:34 AM
Hi Bil,
Go with the Atlas board Tsunami. It's $20 cheaper than the TSU1000, and has 1.5 V outputs so you can use grain-of-wheat bulbs that won't melt plastic... although with a brass model this is less of a concern, especially if you're doing it with the older, single-bulb headlights.
Additionally, I find it easier to fit the drop-in style decoders into hood units, since the pickup and headlight leads solder to each of the corners and ends, respectively, meaning not having to fold up a wiring harness to get everything to fit.
I've had good success using the 810113 speaker with a styrene enclosure in hood units. It fits snugly inside the hood, and the taller you can make the enclosure, the better bass response you'll get.
Go with the Atlas board Tsunami. It's $20 cheaper than the TSU1000, and has 1.5 V outputs so you can use grain-of-wheat bulbs that won't melt plastic... although with a brass model this is less of a concern, especially if you're doing it with the older, single-bulb headlights.
Additionally, I find it easier to fit the drop-in style decoders into hood units, since the pickup and headlight leads solder to each of the corners and ends, respectively, meaning not having to fold up a wiring harness to get everything to fit.
I've had good success using the 810113 speaker with a styrene enclosure in hood units. It fits snugly inside the hood, and the taller you can make the enclosure, the better bass response you'll get.