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SuperHO
Mental Patient
Tweeters are mounted a bit low for proper imaging, ain't they? 
Very lame. Especially the low end.
If you are running an aftermarket amp, is it absolutely necessary to run the power wire from the battery, or can you tap off somewhere in the back? I thought about adding a small amp and 10" sub at some point. Nothing more than 300-500 watts.
SHOrod
Torrie Tuned
How did you determine that the amp turns off because of a poor ground? Where are you sourcing the power for the amp? Did you try adding a stiffening capacitor? What impedance is your subwoofer? Did you have the amplifier bridged?
It seems unlikely to me that the ground would be causing the issue....
-Rod
Blackwire1217
New Member
Im using the same system that I put in my F150 (JL 500/1, 2/JL 10W3V3 4ohm) and I had the same symptoms with it when I first put it in and after making a solid ground it worked. The power is coming from the battery through a 4 gauge power wire and a 150amp JL fuse block. The reason its that big is because I also have and will install the mid/high setup I have (JL 300/4, 2 sets/JL XR570-CW)
PhantomX
New Member
Looks great! Did anyone consider upgrading the subs in the deck to keep there truck space?
Yes you could say that, we angeled them up but it was the only spot on the door they could go. The top half of the door is some sort of foam and there is some stuff on the inside of the door that could not be moved.Tweeters are mounted a bit low for proper imaging, ain't they?
No, you must run it from the battery.
Yes, but the stock "subs" are really just 6x9 speakers.
PonySHO
FOG
I'm disappointed in the sound of the stock system. For 390 watts, I was expecting much more.
W2E...
Nice job! What components did you go with? I'm probably going to swap out all my speakers with JL Audio ZR or C5 components and add the stealthboc with the 13.5. I had that same setup in my Lightning and loved it. I wanted to go with some 10's or 12's in a fiberglass enclosure in the space right behind the seat but I'm trying to keep the weight down. Just out of curiosity....you didn't want to use the a-pillars for the tweeters?
Nice job! What components did you go with? I'm probably going to swap out all my speakers with JL Audio ZR or C5 components and add the stealthboc with the 13.5. I had that same setup in my Lightning and loved it. I wanted to go with some 10's or 12's in a fiberglass enclosure in the space right behind the seat but I'm trying to keep the weight down. Just out of curiosity....you didn't want to use the a-pillars for the tweeters?
I went with JBL P660C components. I was going to use the stock location for the tweeters but we would have had to mount the crossover in the kick panel and it would have been a pain in the ass. I am going to change out the stock tweeters and center channel and hopefully wont have to amp them seeing how the stock amp is now not providing power to the 4 door speakers.
Ever pull them apart?
Blackwire1217
New Member
Meant did you ever pull the other side of the trunk apart looking for the amplifier?
Blackwire1217
New Member
Yes I pulled the other side apart and nothing is over there. It was raining here all day monday so I wasnt able to take apart everything to find it like I wanted to. But weather permitting, I will find it on saturday!
RedCandySHO
Canuck SHO 2
Raining? LOL! That was a Monsoon....
I am curious guys. I am not a thumping heavy bass in a car system, but notice the sound quality isn't that great. I don't really need more volume, just interested in making the system sound clearer. I know very little about car audio, so what would you suggest? Just a speaker replacement?
I am curious guys. I am not a thumping heavy bass in a car system, but notice the sound quality isn't that great. I don't really need more volume, just interested in making the system sound clearer. I know very little about car audio, so what would you suggest? Just a speaker replacement?
Just do speakers and then if you want some bass add a 12 inch sub. Music doesnt come alive unless there is a good amount of bass there. If you ever have the pleasure of sitting in a car with a good system in it listen for the difference.
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