Double Cab Audio Install (budget-friendly)

So I'm brand new here, but i created an account just so I could post my most recent audio install.

Everything that was installed:
BOSS PC65.2C PHANTOM 6-1/2" Component Speaker Set 500 Watt
BOSS P65.4C PHANTOM 6-1/2" 4-Way Speaker Pair 400 Watt
Bravox EXS10D 2 Extreme Duty 10 DVC Subwoofer 2 Ohm Per Coil
BOSS R3004 RIOT 1200 Watt 4 Channel MOSFET Car Audio Amplifier
Power Acoustik RZ4-1200D
The InstallBay AK01 Wiring Kit

Total cost approx $500
Head unit pre-existing

All my speaker components I got from parts-express.com and sonicelectronix.com

My goal this time around was to get the most bang for my buck, so I tried to go as much DIY as I could. I first googled a subwoofer enclosure for a 2nd gen double cab Tacoma and found one that suited my liking.

Then I made a trip to Home depot to buy some 3/4" MDF, counter-sync bits, glue, and screws.


Cutting 4'x8' sheet of MDF with skill saw.


Pieces cut.


Makeshift compass for fronts of subwoofer box.


Cutting holes with jigsaw.


Reinforced backs for better mounting support.


Sub box assembled and sealed with silicone.


Wrapped the box in carpet bought from parts-express.com


Did not account for that bracket in the middle.


Cut in notch in back and bottom for back seats mount.


Added in these little terminal cups from parts-express and sealed them with silicone.


Installing subwoofers into box. Added polyester stuffing to beef up the sound.

Since I went budget friendly on this project I did not get the complementary speaker adapters from crutch field.com, so I made my own. I just traced the stock adapters and used a piece of paper to transfer the screw hole placements from the door to the new speaker adapters.



Rear speaker adapter cut with jigsaw.


Time to start the install.

I'm not going to describe how I ran my wires from my battery to the back or from the head unit to the back. There are plenty of posts that show how to do that. I just made sure to run my power wires on one side and RCA and speaker wires on the other. Since I am installing a four channel amp and a mono-amp I ran 3 RCA cables and 4 sets of speaker wire which i had to buy more of at Radioshack.



Once I got the wires to the back I ran them underneath the seats themselves.


Took quite a bit of shimmying, rubber-malleting, and elbow grease to get the sub box itself in. And about 2 hours.


I ran my wires to the right of that bracket for the seats. Mounted the distribution blocks directly to the bottom of the sub box.



Amplifiers mounted. Made these little stilts for the four channel amp out of PVC and spray painted them black. Add in cushion to reduce rattling.




Speakers installed using hex-screws bought from local hardware store that match the threads of the stock screws.
Speaker-crossover is bolted directly to door and reinforced with extra sound deadening. Random spots of cheap but effective sound deadener from parts-express.

Only problem I ran into is my window hitting the screws for the crossovers as I rolled them down. I just cut them down with some wire cutters.

As far as wiring the subwoofers together I used crutchfield's very helpful guide to wiring subwoofers.

Will post finished pics and video of finished product soon.

 

will be doing this sunday...glad you posted this up...will be making my own mounts for the front and rear doors as well..no subs or amp, but component Polk front (6 1/2 w tweeter and crossover) and 6 1/2 Polk rear.

did the truck have a crossover already in it for the tweeter?

 

nevermind...answered my question through more research...