duxslayer

RNL - if you wind up building yours, I'd easily pay $75

Big Six

Hey, did y'all get your harnesses yet? Looks like the FOR-11CK is pretty darn elusive. In fact, Amazon states that it is unavailable for the foreseeable future (basically). However, I found this other harness http://www.hfvt.com/content/page/cat...-%20NON-AMP::5
It is made by a company called HFVT. Could someone with more audio technical expertise take a look and see if this would be a good substitution for the FOR-11CK? It states that it is for installing Parrot kits in 2014-2017 F-150 with standard radio (4.2" screen), which is what I have. I just wanted to get an "expert" opinion. I am also going to contact the mfr, but they may not like the fact that I plan to use their harness for something other than what was intended. Don't know how they will respond. There has to be something out there to use for installing an amp in these trucks without cutting into the factory wiring...

Scapegoat81

I gave up. Sent back my Alpine amp & got a refund, then cancelled the order for the harness. He did state that they would be shipping late June, but at that point I already had my mind made up.
I just went ahead & replaced all of the stock speakers in the doors w/ 6 1/2" Polks. Plenty loud for me

Big Six

Sorry you had to give up. The listing on Amazon looked a little bizarre. Perhaps they just got flooded with orders and could not keep up. At any rate, it does not seem like good business practice jerking y'all around like that. I was looking at Polk for replacement speakers as well. Which Polks did you go with? Components in the front and coax in the rear?

Scapegoat81

Exactly. Components in the front, 2-way coax in the back. They sound great

Big Six

Good to hear (pardon the pun). I was looking at the DB6502 components. Did you just use the factory wiring? Was the install pretty straight forward? I just want to get some insight before I go tearing into the doors and A pillars.

Scapegoat81

I think those are the exact ones I bought. I ordered from Crutchfield & they sent all necessary brackets & wire harness adapters. I was a little confused at first on how to run the Components but after talking to a very helpful tech from Crutchfield, everything was a breeze. EXCEPT running the wire for the tweeters through the door boot. It was prob THE MOST time consuming step in the whole job.

You also have to get creative & make a bracket to hold the tweeters in the a-pillars. I cut up & made use of some metal drywall cornerbead for a strap

Big Six

Thanks for the info. From the reviews I have read, I think that the Polks will be a good bet for replacing the factory speakers. And, now that I think of it, I believe that I saw the cornerbead brackets for the tweeters in another thread. I have read so many audio threads lately that they are running together in my mind....

MiniChunks

The FOR-11ck is supposed to ship to me today or tomorrow......I've heard that before, but I'm keeping my fingers crossed. The manufacturer was having delays because the connectors were on backorder

RLXXI

I bought 2 sets of these for the 4 doors
Marine rated because our doors are not water proof, they sound pretty damn good but can handle a whole lot more power than the stock head unit pushes, enter inline amp, enter no pass thru amp harness available, enter disgust.
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