Totally forgot about the description. As for the tweeters, I was thinking about this but if it was a good companion to the GS42's, I would consider getting them professionally mounted somewhere in the A-pillar or maybe even in the dash. But I'm also thinking maybe start with the 4" front and rear and just see how that sounds and go from there.
Yes indeed! That specific amp was the perfect size for that location. The power run from the battery and input signal from the factory harness are nice and short. Its very easy to access by flipping down the trim panel and removing two bolts if you ever need to adjust something. And lastly it makes for short easy wire runs to all 4 of the front speaker locations.
PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE DON'T FORGET PICTURES!@buzpro is definitely right, don't rush into it! I'm 8 hours into my project so far and have only the first amp and front 4 speakers done!
Took my time planing out wire runs, carefully removing trim panels, good luck finding a replacement right now if you break off the clips. Thankfully everything came apart fairly easily with an interior trim removal tool.
Had to make two adapter rings for the kick panel speakers because of where the mounting locations are for the factory ones. Easy enough to trace the old hole pattern onto some HDPE and cut out with a jigsaw. Used some foam rings to isolate the kick panels too as it's open to the fender behind. Not enough room for the full foam backer though.
Really easy to access the dash speakers, can basically see all the way to the floorboards with them taken out so no problem wiring. Added some "boom mat" speaker baffles behind them to direct the sound upwards and made a nice difference!
Knew from the beginning I wanted to use the Kicker Key 200.4 for the fronts as it's super compact and efficient. Really easy to set up and mounted perfectly on the crash bar under the steering column. Still get full range of motion on the column too!
Meant to take more pictures of the install process but you get in the zone and just get stuff done!
Will update again with the rear speaker and sub setup!
Yeah Ford calls it the "knee bolster reinforcement panel" but it keeps the steering column from crushing your knees in the event of an accident. Turned out to be a great place to mount the amp!
I'm interested in this as well. I don't plan to do anything fancy as I'm not a huge audiophile but would like to upgrade the base system speakers with something reasonably priced pretty soon after delivery
Some real basic information... a 3db increase in efficiency is equal to doubling the output of your amplifier. Also, the speaker impedance will have an effect on your amplifier power output. So, a 2 ohm speaker will allow your amp to put out twice as much power as a 4 ohm speaker. There are some other factors in play, but this is basic audio build info.
its so obvious that you guys not only didn't use the search function, you didn't even read this thread!!!
Obviously!
