jim miller wrote:
>
> > DODGE BUILDS INCREDABLY TOUGH TRUCKS AND I WOULD KNOW.
> > I have a single 10" pioneer plastic cone sw driven by a
> > The 85 also comes with another crossover that can eliminate frequencies
> > > over 400 cps from the rear speakers called FIE, and here is how I use
> > > it. I cut out the factory holes in the
> > > doors to accept 8" pioneer woofers and run them from the rear speaker
> > > outputs with the FIE turned on. This way there is full range to the
> > > kick panel speakers, Bass and low mid up to 400 cps to the door
> > > speakers and 80 down to the sub behind the drivers seat powered by the
> > > external amp. I actually believe 10" could have been fitted in the
> > > doors and someday I may do this. There is NO depth problem in the
> > doors.
> >
>
> > Hi Jim, I keep thinking about your install. Did you mean you would put
> > your sub(s) in the door with the 8"?? Where towards the rear of the
> > pocket? Or did you mean inplace of your 8's?
>
> The door speakers are mounted in the factory locations but I had to cut out
> some of the sheet metal to make the 8s fit. They are being used as
> mid-woofers from 80-400 CPS. The single 10" sub is in a slant front box
> behind the driver seat. (not much room back there in my reg cab for anything
> bigger). I believe 10s could have been fitted in the doors by removing more
> metal but they would have to fire out the 6" holes in the factory door panel.
> BTW the sheet metal in the Dodge doors is thicker than any other veichle I
> ever tried this on. I don't believe ANY other truck is as solidly built as a
> Dodge. In my 30 years installing car stereos I have never run into a more
> solid built truck, even semi's. Some veichles you can drive an ice pick
> through the sheet metal with your hand but on the Dodge I was barely able to
> cut it with a sharp metal blade in a jig saw. You have no idea how tough a
> Dodge is until you take one apart!
> Jim in Waco
> 99 R/T RC (Dodge Tough!!!)
Thanks again, I'll let you know what I do. Not ready just yet but soon.
Bob
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