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Old 06-16-2018, 03:47 PM
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Originally Posted by 5.0_FX2
No I had to buy 2 since they come as pairs. Now I have an extra one to do who knows what with.
Precisely what I wanted to hear lmao. Sell it to me!
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Originally Posted by k.b.
50% of the people buy a pair.

LOL the other 50% buy a single from somebody who bought a pair.
This was my aim, was crossing my fingers haha
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Well for those complaining about the door panels... those were some of the easiest door panels I have ever pulled. All 4 speakers installed in 45 minutes. Have no idea why I put that off for so long. I did manage to break the cable to the driver front door handle in my rush to beat the rain, but only an $11 oops. Will be here from Ford on their first run. As far as speaker quality... those paper speakers are a total joke. The JBLs blow em out the water
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So, in my own typical fashion, my "budget speaker upgrade" got out of hand. I went to order the JBL Clubs about a month ago, and the Kicker Key180.4 amp was on sale. I bought that instead and figured if I was going that far, I'd better put some really good speakers in. So I bought Focal ISS 690s for the front and ISC 165s for the rear. And since I was putting really good speakers and an amp in, I should probably step it up and put in sound deadener and FAST rings...

So $600 later, it's all back together and sounds absolutely amazing. But now the mids and highs are so full and clear, I feel like I need a subwoofer to really round it out...
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Originally Posted by tenx82
So, in my own typical fashion, my "budget speaker upgrade" got out of hand. I went to order the JBL Clubs about a month ago, and the Kicker Key180.4 amp was on sale. I bought that instead and figured if I was going that far, I'd better put some really good speakers in. So I bought Focal ISS 690s for the front and ISC 165s for the rear. And since I was putting really good speakers and an amp in, I should probably step it up and put in sound deadener and FAST rings...

So $600 later, it's all back together and sounds absolutely amazing. But now the mids and highs are so full and clear, I feel like I need a subwoofer to really round it out...
I did the same door speakers. However I have an Alpine head unit so I just added the alpine power pack and plan on hooking up a kicker hideaway soon. What are fast rings?
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Originally Posted by tenx82
So, in my own typical fashion, my "budget speaker upgrade" got out of hand. I went to order the JBL Clubs about a month ago, and the Kicker Key180.4 amp was on sale. I bought that instead and figured if I was going that far, I'd better put some really good speakers in. So I bought Focal ISS 690s for the front and ISC 165s for the rear. And since I was putting really good speakers and an amp in, I should probably step it up and put in sound deadener and FAST rings...

So $600 later, it's all back together and sounds absolutely amazing. But now the mids and highs are so full and clear, I feel like I need a subwoofer to really round it out...
You won't realize how much you need a subwoofer till you install one.
A good one.
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Originally Posted by leamdav
I did the same door speakers. However I have an Alpine head unit so I just added the alpine power pack and plan on hooking up a kicker hideaway soon. What are fast rings?
They're pre-cut foam rings that are supposed to help direct the sound. One for behind the speaker, one for speaker-to-door sealing, and one for speaker-to-grille sealing.
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Originally Posted by masitile
You won't realize how much you need a subwoofer till you install one.
A good one.
I've already been looking. My issue is I use my rear floor space regularly, and I refuse to cut carpet/pad off the back wall to fit a box. I was thinking about a 8" Kicker Comp RT behind the seats in a custom box, with a PX200.1 amp fed via a WPT1212 harness.
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I received my Pioneer TS-A692C 6x9 components today. I'll get them installed this weekend. They were $130 from Crutchfield. I found them for $80 on ABT. Test fired them up with my spare Kenwood HU on my test bench. They are loud and crisp and clear. They will sound even better in the doors and I also received my Noico sound deadening from Amazon. I already installed a Kenwood 45x4 mini amp that is powering the stock speakers. My subs are Rockford Fosgate 10 shallow mounts and a Prime 5001xd amp. Sounds good to me and its mostly equipment I already had from previous vehicles.

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https://www.abt.com/product/126925/P...RoCSi8QAvD_BwE


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