Hi all..

Am considering doing a compnent speaker system for my f 250 I cant find
kicker panel enclousers and i cant fit the compnent speakers anywhere else?

has anybody tried to do a compnent speaker system in their f250 with any
sucess?

Ken

you might get some ideas from www.cardomain.com




"Mercury" wrote in message
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Hi all..

Am considering doing a compnent speaker system for my f 250 I cant find
kicker panel enclousers and i cant fit the compnent speakers anywhere
else?

has anybody tried to do a compnent speaker system in their f250 with any
sucess?

Ken

You can get the kickpanel enclosures from Crutchfield if you are looking to
go with the Q-Forms.. They have them for $149 or you can have a set custom
made $$. As for fitting them anywhere else you can go into the doors with
them but you will then need to make an adapter to accommodate the 6"x8"
stock opening..
--
Pat M.

"Mercury" wrote in message
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Hi all..

Am considering doing a compnent speaker system for my f 250 I cant find
kicker panel enclousers and i cant fit the compnent speakers anywhere
else?

has anybody tried to do a compnent speaker system in their f250 with any
sucess?

Ken

thanks for the informaiton...

Now ... with the kick panels being so low will i loose the quality of the
sound...? Would i be just as well getting a coazial for the door?

I want the truck to sound really good but im not good at knowing whats out
there...

If i get the kick panels where do i pull the speaker wire from?

Ken
Thanks, Ken
"Pat M" wrote in message
...
You can get the kickpanel enclosures from Crutchfield if you are looking
to
go with the Q-Forms.. They have them for $149 or you can have a set
custom
made $$. As for fitting them anywhere else you can go into the doors with
them but you will then need to make an adapter to accommodate the 6"x8"
stock opening..
--
Pat M.

"Mercury" wrote in message
. net...
Hi all..

Am considering doing a compnent speaker system for my f 250 I cant
find
kicker panel enclousers and i cant fit the compnent speakers anywhere
else?

has anybody tried to do a compnent speaker system in their f250 with any
sucess?

Ken

thanks for the informaiton...

Now ... with the kick panels being so low will i loose the quality of the
sound...? Would i be just as well getting a coazial for the door?

No, that would be counterproductive. Putting coaxials in doors tends to
lead to greater imbalance than putting components in doors, simply because
you have the aiming and placement ability with component tweeters.

I want the truck to sound really good but im not good at knowing whats out
there...

If i get the kick panels where do i pull the speaker wire from?

Not sure what you mean with this question..

"MZ" wrote in message
...
thanks for the informaiton...

Now ... with the kick panels being so low will i loose the quality of
the
sound...? Would i be just as well getting a coazial for the door?

No, that would be counterproductive. Putting coaxials in doors tends to
lead to greater imbalance than putting components in doors, simply because
you have the aiming and placement ability with component tweeters.

I think you mean that I should maybe try to do a component system but fit it
in the door?



I want the truck to sound really good but im not good at knowing whats
out
there...

If i get the kick panels where do i pull the speaker wire from?
I mean the speaker wire terminates in the door... if i put kicker panels in
(there located on the floor to house the component woofer and tweeter)
where would i get the wire from.. would i suck it all the way back and cut
it or just tap into it and tape the ends?



Not sure what you mean with this question..



Thanks, Ken

No, that would be counterproductive. Putting coaxials in doors tends to
lead to greater imbalance than putting components in doors, simply
because
you have the aiming and placement ability with component tweeters.

I think you mean that I should maybe try to do a component system but fit
it
in the door?

If you can't install kicks, or don't want to, then go for the door. And use
components.

I mean the speaker wire terminates in the door... if i put kicker panels
in
(there located on the floor to house the component woofer and tweeter)
where would i get the wire from.. would i suck it all the way back and cut
it or just tap into it and tape the ends?

I'm still not following. Run the speaker wire from the amplifier directly
to the kick panels. If the wire is already routed to the door, then
splicing it is probably the easiest method. Use crimp terminals - butt
connectors, bullet connectors, or male/female spade terminals.

Mark, what about using a coax-type speaker with an adjustable tweeter? I've
been told these work fairly well in truck doors. They can be bought to fit
existing openings and the tweeters can definitely be aimed. Even better - what
about CDT's Braxial system? If you're not familiar:
http://www.cdtaudio.com/braxialadvantages.htm

oh yeah thats right... I for got about many things...

How does the amp get the signal it needs to amplify?

I have to run each speaker (4 total sets) to the amp then to the speakers
from the amp...

I have to just sit down and think about this or get a simple schematic of
how the system is set up.. again im new and im not sure if i have rca
outputs from my head unit... though i might,..,


By the way do kicker panels have wire taps right on them or do i have to tie
to the speaker inside by cutting a hole in the back of the kicker panel?


Thanks, KEN
"MZ" wrote in message
...
No, that would be counterproductive. Putting coaxials in doors tends
to
lead to greater imbalance than putting components in doors, simply
because
you have the aiming and placement ability with component tweeters.

I think you mean that I should maybe try to do a component system but
fit
it
in the door?

If you can't install kicks, or don't want to, then go for the door. And
use
components.

I mean the speaker wire terminates in the door... if i put kicker
panels
in
(there located on the floor to house the component woofer and tweeter)
where would i get the wire from.. would i suck it all the way back and
cut
it or just tap into it and tape the ends?

I'm still not following. Run the speaker wire from the amplifier directly
to the kick panels. If the wire is already routed to the door, then
splicing it is probably the easiest method. Use crimp terminals - butt
connectors, bullet connectors, or male/female spade terminals.

Mark, what about using a coax-type speaker with an adjustable tweeter?
I've
been told these work fairly well in truck doors. They can be bought to fit
existing openings and the tweeters can definitely be aimed. Even better -
what
about CDT's Braxial system? If you're not familiar:
http://www.cdtaudio.com/braxialadvantages.htm

It's alright. You solve the aiming issue but not the positioning.

By the way do kicker panels have wire taps right on them or do i have to
tie
to the speaker inside by cutting a hole in the back of the kicker panel?

I don't know. I've never used the pre-fab ones.

The signal reaches the amp through the deck. The pre-amp outputs on the deck
connect to the amp via RCA (it's very simple) and the speakers connect out from
the amp. Kickpanels are usually made custom on a vehicle by vehicle basis but
QLogic makes pre-fab units for most vehicles. The backs are open and you'll be
able to pull the wiring through them quite easily as long as you do everything
in the proper order. The only problem with the QLogic units is that they're
rather thin, and they'll probably need fill of some sort to avoid vibration and
reflections.

It's alright. You solve the aiming issue but not the positioning.


Another option is to put mids into the doors and use some kind of mounting
system to put tweets up on the dash. I believe CDT makes such as system in
addition to the Braxial setup.

Another option is to put mids into the doors and use some kind of mounting
system to put tweets up on the dash. I believe CDT makes such as system in
addition to the Braxial setup.

You mean components?

You mean components?


Yes. The only difference between my suggestion and yours is to use mounts to
dash-mount the tweets rather than to put them in the doors or try and make
kickpanels.

Yes. The only difference between my suggestion and yours is to use mounts
to
dash-mount the tweets rather than to put them in the doors or try and make
kickpanels.

I didn't mean to suggest that he should put them in the doors. He should
put them wherever they sound best.