Blaylock
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- 03 XLT
Hi, this is my first thread. I have an 03 Explorer with factory amp/sub and am looking to upgrade them. I want to be able to feel the bass without shaking all the cars around me. I am happy with the factory front and rear speakers, so I only want to upgrade the sub and amp.
My current head unit is a Pioneer DEH-P6800MP
http://www.pioneerelectronics.com/PUSA/Products/CarAudioVideo/In-Dash/CD-Players/DEH-P6800MP
Since I have the 3rd row seat and use it often, I am limited on space in the back. This is the combo that I am thinking of getting:
Kicker - CompVR 10" Dual-Voice-Coil 2-Ohm Subwoofer CVR102
800W peak (400W rms) @ 2 ohms
Alpine - 500W Class D Mono MOSFET Amplifier with Adjustable Crossover MRP-M500
500W @ 2 ohms
Atrend - 10" Single Sealed Subwoofer Enclosure for Most Trucks - Charcoal
There is a 400W Kicker amp but was $10 more and the reviews for the Alpine were a lot better too.
The total will be about $350 and I have to buy the wiring. I was sticking with Best Buy because I have a friend who works there and can get me 50% off all my stuff.
I think I may do my own installation, my friend and I put in the head unit and I am very good with my hands and mechanical stuff (pulling apart the dash, seats, trim/plastics), the wiring is pretty straight forward since I can just use some RCA cables to the head unit and run the power lines to the amp from the battery. I would like to leave the stock amp and sub intact (and working?) just in case I sell it and want to keep my new sub.
So, what do you guys recommend? Does the combo I am looking at seem ok? Does anyone have a write up or pictures of this? Thanks for any feedback!
EDIT:
So I was looking at some wiring diagrams. It looks like there is no way to wire up 1 DVC @ 2 ohms and use an amp at 2 ohms, I have to use an amp stable at 1 or 4. I will probably stick with the same amp and wire it at 4 ohms, I know I loose 100W but I don't think I will ever notice the difference.
My current head unit is a Pioneer DEH-P6800MP
http://www.pioneerelectronics.com/PUSA/Products/CarAudioVideo/In-Dash/CD-Players/DEH-P6800MP
Since I have the 3rd row seat and use it often, I am limited on space in the back. This is the combo that I am thinking of getting:
Kicker - CompVR 10" Dual-Voice-Coil 2-Ohm Subwoofer CVR102
800W peak (400W rms) @ 2 ohms
Alpine - 500W Class D Mono MOSFET Amplifier with Adjustable Crossover MRP-M500
500W @ 2 ohms
Atrend - 10" Single Sealed Subwoofer Enclosure for Most Trucks - Charcoal
There is a 400W Kicker amp but was $10 more and the reviews for the Alpine were a lot better too.
The total will be about $350 and I have to buy the wiring. I was sticking with Best Buy because I have a friend who works there and can get me 50% off all my stuff.
I think I may do my own installation, my friend and I put in the head unit and I am very good with my hands and mechanical stuff (pulling apart the dash, seats, trim/plastics), the wiring is pretty straight forward since I can just use some RCA cables to the head unit and run the power lines to the amp from the battery. I would like to leave the stock amp and sub intact (and working?) just in case I sell it and want to keep my new sub.
So, what do you guys recommend? Does the combo I am looking at seem ok? Does anyone have a write up or pictures of this? Thanks for any feedback!
EDIT:
So I was looking at some wiring diagrams. It looks like there is no way to wire up 1 DVC @ 2 ohms and use an amp at 2 ohms, I have to use an amp stable at 1 or 4. I will probably stick with the same amp and wire it at 4 ohms, I know I loose 100W but I don't think I will ever notice the difference.