Speaker Upgrade

City_Slicker · January 17, 2003

I bought my truck with a 10 disc under back seat drivers side. I am wanting to add some decent sound on a budget (budget according to the ol lady). I want to keep factory system but change speakers and possibly put box or tube under passenger back seat. Will adding better speakers to doors make that big of difference or am I destined to distortion from the head? I am not into shaling the car next to me, bu I like the sound of bass in the truck alot!

DamianSolomon · January 17, 2003

The stock speakers, even on the newer 2003 trucks (Bose) are not very high quality when compared to the aftermarket alternatives. Ok, Bose is high-end, but the aftermarket stuff is better quality. This will definately add better sound to your truck inside. Also, you will need to make sure to add an amp to drive the speakers. Check out Crutchfield, they offer many makes and models of speakers,amps,stereos. Link is below. Good luck,

Crutchfield Website

TROYROBO · January 17, 2003

i added bazooka tubes under rear seat---hooked to factory unit------i am very pleased with thump and sound

:thumb: :thumb:

MarkD · January 17, 2003

MTX makes a (2) 10's box available loaded and powered or not for a decent price.

City_Slicker · January 17, 2003

A guy I know who installs stereos for a living told me today that I shouldnt upgrade my speakers. Sounded funny to me as well. He said if I was going to keep the factory head, it was matched with those speakers because of the amount of power that head put out, made sense at the time he was telling me this. He told me I should just get an amp and 2 10's facing down under the back seat. Told me to turn most of the bass off the regular speakers and they would sound alot better and let the 10's do all the thumping. What ya think? :arrow:

City_Slicker · January 17, 2003

What about adding an eq or crossover? Would one of those move the bass to the back better? ???

Firetiger(MN) · January 20, 2003

I added an Alpine head unit which has a built in crossover. I used that to filter the bass from my factory speakers and allowed the Bazooka under the back seat to take care of the bass. The factory speakers do play a lot louder and cleaner when you take out the bass which they aren't made to handle.

I'm thinking of adding a Stealthbox to replace the Bazooka....I'm missing the thump I had with 2-12"s that I had in my car.

DeezBlueZ · January 20, 2003

Check out www.proboxrocks.com . They have different configurations for one or two subs in extended and crew cab trucks. I just bought the single ten that fits under half of the rear seat. I used a JL10W3V2-D4 wired in parallel running off a Soundstream 500S and it sounds awesome and, is cheaper than the stealthbox.

Firetiger(MN) · January 20, 2003

Unless I am blind, I didn't see any prices. Can I ask what they wanted for a single 10" or 12" box for an ext. cab? I also noticed the airspace was a little small (.75 cu ft). May be tough to find one to fit that without paying a ton for a high-end model.

Thanks

I see that the model you have is the same sub I was looking at as well. The 10" would work with that box, but a 12" needs more air. hmm. I suppose a 10" would be fine also. :thumb:

City_Slicker · January 21, 2003

Where can i get the prices from?

Firetiger(MN) · January 21, 2003

I sent them (Probox) an email and they replied very quickly. $120 + ~$20 shipping to MN for the single 10" enclosure that fits under the ext. cab seat. Lot cheaper than $250 for a Q-logic box from Crutchfield. Got me thinking now...

DeezBlueZ · January 22, 2003

Firetiger, I paid around 160 shipped to me. The minimum air for the 10W3V2 is .625 in a sealed box. I chose the 10 over the 12 because of this reason, but there are 12s out there that will go into a .75 air space. Mine is impressive with one 10 , you may want to consider the double 10 box and mount your amps behind the rear seat. For info on these boxes call 1-800-919-3313 and ask for Gerald or go to www.proboxrocks.com

kshuart · January 23, 2003

What is the Probox made of? I think JL Audio's Stealthbox is some kind of fiberglass? MTX's looks like plastic. Just wondering if Probox uses the same type of stuff or is using 3/4" MDF? The web site doesn't say.

I was set on a JL Audio, until I saw the $500-600 price tag. Then I had pretty much decided on building my own box and just buying the JL Audio sub until I saw this thread on the Probox. Now I'm wondering which is better. ???

Firetiger(MN) · January 23, 2003

This is the reply I got to the email I sent Probox in which I asked the same questions:

This enclosure is constructed with 5/8 mdf,cut with cnc computer mills,sanded and blended seams topped off with a black lacquer textured finish.It has a custom fit that fits flush with the front of the back seat.Price-$120.00 plus shipping($20 to $25)We have these units in stock,can ship asap.Let me know.Thanks,Gerald

Firetiger(MN) · January 26, 2003

Deez-

I checked out your amp rack pictures. Looks great. How did you attach to the rear cab wall? There is that much room behind the seat? I have one amp that I've been thinking about stuffing back there when I go for the sub box, wasn't sure how to go about it though. Does the back seat come off pretty easy?

The only bad thing about being back there is no way to adjust after the seat is reattached. A sub will change characteristics quite a bit after a good 10-20 hrs into break-in.

thanks