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Kicker CompRT 10" in shallow box installed 2017 SCrew XLT
All,
I did a lot of lurking around here and a few other sites about how to put a little base in factory stereo.
2017 XLT Super Crew with 7 speaker stereo - non-Sony.
I found the Kicker CompRT 10" subwoofer in a small sealed box for around $229 on amazon. It has a reflex sub beside it, but is only one powered driver (2 ohm)
I bought a Rockford Fosgate amp for $129. It's a 500 watt (2 ohm) single channel amp.
Also, I got the line converter and wiring kit... all told from amazon it was just under $400.
Well, it's a lot of base. So much so, the wife was not impressed. Thank goodness for the ability to dial it back. I adjusted the base both from the factory stereo and the amp. After doing some math, found out what my amp/subwoofer could handle and I checked it on a multi-meter (24.8 volts continuous, 49.6 volts spike/momentary). I've got the signal at just over 50 MHz for low end sound. The factory speakers do 'okay' down to that. And a 10" sub isn't good for anything above that.
I cut a 2x4 the length of the sub box, and I drilled a hole for the seat bolt in the wood. I attached the sub to the wood via Velcro, and I attached the wood to the truck the same way (industrial Velcro from Lowes)
To mount the amp, I cut a small piece of 1x8 and put it behind the back of the cabs carpet. I screwed the amp to it for mounting it vertical, and I applied more Velcro to the wood and back of the cab.
Anyway, cutting carpet to make space, it looks pretty good. I'll add pictures to show the final product. The seat folds up around 80%... I wish it was all the way, but it's completely hidden and sounds excellent (actually, too good)
Last edited by TheTurdFerguson; 03-28-2017 at 07:47 PM.
Pretty simple really. I used T-Taps on both rear speakers run to a line out converter. And the Boss wiring kit was pretty simple too. I ran it through the grommet on the passenger side firewall. I used a straightened coat hanger lubed with petroleum jelly to create the hole. I taped the end of the 8 gauge wire to the coat hanger and lubed it too when passing it through the grommet. I pulled up the kick plates on the passenger side and ran the power wire under them. For the b pillar, I used the same coat hanger to thread it through the loom on the base of the pillar. I bent the pillar's interior cover plastic just enough to access the speaker wires.
This was my first audio install, and really took my time and read a few other posts on here about lessons learned when installing the sub. Mounting was a creation of my own because it was some spare materials around I had. And Velcro is easy and the industrial stuff works.
Nice! I looked at this same box and really wanted to make it fit! I even took the carpet out and went back to the shop to do a test fit but I didn't buy it because I couldn't get the seat to fold all the way up. Ended up using a Rockford box so the seat would fold up.
Looks nice. Would you mind provoding amazon links to the products?
running through how you wired it?
and how it's controlled?
Thanks!
Originally Posted by TheTurdFerguson
All,
I did a lot of lurking around here and a few other sites about how to put a little base in factory stereo.
2017 XLT Super Crew with 7 speaker stereo - non-Sony.
I found the Kicker CompRT 10" subwoofer in a small sealed box for around $229 on amazon. It has a reflex sub beside it, but is only one powered driver (2 ohm)
I bought a Rockford Fosgate amp for $129. It's a 500 watt (2 ohm) single channel amp.
Also, I got the line converter and wiring kit... all told from amazon it was just under $400.
Well, it's a lot of base. So much so, the wife was not impressed. Thank goodness for the ability to dial it back. I adjusted the base both from the factory stereo and the amp. After doing some math, found out what my amp/subwoofer could handle and I checked it on a multi-meter (24.8 volts continuous, 49.6 volts spike/momentary). I've got the signal at just over 50 MHz for low end sound. The factory speakers do 'okay' down to that. And a 10" sub isn't good for anything above that.
I cut a 2x4 the length of the sub box, and I drilled a hole for the seat bolt in the wood. I attached the sub to the wood via Velcro, and I attached the wood to the truck the same way (industrial Velcro from Lowes)
To mount the amp, I cut a small piece of 1x8 and put it behind the back of the cabs carpet. I screwed the amp to it for mounting it vertical, and I applied more Velcro to the wood and back of the cab.
Anyway, cutting carpet to make space, it looks pretty good. I'll add pictures to show the final product. The seat folds up around 80%... I wish it was all the way, but it's completely hidden and sounds excellent (actually, too good)
And the person who did this write up is a saint. I just went through the passenger firewall because I'm stubborn and I didn't want to deal with excess wire in the engine bay.
03-28-2017, 07:11 PM
Kicker CompRT 10" in shallow box installed 2017 SCrew XLT
