working on a stereo build........

moregrip · Oct 26, 2015

DavidRam said:
I did some on the floors and up behind the dash, though the factory stuff isn't bad in some areas under there.

Oh, and I also did two layers under the hood, which cut the engine noise down...

Basically, if idling at a stop light or cruising at 50mph, there was no engine or exhaust sound audible in the cab. Only under acceleration.

Thanks man, those pics really help out!

moregrip · Nov 2, 2015

update: installed the kicker 3.5" coaxials in the dash with some 800Hz bass blockers and the kicker 6x9" coaxials in the rear cab. Very nice upgrade in sound with a slight increase in overall volume. Setting changes: turned loudness setting off, turned auto adjusted road volume off, left fader control centered in cab (was previously centered on the driver), and lowered bass/midrange/and treble settings across the board.

so far so good. Some songs sound moderately better while others sound phenomenal for such a conservative change.

Those little 3.5's impress!

j1877p · Nov 4, 2015

moregrip said:
Setting changes: turned loudness setting off, turned auto adjusted road volume off, left fader control centered in cab (was previously centered on the driver), and lowered bass/midrange/and treble settings across the board.

Wait a second.......you have a loudness setting on your factory head unit? What the hell? Anyone know if the 8.4a has it?

Sorry to hijack. Like the build so far.

moregrip · Nov 15, 2015

j1877p said:
Wait a second.......you have a loudness setting on your factory head unit? What the hell? Anyone know if the 8.4a has it?

Sorry to hijack. Like the build so far.

Sorry for the delay in response, just got back from being out to sea brother;
Yes, there is both a loudness setting (not sure what freqs it actually enhances) and a drive adjusted volume setting.

moregrip · Jul 1, 2016

good news..........I'm finally retiring from active duty! It's been a great 20yrs, but time for a change and a little more family!

With that said, these audio parts have been sitting around waaay to long.....going to get them installed very soon. It's looking like I'll start the build in about a month; give or take.

Stock battery died since I've been overseas so I think I'm going to try an XS Power......seems to be a decent enough battery with car audio in mind.

Finally, the wiring.....still need to get all that ordered up but waiting until I get back to take some measurements.....looking forward to a solid sound system

Etroze86 · Jul 2, 2016

Congrats on the retirement, I have 10 years in myself. Can't wait to see how this turns out.

moregrip · Jul 2, 2016

Etroze86 said:
Congrats on the retirement, I have 10 years in myself. Can't wait to see how this turns out.

thanks man......I think it's totally worth the retirement to do 20......after that, to each his own.....never the greatest for a family. I started late so my youngest is only 3, still plenty of father/son projects left to do over the years.

moregrip · Jul 5, 2016

pulled the trigger on this badboy............at least I hope its a badboy

moregrip · Jul 11, 2016

Getting her all charged up!

moregrip · Aug 4, 2016

little update. So I installed my Kicker KS coaxials in the dash and rear cab last year and was happy with their sound on some types of music but not as much with other types. I had road volume set to 2, bass boost off, and the EQ tuned to what sounded good to me at lower volume settings.

Knowing that I was going to keep these speakers powered off of the stock HU when I added a powered subwoofer and component speakers, I decided to turn road volume off, bass boost off, and set the EQ to flat to see what would happen.

What a difference! Every type of music sounds good now! This was a night and day change to my ears. The lower volumes are not as loud as before but the clarity of the music is much much better and I can use all of my volume now, where as before I maxed out at around 25-27. This was also a concern because I didn't want my stock powered speakers distorting before the amplified speakers did at higher listening volumes.

What a great zero dollar upgrade this turned out to be!

moregrip · Sep 27, 2016

Going to use these on the LC2i so the factory stereo sees a load. These were the lowest wattage I could find that mounted like this.....fingers crossed.....

moregrip · Oct 20, 2016

fingers crossed, I'll finish up my suspension mods this weekend and get started on this stereo install that's been sitting in my closet since 2015!! doh!!

BIG 3 and wiring kit on its way!

moregrip · Oct 25, 2016

Damnit! I messed up! lol, I thought I ordered 100% 4 gauge OFC power cable for the amps, turns out I bought 10%OFC(blame it on middle agedness!!), CCA 4 gauge cable. Oh well, can't get'em all right I suppose so I'm just going to roll with it. It's not like this is going to be some ridiculous build or anything......Just a nice stock HU speaker upgrade with 2 lower power amps. Hopefully I'll get to start this install in a couple of days!

adurm · Oct 25, 2016

I'm sure it will be fine. Keep pushing forward.

moregrip · Dec 21, 2016

ok ordered the last of the supplies "hopefully" needed, a random length of 1/0 OFC cable, some lugged ends for solid connection, a pair of RCA cables, and some heat shrink. Hoping to start this project this weekend.........yes after Christmas....hell....maybe even on Christmas!!

moregrip · May 19, 2017

Quick update; I have everything I need to complete the install I just can't bring myself to finish until I can figure out why my truck keeps leaking when it rains....especially since the subwoofer box is make out of mdf.....I'll keep you guys posted when I get that issue sorted!

Eestee70 · May 19, 2017

Check the third brake light.

ericwudi0830 · May 19, 2017

hope they sound great!

moregrip · May 20, 2017

Eestee70 said:
Check the third brake light.

RAM already replaced the 3rd bake light with the updated one; I still had the leak so I added some rtv as some have done on here, she still leaked, so I'm thinking in may be the window........still trying to figure it out

moregrip · Jul 9, 2017

Ok great news! My truck cab no longer leaks, was both a 3rd brake light leak (initial fix) and a rear window leak.

Ordered the last few parts I needed to complete the install.

2x Audio Control LGD's

and some larger wire for subwoofer connections!

Will start the sound deadening portion of the install soon!!

working on a stereo build........

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