Single Cab sound system
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Single Cab sound system
Hey, so im having troubles finding places to put sound equiptment in my 1973 F250 Highboy. Its a single cab, and the only place i could imagine putting a subwoofer would be in the glove box (the inside of the glove box is ripped out). Then comes amps and speaker placement. Any help??
Oh, and how difficult would it be to convert the manual steering to power? Im only 16, but i have a plethora of tools at my disposal including industrail grade welders, plasma torches, and just about anything you can imagine.
Oh, and how difficult would it be to convert the manual steering to power? Im only 16, but i have a plethora of tools at my disposal including industrail grade welders, plasma torches, and just about anything you can imagine.
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You wouldn't want to put a subwoofer in the glove box. The vibration would make annoying rattles, and it could theoreticly damage components like your instrument cluster.
Since your gas tank is behind the seat, perhaps under the seat.
The Audio forum might be able to help you out better than we could here.
Good luck.
Since your gas tank is behind the seat, perhaps under the seat.
The Audio forum might be able to help you out better than we could here.
Good luck.
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You wouldn't want to put a subwoofer in the glove box. The vibration would make annoying rattles, and it could theoreticly damage components like your instrument cluster.
Since your gas tank is behind the seat, perhaps under the seat.
The Audio forum might be able to help you out better than we could here.
Good luck.
Since your gas tank is behind the seat, perhaps under the seat.
The Audio forum might be able to help you out better than we could here.
Good luck.
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Dude I am in the same boat you are with a tank behind my seat... and if you can find a sub thin enough to fit under these seats PLEEEEEEEASE let me know. I've been lookin now for about 3 years and I can't find anything. I thought about spacing the seat brackets to get a little more clearance...but I'm 6'5" so my head is almost to the roof as is.
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I thought about putting subs under the seats, but nothing will fit unless you do lift the seat up. The slimmest subs won't fit. You can't even fit an amp under there... (Maybe a small one will barely fit... but I wouldn't want to move the seat with one under there)
What you could do, which I've seen someone else here do, is cut two holes in the cab floor under the seat, and weld in some sheet metal boxes so the subs and amp are recessed into the cab floor. It is a little more involved, but may be the only solution if you want to keep the gas tank behind the seat and not do some kind of center console.
What you could do, which I've seen someone else here do, is cut two holes in the cab floor under the seat, and weld in some sheet metal boxes so the subs and amp are recessed into the cab floor. It is a little more involved, but may be the only solution if you want to keep the gas tank behind the seat and not do some kind of center console.
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LMC sells a headliner kit with two speakers. Plus you should have enough room behind you seat for a small sub.
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Not on a highboy, the gas tank is in the way.
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There is a really thin sub you can get at Best Buy, if you have the $350 it costs. And at 16, im 6'3'' so moving the seat up probably wouldnt help my situation! But yes, i could fab up a bracket in the roof and get some Linex around it.
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and nosetackle63 are you sure your truck is a 73. by the pictures in your gallery it looks like a 78-79. the grill and the badge on the side of the truck both have 78-79 written all over them.
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It has the front end and badges of a 78, but the VIN code and date says 73. It is F26YRR48215. So originally it had a 360, which was replaced with a 390, and it was manufactured in California.
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for instance, I wouldn't trust the Door plate on your truck, it could have been swapped like the front clip, or instead of the front clip, if you see where I'm leading this....