Coming up with a decent single cab sound system! Need opinions!

As for the 3 subs in the sibgle box it is doable, I think I actually crammed 5 behind your seat with AutoCad but thats borderline doable. Here are your options at least when it comes to wirering up the subs. This should help you in finding an amp as the ohm load that the amp is stable to will be part of the equation.

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With this try to find a 1ohm stable amp that may do a little over the rating for the subs.

and according to Crutchfield you could do this Crutchfield Wirering Diagram

Or if you stick with 2 subs you can do either or...

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Of course here the 2ohm load would be recomended versus the 8ohm load. But those should be your options. Of course there are more with different subs configurations and such but thats what you could do with the kickers you picked and either 2 or 3 sub config.

With the two subs you may be able to get away with ported but I am not too experienced with designing ported boxes, specially for regular cab trucks tucked behind the seat.

As for the components I would say mount the mid in the door in the factory location (making a trim ring of course to adapt it to the 6x8 hole. Then mount the tweeter somewhere on the door, maybe squeeze it in under the panel next to the other speaker, or maybe flush mount it up where the panel covers the side view mirror mounts, something like this...

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Current build is the following:

Panasonic CQ-C8303U CD/MP3 Car Receiver CQC8303U

URL: http://tinyurl.com/3cqjuw

Price: 129.95(Not Including Taxes)

Shipping Cost: 24.95

Hifonics TXi1008D 1000 Watts Class D Monoblock Amplifier

URL: http://tinyurl.com/yrrprf

Price: $149.50(Not Including Taxes)

Shipping Cost: 17.00

3x Kicker CompVT 12" Shallow Mounts

URL: http://tinyurl.com/2r9lt2

Price: $194.85(Not Including Taxes)

Shipping Price: 29.75

Truck Enclosure w/ 3x 12" Subwoofer Holes(May Be Custom-Built)

URL: ???

Price: ???

Shipping Price: ???

DHD NTX-GOLD 4 Gauge Amplifier Kit

URL: http://tinyurl.com/33mmfp

Price: 49.99(Not Including Taxes)

Shipping Cost: Unknown

Wiring the three 12" subwoofers up to for a 2.6ohm load giving enough juice to the subwoofers without overdoing it. Still looking at component systems even though I am happy with my door speakers.

I am also looking for a truck enclosure that can house three 12" subwoofers.

 
Would a capacitor be ideal for this setup or maybe an xtra battery considering the fact that I will also be installing a rather complex interior LED lighting setup?

 
Do a blowthrough!
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he doesn't want to do modifications to the bed...

As for recommendations:

A) Just do 2 subs... adding a third isn't really going to help that much unless you give all 3 400w... and getting the correct ohm load isn't going to happen.... Get 2, 2ohm subs for a 1 ohm load and an 800w@1ohm mono amp... the hifonics will do the trick fine though. I like overpowered amps, just back the gains down....

B) you should be able to get plenty of airspace behind the seat for 1.5-2.0 cf per sub... I haven't modeled the TS params but someone will at some point and tell you what the correct box size should be. Behind the seat is just fine, don't bother with a blow-through

C) Wire is wire... so whatever works... you need at least 4ga when getting up around 1000w

D) You should REALLY do a nice comp system or if you want to simplify installation there are some nice braxials out there. If you find a pair of Aura MR62's buy them.... but don't waste money on a comp system if you aren't going to amp them.... deck power is dirty.... there are some ok coaxials and a handful of braxials out there but comp systems are easier to find....

C) That panasonic is fugly... but it's your choice //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

 
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