well guys, i want a little more bump from it because when you start to crank it, it gets all distorted. so i stopped by a local place today that has a high reputation. all he uses is JL audio, and there one of the best, so ive heard. anyway, they make a sub unit that goes underneath the back seat. and with that, an amp, and a head, it comes to around 1200 bucks, and thats without speakers. i really cant afford that now, so i was wondering what you guys have done. i dont want what those ricer kids have where it shakes the whole car, i was want a nice, quality sound with a little more bass. I remember reading about some place on here that a lot of guys use, but i dont know crap about audio systems, so if anyone can...please help me out

 

If i were you i wouldnt go to a stereo shop for all that, they will charge u way too much. I got all mine mostly on the internet. I had a jensen flip out dvd/cd player that i got at walmart for $400. Pioneer door speakers ($40), a JBL 12 sub ($75) with a 550 watt jensen amp ($70). It sounds very good and it has alot of bass, but not too much. If you know basic wiring it is not hard to install either.

 

the only thing i liked about the JL was that they custom made a sub that fits under the rear seat, because i need the backseat for people and gear.....do you have a picture of everything installed?

 

and where do you have your subs?

 

In my daily driver I have an Eclipse 5442 CD player in the dash, a RF Punch 400 Amp, Kicker 8" truck boxes and JL 6.5" in the doors. It is crystal clear until your ears hurt. The only thing I would do different is steer clear of the Eclipse and install it myself. The only thing I paid to have installed was the CD player and they did a hack job on the half of it they remembered to install. I've got about $600 in the whole system. You can save a ton of money if you wait for sales and aren't concerned with all the components being from the same manufacturer.

 

the part id have the most problem with probably would be the wiring part with the fuse blocks. i would find zero guage wiring as its th best for it

 

I'm running a Eclipse hu with MB Quart 3 way components with the tweeters & 4 inch in Qforms & my 6.5 mid bass in the doors. I have a Q form sub box with2 JL Audio 8inch w3dvc subs. I'm driving it all with a Phoenix Gold Titanium 475 Four channel amp. I have great sound & it doesn't take up much cab space. The sub box I'm using is about the same size as the JL Audio box but I have less $ in it with better subs than the JL box with subs cost

 

$1200 is WAAAAY too much for what they want to do! Stay away from that shop.

I bought a brand spankin new Pioneer 12" sub off my friend for $60 (you can get them for around that online now), a Q-Logic truck box from Crutchfield ($80), and a Profile 700W amp from Crutchfield ($130). The amp has a 3 year warranty on it through Crutchfield...which is a big reason why I went with them.

I bought a generic installation kit from Wal*Mart and used thoes wires. My friend and I hooked it up ourselves in under an hour...which includes running the wires under the trim panels and setting the sound up the way I like it. However...if you dont have someone that knows what they are doing...Crutchfield has an excellent installation guide that they send with the product you buy.

Anyways....here are a couple pics:


http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f2.../Amplifier.jpg

http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f2.../Subwoofer.jpg

 

Ive just got my sub on the back seat, but you can get truck boxes if you dont want it takin up the room. Ive seen some with subs either 10's or 12's for about $250.

 

Infiniti Makes A Sub With A Built In Amp And They Sound Pretty Good, Not To Pricey Either And A Real Space Saver.....sorry For The Caps

 

thanks guys.....ill look around