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I am planning to do the same thing in my trucks. Currently have a retrosound stereo with (2) Kenwood door speakers and whatever was in the dash when I got the truck. Good crisp sound, but just not enough for my taste with out a sub. I am planning to install a low profile powered sub under the seat. This will keep the area behind the seat clear for tool/extra parts storage. Also, there is a small business that 3D printing new seat belt covers that have a choice of 3" or 4" speakers in them. Actually pretty cool and clean looking. Thinking about getting a set of them also. Below is the link for them. Little on the pricey side, but I think worth it for aftermarket parts that are made in America.
There we go, another rolling radio everyone has to listen to. There is a guy about a block from me with a Harley and every day he starts his bike you can hear his stereo 4 blocks away. Get some ear buds. To make a vehicle loud just for reaction is weak. You know what they about guys who buy Corvettes.
There we go, another rolling radio everyone has to listen to. There is a guy about a block from me with a Harley and every day he starts his bike you can hear his stereo 4 blocks away. Get some ear buds. To make a vehicle loud just for reaction is weak. You know what they about guys who buy Corvettes.
Well first of all, your suggestion to wear ear buds is quite petty. I say this since it is illegal in most states to where earbuds in both ears, especially for listening to music and not just for a hands free device for your phone. Plus, at no point in the original post say anything about bumping down the road. Most people put better stereo equipment in the trucks so that they can actually hear their music. To me it sounds like you're more butt hurt about the guy down the road from you with the Harley. Maybe you should speak to the guy about it and just maybe he wont do it anymore. Just a thought.
I am planning to do the same thing in my trucks. Currently have a retrosound stereo with (2) Kenwood door speakers and whatever was in the dash when I got the truck. Good crisp sound, but just not enough for my taste with out a sub. I am planning to install a low profile powered sub under the seat. This will keep the area behind the seat clear for tool/extra parts storage. Also, there is a small business that 3D printing new seat belt covers that have a choice of 3" or 4" speakers in them. Actually pretty cool and clean looking. Thinking about getting a set of them also. Below is the link for them. Little on the pricey side, but I think worth it for aftermarket parts that are made in America.
dont get me wrong - We are not looking so we look cool and scare the neighbors, really just want to hear good music while on the road
Right now we can’t hear a thing - crappy radio and crappy speakers that we can only hear while parked, and frankly it sounds bad when parked - like my old transistor radio
it’s my teenage sons truck and he loves great music
thanks for the tip
Get some QUALITY speakers and a quality radio with some internal power and then put them in the OEM door speaker positions. Yes maybe a thin sub under the seat, might have to put small riser blocks on the seat rails to get the space? Also check out the headliner that has speaker built in. You can also get some angled deck mount boxed speakers and mount them under the front edge of the seat. Or check out a UTV sound bar or (see Boom tube) for under there.
If you can find a thin enough sub to fit under the stock seats, let me know what it is. I can barely get a set of jumper cables under mine. Wound up with a box in back of the seat; gets me up to adequate but essentially it plays right into the seat and is not all that satisfactory. Would go with a tube but the space seems too narrow...
Some of this post wont apply due your gas tank situation. There is less than 3 inches below the seat for a sub. I couldnt find one that would fit. Not to say there isnt one available. You could put spacers from the harware store under the seat brackets to lift the seat and give you more room but then the bottom of the steering wheel might be too close for your legs. I bought a powered sub that I ended up mounting behind my seat as well as a pair of Pioneers in the corners where it is double wall so the mount screws wont go through the cab. I also put Pioneers in the doors with foam surrounds from Amazon that keep the door panels from rattling and also noticeably increases bass. I have an Alpine deck with Bluetooth and have the mic poking out on the bottom of the steering column. Call clarity on it with this mic is amazing. The powered sub saves a lot room as there isn't separate amp and sub. I also didn't buy crazy high end equipment as a 3rd grader can break into these trucks with little effort.
. Pioneer door speakers Door speaker foam for bass and stop rattles
I'd vote for the Pioneer coax speakers as well, they are just good value for money and work quite well. As far as head units I'm partial to Pioneer as well, but Alpine vertainly don't do a bad unit either. Both are reasonably priced nowdays, its not like back in the 90's when you had to spend hundreds (or thousands!) of dollars to get a good setup into a vehicle.
- boingk
EDIT: I just realised that the Rockville unit is only 2.7" thick and is a 10" non-ported sub. Far out. That will have issues unless you dial it in really finely and don't overdrive it. I'd be much more comfortable recommending a low profile 10" box with even a cheap Fusion subwoofer and seperate amp. The box tapers from about 8" depth at the base (on the floor) to about 5" depth up top, mirroring the profile behind your seat. Might cost more but it'll get a great result.
I bought the Rockville in hopes of putting it under the passenger seat but it was too thick, even with the spacers under the rails so I gave up and put it on the back of the cab. It has amazing bass for a cheaper powered sub. I have recently painted the cab floor with KBS coating and then put sound proofing down and then heat insulation on top of that so I lost a little space between the seat bottom and the floor.
Some of this post wont apply due your gas tank situation. There is less than 3 inches below the seat for a sub. I couldnt find one that would fit. Not to say there isnt one available. You could put spacers from the harware store under the seat brackets to lift the seat and give you more room but then the bottom of the steering wheel might be too close for your legs. I bought a powered sub that I ended up mounting behind my seat as well as a pair of Pioneers in the corners where it is double wall so the mount screws wont go through the cab. I also put Pioneers in the doors with foam surrounds from Amazon that keep the door panels from rattling and also noticeably increases bass. I have an Alpine deck with Bluetooth and have the mic poking out on the bottom of the steering column. Call clarity on it with this mic is amazing. The powered sub saves a lot room as there isn't separate amp and sub. I also didn't buy crazy high end equipment as a 3rd grader can break into these trucks with little effort.
. Pioneer door speakers Door speaker foam for bass and stop rattles
Some of this post wont apply due your gas tank situation. There is less than 3 inches below the seat for a sub. I couldnt find one that would fit. Not to say there isnt one available. You could put spacers from the harware store under the seat brackets to lift the seat and give you more room but then the bottom of the steering wheel might be too close for your legs. I bought a powered sub that I ended up mounting behind my seat as well as a pair of Pioneers in the corners where it is double wall so the mount screws wont go through the cab. I also put Pioneers in the doors with foam surrounds from Amazon that keep the door panels from rattling and also noticeably increases bass. I have an Alpine deck with Bluetooth and have the mic poking out on the bottom of the steering column. Call clarity on it with this mic is amazing. The powered sub saves a lot room as there isn't separate amp and sub. I also didn't buy crazy high end equipment as a 3rd grader can break into these trucks with little effort.
. Pioneer door speakers Door speaker foam for bass and stop rattles
Pioneer TS-X150's
Powered sub and Pioneer Rockville powered sub .
those door speakers fit well for you? They seem too big. did you go speaker straight to door or use the included mount?
