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Adding an amp and sub ideas.
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You could always just build a custom box if buying is to expensive.
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Alpine iDA-X303 Deck Alpine 12" Type X Subwoofer in Ported Box |
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I have a Bazooka 250w amp under my passenger seat and a 10" MTX sub in the back and it's an easy out,easy back in proposition when I need the extra room. I listen to hard rock generally and this combo has plenty of punch and enough to annoy people next to you in traffic but won't rattle your truck apart.
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I'm running one of these and love it. I got it for $90 off eBay. It has decent power, it's self-contained, will run off your speaker outputs or line-level out puts, and takes very little to wire up. The only downside is that it doesn't put out quite as much bass as a proper sub enclosure, but it doesn't take up nearly the same space, either.
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I don't know anything about car audio so building a speaker box is probably out of the question. how deep is the basslink, (in inches)? I don't expect it to sound like me friends 2 12's but i just want a little more punch than the factory speakers have which is pretty non existent. If it can shake my rear view mirror a little I would be happy. also how do you get to the back of the in dash cd player? what else would i need to buy to hook a basslink up?
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I put one of these in my DD a while back. It is working very well and was a snap to install. Is has an auto power on/off so all you need to di is hook up power and ground plus the line or low lever inputs:
![]() http://www.crutchfield.com/App/Produ...HB200A&g=51000
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I just got the Alpine PLT-5. It's not installed yet but I will post pics when it is. It's an array of subs that hardly takes up any space but has a lot of bass. It's got the amp built-in and fits behind the seat. The reviews are really good, the unit itself is amazing, top quality and looks, I look forward to installing it. It is on sale at Crutchfield for $300 off list, read the reviews here
http://akamaipix.crutchfield.com/products/2006/500/h500PLT5-o.jpeg
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You can see the dimensions there, plus download the install manual. You would use the speaker level wires at your rear speakers to provide it sound (if using your factory head unit) or install a new head unit that has line level outputs and run wires to the back of your truck (best bet for sound quality).
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Location: yucaipa,ca
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google- mtx thunderform
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All you have to do is pay shipping and a fair price and there yours. I went a different direction with building mine so I have these two sitting around doing nothing but collecting dust. Say $75 plus shipping for either of them and shipping to your door. Pm me if interested and I will send you pics if you would like.
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thanks for your input. I'm thinking about the Blaupunkt. It seems to get really good reviews. Does anyone know if it will fit under a passenger seat in a 98 4runner. I haven't measured yet but i think it would be close. the seats are pretty low. It wouldn't cause an overheating problem if there wasn't much room above the thing would it? it would still have air from the front and back. If anyone knows how is it comparable to the basslink? it probably doesn't have quite the same bass but if it fits under the seat then if it is comparable it would be worth it.
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It sounds like you don't build much but check this out:
http://www.yotatech.com/f96/2nd-gen-...-ideas-127145/ I did it in my living room in my apartment for like $50 total, Mine is a 2nd gen 4runner but you could probably figure something out for yours.
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I have an amp mounted under my Driverside seat, connected to a (removable) sub box in the cargo area. Then everything is run to the amp under the seat, with only the speaker wires going to the sub, so removal requires only un-ratchetstrapping the sub, disconnecting speaker wires, and switching off remote power to amp.
Your remote wire comes from radio, or from any other switched power (ACC circuit, radio, wipers, ignition, etc) and can have a separate switch inline to be able to independently turn off the amp. Your input will come from either RCA's (new headunit), line-level (from wires behind stock radio going to (rear) speakers), or a line-level to RCA converter (installed behind radio, off of wires). To remove your radio to get to the wires, pop off the trim around it, disconnect wire harnesses to clock/climate/etc, set to side. Remove 4(?) screws and radio slides out, there you will be able to get to the wires, carefully strip the wires you need (don't cut, just strip off a little insulation to get to metal), solder or just twist, and cover with tape. see installdr.com for help, i'm pretty sure they are right.... http://www.installdr.com/Harnesses/Toyota-Wiring.pdf
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ok i think I may go with this setup. if anyone has any better ideas let me know and i'm not sure if this amp will power this sub or not. But i want to put the amp under the passenger seat to save on room then put the sub behind my seat for easy in and out.
Amp: http://www.crutchfield.com/App/Produ...9AP700M&tp=115 Sub: http://www.crutchfield.com/App/Produ...5P210D2&tp=111 Box: http://www.crutchfield.com/App/Produ...T6510SS&tp=554 if i under stand correctly a mono amp is what i would want to just one sub. And a 2 ohm sub is better than a 4 ohm sub. but this amp only has 350 watts when the sub is 500. but they don't have many 500 watt amps that are mono. will it make a big difference? |
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Generally better if the speakers are rated for at least as much power as the amp can put out, so that would be fine, 350 < 500.
