Need advice on new install and setup

[xuannmai@22]

Hello all, newbie here. Just got the 2013 honda accord ex-l and was quite disappointed in the audio so i am looking to upgrade.

Here is what i have bought with a couple different options

Option 1:

Polk audio db6501 font

Polk audio db651 rear

Rockford fosgate pbr300x4

Audiocontrol lc6i

DB Link PK4Z 4 Gauge Power Series Amplifier Installation Kit

GTMAT

Option 2

Polk audio db6501 font

Polk audio db651 rear

Polk audio da5000.5 amp

Alpine swr823d freeair sub

Audiocontrol lc6i

DB Link PK4Z 4 Gauge Power Series Amplifier Installation Kit

GTMAT

I started with just installing the component db6501 in the doors (i only did the passenger side) ran to HU only and i could barely hear anything...they almost sounded like laptop speakers or headphones that were turned up way loud. I hooked into the door speaker and ran via harness to the crossover and from crossover ran to tweeter and door. Did i do something wrong? Why did it sound like crap?

So i am going to place the lc6i and amp in the trunk somewhere and run from there.

Here is my plan for install:

Run power from battery into the grommet by dead pedal and down drivers side into the trunk to the amp/lc6i

Run 8 16 gauge speaker wires up the passenger side 4 to drivers door and 4 to passenger door. Once there i will connect 2 wires via harness to stock door speaker hookup and 2 wires to crossover and run tweeter and door speaker from crossover. The 8 wires will connect to amp speaker outputs and lc6i inputs

I will run 8 wires to rear 4 left 4 right which will run back to amp/lc6i

I will run remote ground from fuse box drivers side via add a fuse, down passenger side

I will connect ground to bare metal in trunk (suggestions welcomed

Which amp do you recommend? If i do polk amp then i will run the swr-823d sub freeair in the deck, i saw someone do this and it looked nice.

If i do the rockford fosgate then i will do the front and rear speakers only

Do i need power and ground to the lc6i? If so can i just use a distribution block and split the power from the battery?

What exactly does the lc6i do? Would i be better off just using a line converter for $40?

Sorry for all the questions, i just dont want to mess up a new car with 28 miles on it

Thanks

Heath

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[shutmdown 10+ year member]

I started with just installing the component db6501 in the doors (i only did the passenger side) ran to HU only and i could barely hear anything...they almost sounded like laptop speakers or headphones that were turned up way loud. I hooked into the door speaker and ran via harness to the crossover and from crossover ran to tweeter and door. Did i do something wrong? Why did it sound like crap?

first off your hooking up components to your HU. Your stock deck does not have enough power to push those components. If you want to run speakers off your headunit you need to look for efficient coaxial speakers.

next the Audiocontrol LC6i is basically a LOC. this gives you the ability to have RCA outputs for your amplifier. i'm a firm believer of you get what you pay for so its really your call on if you want to spend the extra bucks.

next the amp choice depends on whether you want to run that sub or not. you have a 4 channel or 5...

my suggestion would be to run the coax rear speakers off the deck and bridge the 4 channels to the front components.