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Speaker placement w/in cab tank
I did a search, no dice. I'm sure this had to have been discussed before. I'm not looking for ground shaking audio in the truck. Just something with a good sound like my 99 F150. The 99 does have a Pioneer SuperTuner though. I don't have anything as far as a system. It got ripped off several years ago. I would really hate to cut into the nearly perfect door panels. I read somewhere once that a guy made small boxes and pushed them under the seat. I can't imagine the sound quality was that great. Any ideas or experience to share would be appreciated!
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Re: Speaker placement w/in cab tank
I would just get a set of cheap door panels off ebay and cut them up. Save the good ones for later if you ever want to revert back to stock setup.
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Re: Speaker placement w/in cab tank
My speakers are mounted in the door by the P.O. he did a nice job but hacked up a very good set of door panels.
Depending on speaker size/shape...consider
the kick panels or up under the dash.
Some years ago I bought a pair of enclosures
from J.C. Whitney for 6 x 9 speakers. They were designed for use under a car package tray but worked great under the seat of my truck. The enclosures were made of plastic and I added some foam for insulation.
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Re: Speaker placement w/in cab tank
There is another thread on this subject under the electrical/wiring forum. Lots of good ideas in there for speaker placement and such... been about 2-3 months ago and I think it was merlin68 that started it...
here was my idea though... take out bench seat and install some buckets. Make a console to go between the seats with a set of 6x9 speakers facing towards each seat, angled up slightly so the full force of sound would be aimed at the person in each seat.
OOPS-- just went back and checked it out, it was on CD changer placements... and it was started by Prime69... good reading though, check it out.
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Re: Speaker placement w/in cab tank
I have some low-tec ones that are rectangular and hang down under the dash. I put them in about 15 years ago and they sound just as crappy today as they did then. Maybe they make better ones now. Also for short people there used to be a plastic headliner insert with a center counsol and a place for a speaker on each side. I don't think they make those anymore though.
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Re: Speaker placement w/in cab tank
***I read somewhere once that a guy made small boxes and pushed them under the seat. I can't imagine the sound quality was that great.***
Thats exactly what I do in mine. Yes, it's not the greatest sound, but it's not exactly bad either for casual listening. I couldn't stand the thought of cutting holes in my door panels, even though I can do it and have it look ok. I just prefer not having the holes as I don't have the colored plastic door covers, and speakers will stick out like a sore thumb with my all white metal doors. So I just use a pair of cheapy speakers that came from a small stereo, and cram them up under the seat fronts. They stick out a bit from the seat and point up, but they don't get in my way. I have the usual front in-dash speaker up by the windshield, but I use it as a remote speaker for my Icom 706 ham radio. My *stereo* is an old ac-delco AM-FM stereo that I just keep sitting down on the floor. It won't fit my dash. I really don't listen to it that much.
I have the ford factory radio plate in my dash that I found at a junkyard, and some day will find a radio to fit that hole. My truck didn't have a radio from the factory.
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quote:
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... there used to be a plastic headliner insert with a center counsol and a place for a speaker on each side. I don't think they make those anymore though.
Yeah, you can still get those through LMC, and JC Whitney, too, I believe.
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Re: Speaker placement w/in cab tank
I've been scratching my head over this as well, I've figured out where to place my tweeters without seeing wires or cutting holes, and there is already a pair of
6 1/2" rounds in the a-posts (the one on the left has an ugly unpainted 4" disc under it, sort-of welded in a hole where some 'i-doit' cut a hole and found a door hinge behind). I'm going to try to create a panel between the tank and the b-post to cover the opening, and there should be enough space to mount a 4" x 10" speaker there. It should work on the tank side also, I can keep y'all posted if you like. I can describe the tweeter placement as well if you want.
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Re: Speaker placement w/in cab tank
Keith,
I just stashed a set of jansens under the seat. They have the tweeter and midrange in the plastic mounting case. Fits nice under the seat and sounds good. Not symphony hall quality, but real good truck quality.
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Re: Speaker placement w/in cab tank
I just noticed the speakers on my 96 supercab and the rear ones are in the pillars right above the rear seat back rest. I was thinking those could be made to fit into an older pickup. For a stock stereo they don't sound bad. But I'm sure they aren't something to hook up to a 400 watt Fosgate amp.
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