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<blockquote data-quote="ds0110" data-source="post: 8256820" data-attributes="member: 607866"><p><img src="http://i.imgur.com/TEfrNiA.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>This is my power situation under the hood. The fuse holders are both screwed to the fuse box cover. This makes for a clean looking, yet tedius battery removal process. I like that the KNU fuse holder is waterproof and seems to be very solid, but the ease and convenience of the memphis fuse holder is nice too...im not sure which I like better.</p><p></p><p><img src="http://i.imgur.com/3ynqw3x.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>I did all this to then find out there is a horrible leak issue with the factory speaker locations. So ~20sqft 80/100 mil deadener in the doors and no speakers in the doors.... Water just pours into the top of the speaker during a wash or storm. Baffles were my first attempt, and I saw quickly that was a waste of money as water&gt;foam. I went to the q-logic kick panels mainly as a way to get my mids out of the water, and in the end was very surprised and pleased at the sound stage improvement. Looking back...I couldve used deadener to make a kind of double sided wall/dam to keep the water from dripping onto the speaker, and been fine. At one point I wanted to go ahead and add another SLC component set using that idea, fiberglass the A-pillars to mount tweeters, mids in the doors...but I was worried about cancellation vs increased loudness. I really enjoy the soundstage on the dash, and didnt want to do anything to mess that up.</p><p></p><p><img src="http://i.imgur.com/9oRKD37.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p><img src="http://i.imgur.com/plh93iN.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>Valentine One radar detector hard wired in, Bluetooth mic ran through A-pillar. The valentine is arguably the best detector in the history of radar detectors, it will pick them up from literally a mile away if they have their radar on full blast pointed at you. The bluetooth mic worked out really well imo, looks clean running through A-pillar, clipped to visor.</p><p></p><p><img src="http://i.imgur.com/kW0hemK.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>This is the weak part of my system. Everything is so tight in the back of this single cab, wires had to be ran very close to each other. Here im actually using the insulation of the speaker wire as a buffer of sorts to keep the rcas away from the power/ground...Not the best situation, but I have no noise, so it seems to be working ok. The amps are screwed to 3/4" mdf that is glued (u418 windshield adhesive) to the back wall. Speaker wire to the KS1000.1 is ran above the amp. All amps have their own ground. Everything crimped/soldered. Used the biggest fattest aircraft bolts I could find. RCAs ran under carpet, power/ground wire ran under the insulation under the carpet.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ds0110, post: 8256820, member: 607866"] [IMG]http://i.imgur.com/TEfrNiA.jpg[/IMG] This is my power situation under the hood. The fuse holders are both screwed to the fuse box cover. This makes for a clean looking, yet tedius battery removal process. I like that the KNU fuse holder is waterproof and seems to be very solid, but the ease and convenience of the memphis fuse holder is nice too...im not sure which I like better. [IMG]http://i.imgur.com/3ynqw3x.jpg[/IMG] I did all this to then find out there is a horrible leak issue with the factory speaker locations. So ~20sqft 80/100 mil deadener in the doors and no speakers in the doors.... Water just pours into the top of the speaker during a wash or storm. Baffles were my first attempt, and I saw quickly that was a waste of money as water>foam. I went to the q-logic kick panels mainly as a way to get my mids out of the water, and in the end was very surprised and pleased at the sound stage improvement. Looking back...I couldve used deadener to make a kind of double sided wall/dam to keep the water from dripping onto the speaker, and been fine. At one point I wanted to go ahead and add another SLC component set using that idea, fiberglass the A-pillars to mount tweeters, mids in the doors...but I was worried about cancellation vs increased loudness. I really enjoy the soundstage on the dash, and didnt want to do anything to mess that up. [IMG]http://i.imgur.com/9oRKD37.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i.imgur.com/plh93iN.jpg[/IMG] Valentine One radar detector hard wired in, Bluetooth mic ran through A-pillar. The valentine is arguably the best detector in the history of radar detectors, it will pick them up from literally a mile away if they have their radar on full blast pointed at you. The bluetooth mic worked out really well imo, looks clean running through A-pillar, clipped to visor. [IMG]http://i.imgur.com/kW0hemK.jpg[/IMG] This is the weak part of my system. Everything is so tight in the back of this single cab, wires had to be ran very close to each other. Here im actually using the insulation of the speaker wire as a buffer of sorts to keep the rcas away from the power/ground...Not the best situation, but I have no noise, so it seems to be working ok. The amps are screwed to 3/4" mdf that is glued (u418 windshield adhesive) to the back wall. Speaker wire to the KS1000.1 is ran above the amp. All amps have their own ground. Everything crimped/soldered. Used the biggest fattest aircraft bolts I could find. RCAs ran under carpet, power/ground wire ran under the insulation under the carpet. [/QUOTE]
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