Installed Ipod and Subs in 97X

[UnorthodoxCreat]

Well when I bought my Explorer it was to be my daily driver and not modified at all as thats what my Probe is for(I dont need 2 money pits). I resisted for about 6 months but the first modifications happened this past week. I bought a used 40Gig Ipod a couple months and really havent used it as much as I thought I would so I figured out a way to hardwire it to the stock system on a switch with the CD changer and I tried to make a plug and play holder that looks OEM. Total cost was about $8 for paint, a stereo plug, and fiberglass supplies I already had.

I also had subbox with 2 12s and an amp that I got in a Probe I bought for $250. I dont think are anything special or worth selling so I decided to put them in the Explorer. Total cost was $25 to recover the box and buy a line converter. The Probe had all the RCAs, wiring and fuses I needed. I guess the amp isnt powerful enough for the subs cause I cant turn it up to loud or the subs die after a couple hits(maybe I need a capacitor) but this is a low budget project and its better than before so I'll live with it.

Overall I'm pretty happy with how everthing turned out. One of a kind and a clean install overall and 3,500+ songs at my fingertips(on an Ipod thats not half full). Comments?

 

[SkanlaxJMO]

nice that IPOD plate looks really good it actually looks factory...good job

 

[HappyGilmore]

sweet it does look factory. whats the switch for?

 

[UnorthodoxCreat]

sweet it does look factory. whats the switch for?

The switch is needed to turn the signal the CD changer sends off. Otherwise both the changer and Ipod send a signal to the headunit which just doesnt work. When the Ipod is not in the factory cd changer is still operational which was one of my goals.

 

[smittyrock3]

Nice, real clean fiberglass look. That's a skill I really need to look into.