Well, I just picked up a new vehicle and she is desperate for a new stereo. This will likely be a fairly slow process and updates will probably come in chunks as school is very cyclical for me; plus this is my first “real” install with intent to finish (
2006 Jeep Grand Cherokee Limited 5.7 HEMI 4x2
Equipment
• Processing: Pioneer DEH-P880PRS
• Amplification: Kicker 700.5
• Tweeters: PG RSd
• Mid-Bass: Image Dynamics OEM 6.5
• Sub-Bass: ?
• Other: Pioneer CD-IB100II / Garmin Nuvi 200w Navigation
Driver Location
• Tweeters: Factory Dash Location
• Mid-Bass: Factory Door Location
• Sub-Bass: Cargo Area
Installation Goals:
Keep everything as stealth and as factory looking as possible. From the looks of it the only visible feature will be the receiver and the sub woofer enclosure (which can be covered via the cargo cover thingy). I made sure to leave plenty of slack with my power wire, RCA’s, speaker wire harnesses, etc. leaving room for potential changes.
Order of Operations:
• Run foundation wiring (power, L&R speaker wire harnesses, remote turn-on, and RCA’s)
• Fabricate mid-bass baffles
• Fabricate tweeter baffles
• Deaden and seal front doors
• Run front driver wiring
• Install receiver and iPod connection
• Install tweeters/mids
• Install/connect amplifier
To come soon after:
• Fabricate false floor cover with ventilation integration
• Fabricate sub woofer enclosure
• Integrate navigation arm/holder into empty dash pocket
• Integrate fan switches into empty dash pocket (false floor ventilation)
• Possibly fabricate an iPod dock (most likely will just keep it located in my center console though)
• More deadener
• Take another shot at using threaded inserts with ABS
The victim
Under hood power wire run
Tried using threaded inserts, but the mounting holes/flange on the OEM's proved to be to pesky. I think I am going to try this again with ABS when I get some free time... probably after the semester ends.
This is what I ended up with. 1/2" birch - texture painted, hex bolt/wing nut hardware assembly. I was able to salvage the factory speaker magnet covers, so that was cool.
Tweeter/mid speaker wire harness. This was my first time working with expandable sleeving and heat shrink. Needless to say I am obsessed with the combo
Outer four are for harness->amplifier runs. Inner two are for harness->mid runs. I need to pick up some more red heat shrink and finish the outer harnesses.
PG RSd tweeter with pigtails
This is the factory false floor/storage location. The amp will not fit with the amp cover on. To start, I will utilize the factory removable cover, but I will eventually fabricate my own with fans/ventilation.
That's it for now. Like I said this will be a little slower than I would prefer, plus I am still waiting on my RCA's, but I should have some time to get a little more done this weekend.
Oh, I would really appreciate any tips, tricks, help, suggestions, criticism, ideas, and opinions that you have to offer.
2006 Jeep Grand Cherokee Limited 5.7 HEMI 4x2
Equipment
• Processing: Pioneer DEH-P880PRS
• Amplification: Kicker 700.5
• Tweeters: PG RSd
• Mid-Bass: Image Dynamics OEM 6.5
• Sub-Bass: ?
• Other: Pioneer CD-IB100II / Garmin Nuvi 200w Navigation
Driver Location
• Tweeters: Factory Dash Location
• Mid-Bass: Factory Door Location
• Sub-Bass: Cargo Area
Installation Goals:
Keep everything as stealth and as factory looking as possible. From the looks of it the only visible feature will be the receiver and the sub woofer enclosure (which can be covered via the cargo cover thingy). I made sure to leave plenty of slack with my power wire, RCA’s, speaker wire harnesses, etc. leaving room for potential changes.
Order of Operations:
• Run foundation wiring (power, L&R speaker wire harnesses, remote turn-on, and RCA’s)
• Fabricate mid-bass baffles
• Fabricate tweeter baffles
• Deaden and seal front doors
• Run front driver wiring
• Install receiver and iPod connection
• Install tweeters/mids
• Install/connect amplifier
To come soon after:
• Fabricate false floor cover with ventilation integration
• Fabricate sub woofer enclosure
• Integrate navigation arm/holder into empty dash pocket
• Integrate fan switches into empty dash pocket (false floor ventilation)
• Possibly fabricate an iPod dock (most likely will just keep it located in my center console though)
• More deadener
• Take another shot at using threaded inserts with ABS
The victim
Under hood power wire run
Tried using threaded inserts, but the mounting holes/flange on the OEM's proved to be to pesky. I think I am going to try this again with ABS when I get some free time... probably after the semester ends.
This is what I ended up with. 1/2" birch - texture painted, hex bolt/wing nut hardware assembly. I was able to salvage the factory speaker magnet covers, so that was cool.
Tweeter/mid speaker wire harness. This was my first time working with expandable sleeving and heat shrink. Needless to say I am obsessed with the combo
Outer four are for harness->amplifier runs. Inner two are for harness->mid runs. I need to pick up some more red heat shrink and finish the outer harnesses.
PG RSd tweeter with pigtails
This is the factory false floor/storage location. The amp will not fit with the amp cover on. To start, I will utilize the factory removable cover, but I will eventually fabricate my own with fans/ventilation.
That's it for now. Like I said this will be a little slower than I would prefer, plus I am still waiting on my RCA's, but I should have some time to get a little more done this weekend.
Oh, I would really appreciate any tips, tricks, help, suggestions, criticism, ideas, and opinions that you have to offer.
