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Just recently aquired a slightly used wagon about two weeks ago. Love the vehicle but customization already underway as the windows have been tinted and the custom fiberglass subwoofer enclosure in (factory location) was started yesterday. Amazing how much room once you take out factory sub unit. Going old school and concealed (stealth mode)for this install so I'm super excited about getting it up to "the level" where I think it needs to be.
To start, I am going to insert these items into this useful location:
Boston Acoustics 12.5LF- 4 ohm
Xtant 302a or PG ZX400ti (bridged)
Esoteric 6 gauge power wire
Sadly, the OEM sub is more for decoration anyways. Now that it's out I can officially say that it made no difference whatsoever. Audio tracks sound exactly the same without.
Sadly, the OEM sub is more for decoration anyways. Now that it's out I can officially say that it made no difference whatsoever. Audio tracks sound exactly the same without.
Maybe I will toss mine out, for weight savings, since #racecar
Well I decided to go with a Boston Pro 12.5 LF in a gator skin enclosure. Xtant amp and EQ to power it all up. Boston Pro' 6.5 LF in the door and A/D/S tweeters.
Yessir!! I was pretty hell bent on leaving everything stock (including the head unit) but just couldn't do it in the end so gator it was!... Plus the installer promised free lifetime installation on all car audio so that's a no brainer...
Old school goodness there. In fact everything that was installed in my car was 15+ years old (including fuses,wires, etc...) but still new in box. Hee hee...Yes I have been planning this install for awhile. Anyways, Xtant was WAY ahead of their time back in the day. It's a true 3 channel with expansion modules to make it 5 channels. Best of all they have balanced inputs so factory source units can stay giving tremendous SQ (better than low level). Cutting speaker wires and soldering RCA inputs don't really do much if your amplifier doesn't accept the signal properly.
Last edited by Bchester6; 04-12-2015 at 12:27 AM.
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Just have to be very careful and remove all the surrounding trim first (including storage pocked in front). The removal of the subwoofer was easy as it was simply just removing mounting bolts.
To start, I am going to insert these items into this useful location:
Boston Acoustics 12.5LF- 4 ohm
Xtant 302a or PG ZX400ti (bridged)
Esoteric 6 gauge power wire
looks like burrowing spiders would come out of there
Well I decided to go with a Boston Pro 12.5 LF in a gator skin enclosure. Xtant amp and EQ to power it all up. Boston Pro' 6.5 LF in the door and A/D/S tweeters.
Do you have any pictures of your amp mount when you had finished the installation?
02-15-2015, 09:16 AM
