Factory sub
10-10-2018, 03:12 PM
#891
Originally Posted by mustanglvr66
How do you know if you have a Sony stereo or not? Mine is a 2018 XLT without the sub. I was thinking about getting one though.
10-10-2018, 07:04 PM
#892
Senior Member
No connector - that white plastic bracket in the picture is what the connector snaps onto if you had one.
10-10-2018, 07:47 PM
#893
Why such a mish mash with all these f150s ?I don't get it. Some have the connector some don't, some have power to the connecter some don't but still have signal going there (like me) .. Frustrating.
It's all about money I guess somehow. There should be 3 4 or 5 different f150s.and that's that.
Eg. XL you get these options. Xlt you get these, lariat you get this,, KR and limited etc. Simple easy peasy.
It's all about money I guess somehow. There should be 3 4 or 5 different f150s.and that's that.
Eg. XL you get these options. Xlt you get these, lariat you get this,, KR and limited etc. Simple easy peasy.
11-06-2018, 01:07 PM
#894
Junior Member
Why such a mish mash with all these f150s ?I don't get it. Some have the connector some don't, some have power to the connecter some don't but still have signal going there (like me) .. Frustrating.
It's all about money I guess somehow. There should be 3 4 or 5 different f150s.and that's that.
Eg. XL you get these options. Xlt you get these, lariat you get this,, KR and limited etc. Simple easy peasy.
It's all about money I guess somehow. There should be 3 4 or 5 different f150s.and that's that.
Eg. XL you get these options. Xlt you get these, lariat you get this,, KR and limited etc. Simple easy peasy.
11-20-2018, 11:54 PM
#895
Can you explain how you hooked up the Rockford RCAs to the harness
Ok, I can vouch that these procedures work, and not just for a Kicker sub. I just used the procedures in this thread to install a Sound Ordnance B-8PT powered subwoofer, and it works great. No pulling wires through the firewall, no add-a-circuits, no splicing into factory speaker wires.
Bought the WPT-1212 pigtail on Amazon, which came with bare metal Motorcraft crimp connectors and heat-shrink tubing. I made up a harness to connect the WPT-1212 to the SO subwoofer, using the wiring instructions provided by NCRedneck in post #87. I used a Rockford Fosgate RFI2SW adapter to connect the "+" and "-" signal wires from the WPT-1212 pigtail to the SO's line level RCA inputs, and I wrapped the "shield" wire around the signal wires as far as it would go and taped everything up.
The factory harness has wires for only one amplifier/subwoofer input, but the SO B-8PT has two PCA inputs. I tried it using just one of the inputs and using both inputs and ended up soldering everything together using both inputs. But I don't think it makes a difference because the B-8PT is mono, despite having two inputs. If I was doing it over again I'd use a single RCA adapter since they are a little cheaper.
Oddly enough, the turn-on wire works for the SO subwoofer, even though the manual says it needs a 12V connection and I only measured 6 volts on that wire. I'm not complaining...
Set the ACM to "Auxiliary Subwoofer" and "Supercab 7 speaker with kicker audio" using Forscan and done!
Many thanks to you guys who figured this out for us. These procedures saved me hours of work and resulted in an OEM-like wiring job. Great work!
Bought the WPT-1212 pigtail on Amazon, which came with bare metal Motorcraft crimp connectors and heat-shrink tubing. I made up a harness to connect the WPT-1212 to the SO subwoofer, using the wiring instructions provided by NCRedneck in post #87. I used a Rockford Fosgate RFI2SW adapter to connect the "+" and "-" signal wires from the WPT-1212 pigtail to the SO's line level RCA inputs, and I wrapped the "shield" wire around the signal wires as far as it would go and taped everything up.
The factory harness has wires for only one amplifier/subwoofer input, but the SO B-8PT has two PCA inputs. I tried it using just one of the inputs and using both inputs and ended up soldering everything together using both inputs. But I don't think it makes a difference because the B-8PT is mono, despite having two inputs. If I was doing it over again I'd use a single RCA adapter since they are a little cheaper.
Oddly enough, the turn-on wire works for the SO subwoofer, even though the manual says it needs a 12V connection and I only measured 6 volts on that wire. I'm not complaining...
Set the ACM to "Auxiliary Subwoofer" and "Supercab 7 speaker with kicker audio" using Forscan and done!
Many thanks to you guys who figured this out for us. These procedures saved me hours of work and resulted in an OEM-like wiring job. Great work!
12-07-2018, 11:26 AM
#896
US Army Medic
I got my dealer to throw this in as a perk for taking a Super Cab over a Crew 2018 and it sounds absolutely horrible. The original setup sans sub sounded so much better. My first full drive to work with it, I had to turn the bass down because the distortion coming from the sub overpowered everything else. I understand the issue with Sirius so I used Spotify with my motorcycle playlist which is most 80s rock and it totally ruined my drive. Is it possible the dealer didnt wire it up correctly? I was pretty sure its just a couple connectors and then done. Can the sub and/or amp be swapped out for another or would I be better suited in replacing the whole thing?
I will be getting my Forscan dongle in this afternoon and plan on looking at the settings, but the sub sounds so quiet that you have to crank up the volume to get anything and then it just starts hitting a wall as if there was some sort of cutout on frequencies.
I will be getting my Forscan dongle in this afternoon and plan on looking at the settings, but the sub sounds so quiet that you have to crank up the volume to get anything and then it just starts hitting a wall as if there was some sort of cutout on frequencies.
12-07-2018, 08:35 PM
#897
Senior Member
Hawkeye when you get Forscan going try changing 727-01-02 X*88 XX. My default for * was 6 (2018 SCREW with seven speaker with no subwoofer). I think I ended up changing mine to A when I installed my home built subwoofer. I definitely noticed a difference in sound changing this setting. Play with it and see if it helps. It appears to change the equalization of the headunit.
12-09-2018, 03:26 AM
#898
US Army Medic
Hawkeye when you get Forscan going try changing 727-01-02 X*88 XX. My default for * was 6 (2018 SCREW with seven speaker with no subwoofer). I think I ended up changing mine to A when I installed my home built subwoofer. I definitely noticed a difference in sound changing this setting. Play with it and see if it helps. It appears to change the equalization of the headunit.
12-09-2018, 06:06 AM
#899
Hawkeye, your previous post reads like there might be some redundant low frequencies between door woofers and subwoofer. Just be sure the doors are highpassed and the sub is lowpassed but not at the same freq. Needs separation because of attenuation. In my truck, doors are highpassed at 120 hz and sub is lowpassed at 80 hz. Because of attenuation, there is nothing missing between 120 and 80. I hope this makes sense to you.
12-11-2018, 09:28 AM
#900
F150 Wannabe
Hello fellow sub junkies! I have the kicker sub behind the seat that was factory installed in my truck I just bought used. It does not have any sound coming out of it at all. Could that be a fuse issue or should I try and replace the little onboard amp?