swisscheeze29
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Just finished installing my Dual Subs, Kenwood 1000w amp, Alpine Type S coaxial 6x9 speakers, and Alpine CDE-102 Head Unit.
Prices
Dual 12" Subs.- got them from friend for $80 in perfect condition. They are not the greatest, but I'm a Taylor Swift, Carrie Underwood and Slipknot guy so they do great. They definitely don't suck. I have one friend with 2 15" RF's and it's a waste of money. He never uses more than 1/4 of their potential power. Another friend has 2 12" Alpine R's and same thing. Why spend money for power potential that you're never going to use? Anyway, They light up at the flick of a switch and pulse to the bass which is kind of cool.
Alpine CDE-102 - 120 from Best Buy. I wanted to be able to play CD's and attach an ipod so this is great. Sound quality improved a little bit over stock. It's much more noticeable at higher volume levels. The mounting bracket I got on Crutchfield was $30 with shipping. The only problem is the bracket doesn't fit perfectly. My friends never notice the gaps, but I'm anal and a nut like most of us on this forum and it drives me crazy, but I can't really do much about it. If someone wants a pic of the gaps let me know.
Kenwood 1000w Amp- It's 2 channel. Used Rockford Fosgate wiring kit. Finding a hole in firewall was a complete pain in the butt. I've attached a picture of which hole to use in case anyone reading this is thinking about installing an amp themselves. It's driver side footwell.
Alpine Type S Coaxial 6x9 3-Way- These were pretty easy. Take old speaker out. I took a side of cereal box and cut it into a ring that is the size of the required speaker opening, then I traced onto 1/4 oak wood. Jig Saw'd that out, cut the wood down to a decent size. Drilled a hole through the corner of wood, stuck the drill bit into anchor on the door and while holding the wood there, I pulled drill bit out and put the screw in. Obviously once 3 screws were in, there was no way to put the 4th in since I couldn't peel the corner back anymore. I'm sure there is a way to get all 4, but I'm lazy, but 3 will suffice, it's really snug and doesn't rattle. Left back speakers stock because I ran out of money.
Sound system is great except for alot of time and money. Mostly alot of time since I'm 18 and have no idea how any of this stuff works. But time is money, so I guess it was just alot of money. I just wanted to brag to my friends that I did this all myself in 20 degree weather and save a couple hundred by DIY. My only problem is the back door panel rattles like crazy from the subs. It sounds as if there are 200 rattle snakes caged in my trunk, it drives me nuts. I can't justify spending 100 more bucks on 12 square feet of Dynamat for it either. Maybe I'll look into knock-off's.
Any questions, let me know.
Prices
Dual 12" Subs.- got them from friend for $80 in perfect condition. They are not the greatest, but I'm a Taylor Swift, Carrie Underwood and Slipknot guy so they do great. They definitely don't suck. I have one friend with 2 15" RF's and it's a waste of money. He never uses more than 1/4 of their potential power. Another friend has 2 12" Alpine R's and same thing. Why spend money for power potential that you're never going to use? Anyway, They light up at the flick of a switch and pulse to the bass which is kind of cool.
Alpine CDE-102 - 120 from Best Buy. I wanted to be able to play CD's and attach an ipod so this is great. Sound quality improved a little bit over stock. It's much more noticeable at higher volume levels. The mounting bracket I got on Crutchfield was $30 with shipping. The only problem is the bracket doesn't fit perfectly. My friends never notice the gaps, but I'm anal and a nut like most of us on this forum and it drives me crazy, but I can't really do much about it. If someone wants a pic of the gaps let me know.
Kenwood 1000w Amp- It's 2 channel. Used Rockford Fosgate wiring kit. Finding a hole in firewall was a complete pain in the butt. I've attached a picture of which hole to use in case anyone reading this is thinking about installing an amp themselves. It's driver side footwell.
Alpine Type S Coaxial 6x9 3-Way- These were pretty easy. Take old speaker out. I took a side of cereal box and cut it into a ring that is the size of the required speaker opening, then I traced onto 1/4 oak wood. Jig Saw'd that out, cut the wood down to a decent size. Drilled a hole through the corner of wood, stuck the drill bit into anchor on the door and while holding the wood there, I pulled drill bit out and put the screw in. Obviously once 3 screws were in, there was no way to put the 4th in since I couldn't peel the corner back anymore. I'm sure there is a way to get all 4, but I'm lazy, but 3 will suffice, it's really snug and doesn't rattle. Left back speakers stock because I ran out of money.
Sound system is great except for alot of time and money. Mostly alot of time since I'm 18 and have no idea how any of this stuff works. But time is money, so I guess it was just alot of money. I just wanted to brag to my friends that I did this all myself in 20 degree weather and save a couple hundred by DIY. My only problem is the back door panel rattles like crazy from the subs. It sounds as if there are 200 rattle snakes caged in my trunk, it drives me nuts. I can't justify spending 100 more bucks on 12 square feet of Dynamat for it either. Maybe I'll look into knock-off's.
Any questions, let me know.
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