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Inside the door panels.

MB Quart was first bought by Rockford Fosgate, who then took a couple patents and then sold it to Maxxsonics. Definitely stay away from the new line, they sound horrible. Lizardking, I think the lines you are thinking of are the PSDs and the old QSDs (the last line of speakers MB Quart put...

None taken. But as far reducing low frequency resonations, you would dynamat the areas of the car which sound travels inwards most from, usually two layers will significantly reduce any road/engine noise entering the cabin. The difference in speaker proximities can also pose a problem, but...

I think the harness for the 4runner may be theTWH950.

IMO @ $500, you may just be better off dealing with the stock system and saving up for a better overall system. It will most likely cost you more to get a cheap system now and then upgrade again later; (especially since installation doesn't come cheap). An overhaul in the T4R that would create...

I would also take a listen to the Focal line. Tweeter dropped MB Quart and took on Focal, they are gunna cost a lot more, but you don't have to match the front and rear sets. You only need a rear set for fill anyways. I have Focal K2Ps (replacing the MBQPCE 612s) in the front and JL TR's in...

Another vote for the V1. I've had mine for 8 years, it's especially been invaluable in FL.

If ure looking for sound quality, unfortunately the best bet is to angle them downwards. This way the bass gets dampened by the cargo floor, of course to not lose too much sound you will want to dynamat the cargo floor. But of course this does not look all too cool. Actually because the the...

Has anyone installed kick panels in their T4Rs? I'm debating whether I should trade out the MB Quart PCE 612s I have in the front with the Focal K2Ps or add kick panels with a 5-1/4"s and ambient tweeters?

You will get a lot more sound out of a fiberboard sub enclosure than something like the basslink. But I agree with Mafster, you gotta sacrifice cargo space for sound. I was able to get most of my system at retailer cost rather than consumer retail, but in the end with all the dynamat, cables...

Has anyone gotten their upholstery redone? Or heard anything about this Alcantara stuff?

I would have to agree especially if you are dropping a 500 watt 12 in there. To balance out the sound you might want to go with a 6.5 that has super tight midbass and tweeters that scream.

Tech; I have pretty much the same sound set up in both my cars but one with full dynamat and the other with none. I think it makes a WORLD of difference. Granted the sound stages in both trucks are slightly different (one without the dynamatting is an RX300). But I find that I drive my...

If it helps, my upgrades consisted of: Alpine CDA 9835 (powering the rears); Alpine CHA -S634 Changer (in the glove box; with some cutting); MB Quart PCE 216s in the front (needed speaker plates); JL Evolution TR 650 CXi's in the rear (for fill); 2 JL 10w3v1s in the back (in JL spec box)...