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Installing Kicker hideaway sub... which of these are speaker wires and +/-?

Discussion in '3rd Gen. Tacomas (2016-2023)' started by jackbrin, May 12, 2024.

  1. May 12, 2024 at 4:24 PM
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    I am installing a kicker 10" hideaway sub in my 2021 tacoma (non JBL). I need to tap into positive and negative speaker wires on the right and left side of the rear. The first picture is the right rear side and the second picture is the left rear. Which color is which? Been reading mixed things online
     
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    Maybe this:
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  3. May 13, 2024 at 5:46 PM
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    Do you have a diagram like that for the front speakers?
     
  4. May 13, 2024 at 6:29 PM
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    Hi,

    Kind of off topic here but I wanted to ask where you ended up mounting the hideaway? I've heard it can fit underneath the driver's seat? If it's already installed, does it do a good job supplementing the existing oem speakers?
     
  5. May 16, 2024 at 11:11 AM
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    I mounted it behind the rear seats. I through-bolted it and ran wires under the carpet to the door sills for battery, and used a self tapping screw near the seatbelt bolt for ground. IMG_0588.jpg IMG_0589.jpg
     
  6. May 16, 2024 at 11:15 AM
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