Big Rig Build!

[av83 10+ year member]

So I'm putting together a littlle system for my dad's semi. I don't know if special considerations will need to be made considering the fact that it'll be in a big rig, so input on this will be welcomed. I want a hu with time delay considering the rear speakers are in the sleeper. He wants to use his xm radio with it, so it's going to need to be compatible. he wants a usb and 3.5 aux in front. ipod compatible. 5.25 components for the front doors, and 6x9's in the back. Gonna need a serious 4 channel for the highs, considering the noise it'll have to drown out. I'm undecided on what to do about the lows, but i'll be keeping it fairly simple. Looking for good deals on equipment...

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[TurboRedneck 10+ year member]

Columbia, Nice! Just a mild roar to overcome inside. Enough battery & alternator capacity to run a few thousand watts of good ol class A/B. Fix up your dads tunes top notch, they'll get listened to allot in a half million miles or so.

Always wondered why rigs didn't all have top notch systems, for as many hours as spent in them. When I helped farm, the tractors got their stereos beefed up before anything else.

The goofy thing I keep seeing in trucks is speaker placement. Most offensive is poking the front speakers right at your ears. Left is blaring a few inches to your head and the right one six feet away you never hear. Second place is way down in the doors aimed right at each other and your ankles. Just not like a car where they're at least ahead of you a few feet. Best fix I've done is custom kick panels. Best of Luck.