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I keep searching around and its been hard to find anyone that logged a whole system install. well heres mine. im in the process and i will update as i go and as more items arrive.

 

I will be doing sound deadening, head unit, components, amp install, subs, and second battery.

 

Heres my collection of parts piled up.

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Zaopco DcReference 360.4

Zaopco DcReference 750.1

Alpine Type R 6 3/4in components

Alpine Type R 10's

Misc wires, fuse holder, ring terminals

 

Headunit - Pioneer MVH-8200Bt

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i got it from crutch field for a great deal. it came with the dash kit and antenna adapter. also came with instructions but it was no use for me. it was for the ltz model.

 

I installed the head unit with the Pac Os4 and Pac steering wheel control. the steering wheel control is acting up and not holding the program. im going to have to play with it a bit more. Os4 was pretty straight forward and easy.

 

I got the speakers installed. tweeters and crossovers mounted.

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Also i did some sound deadening. Don at sounddeadenershowdown.com is awesome! he sells great quality products and is quick to help you with any questions you have! i highly recomend. he packaged and labeled everything up.

 

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Im using the CDL tiles on the outer and inner skin of the door. also with a layer of Mass Load vinyl and then a later of Closed Cell Foam on top. and wow. what a world of a difference! speakers sounds 10x better then without. its also a bit quieter inside the cab.

CDL tiles

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CCF and MLV

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Mocked up and cut out. I used the stock layer of foam to trace out my shape. it made it way easier. then i hung them on the doors and did a little needed trimming.

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I ended up having to take these white peices off the back of the front door panels to get them to fit back on properly

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misc deadening front and rear door

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crossover and speaker installed

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MLV hung. added ccf after but i didnt take a pic of that

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Front and rear door panels back on. Tweeters mounted also

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and thats all for today! questions comments concerns are welcome! thanks for looking! ill update as i go along

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Nice install and really nice photos. Nice to see someone post a thread and acutally post step by step pictures and descriptions along with product site. :cheers:

 

 

 

 

Admin;Can we pin this?

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thanks! i hate it when i go into something blind. i found little stuff here and there. but mostly figured it out by myself. i figure itd help a ton of people!

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thanks! i hate it when i go into something blind. i found little stuff here and there. but mostly figured it out by myself. i figure itd help a ton of people!

 

 

It will help alot. When I bought both my trucks I looked at the Bose upgrade but the price was crazy, I knew I could install much better components myself cheaper and end up with a better sound. Now with your information I think it will be the next thing I tackle. :cheers:

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yeah i said the same thing! ill be updating as i go along. whenever i have time that is. i got the battery done ill snap some pics tomorrow. if im in the mood i might do the amp install tomorrow. subs and box will come later. right now the speakers are powered through the headunit. it sounds pretty good. i was supprised. when i had the speakers and headunit with out sound deadening ccf and mlv it sounded horrible.

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yeah i said the same thing! ill be updating as i go along. whenever i have time that is. i got the battery done ill snap some pics tomorrow. if im in the mood i might do the amp install tomorrow. subs and box will come later. right now the speakers are powered through the headunit. it sounds pretty good. i was supprised. when i had the speakers and headunit with out sound deadening ccf and mlv it sounded horrible.

 

 

The PAC Os4..is that to retain the Onstar functions, what did you use to keep the"chime"functions? That head unit looks hot in your dash with HVAC controls having a small display screen too.

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i did a budget sound deadening. cause i didnt want to spend too much money on it. all of it weighs about 40lbs or so.

 

thats cdl tiles on the roof, doors, and back wall.

MLV and CCF on the doors only.

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Looks good, I bet those components sound really good in your truck and +1 on the sound deadening it made a world of difference in mine too. Its like making a box for each speaker but you are using the door as the box. More bass and louder. Plus its quieter on the outside.

 

If you want to save money you can buy closed cell foam anywhere, I got some camping bed mats off eBay for mine. Also for anyone doing this, you don't need much sound deadening since you cut it in squares like the op did. I have pictures in my garage of my install too.

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Awsome!! Thats what i want to do with my 07 cc,and i like where you put the tweeters.this really needs to be pinned! How are upgrading the charging system?

 

thanks! i did the BIG 3 and added a battery. I ran them parallel so no isolator here. ill post pics when i get to take them. i was too busy today getting other stuff done to take pics of the battery.

 

as for today i got a ton of stuff done. on to the progress!

 

i started removing the rear set. i took the bigger side out first. left the little side in to see how much clearance i had.

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then i took out the a b and c pillars. started taking off the oh shit handles and dome lights too to remove the headliner.

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got the headliner dropped. how the roof looks before

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and then i deadened the roof with CDL tiles.

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i stuffed the hollow part behind the 3rd brake light with 2 inch foam that i got from joann fabrics. also stuffed the c pillar too

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deadened the back wall and threw on a left over layer of CCF on it

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mocked up, measured, and cut out the amp board. also wraped it in felt.

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had left over cdl tiles so i did the rear floor which is much needed. since the subs are going to be faced down back there

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mounted the board. i only screwd the top. the bottom gets held it pretty good by the seat brackets when the seats are mounted. i also put that stock sound damper crap back in and cut the middle out

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mounted the amps in place!

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clearance with the seat down

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clearance seat up. its perfect! i didnt have to trim those metal peices behind the seat

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thats all i got done today. next up is wiring! its gonna be fun

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Looks good, I bet those components sound really good in your truck and +1 on the sound deadening it made a world of difference in mine too. Its like making a box for each speaker but you are using the door as the box. More bass and louder. Plus its quieter on the outside.

 

If you want to save money you can buy closed cell foam anywhere, I got some camping bed mats off eBay for mine. Also for anyone doing this, you don't need much sound deadening since you cut it in squares like the op did. I have pictures in my garage of my install too.

 

they are cdl tiles from sounddeadenershowdown.com awesome product and alot of information on there! check it out. yeah i was thinking about laying down a layer of CCF on the floor. but i didnt want to go way out of budget. all the equipment was from my old tahoe. ill check out your install also

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