I would look at the Arc Audio A10 or A12 series or Hybrid Audio Unity shallow over the JL, for the stock location requirement. JL does a lot right but they have no presence in the upper tier car audio. They just advertise well.
So I did a rattle can job on my '13 sr5 in about 2016. I was in the same boat. At the time I would have paid way too much just to have them painted. No one wanted to. My rattle can match I used was decent, but it's long in the tooth. I think I'm going to have nappa mix the paint and just ask...
Got the TC UCA's, the Tyotec adjustables, diff drop, and Budbilt hidden winch mount all put on!
Vehicle handles so much better. Can't wait to get it up somewhere to play around.
So my progression of vehicles looked like this. . .
2000 Range Rover SE
2003 350z w/ APS Twin Turbo
2005 Mercedes E320CDI
2006 Mercedes E320CDI w/ Kleeman goodies
2013 4Runner SR5
Honestly, The Range Rover was a sweet vehicle. The 2000's traction control is honestly probably better than my...
This was my reason for the studded tires. Yes, it's overkill in Knoxville Tennessee(and Nashville as far as I have noticed from 3 years driving to the regional HQ). That said the way we get snow is the following: We get a snow. They blow their first salt/brine load here. Then we get another one...
I have some lt285/70/17 Cooper AT/3 for 9-10 months out of the year. Usually after the first snow I'll wait till we are supposed to start getting more and I'll swap to the Cooper M+S studded. Got new wheels and figured that was a good investment for the stockers. They will last a good long while...
Kind of modest compared to some armor!
I have in all my parts. So I scheduled my Toytec BOSS lift, TC UCA, and diff drop to be installed Jan 17th-18th.
Also got some work on the fiberglass sub box in. Cut the weird bar where the JBL sub thing would be and got the base layer down. Later this...
I think I would be on board for a stripped down version. Honestly, the jbl stereo is still bleh in my opinion and 2k invested in aftermarket will sound better, the suspension on a ~40k truck is going to be upgradable with minimal cost. Factory wheels are going to be heavy and expensive because...
I installed the bilsteins and oh so slightly stiffer springs, resulting in +/- a 3" lift) and the dive is gone except when you completely slam the brakes. Even then it's not the borderline safety hazard it was. It's also a better ride imo, but I despise a floaty vehicle.
Honest opinion: if the update doesn't work I would chuck it. For the cost of the unit I'm sure you could install a full stereo(I'm assuming). Decent brand speakers from Best Buy(it's not hard to find better speakers than even the jbl) pick a head unit, and a shallow mount sub with amp will sound...
Received and installed the rack. So help me whoever, I will get the hidden winch installed this coming week. After that it's on to tackling the sound deadening/reducing and stereo install. I'm really thinking about just running everything and having it ready when I can finish the sub box but I...