Fish Chris Posted August 25, 2011 Report Share Posted August 25, 2011 (edited) {I know SM has one, but not sure if he has ever opened up his dash.... did he ever put a system in that ?} Okay, I had been considering dash pods for some 5 1/4" mid ranges..... but I've decided they would be way too bulky, and obtrusive to do that.... So now, I'm seriously considering mounting them in the dash. (note: I have zero problem with hacking on the dash. It's my truck, I can cut it up if I want to LOL} Anyway, I just need to know what is under the dash, in the area I've marked here ? I'd prefer they be mounted in about the center of these two X's, but they could be closer or farther from the windshield if they had to be, to clear anything important underneath. BTW, my mids only need about 2 1/2" depth when top mounted. Anybody ? Much thanks, Fish Edited August 25, 2011 by Fish Chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red-navi-916 Posted August 25, 2011 Report Share Posted August 25, 2011 I would assume the piping for the air vent that u see right there goes right through there Quote BUILDLOG http://www.stevemeadedesigns.com/board/ind...showtopic=61862 "98crewcab"Never a POS....just always "a work in progress" lol that's how we roll bitches!!! Your a lowlife kid. I bet your mother wants to kill herself for not swallowing your ass. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D-train-13k Posted August 25, 2011 Report Share Posted August 25, 2011 AC vents. most of your wiring and harnesses would be behind the instrument cluster. i have a 2000 f150 and theres nothing there besides the ac vent. Quote The IrishmanCheck out my build hereXL 4th order wall build logIn Progress:alpine cda HU4th order Bandpass2xl 15's1- ab 400.1 (gonna be two hopefully)4- Crescendo 8's2- xts crecendo supertweeters 2 sq super tweetsMb quart 4.125Mechman 270a alt1- xs D27003- xs XP3000 4- odessey pc1700seller feed back threadhttp://www.stevemeadedesigns.com/board/topic/136418-d-train-13k/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fish Chris Posted August 25, 2011 Author Report Share Posted August 25, 2011 Red, yes, you are correct. I just saw on another website where a guy was sub-surface mounting some mids there, and he had totally hacked the duct in two, and rerouted the air flow around that spot.... crazy amount of work. But honestly, I'm thinking I don't need to do all that for a simple surface mount. I think I can notch the duct out enough, to let the speaker drop in as far as it has to, then seal the duct back up with aluminum tape or scrap plastic and epoxy, or something. Won't be visible anyway. Peace, Fish I would assume the piping for the air vent that u see right there goes right through there Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CJ18 Posted August 25, 2011 Report Share Posted August 25, 2011 I dont think it would be worth that amount of work just to get a couple 5.25s up in the dash. If you dont have kick panels then I would check out q logic for some and just do an extra set of 6.5s in the kicks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fish Chris Posted August 26, 2011 Author Report Share Posted August 26, 2011 (edited) Well honestly, I just don't think it's going to be that much work, to surface mount them in the dash. IMPO, the kick panels "especially" in an F150, are a really poor choice. For one, my feet have really poor hearing LOL For another, I certainly couldn't put the extra set of tweets down there too ! So that means, I'd have mids at my feet (darn near underneath the dash, in a F150) and the tweets for that set in the top corners of my windshield ? Definitely going to dash mount them. One way or another, I'm going to make them work, and be mounted somewhere up by my ears .....as I'm fixing to order them right now Peace, Fish PS, You mentioned the more common choice > 6.5's..... But i'm not worried about low frequency extension of my mids, as I also run mid-bass drivers (ordered two more last night Oh, and with my Polk Audios, the 5.25's are actually 1db louder than the 6.5"s. Interesting, huh ? Not to mention, I love the set of 5.25"s I've been running for the last 2 1/2 years, so why change up now ? I dont think it would be worth that amount of work just to get a couple 5.25s up in the dash. If you dont have kick panels then I would check out q logic for some and just do an extra set of 6.5s in the kicks. Edited August 26, 2011 by Fish Chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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