suzi427 Posted September 18, 2014 Report Posted September 18, 2014 Alright so I recently bought a 2008 Double Cab SR5. I have "some" *cough cough* background in stereo so I have wasted no time in getting gear ordered and planning the build. My biggest concern was enough room for bass but keeping a stock look and feel of the truck. I come from a suburban with two 15's so i figured I would be disappointed no matter what I do. In the past I have installed the 8w7 stealth box in these trucks and I have been impressed. Mostly it has to do with how they fire off the back wall. As good as they sound one 8" isn't enough for me... BUT... three of them might do ... JL makes it clear this stealth box only fits on the location its designed for, but I figure with some small mods, anything is possible... So I ordered all the gear a few weeks ago. Here is what made the list... Head Unit - Alpine x008u 8" double din Dash Kit- Alpine Perfect Fit Kit Processor- JBL MS-8 Front Stage- Hertz Mille 6.5" Component Set Front Stage Amp- Audison Voce Duo Rear Fill- Nooooo thank you! Sub Stage- (3) JL Audio 8w7 Stealth Boxes Sub Amp- Rockford T1500-1bdCP Batteries- Stinger SPP1500dc and SPP680 Wiring/Interconnects- Sky High Car Audio Alarm/Remote Start- CompuStar CM6000 with Slice Remote Sound Deadening- (2) Bulk Packs of HushMat (for now) Also- Crap Load of Techflex - And time I don't have =/ Alternator- ***Coming Soon*** As it sits now I have the alarm/start installed, all the under hood done, Alpine Double Din and Perfect Fit Kit installed, all the wires ran, amps/processor/crossovers mounted, batteries installed, and stealth boxes installed and bolted down. HushMat is installed on back wall, floor under back seat, and C Pillars. Also added some carpet over the HushMat on the back wall to give it a cleaner look. The stealth boxes were a MAJOR PITA!!! Almost gave up a few times, but luckily, I didn't . I had to majorly modify the seat brackets (lots of cutting) and do some minor spacing. It all fits snug as a bug now. But I got nervous for a min! I got VERY lucky when it came to mounting the SPP680 battery in the rear. Fit nicely (perfect) between the middle stealth box and the seat bracket, Looked like it was meant to be! Anyways, its gonna be a couple weeks before I can set up the MS-8 and have sound. I only have a few hours a week to dedicate between work/wife/life. But one thing I won't do is rush it. I want it done right. Basically what I have left is to sound deaden all 4 doors, build plates to mount mid bass driver in front door, mount tweeters, run wires through door boot, build custom bass knob mount (gonna be sick), build custom mount for MS-8 display, and then tune! Anywho, here is my progress pics thus far... I am new to the MS-8 so this will be my first time setting one up. Comments/concerns/advice of any kind is always welcome on any part of the build. Thanks for looking!!!! Outside shot of the truck Wire harness for head unit all soldered and heat shrunk Underhood all dressed up with new Battery and a run of double 1/0 AWG Rear Battery snuggly fit All the components minus the final stealth box and most the back seat Seats fully installed and all sub boxes fit in! Looking forward to getting more done and being able to add more pics!!! Also need to take a pic of the Head Unit installed (whoops!) Will do that tomorrow. Oh and quick side note. Here is a shot of side by side comparison for strand count of Stinger HPM 1/0 and Sky High Car Audio 1/0 ... Both are OFC, the stinger is in the silver jacket on the left. Sky High is much cheaper, and WAY more flexible to install. Would never pay for the lesser Stinger wire again!
Tecomah Posted September 19, 2014 Report Posted September 19, 2014 Sick man 750??! Yeah, fuck that. Fuck this website, fuck SMD, fuck Steve, fuck all of his butt buddy mods, and their couches.^ DON'T BE A DICK LIKE THIS GUY Team Subsonic Lows
KenC210 Posted September 19, 2014 Report Posted September 19, 2014 Looks really nice. Kids Cadi Power Wheel Build2007 Ford Escape Build2012 Toyota Corolla Build 2013 Toyota Tundra
MeenGreenAudio Posted September 19, 2014 Report Posted September 19, 2014 i love my ms8 amp man also very clean build love the work Build Log 1996 chevy suburban 2 zv4 15 kenwood excelon mids and tweeters kenwood excelon deck mevhman 370 3 batts all different mechman avmb II 2 inch squat 33 inch muds straight pipes kixker zx series 4ch sundown amps memphis 0 gauge soon to be fu audio c pillar wall
bcbrassard Posted September 19, 2014 Report Posted September 19, 2014 Nice truck, clean install with great equipment. I bet it will sound clean.
MrBigs63' Posted September 20, 2014 Report Posted September 20, 2014 That wire under the hood looks sooooooo clean. Nice work man.
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