Alright here it is, my build thread.

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Sup guys, thought I'd share the details on my audio build. I've been working it out for a little while, and as some of you know I ran into some issues with my headunit install trying to integrate with the Bose system. No need to worry though, because I ripped it all out and started fresh.

First, this is my glorious 5 channel amp.

I've decided to mount it beneath the passenger seat. After test fitting, I just liked the stealth mode install idea. It's still got plenty of breathing room, and you wouldn't even notice it unless I was showing it off. This location also keeps my power run nice and short, which is important because the PDX-V9 is somewhat of a monster when it comes to power consumption. I didn't feel like ponying up for a heavier gauge wire kit than 4AWG, which I already had.




A cool little note here, if you're looking for a good factory ground location within a reasonable distance of the passenger seat, pop off the panel where the rear speaker is mounted and you'll see that spot above.



To make it easy on myself, I ran all my speaker wire and my amp turn on wire to the factory amplifier harness. Now I made a mistake here of using the little gray wire which is the Bose sub amp turn on wire to hook my turn on to. Bad news is that wire doesn't work with the harnesses disconnected from the factory amp. Use the little white wire that measures 12V on ACC, ON, and RUN. That one still works when the harness is unplugged.



All taped up. I zipped tied them off to another loom of wire too, but I don't have pictures of that.



A lot of people talk about tweeter brackets and etc. Well I didn't have a peice of plastic to fabricate one out of. But I do have a dremel.



I honestly think this looks so much better anyway. Personal preference though.



See?


Alright so my speakers that I installed were the Alpine SPR-60C. Now Crutchfield says these won't fit. But with a Scosche SA69 bracket and the brackets that come with the speakers, I think they fit in just fine.


It's all coming together here. Speaker wire ran, power and ground...



Here's my Parrot Asteroid Smart. It's gonna be happy that it doesn't have to deal with that crappy Bose system anymore.



Power wire through the grommet behind the battery.



Again because I think this looks awesome.



At this point I was pretty much done, time for some glamor shots.









Goodbye Bose!

Anyway this was a super fun build for me, if anyone has any questions about it please let me know.

Products used:

Alpine PDX-V9 5-Channel Amplifier
SPR-60C
Scosche SA69 Bracket
9Conductor Speaker wire
4AWG Truconnect Amp Kit
2 Additional pairs of RCA cables.
Parrot Asteroid Smart.

I also have a Zenclosure 12" Upfire box I'm waiting on so I can throw in my Alpine SWR-12D4 sub. Whenever it's in I'll put up a couple more pictures.

A note on audio quality: Hilariously, I have the Bose "Subs" and rear speakers pretty much deleted in my build and I get cleaner sound, more volume, and more bass without it.