dpham

Well, i just got some subs n stuff in and having some problems, first i cant seem to find where i can put thru the wire from my battery (do i need to drill a hole myself?) to inside and i heard i need to unplug my BOSE sub or something ? really new to these stuff and need some help, any help or information is useful! thanks again.

Flipster23

iTrader: (15)

man get it perfessionaly installed. Messin with that bose is gonna give u problems and u might have to drill a whole.

fsttyms1

Above the parking brake there is a grommet you can run a wire thru. And yes unplug the stock sub if you are adding a sub.

RyanWithThe99tl

x 2 i had to take loosed my driver side quarter panel to get my wire through, its really a pain but after that its nothing, you can get it, just might need a little paitence

dpham

thanks gonna go look at it

maniaC_99

i ran my wire through the firewall. i just pushed my screwdriver with the wire
attached (making another hole) and that was it, no leaks or nothing.

dpham

anyone know how to take out the backseats? i can get the bottom one off but i need to take the hole thing out. do i just pull it off hard? or there some other way? thanks

RyanWithThe99tl

you dont need to take them out, you can push it under i believe

Cisko TLS

do stop being CHEAP AND PAY! you just gonna mess up your car

Flipster23

iTrader: (15)

Its like 50 bucks for install and they always say prefessionl will always sound better than you doing it yourself, i would only do it if i was a profes. installer or a friend is. Glad i have friends that are LOL!

dirtysouthcustomz

actually its not hard to take out your back seat. and i just took out my factory sub. it allows alot more bass to come through from tha trunk. i also ride with tha armrest open in tha back seat.

fsttyms1

So should every one do that instead of DIY too???? Thats DUMB advise. IF someone is willing to try LET THEM.

fsttyms1

Im not and there are MANY others that arent "professional" that i can guarantee their installs sound every bit as good if not better than those that are paid to do it.


The bottom is held on buy 3 bolts. Once removed you have to lift UP on the seat to unhook it from its top location.

RyanWithThe99tl

thats really stupid, installing a sub really isnt that hard at all, i did mine and im 17 with all the wires hidden and sounds perfect. so why pay when you dont have to?

jrb9790

Is it worth replacing the factory sub with something else or totally putting in a new one??

ZEUS'O3TL

from what i have read when i was looking into this it actually is better to get a sub in a custom box...i think there is a kicker 8" u can buy with the correct depth..but from the reviews it doesnt sound as good as a sub in a box..

fsttyms1

6MTUA5

iTrader: (2)

The mounting depth is very limited when trying to replace the stock sub.


Go aftermarket with a nice box.

jrb9790

thats what I figured...i have 1 12'' audiobahn sub do you think that would be good enough or should I get something else?

ZEUS'O3TL

depends on how hard u wanna "bump"....i had a 12" kicker wit a kicker amp and that was good enough for me...i had to get rid of that becuz of the stroller i had to put back there...but imma look into gettin a 10" custom box so it sits flush against the side of the trunk so i can put things back there...

jrb9790

yeah thats what I think I am going to do..But prob mount it in the center of the truck near the opening to the rear..I want it to bump but not like retarded like the littles "yo's" around town.

dpham

haha wow, yeah i got everything done. my friend installed everything for me less than 30 mins. thanks for everyones help tho!!

vt99tl

dpham, where did you go threw the firewall and connect to the battery? im having some trouble

fsttyms1

Like posted above, there are a few spots. They are there, you just have to look for them.

Conman16

i have two 12" subs in a sealed box. what kind of amp should i get? 800 watt two-channel or a 1000 watt mono-channel?

subs are jbl duals. should i stay within the same company for the amp or mix and match with another really good amp?

fourthmeal

Risen from the dead!

I just finished my wiring for my setup, using 1/0 gauge through the grommet fsttyms1 is talking about. Super easy, yes, even with 1/0 gauge. However, I used techflex to protect the wire beforehand, and pulled it through nice and slow. I grabbed some coathanger-type wire (actually it was picture-frame wire but same stuff), and poked from the engine side to the interior. Then I taped the big 1/0 wire to my guide wire, and pulled on through. It was probably the fastest firewall wire install I've ever done. To get some extra access in the engine bay, I unclipped some doo-dad next to the area, and moved it out of the way. Then clipped it back. Not sure what it was, but it wasn't hard to deal with.

kingstonn

I drilled in my firewall on the passenger side under the floor carpet maybe like 6-12 inches from glove box. I dont quite remember. For me running the wire through was the hardest part, everything else is easy.

piggylover1985

Hello guys any body in here uses a LOC setup ? If so how do you wire it ? I have a mono sub and i'm trying to tap into the sub for the RCA cables but can't get it to work, not sure of what i'm doing wrong here. I did the wire on my 02 Accord and it's working okay, but it wasn't a Bose though.

03tLsNBP

iTrader: (9)

why drill a new hole when there is already one there for you?

piggylover1985

Maybe he doesn't like the factory hole ???

Souljah

Some people like different holes...?

piggylover1985

Hi guys, i'm all set with the low output converter. The amp and sub is working good now.