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Hey @Rem234 - any idea how deep the front and rear 4" locations are? I am assuming the rears are deeper, but wondering if a 2" deep 4" speaker will fit.
The Infinity 4" I installed are 1 7/8 and they fit. The rear pods are small, but in the front there is a lot of open space under the speakers.
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The Infinity 4" I installed are 1 7/8 and they fit. The rear pods are small, but in the front there is a lot of open space under the speakers.
Actually there is more room depth wise in the rear pods but either way a 2ā€ deep speaker should fit in both locations.
 

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The Infinity 4" I installed are 1 7/8 and they fit. The rear pods are small, but in the front there is a lot of open space under the speakers.
Actually there is more room depth wise in the rear pods but either way a 2ā€ deep speaker should fit in both locations.
I was reading through the @Ksjrb03 B&O upgrade thread and the Focal ACX 100s and JL Audio C1-400xs they put in back (Focal) and front (JL) weā€™re both close to 2ā€ deep.
 

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I may steal your idea to mount the sub on the tailgate :p
Same. Iā€™ve only had my Bronco since last Thursday but the B&O system is really lacking. Iā€™ve ordered speakers for the dash and kick panels and have plenty of amplifiers laying around from previous vehicles but I havenā€™t figured out the sub option and I really like the solution of mounting on the tailgate. The factory B&O enclosure is flimsy and only allows for a 8ā€ which doesnā€™t move enough air especially for a convertible. I was going to do a 12ā€ down firing box in the rear cargo area but this option of mounting a small sealed enclosure on the tail gate looks like my best option.
 
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Same. Iā€™ve only had my Bronco since last Thursday but the B&O system is really lacking. Iā€™ve ordered speakers for the dash and kick panels and have plenty of amplifiers laying around from previous vehicles but I havenā€™t figured out the sub option and I really like the solution of mounting on the tailgate. The factory B&O enclosure is flimsy and only allows for a 8ā€ which doesnā€™t move enough air especially for a convertible. I was going to do a 12ā€ down firing box in the rear cargo area but this option of mounting a small sealed enclosure on the tail gate looks like my best option.
I was originally going to build a custom down firing box. I like the fact that down firing will sound good with the top off, where the door mount may want to float some without the resistance offered by the top. My local audio shop suggested the tailgate mount, telling me that is their preferred install location for jeeps. It is nice because it does not take up any floor space in the cargo area. The sound is great and I am working on building a hard cover out of HPDE for the cargo area to be used this summer when we take the top and doors off. This cover will give a little bit of security to the cargo area, cover the top of the sub box, and provide a chamber for the sub to fire into, hopefully helping the sound as well.

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Same. Iā€™ve only had my Bronco since last Thursday but the B&O system is really lacking. Iā€™ve ordered speakers for the dash and kick panels and have plenty of amplifiers laying around from previous vehicles but I havenā€™t figured out the sub option and I really like the solution of mounting on the tailgate. The factory B&O enclosure is flimsy and only allows for a 8ā€ which doesnā€™t move enough air especially for a convertible. I was going to do a 12ā€ down firing box in the rear cargo area but this option of mounting a small sealed enclosure on the tail gate looks like my best option.
One 12" will be good. I did a shallow Kicker CRT in an Atrend 12 shallow 12" downfire with Kicker Key mono amp and it thumps. Put the kicker key in the storage below the cargo floor. Fit perfectly.
 

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Been working on these, testing them at this point. Basically took the rear pods and trimmed them out, made some 6.5ā€ speaker rings, mounted them to the pods at a slight angle. Taped off the rear of the pod with painters tape to avoid getting fiberglass resin on the rear of the pods. Mounted the speaker rings and stretched and stapled cloth around the speaker opening and the edge of the pod. Painted the cloth with fiberglass resin and hardener and allowed them to cure. Followed that with a tedious amount of putting body filler with hardener then sanding and repeating. Still have to do that a couple more times before covering them. Still adding two amps and a jl audio 12tw3, but that is a bit later. Gotta find time between work and a new born baby haha.

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I was waiting to see when some hardcore enthusiast would do this. Nice!
 
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The Link 4 has the ability to auto turn on and then has an output to feed turn on signal to the amps. I ended up changing the jumper inside the link 4 so that it uses a standard turn on to prevent it from powering up every time a door was opened or closed. When the Bronco would "wake up" it would trigger it on. So now it is using a keyed 12v wire from the under hood fuse tap.
Yes, having both the 4" Infinitys and the Rockford tweeters on the dash makes it really bright. I have the output of the amp for the 4"s dialed all the way down and the treble setting on the head unit low. I was actually thinking it might be worth upgrading the 4"s to something that can handle more power and a slightly lower signal. Right now they still have the 600hz bass blockers on them.
How did you put 4" speakers in the rear?
 

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How did you put 4" speakers in the rear?
It has been eight months since I did it, but I believe the grill pops off then the screws for the speaker are underneath.
 

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I was originally going to build a custom down firing box. I like the fact that down firing will sound good with the top off, where the door mount may want to float some without the resistance offered by the top. My local audio shop suggested the tailgate mount, telling me that is their preferred install location for jeeps. It is nice because it does not take up any floor space in the cargo area. The sound is great and I am working on building a hard cover out of HPDE for the cargo area to be used this summer when we take the top and doors off. This cover will give a little bit of security to the cargo area, cover the top of the sub box, and provide a chamber for the sub to fire into, hopefully helping the sound as well.

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Did you ever finish this? I am getting ready to embark on the same. I want to make a hard top cover like this, and then possibly add something (like a roll of clear vinyl" across the portion behind the rear seats to pull up when it rains. Ideally I could just leave the soft top rear windows removed permanently.
 
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Did you ever finish this? I am getting ready to embark on the same. I want to make a hard top cover like this, and then possibly add something (like a roll of clear vinyl" across the portion behind the rear seats to pull up when it rains. Ideally I could just leave the soft top rear windows removed permanently.
Yes here are some pictures. For now it is fixed, but I may make it hinges with quick latches in the back in the future.
It provides some security for the back and helped the bass substantially.

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Yes here are some pictures. For now it is fixed, but I may make it hinges with quick latches in the back in the future.
It provides some security for the back and helped the bass substantially.

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Thanks looks great!! Tire/wheel combo as well šŸ”„
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