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<blockquote data-quote="misfit138" data-source="post: 6225694" data-attributes="member: 611275">Deadener:&nbsp; Dynamat, Second Skin, etc.&nbsp; Look up online tutorials in order to learn where/how to use it.&nbsp; Wear decent gloves unless you want to tear your hands up.&nbsp; Buy a roller and take your time.&nbsp; It&#039;s the small details that make or break your build.CD Player:&nbsp; The Alpine iDA-X305 is pretty nice.&nbsp; I think you&#039;ve made a good choice here.Subs:&nbsp; The Mojos are nice, but I don&#039;t think you fully realize the commitment and money it takes in order to effectively use subwoofers of this caliber.&nbsp; Also, we need to know their impedance in order to help you pick an amp for them.&nbsp; You&#039;re going to need 2,000 - 2,500 watts rms to power them correctly, but without knowing their impedance noone can help you here.&nbsp; I think you should&#039;ve went with something a little more modest.Components:&nbsp; The RF comps that I listed earlier are pretty good, but they&#039;re out of the question now.&nbsp; You&#039;ll need something pretty high end that can comfortably take way more than rated power in order to compete with all that bass from the Mojos.&nbsp; Some people may disagree with that, but if you want clarity, you must have high quality comps.&nbsp; This will not be a cheap upgrade by any means.Component Amplfier:&nbsp; Can&#039;t pick one until you decide which comps you&#039;re going to buy.&nbsp; You should&#039;ve picked your cd player, comps and amps right off the bat.&nbsp; In my opinion you&#039;ve made a mistake here.Wiring:&nbsp; Find an online tutorial for &quot;the big 3&quot;.&nbsp; I suggest you use 1/0 awg for the job.&nbsp; It&#039;s relatively easy to do on most vehicles.&nbsp; You&#039;ll need 1/0 awg for powering and grounding a 2,000 watt+ mono amplfier as well.&nbsp; Don&#039;t forget about the multi-channel amp for your components, because it&#039;ll require decent wiring too.&nbsp; One more thing, don&#039;t get cheap with the speaker wire.&nbsp; It&#039;s important as well.&nbsp; Wiring is far from cheap, and this is an area that seperates noobs from guys who actually know what they&#039;re doing.&nbsp; Had you been a little more modest, you could&#039;ve gotten by with less expensive wiring.Electrical upgrades:&nbsp; 2,000+ watts brings with it yet another expensive upgrade.&nbsp; A high output alternator.&nbsp; You&#039;re going to need one, unless you want massive voltage drops that can destroy your equipment and dim your headlights.&nbsp; An extra battery is now a given as well.&nbsp; A high quality dry cell is a must.&nbsp; Once again, this is not a cheap upgrade.This is the most discouraging part of this post.&nbsp; Even with all the expensive upgrades I&#039;ve listed, there are many that I didn&#039;t bring up.&nbsp; I&#039;m going to be completely honest with you, man.&nbsp; It would be in your best interest to use only 1 of those mojo subs.&nbsp; You&#039;ll still have great bass with only one of them, and it&#039;ll cut your install budget in half.&nbsp; You&#039;ll be able to save money on wiring, component speakers, amplifiers, your enclosure and many other things if you bring your expectations down a little.&nbsp; Lots of people in your shoes think 2 big subwoofers are the best way to go, but that simply isn&#039;t the case.&nbsp; You own a pretty small vehicle to begin with, so two monster subs aren&#039;t really necessary.&nbsp; I&#039;m sure there are hundreds of guys on caraudio.com with similar vehicles, and many of them run a single sub setup that&#039;s capable of massive output.&nbsp; But, if you&#039;re comfortable with the huge investment and amount of work, go for both Mojo&#039;s.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="misfit138, post: 6225694, member: 611275"] Deadener: Dynamat, Second Skin, etc. Look up online tutorials in order to learn where/how to use it. Wear decent gloves unless you want to tear your hands up. Buy a roller and take your time. It's the small details that make or break your build. CD Player: The Alpine iDA-X305 is pretty nice. I think you've made a good choice here. Subs: The Mojos are nice, but I don't think you fully realize the commitment and money it takes in order to effectively use subwoofers of this caliber. Also, we need to know their impedance in order to help you pick an amp for them. You're going to need 2,000 - 2,500 watts rms to power them correctly, but without knowing their impedance noone can help you here. I think you should've went with something a little more modest. Components: The RF comps that I listed earlier are pretty good, but they're out of the question now. You'll need something pretty high end that can comfortably take way more than rated power in order to compete with all that bass from the Mojos. Some people may disagree with that, but if you want clarity, you must have high quality comps. This will not be a cheap upgrade by any means. Component Amplfier: Can't pick one until you decide which comps you're going to buy. You should've picked your cd player, comps and amps right off the bat. In my opinion you've made a mistake here. Wiring: Find an online tutorial for "the big 3". I suggest you use 1/0 awg for the job. It's relatively easy to do on most vehicles. You'll need 1/0 awg for powering and grounding a 2,000 watt+ mono amplfier as well. Don't forget about the multi-channel amp for your components, because it'll require decent wiring too. One more thing, don't get cheap with the speaker wire. It's important as well. Wiring is far from cheap, and this is an area that seperates noobs from guys who actually know what they're doing. Had you been a little more modest, you could've gotten by with less expensive wiring. Electrical upgrades: 2,000+ watts brings with it yet another expensive upgrade. A high output alternator. You're going to need one, unless you want massive voltage drops that can destroy your equipment and dim your headlights. An extra battery is now a given as well. A high quality dry cell is a must. Once again, this is not a cheap upgrade. This is the most discouraging part of this post. Even with all the expensive upgrades I've listed, there are many that I didn't bring up. I'm going to be completely honest with you, man. It would be in your best interest to use only 1 of those mojo subs. You'll still have great bass with only one of them, and it'll cut your install budget in half. You'll be able to save money on wiring, component speakers, amplifiers, your enclosure and many other things if you bring your expectations down a little. Lots of people in your shoes think 2 big subwoofers are the best way to go, but that simply isn't the case. You own a pretty small vehicle to begin with, so two monster subs aren't really necessary. I'm sure there are hundreds of guys on caraudio.com with similar vehicles, and many of them run a single sub setup that's capable of massive output. But, if you're comfortable with the huge investment and amount of work, go for both Mojo's. [/QUOTE]

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