I'm just gonna keep track of installs I do on one page. Most of these will be small decks and speakers, maybe an amp, anything larger will be its own build log. I am currently working on a 2014 Camry as my daily commuter which has its own build log. check it out.
?1998? Dodge Dakota, helped a friend put this together for a friend of his. He did the deck and rears while I covered the front components and the amp bypass(had the stock infinity setup). The setup was a Kenwood deck, alpine SPS610c(front) and SPS610(rear). Here is my part, the components and amp bypass.
First pulled the doors off and got the old speakers out, I cut some of the vapor barrier out around the speaker where I was going to install some sound deadener. Making sure to leave the vapor barrier where the hooks fit to hold the panel on. Then used some all purpose cleaner and wiped all the dirt off the metal, and the outside door skin directly behind the speaker.
Next I mocked up a piece of deadener, this is Noico deadener, its a bit thin but better than nothing, I ended up with 50sqft for cheap and didn't use it, so use it where I can to help out.
Cut the center out and put it on the outside skin behind the speaker. Also I already connected the new speaker ends on the wire and Tesa taped it all up.
Then the factory speaker un-clips out of the factory spacer. The alpines come with a direct adapter to the factory spacer, and here they are installed.
Then the speaker mounts to the alpine adapter with machine screws.
Next is on to the tweeters. Here is the alpine inline crossover hooked to the factory wires and all Tesa taped.
I mocked up before I cut and connected these, where I was going to mount them along the factory wiring so it would all look nice and be out of the way. Here they are all finished up.
The tweeters could have been mounted behind the stock infinity tweeter grill, but our buddy though the alpine grills looked better, and when using the alpine mount you have some adjust-ability for aiming the tweeter. So the stock grill popped out and we had to open up the hole just slightly with a Dremel sanding wheel. Here's the tweets mounted.
?1998? Dodge Dakota, helped a friend put this together for a friend of his. He did the deck and rears while I covered the front components and the amp bypass(had the stock infinity setup). The setup was a Kenwood deck, alpine SPS610c(front) and SPS610(rear). Here is my part, the components and amp bypass.
First pulled the doors off and got the old speakers out, I cut some of the vapor barrier out around the speaker where I was going to install some sound deadener. Making sure to leave the vapor barrier where the hooks fit to hold the panel on. Then used some all purpose cleaner and wiped all the dirt off the metal, and the outside door skin directly behind the speaker.
Next I mocked up a piece of deadener, this is Noico deadener, its a bit thin but better than nothing, I ended up with 50sqft for cheap and didn't use it, so use it where I can to help out.
Cut the center out and put it on the outside skin behind the speaker. Also I already connected the new speaker ends on the wire and Tesa taped it all up.
Then the factory speaker un-clips out of the factory spacer. The alpines come with a direct adapter to the factory spacer, and here they are installed.
Then the speaker mounts to the alpine adapter with machine screws.
Next is on to the tweeters. Here is the alpine inline crossover hooked to the factory wires and all Tesa taped.
I mocked up before I cut and connected these, where I was going to mount them along the factory wiring so it would all look nice and be out of the way. Here they are all finished up.
The tweeters could have been mounted behind the stock infinity tweeter grill, but our buddy though the alpine grills looked better, and when using the alpine mount you have some adjust-ability for aiming the tweeter. So the stock grill popped out and we had to open up the hole just slightly with a Dremel sanding wheel. Here's the tweets mounted.
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