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    I was thinking the same thing and the amp we will use actually has bluetooth capability to play music so no headunit needed!
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    Too funny, I have a guy who wants one built with the sub in the middle, coaxial speakers on either side and an amp recessed in the back so he can put it in his bed for tailgating!
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    Thanks! I built one for my El Camino years ago and the guy I sold it to had me make him a pedestal so he could mount it in the back of his old school Blazer.
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    Thanks and it fits behind the passenger seat of my Regular cab. I had to relocate the jack tools and will use that stud as well as make a bracket from the jack mounting stud to secure it in place
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    Forgot about that one!
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    Got bored the other night during this shelter in place and built yet another subwoofer enclosure from a combination of 13mm and 18mm Baltic Birch plywood to scale from an actual Bowtie emblem.
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    ?? Havent seen them around since one made the mistake of going over the fence into my neighbors back yard where he keeps his 9 dogs! ?
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    Yeah I'm gonna add some LED's that flash with the beat of the music! ?
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    Built yet another subwoofer enclosure for my 2016 Regular Cab from a combination of 13mm and 18mm Baltic Birch plywood to scale from an actual Bowtie emblem
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    Cleaned my BedRug for the first time in 2 1/2 years and gotta say it has held up very well.
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    What I found lacking the most in my stock dash speakers was no top end and the Bose in my buddies truck wasn't much better than the non Bose in that aspect IMO. I originally experimented with just replacing the dash speakers with tweeters and a passive crossover from a set of components I had with the stock 6x9. Not ideal to use a crossover that wasn't designed for the specific speaker but it sounded much better IMO and in any case my personal choice was to replace everything but it all depends on what you want to get out of the upgrade.
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    The Bose dash speaker has a different plug and does not have the built in "crossover" (just a capacitor to filter out the low end)
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    We all have our priorities and nothing wrong with that!
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    Surprisingly they are about $800.00 usd overseas but there is a guy in the states who sells them for under $500.00.
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    Not actually today but I recently installed a set of Mercury Audio components (upper end company out of Thailand and more info on my build thread below). BTW, I found that since I already had my door deadening done I didn't have to remove the door panel entirely rather I was able to change them in short time by just popping off/propping open the door panel at the bottom (I had to remove all of the screws but I did not have to disconnect any wires/cables etc).
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    Latest Audio upgrade is installing the Mercury Audio components I received from @Nasty . Most have probably not heard of this brand and neither had I until Nasty brought them to my attention. The company is out of Thailand and I was a little skeptical not having heard of them however they seem to win a lot on the Asian car audio competition circuit so I figured I'd give them a try. This time around I used the Metra 6x9 adapters lined with Sound Skins deadener, made a recessed 13mm birch mounting plate to flush mount the mids and sealed front and back with foam weather stripping. Tweeters are installed in the stock dash location surrounded by thick foam. Build quality as well as packaging are excellent IMO and I have about 25 hours of break in time so they are pretty well loosened up now. System is factory iob 7" headunit and JL Audio twk88 dsp running these active through a JL audio xd700/5v2 5 channel amplifier. It was hard to find info online (the translated video I watched was difficult to follow with the thick accent of the narrator) and no manual or specs so I was basically flying by the seat of my pants. After much experimenting with crossover points along with basic phase/level adjustments and no eq'ing yet I find these to be an excellent sounding set of speakers "right out of the box". Midrange is very natural sounding as I like it, midbass is very articulate and easily keeps up with the fastest bass lines, soft dome tweeters are very detailed without any harshness even firing off the windshield and I'm sure they will be even better once I fine tune. I like them better than the highly regarded Alpine SPX PRO's I previously had installed and IMO they can compare favorably with many of the upper end speakers found on the market here as well as several "boutique" brands I have used.
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    I use AF in the majority of my installs lately and the GB series absolutely rocks! Where did you mount the tweeters and what other gear are you using?
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    I use AF in the majority of my installs lately and the GB series absolutely rocks! Where did you mount the tweeters and what other gear are you using?
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    That's sweet Matt!
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    Man I really like that! Btw, I got the procedure from JL on how to get the left minus right rear ambiance signal (it's really simple) but my attachment folder is full here. If you would like to see it on the setup screen message me your number and Ill text a picture to you.
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    I received a full set of floor mats for a double cab by accident from GM and they told me to keep them so I used the rear ones with zip ties to cover the "echo chamber" under the dash (this improves midrange clarity when you have kick panel or low door mounted mids).
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    Oops!
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    Shined it up with the Jay Leno car care products I received for Father's Day. I've used lots of different products over the years with varying results and have to say so far I'm pretty impressed with his stuff (especially the tire and trim dressing)
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    Shined it up with the Jay Leno car care products I received for Father's Day. I've used lots of different products over the years with varying results and have to say so far I'm pretty impressed with his stuff.
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