Originally Posted by Jacob Sims

I have 2 kicker comp 12's and a 1,000 watt 2 channel amp that will be going in my 2005 f-150 XLT 5.4 at some point. I have found a box and found someone to do the wiring for me what I need to know now is in order to protect battery life and alternator life can I do just the big 3/4 upgrade and be fine with my stock battery alternator? Or do I need to upgrade the alternator as well as the big 3/4? Or do I just need to buy a 1 farad cap/separate battery? Also I have an aftermarket light bar I'm going to be running into the fuse holder when all this is installed I'll be using a 4 awg amp wiring kit. If I need to upgrade the alternator at all is it cheaper to just buy an aftermarket alternator pushing more amps or upgrade the stock alternator armature to a 180 or 200 amp?

Originally Posted by SrCorona

I'm planning on installing a LOC to add a subwoofer to my 07. It doesn't have a subwoofer right now. Is there already a subwoofer wire I can tap into coming off the stock HU or is it going to have to go off of the rear speakers?

Originally Posted by marine_2003

I just put in a set of JL Audio C2-570x coaxial speakers in my front doors. I didn't realize the tweeters in the door were hooked up to the stock speakers. How can I hook the tweeters to the new speakers? Or do I even need to look at it since the JLs come with a 3/4" tweeter attached to the coaxial?

Originally Posted by StephenG

Having trouble finding answers to a few quick questions.


1. Is there a way to use the factory radio mounts for an aftermarket HU?No you need a kit
2. When hooking up the factory sub to an aftermarket HU what is the purpose of the shield wire?Keep out engine noise
3. For steering wheel controls with a compatible HU (I don't need the adapter) does anybody know if I hook to Key1 or Key 2 wire on new HU?What kind of HU is it? All of the good brands need an adapter


Thanks!

Originally Posted by Wyo11Scab

see the bold