I recently installed a new Alpine PDX5 and Rockford Fosgate speakers. I already had a JVC Double Din head unit that really needed an amp and after market speakers. Two people with the right tools did the install in about 4 hours.
The large rubber groumet at the firewall near the batter is a perfect and easy spot to run 4g Hot wire. The line will drop right in the lower left of the drivers area. It will damn near hide itself behind the kick plate. Just cut a real small hole and feed the wire through.
Run the line through the center console. Its too easy. There is so much room in a 4runner you can run a half dozen lines if you like. I also ran the remote wire and RCAs through this area too. The speaker leads for the front and rear came up this area and attached to the factory harness behind the head unit. The sub lead was run to the cargo area under the carpet and then along the lower trim moulding and under the rear seat.
The best spot for mounting the Alpine PDX is under the passenger seat. What ever amp you choose hopefully it will fit under the seat. I hate exposed equipment. The seat comes out easy. Only four bolts. Make sure you discconect the car battery and at this stage the connectors under the passenger seat.
There is plenty of room and openings under the carpet too. You can easily hide all of your wires without making any lumps in the floor. I recommend using short wire runs. Just long enough to get the lines where you need them. This will also lessen the amount of hiding you have to do. For the groung I removed paint from a spot under the center console and screwed down a peice of 4g black ground wire. Keep your ground as short as possible too. You can see the ground spot in the picture as well. Just near wear the hot wire goes under the carpet. Where ever you ground make sure you use short screws and don't drill into the floor for one. There is too much padding there.
I secured the amp to the floor to make sure it stayed low. Its a great fit and doesn't run the seat once installed. The seat moves great and you can reach the amps controls. I show the amp here with the faceplate removed to show how easy you can get to the controls.
I installed Dynamat Xtreme on the door panels. I have plenty of it, but I hate to waste this stuff. I cover about 40% of the door panel using small cut sections of Dynamat. I mainly keep the larger flat areas covered and don't spend too much time or waste Dynamat on areas that have bolts and attachments. Typically only flat areas resonate. Any bolted or curved area is much stiffer and less likely to resonate. Focus around the speaker and behind the speaker on the outer door panel. I continue to cut peices and lay them on until I feel the door is dense. If you are going to spend the money on Dynamat spring for a Dynamat roller to do a good job installing it. Don't waste time and money.
I continue to Dynamat the rest of the door. I tap and thump on the door as I apply it to make sure I'm getting all of the important areas. Some pieces are as small as 2 inchs and others as large as 10"x5". Pieces this size make application and coverage easier. What I don't show is before the door panels were put back on I covered the doors in peal-n-stick Ensolite. Dynamat will only deaden but the Ensolite blocks sound, mainly the sounds that come from road noise. We all know how much noise you can hear riding down the highway. If you use this stuff in enough places your 4runner will be Lexus quiet. Now your speakers don't have to compete with the road and tire noise.
In case you didn't know you will need speaker mounting plates for all of your speakers. 6x9 in front with tweeters up top, and 6 1/2 speakers in the back. Here I show the tweeter adapters. Be prepared to adjust the size of you adapters. I had to dremel out the openings a bit for a good fit. Then I used crazy glue gel and a little bead of putty around the back side (like plumbers putty) to hold them in tight.
The large rubber groumet at the firewall near the batter is a perfect and easy spot to run 4g Hot wire. The line will drop right in the lower left of the drivers area. It will damn near hide itself behind the kick plate. Just cut a real small hole and feed the wire through.
Run the line through the center console. Its too easy. There is so much room in a 4runner you can run a half dozen lines if you like. I also ran the remote wire and RCAs through this area too. The speaker leads for the front and rear came up this area and attached to the factory harness behind the head unit. The sub lead was run to the cargo area under the carpet and then along the lower trim moulding and under the rear seat.
The best spot for mounting the Alpine PDX is under the passenger seat. What ever amp you choose hopefully it will fit under the seat. I hate exposed equipment. The seat comes out easy. Only four bolts. Make sure you discconect the car battery and at this stage the connectors under the passenger seat.
There is plenty of room and openings under the carpet too. You can easily hide all of your wires without making any lumps in the floor. I recommend using short wire runs. Just long enough to get the lines where you need them. This will also lessen the amount of hiding you have to do. For the groung I removed paint from a spot under the center console and screwed down a peice of 4g black ground wire. Keep your ground as short as possible too. You can see the ground spot in the picture as well. Just near wear the hot wire goes under the carpet. Where ever you ground make sure you use short screws and don't drill into the floor for one. There is too much padding there.
I secured the amp to the floor to make sure it stayed low. Its a great fit and doesn't run the seat once installed. The seat moves great and you can reach the amps controls. I show the amp here with the faceplate removed to show how easy you can get to the controls.
I installed Dynamat Xtreme on the door panels. I have plenty of it, but I hate to waste this stuff. I cover about 40% of the door panel using small cut sections of Dynamat. I mainly keep the larger flat areas covered and don't spend too much time or waste Dynamat on areas that have bolts and attachments. Typically only flat areas resonate. Any bolted or curved area is much stiffer and less likely to resonate. Focus around the speaker and behind the speaker on the outer door panel. I continue to cut peices and lay them on until I feel the door is dense. If you are going to spend the money on Dynamat spring for a Dynamat roller to do a good job installing it. Don't waste time and money.
I continue to Dynamat the rest of the door. I tap and thump on the door as I apply it to make sure I'm getting all of the important areas. Some pieces are as small as 2 inchs and others as large as 10"x5". Pieces this size make application and coverage easier. What I don't show is before the door panels were put back on I covered the doors in peal-n-stick Ensolite. Dynamat will only deaden but the Ensolite blocks sound, mainly the sounds that come from road noise. We all know how much noise you can hear riding down the highway. If you use this stuff in enough places your 4runner will be Lexus quiet. Now your speakers don't have to compete with the road and tire noise.
In case you didn't know you will need speaker mounting plates for all of your speakers. 6x9 in front with tweeters up top, and 6 1/2 speakers in the back. Here I show the tweeter adapters. Be prepared to adjust the size of you adapters. I had to dremel out the openings a bit for a good fit. Then I used crazy glue gel and a little bead of putty around the back side (like plumbers putty) to hold them in tight.
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, its gona make a big difference.