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your sub is dual 2ohm, which means it can be wired either 1 ohm or 4 ohm
1 if you put both coils in parallel (black1 to black2 to neg amp, red1 to red2 to pos amp) 4 if you wire in series (neg amp to black1, red1 to black2, red2 to pos amp) with 1 ohm and 4 ohm, you will still have an RMS of 250, max of 500 your amp is 220 watts RMS x 1 at 4 ohms or 350 watts RMS x 1 at 2 ohms so I would wire your sub at 4 ohms, to match the subs 250 RMS with amps 220 RMS, and tune gain on amp to about 70-75% OR you could find a 2-channel "high current" amp that was rated for around 250x1 @ 4 ohms bridged or 250x1 @ 1 ohm bridged (though @ 4ohm would be easier) the amp instruction manual will explain how to wire it. A 2 ohm sub is not better than 4 ohm, or vice-versa, nor is dual voice-coil versus single voice-coil, it all depends on how you want to wire a combination of sub(s) and amp OR you could get a DUAL 4 ohm Voice coil and wire it for 2 ohm (4+4 in parallel), and find a mono amp that was rated for same RMS @ 2 ohm as sub It can get confusing when you are new at it, sorry if I threw out too much crap at once :/ I learned a TON from http://www.the12volt.com/Default.asp? along with a lot of experience, along with a little from here http://www.bcae1.com/
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ok after talking to someone at crutchfield they said I should use this amp
http://www.crutchfield.com/App/Produ...5P250P2&tp=115 because it meets the sub perfectly. but since I have a factory cd player i would need this also to wire it into the system http://www.crutchfield.com/App/Produ...slc4&i=142SLC4 it is a Four-channel line output converter. now the amp comes with a wired Punch Bass EQ remote but they said I couldn't use that unless i hooked up the amp through rca's and my factory cd player wouldn't have them. so if I want to turn up or down the bass i would just have to do all the speaker at once through my cd player. but even If i can't use the remote wouldn't there be another way of doing the volume only for the sub? |
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that is a good match, better than the Profile (IMO), and a good deal I too I think... technically for the other thing, you only need a 2-channel one, not 4-channel one, but yeah, since the amp does not have "line-level" inputs, you need to convert your "lines" (wires to speakers) to RCA's using that box
as said before, you just need to take out radio, splice box into rear left/right speaker wires (not necessary to connect front left/right unless you plan on adding 4-channel amp to door speakers later), then run RCA cable from box to amp RCA input, this RCA can probably just run right under your center console to under the DS seat if you mount amp there, then run power/ground/remote by driverside door, make sure you mount the amp so that you can get to the gain/freq controls under the seat. I have mine mounted so that I can get to the fuse/power connections if I slide the seat forward. actually looking at amp, all the stuff is on one side it looks like so no prob there... as far as the remote, it seems like it would still work, don't know why
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anyone know where to find a picture off the back of my factory cd player? are all the speaker wires the same color? are they labeled so i know which ones are the rears? does anyone have a chart or something?
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I don't have a picture, the speaker wires are not the same color, and they are not labeled. There are however several charts available online which tell you what color is which. (Such as the links a few posts up, just search "vehicle wiring diagram." When you take the radio out, you might have a little amplifier connected to the radio, mounted a few inches back and about 6-8 inches down behind the radio. If you see a box like this, splice into the wires AFTER this box, if not never mind. Another option is to buy a wiring harness for a new radio (BestBuy/Walmart), these have standard colors on the wires that are easy to figure out, then plug just the harness into the truck, and match the easy to figure out colors to the factory colors, label, remove the harness (can return it to store at this point), and continue on it the project.
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http://www.the12volt.com/installbay/...tail/2027.html
1998 Toyota 4-Runner Stereo Wiring Constant 12V+ Blue/Yellow or Blue/Black Switched 12V+ Gray Ground Brown Illumination Green Dimmer n/a Antenna Trigger Black/Red Antenna Right Front Front Speakers 6 1/2" Doors Left Front (+) Pink Left Front (-) Purple Right Front (+) Light Green Right Front (-) Blue Rear Speakers 5 1/4" Rear Doors Left Rear (+) Black Left Rear (-) Yellow Right Rear (+) Red Right Rear (-) White
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thanks man that will make this so much easier. now my friend that is going to help me install this doesn't think that slicing into the rear wire speakers is a good idea. (to the amp). he thinks if will fry something. but since there are no rca's i have no other choice. i've changed my mind again on what to get i
think this is going to be the set up now amp: http://www.crutchfield.com/App/Produ...MRPM450&tp=115 sub: http://www.crutchfield.com/S-oFKkITH...050W&s=0&cc=01 box: http://www.crutchfield.com/App/Produ...T6510SS&tp=554 a few people think this will sound better than the rockford. but my only concern is that the sub wants .75 cubic feet sealed and the box is only .65. is that what the poly fill is for? and since the amp has speaker line ins I don't need the converter box. How big of speaker wire should I run from the rear speaker wires to the amp though? |
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you splice into the wires AFTER the little amp (if you have it). You are right, there is no other way, every other shop would do the same thing, or convince you to get a radio you don't want.
It may sound better... The polyfill is to make a box that is too big smaller, or to cut out crappy frequencies/noise. I think you will be fine as far as volume goes. You are right as far as the speaker line in goes. You should run 16-18 ga and be fine IMO, just run from behind radio or from wires along side of car leading to rear speakers (easier behind radio or taking apart doors and getting directly from behind speaker)
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how do i take the radio out? does the fake wood trim around that area just pop off? where is the best place to run the power wire through to get to the battery? and i can connect the remote power wire to the 'switched 12v+' wire so the amp comes on when the radio comes on?
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